[Video] *this is starting to creep into territory that he's starting to feel a little bad for letting it wander into. He doesn't actually want to actively LIE to Sonic, after all...*
We do tend to take things very seriously. Especially when it comes to people we care about. It's more than a little ingrained.
... having you by his side, though... he would face anything and everything the world could throw at him... and then some. So long as you were always there for him...