Egbert loves pranks. You learnt that. Esepcially ones that involve you shitting yourself in the most uncool manner. And you're not sure how much longer you can take his utter bullcrap before you go for the throat.
Things, like people, can change within mere seconds, minutes, and hours. I'm not the same person I was yesterday, this morning, and just a moment ago.
Imagine how much has changed in the past three years.