[Perhaps he wasn't giving Sonic enough credit. At least the blue blur is aware that pushing himself pointlessly will only cause problems; despite his... everything, he undoubtedly does want to genuinely help this world, and he can't do that if he isn't in peak condition. So it's... good that he's seeing the doctor to keep an eye on his condition. Perhaps the healing magic will be potent to patch everything up; it isn't as though Neo would know. Magic is so frustratingly unpredictable, after all.
Sonic's gaze is on his arm, and Neo's follows it as the hedgehog continues speaking.]
I had to ensure that brute force was out of the question before you got that idea in your head.
[Better for Neo to hurt himself when he can be repaired than Sonic, who would spend the rest of the time they're stuck in here complaining. Yes, because that's the only possible reason for why he'd want to spare Sonic any suffering.]
Regardless, this is little more than a cosmetic imperfection, easily repaired. I do not like repeating myself; you do not need to worry about me.
[There's a hard edge to it and Neo's eyes flick back to his counterpart. They're getting dangerously close to running in the exact same circle again, and neither of them need that.]
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Sonic's gaze is on his arm, and Neo's follows it as the hedgehog continues speaking.]
I had to ensure that brute force was out of the question before you got that idea in your head.
[Better for Neo to hurt himself when he can be repaired than Sonic, who would spend the rest of the time they're stuck in here complaining. Yes, because that's the only possible reason for why he'd want to spare Sonic any suffering.]
Regardless, this is little more than a cosmetic imperfection, easily repaired. I do not like repeating myself; you do not need to worry about me.
[There's a hard edge to it and Neo's eyes flick back to his counterpart. They're getting dangerously close to running in the exact same circle again, and neither of them need that.]