[Sonic stares up at Metal with a fiery determination in his eyes, and it only hits now how tall he is. He doesn't quite dwarf Sonic in height, but there's a difference and it is stark. That doesn't stop Sonic's fiery green eyes from gazing right into Metal's red optics, and he doesn't care how close they are, because something flares to life in Sonic when Metal cuts himself off, and Sonic's never felt more furious in his life.
The rest of Metal's words can wait, when they come out, but Sonic's teeth grit hard as his fists ball up into his sides. It's as if the tension has finally snapped, and Sonic has no intention of holding back.
He's not sure he could even if he tried.]
And I'm the only one allowed to beat you! Are you even listening to yourself right now, you stupid rustbucket?! You keep trying to take on everything you can to prove your better than me, without even thinking about yourself! Gotta be better than Sonic this, only one allowed to kill you that, nothing matters because I can just fix myself--do you even hear all of that?! You haven't even given one thought about what you want outside of that, outside of what that stupid Egghead has programmed into you, because that's all you think you are! A program without a heart, even if we both know that isn't true!
You're trying to tell me that a good, dutiful little robot can continue to push himself to beat his rival, over and over again, and that's just programming? That the guy who kept shouting about not being afraid of anything anymore doesn't have a soul of his own, that the guy who wants nothing more than to show me what he's made of doesn't matter?! That you don't have your own wants, separate from everything Eggman programmed into you?! And you really think that there isn't anyone worth caring about in that cold metal heart of yours?! You're the biggest hypocrite I've ever met!
[It's an impulsive, quick move, but Sonic's hand moves faster than his thoughts and he grabs for the closest thing that passes as a collar in Neo Metal Sonic's outfit and grips tightly, anger practically radiating off of him.]
You are the stupidest hedgehog I've ever met in my life, friend, and you are alive whether you wanna acknowledge it or not!
[Sonic never boils with anger like this. He's always been the sort to roll with the punches, but it's as if something's finally snapped in him. Hearing Metal refuse to acknowledge himself and the fact that his life is just as precious as anyone else's--maybe it's just hitting something he doesn't like. He's never liked anyone thinking like that. It's such a sad way to live, and it reminds Sonic of how unfair this is, that this is unfair, it's all unfair, and--
Sonic just wants Neo to shut up for once in his life and use his stupid, massive brain to think for himself for once. To acknowledge that he's a being who deserves to be cared for. Who deserves a future, a life that's his.
All Sonic wants to do is shut Neo up, and...
He's not even sure when he decided to pull Neo closer. Impulse is Sonic's way of life, after all, but he pulls Neo closer, not even giving heed to the distance between them anymore, just wanting this to stop, for Neo to think, for Neo to shut UP, and his lips hit cold metal without even a second thought.]
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The rest of Metal's words can wait, when they come out, but Sonic's teeth grit hard as his fists ball up into his sides. It's as if the tension has finally snapped, and Sonic has no intention of holding back.
He's not sure he could even if he tried.]
And I'm the only one allowed to beat you! Are you even listening to yourself right now, you stupid rustbucket?! You keep trying to take on everything you can to prove your better than me, without even thinking about yourself! Gotta be better than Sonic this, only one allowed to kill you that, nothing matters because I can just fix myself--do you even hear all of that?! You haven't even given one thought about what you want outside of that, outside of what that stupid Egghead has programmed into you, because that's all you think you are! A program without a heart, even if we both know that isn't true!
You're trying to tell me that a good, dutiful little robot can continue to push himself to beat his rival, over and over again, and that's just programming? That the guy who kept shouting about not being afraid of anything anymore doesn't have a soul of his own, that the guy who wants nothing more than to show me what he's made of doesn't matter?! That you don't have your own wants, separate from everything Eggman programmed into you?! And you really think that there isn't anyone worth caring about in that cold metal heart of yours?! You're the biggest hypocrite I've ever met!
[It's an impulsive, quick move, but Sonic's hand moves faster than his thoughts and he grabs for the closest thing that passes as a collar in Neo Metal Sonic's outfit and grips tightly, anger practically radiating off of him.]
You are the stupidest hedgehog I've ever met in my life, friend, and you are alive whether you wanna acknowledge it or not!
[Sonic never boils with anger like this. He's always been the sort to roll with the punches, but it's as if something's finally snapped in him. Hearing Metal refuse to acknowledge himself and the fact that his life is just as precious as anyone else's--maybe it's just hitting something he doesn't like. He's never liked anyone thinking like that. It's such a sad way to live, and it reminds Sonic of how unfair this is, that this is unfair, it's all unfair, and--
Sonic just wants Neo to shut up for once in his life and use his stupid, massive brain to think for himself for once. To acknowledge that he's a being who deserves to be cared for. Who deserves a future, a life that's his.
All Sonic wants to do is shut Neo up, and...
He's not even sure when he decided to pull Neo closer. Impulse is Sonic's way of life, after all, but he pulls Neo closer, not even giving heed to the distance between them anymore, just wanting this to stop, for Neo to think, for Neo to shut UP, and his lips hit cold metal without even a second thought.]