You know, I don't even think that Shadow was planning to punch Sonic flat first thing after meeting him again.
He's pissed, definitely wants to kick his ass and probably fantasized a hundred ways to strangle Sonic while floating in the void, but he's also spent whoever knows how long there trying to contact Sonic because he needs him to help him out of the void and knows they'll have to try to piece back their home together. When his glitched-out, hologram-looking message gets through to Sonic he doesn't sound particularly angry, it's more desperate, he's giving Sonic information so they can collaborate. He wants a team-up.
When he finally gets to him in person, he doesn't immediately launch into an attack, it's only when Sonic whines about wanting to get back home (a home that's been destroyed because of his recklessness) that Shadow is ticked off. That's when his demeanor becomes far more aggressive and he's like, "Actually. I'm gonna kill him first and then we'll see about saving our world."
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a/b testing this. expensive star coins that. lifetime costing sse money blah blah blah.
sse. i am on my hands and knees begging you to make merch. it would be so easy. crank out some enamel pins. give me those old mistfall national park travel posters. make postcard prints. an art book. a beanie. a hoodie. jorvik inspired bags/backpacks or straight up bright pink star stable backpacks for young school aged players. bring back those like journals/notebooks and pen sets. let me buy the soul rider horses as model horses. just like little resin ones. you would make so much money im not even joking
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Before they leave, Alison promises she'll visit. She promises she'll make it to all the birthdays and the death days and the anniversaries. She'll drop by whenever, because they're family. And Christmas won't ever be awful again, because they'll spend it there, with the ghosts, at the hotel. She promises.
The thing is, life is messy and busy and there's only so much time, and sometimes, things slip.
A reflection on Alison's life after leaving Button House
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Spotify prompt! Knuckles and tails, an 19 :)
Oh hoho! You managed to land FightSong by EVE (<- YouTube link), a song that by all rights shoulda been #2 (<- I refuse to pay Spotify money).
Hmm…. It’s been a while since I’ve done anything with Super Sonic Speed, but I always did intend to write follow-ups…
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The city is unbelievably loud. They’re in what Sonic had called a shopping district, and it’s apparently very popular. Knuckles would kind of like to go home, a lot, actually, but Tails is flirting from one shop to another and he doesn’t have it in him to shut the kid down. Sonic is somewhere on the periphery of their little group— he and Tails had bonded, thick as thieves, and Knuckles— well, he tolerated the guy.
Tails gasps like he’s seeing the sun rise for the first time, excited enough that he’s lifting off the ground. Knuckles ambles over, grabs him by the ankle, and pulls him back down. He’s looking at some sort of… thing. Knuckles can’t make heads or tails of it, but it’s definitely saying something to Tails.
Hmm. He is, at least, familiar with the idea of shops. Chao liked to set them up, sometimes, selling fruit or handmade crafts for rings, but Knuckles has no idea if their idea of currency and everyone else’s aligns. Would the shopkeep accept a fruit? Most chao did. It isn’t like rings are a problem, so…
Knuckles turns, seeking out Sonic in the crowd. There he is— stiff as anything, glancing frantically back and forth between Knuckles and some other hedgehog, a pink one. One of his friends, maybe? They look irritated, maybe not. Knuckles steps away from Tails, invites himself into their conversation.
“and you just RAN OFF—“ the hedgehog is shouting. Sonic cracks his mouth open, a faint wheeze escaping.
“Hey,” Knuckles says.
“—do you have ANY IDEA how WORRIED I was—“
This looks like a battle Sonic is better off fighting on his own. Still, Knuckles needs his question answered. “Hey,” he repeats, slightly louder.
“—I mean, I knew you were alright because my cards said so, but—“
“Hey Knuckles,” Sonic manages to crack out, “this is Amy.”
Amy tilts her head at him, and then gives him a sharp, discerning once-over. “Are you one of his other friends?” She asks.
“Yeah, sure,” Knuckles says, and then “do rings work as currency down here?”
She blinks at him, as if this is a weird thing to ask. “Yes?” She says.
“Okay,” Knuckles says, nodding, “try not to scare him too bad.”
Any lingering confusion evaporates, and she whirls around to find Sonic trying to sneak away. “AGAIN!” she shouts, full of conviction, and Knuckles makes his way back to where he left Tails. He isn’t pressed up against the glass anymore, so Knuckles steps into the store. Yeah, there he is. Hovering— literally— over the same display.
Knuckles takes a moment to properly observe, rooting around for the terms Tails would use, in an attempt to ensure he gets the right thing. There’s a looping track, and a few other gadgets on the sides. A switch, one of them looks like, and some barricade, and a few blinking lights. On the track itself is a… sideways cylinder, set on wheels, connected to a few boxes, puffing out smoke— or steam, maybe. Tails is absorbed enough in watching it chug along that he doesn’t even realize Knuckles is standing right next to him. Knuckles’ll just have to make sure he comes up for air, occasionally.
He casts about the rest of the store, vaguely lost. There are a lot of displays, and a lot of colourful boxes. Knuckles picks up one, flips it over, and realizes swiftly he is out of his depth. He brings the box over to Tails, handing it to him. Tails holds onto it for a full few seconds, watching with bated breath as the cylinder switches tracks, before he looks down. His fur all along his spine puffs up, and he turns to look at Knuckles so fast he has to wonder if Sonic hasn’t started to rub off on him in more ways than one. That’s the right box, for sure.
“Really?” Tails asks, voice breathy with excitement, and Knuckles ruffles his fur instinctually.
“‘Course.”
Maybe the shopping district isn’t that bad.
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