[ with a hum, Sonic glances down at one hand, beginning to tick off fingers as he presumably goes through the past [redacted] years and all the adventures he's had since. After a second, though, he just shrugs, shaking his head. Gaelio's curiosity about him seems to go unnoticed; he only sees someone concerned about his situation, and, therefore, someone he can probably help out, even if it's just by offering some support. ]

Uh... At least three times? Off the top of my head, anyway. I'm a busy guy. [ a wave of his hand. ] Anyway, I'm not gonna say I totally believe in what this lady's telling us, but it's the only track we can run for now.