Last spark from the ashes

"Ehh, sometimes shrimp try to get you before you can get them," he says, which is entirely a joke, so hopefully the other Ghosts won't take it as gospel. He gives him a lighter pat on the shoulder and moves back a little to let him recover. Only then does he notice Blaze approaching. Well, with all the Ghosts around, he should have expected that...

The look they exchange makes something click. He doesn't recognize Ghost by a long shot, but the mutual glances tell him Blaze and this stranger do recognize him. That's...probably why the poor guy choked, huh? He must have known the Guardian Steve, before he died at least, possibly even before Project Rebirth.

He gives a quiet sigh and shoves his hands in his pockets, self-conscious and inexplicably a little sad now. "Do I need to start wearing a warning label?"