[Sonic relaxes into him and vaguely it occurs to Neo that this cannot be comfortable. He is made of unyielding steel and sharp edges meant to cut and hurt, not to hold. Maybe he can have a crisis about that later, but for now, he's more interested in all the strange new sensations that come with the proximity of someone else in his space, particularly a living, breathing being.
Neo's ears are primarily decorative; they do not bend or twitch as an organic being's would to the touch, but he's still capable of feeling it. After all, if he was entirely incapable of feeling, that would be a detriment in combat. Knowing where one is injured is important to better continue fighting, even if one cannot feel the pain that should be associated with it. This is... different. He's never been touched so curiously before, and some part of him catches onto Sonic's meaning without even realizing it.
He's as foreign to Sonic as Sonic is to him; after all, it's not like Sonic's ever truly had the opportunity to sit down and study any of the machines he was beating up.
The hand on Sonic's back remains there - because Neo is serious about keeping the hedgehog here, thanks! - but the other one moves to mimic Sonic's. His claws lightly trail up the side of the hedgehog's face and then to his ear as Neo marvels at the feeling of it. It's nothing like his own and far more flexible than he'd thought. Which yes, means that he is absolutely flicking Sonic's ear curiously, but like, what did you expect here.]
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Neo's ears are primarily decorative; they do not bend or twitch as an organic being's would to the touch, but he's still capable of feeling it. After all, if he was entirely incapable of feeling, that would be a detriment in combat. Knowing where one is injured is important to better continue fighting, even if one cannot feel the pain that should be associated with it. This is... different. He's never been touched so curiously before, and some part of him catches onto Sonic's meaning without even realizing it.
He's as foreign to Sonic as Sonic is to him; after all, it's not like Sonic's ever truly had the opportunity to sit down and study any of the machines he was beating up.
The hand on Sonic's back remains there - because Neo is serious about keeping the hedgehog here, thanks! - but the other one moves to mimic Sonic's. His claws lightly trail up the side of the hedgehog's face and then to his ear as Neo marvels at the feeling of it. It's nothing like his own and far more flexible than he'd thought. Which yes, means that he is absolutely flicking Sonic's ear curiously, but like, what did you expect here.]