too lazy to scroll through 5 pages to see if this has been mentioned yet but he also always brings up his stuffty loli special interest whenever he can
when people like clone & steve bring up their special interestes as a joke, it's actually funny. with espio, it just feels incredibly forced and attention-whorey
Thing about Clone and Steve is that when they make nudging references to it, it is in moderation.
And half the time a third party makes the joke.
espio however is trying to create this connection, and bringing it up himself, because no one else is doing it for him.
It just comes off as trying too hard, as well as being disingenuous, or desperate for attention.