"Thought so! So you wanna go out with Rouge, huh?"

He thinks about this, arms up behind his head for a second.

"Can't exactly take her out for a night on the town, huh..? Oh hey, yanno what? Blaze and I had a lot of fun exploring the floating island back at the Academy. Maybe you two oughtta go explore the caves here? Who knows, you might find a gem or two in there for her."