Sandalphon really appreciated the company, even if it was by underhanded means. He knew Shrike simply needed to get out of his shell, but the hood thing was getting too out of control. As the wise old Pokémon phrase goes: there's a time and place for everything, but not now.

And that couldn't have been truer as for the nth night in a row, Shrike has slept with his hood on. Sandalphon wouldn't have minded two nights, possibly even three. But now it's just gone on too long.

"How long do you plan on wearing that hood?"