Well, just avoiding eye contact wasn't going to get Shadow out of a better explanation than that. Sure, Jericho couldn't argue about the water thing – what did he know about talking hedgehogs and water? – but the other part was new. Worded a little, well...unpleasantly? Chaos Energy?

He leaned forward, peering, waiting for Shadow to take notice and, y'know, indulge his curiosity.