#and shadows life on the ark. im pretty sure its implied that the only people he interacted with on a regular and friendly/personal basis is

[neurotypical-sonic]

I think sometimes some people dismiss the amount of damage and trauma isolation can cause. a lot of people latch on to the torture line in sonic forces and focus on that as the sole or main source of trauma sonic went through, but solitary confinement in itself is legit torture. and I'm also thinking about knuckles and his life before eggman n sonic came along