[There are a couple of blissful seconds where Sonic still doesn't realize that he's finally managed to actually say it to Neo. He's more distracted by the fact that he absolutely got positively got by Neo and chuckling over that, and then it hits.

...Yeah, Sonic's face is going a slightly impressive shade of pink here and his heartbeat is picking up while he chuckles a bit--a little nervous, but not as much as he could be. Because it's fine? Neo knows how much Sonic loves him, and Sonic really does adore Neo in kind, but verbing the noun has always felt like a hurdle. It feels...

It feels nice, honestly, and Sonic moves to take one of Neo's hands and lace their fingers together, kissing them gently.]

I know, I know. I really should give you a little more credit. [Sonic chuckles again, bright and chipper.] I like...caring about you, I think. I try to look out for the people I like, and while I'm not always the best at it, it's just how I show I care, y'know? 'Cause you are precious to me. Even if you give me a heart attack, sometimes.

[Sonic will help Neo up after that--he sadly can't carry his metallic counterpart very well at all, but he can manage this much.]

Did you enjoy the game, though? Do you wanna go another round, or did you wanna try something else?

[They should probably pick up their tickets when they have a second...]