[It's just Sonic's nature; he figures it's easier to start with his own apologies when they're both kind of in the wrong, just to at least clear the air a little bit. It's not like he's necessarily been nice to Neo, after all. Enemies they may be, he can at least acknowledge that, but this is...
Neo isn't fragile. Sure, he's more breakable than most by virtue of being a robot, but Sonic's not trying to treat him like he is. He doesn't know the first thing about dealing with problems that isn't defeating them and hoping for the best. For all he's traveled and lived his life, he's never really been made to actually deal with something like this in a lasting manner.
He's always run from Amy. Shadow has always found a way to come back. He's never really and truly lost someone like this, who wasn't already gone, and--
You are not the problem here.
Those words hit like a knife to the heart, and Sonic's not sure why.]
...What's on your mind, Neo? [It comes out soft--surprisingly so as he works, and while he's tempted to leave it at just that...] Talk to me. You sound like you're getting eaten alive by whatever's going on in that big brain of yours.
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[It's just Sonic's nature; he figures it's easier to start with his own apologies when they're both kind of in the wrong, just to at least clear the air a little bit. It's not like he's necessarily been nice to Neo, after all. Enemies they may be, he can at least acknowledge that, but this is...
Neo isn't fragile. Sure, he's more breakable than most by virtue of being a robot, but Sonic's not trying to treat him like he is. He doesn't know the first thing about dealing with problems that isn't defeating them and hoping for the best. For all he's traveled and lived his life, he's never really been made to actually deal with something like this in a lasting manner.
He's always run from Amy. Shadow has always found a way to come back. He's never really and truly lost someone like this, who wasn't already gone, and--
You are not the problem here.
Those words hit like a knife to the heart, and Sonic's not sure why.]
...What's on your mind, Neo? [It comes out soft--surprisingly so as he works, and while he's tempted to leave it at just that...] Talk to me. You sound like you're getting eaten alive by whatever's going on in that big brain of yours.