[Those thoughts again... They're coming with more frequency, more urgency, but they happen so fast Neo can scarcely keep track of them. What could be upsetting Sonic of all people so much? The self-loathing, the betrayal, the frustration and anxiety... all of them threaten to strangle what little sense Neo has to begin with, but—]
Sonic—
[And there he goes again. Getting stuck thinking about this is going to get him nowhere. There another spike of his own anxiety and frustration - not aimed at Sonic, but rather at the situation, at Neo's own inability to understand - and he's off. He can continue to push himself just as hard as before because he's a robot, he has plenty of charge left and his boosters can go for quite awhile. So though it'll take him a bit, he'll eventually catch up to Sonic as his organic counterpart starts to slow.]
I would gladly race you had you asked.
[And with a final burst of speed and the thrill of victory flickering through the bond, Neo just tries to tackle Sonic like a goddamn madman?? Neo please, you are made of metal and spikes.
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Sonic—
[And there he goes again. Getting stuck thinking about this is going to get him nowhere. There another spike of his own anxiety and frustration - not aimed at Sonic, but rather at the situation, at Neo's own inability to understand - and he's off. He can continue to push himself just as hard as before because he's a robot, he has plenty of charge left and his boosters can go for quite awhile. So though it'll take him a bit, he'll eventually catch up to Sonic as his organic counterpart starts to slow.]
I would gladly race you had you asked.
[And with a final burst of speed and the thrill of victory flickering through the bond, Neo just tries to tackle Sonic like a goddamn madman?? Neo please, you are made of metal and spikes.
Stop running; I won't let you leave me behind.]