Rouge tossed a pair of envelopes so they smacked flat against her cavemates' faces. "Look alive my lovelies, we've been invited to a party!"

Shadow threw his invitation back at Rouge while Omega simply asked, "WHY?"

Rouge looked at her own envelope and frowned. "Not sure, actually. Might be a trap."

"Definitely a trap," Shadow sneered. "I know better than to follow such frivolous invitations to the source."

"UNCLEAR IN DELIVERY. RECONFIGURED QUESTION: WHY WOULD WE GO?"

Rouge shrugged. "Free food, change of scene, cause some mayhem, see some people... And if it is a trap, ruining it for whoever set it up for us."

Omega whirred. "I ENJOY THWARTING PLANS."

"It's being catered by Meh Burger," Shadow remarked; he had retrieved his invitation from the floor and was looking it over. "I would hardly call that swill free food even if it was hand delivered to me."

"Oh come on," Rouge wheedled. "Their fries are okay sometimes!"

"That's being generous."

"OBSERVATION: YOU MAY KICK DAVE THE INTERN IN THE HEAD IF YOU GO WITH US."

Shadow fell quiet, as though he was genuinely considering it. Rouge grinned from ear to ear.

"So?" She held out a hand. "Team Dark, party of three?"

Shadow snapped out of his consideration to glare at her. "I'm not part of any team. If I go, I'm going on my own terms, as the clearly superior villain in this cave."

All the same, he left the cave a moment afterwards, trailing just a half step behind Omega.