Does Coyote trust Andross?
Coyote doesn’t trust Andross but he doesn’t outright want to hate him and shut himself out to any self-reflection in terms of Corneria, and General Pepper. He feels very strongly about both General Pepper and Andross, he thinks they’re both made very huge mistakes, most of what he’s heard and seen is the talk of all the lives lost in the experiment gone wrong. It really shook him up and it upset him so much that he tried to find anywhere he could to try and donate to the survivors and rebuilding of the community there.
Like Andross, Coyote cares very deeply about all life, though he seeks to protect it in a different way, that similarity in views is not lost on Coyote. He tries to be polite to Andross anytime he sees him, tries not to bother him but isn’t rude either. He stays out of the way and tries not to rock the boat so to speak because he is very much scared of him and what he can do.
While he doesn’t always talk to him he tries to keep an eye on him, how he acts, how he talks to people, his expressions. He keeps his head down but he’s very much on guard around him. Out of everyone in Sargasso, Andross terrifies him the most but he would very much like to ask a lot of questions about Pepper, Corneria, and all of that.
Coyote also knows he’s incredibly easy to manipulate because of his empathy and compassion, so he’d try to be more on guard just in case. He’s definitely not innocent, not that Andross is either, as he has a few biases and beliefs on Andross based on the Cornerian media and propaganda, but he tries to give everyone the benefit of the doubt and the ability to defend themselves.
In the end, Coyote doesn’t currently trust him but he values the work he did do for Corneria and all the help he gave to the Venomians that weren’t able to make their way to Corneria or couldn’t stay because of specism. He’s cautious but once he gets the chance to find common ground he’d be more willing to be less wary of him. Currently, though the trust needs to be built, and he very much appreciates all the help he gets from Andross wholeheartedly.