I figured! You know I'd come running if you said anything else. Much as I like this place, I wanna keep you guys safe, too.
[Sonic's always been reliable like that; he'd absolutely let Neo and Dotty know at least before he left, but even now, he loves the world he came from. He could always come back here, after all; if the world was truly in danger, nothing could stop him from going to save it. That's just who Sonic is, at the end of the day.
Sonic flicks another treat into the air while Shadow talks, fully intending on catching it in his mouth, but...
The most recent events I told you about... I suppose it's better for you to hear it from me than anyone else. The Doctor did succeed in taking over the world - he held you captive and the resistance struggled for six months before you were able to get free to assist them.
Sonic seems to outright startle at that, the finger food long forgotten as it lands on the ground and Sonic just kind of lets that sink in a bit. Sure, it sounds like everything worked out; Shadow would have almost certainly wanted to bring him back if this was still a problem, if Eggman was still causing problems like that. But knowing that he succeeded and even managed to keep him captive...he's not sure what it says about him, that it's that last part that manages to actually shake him a bit. The fact that Eggman succeeded was bad enough, but...
Sonic manages a smile on his face, but Shadow can probably tell better than anyone that it's...well, a little forced.]
Huh. Well! [...Sonic doesn't even flick one of his finger foods into the air at that, and he's gotta say something. At least before Shadow catches on--] Glad to hear it all worked out, in the end. What did the Egghead even manage to do, though? Did he get access to something?
[How do we make sure he doesn't get access to it again is the unspoken question on Sonic's mind, and he's not sure if he's shaking nearly as much as he feels like he is. Still, Sonic's at least trying to fake an easy smile, but he does look pretty serious despite it.]
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[Sonic's always been reliable like that; he'd absolutely let Neo and Dotty know at least before he left, but even now, he loves the world he came from. He could always come back here, after all; if the world was truly in danger, nothing could stop him from going to save it. That's just who Sonic is, at the end of the day.
Sonic flicks another treat into the air while Shadow talks, fully intending on catching it in his mouth, but...
The most recent events I told you about... I suppose it's better for you to hear it from me than anyone else. The Doctor did succeed in taking over the world - he held you captive and the resistance struggled for six months before you were able to get free to assist them.
Sonic seems to outright startle at that, the finger food long forgotten as it lands on the ground and Sonic just kind of lets that sink in a bit. Sure, it sounds like everything worked out; Shadow would have almost certainly wanted to bring him back if this was still a problem, if Eggman was still causing problems like that. But knowing that he succeeded and even managed to keep him captive...he's not sure what it says about him, that it's that last part that manages to actually shake him a bit. The fact that Eggman succeeded was bad enough, but...
Sonic manages a smile on his face, but Shadow can probably tell better than anyone that it's...well, a little forced.]
Huh. Well! [...Sonic doesn't even flick one of his finger foods into the air at that, and he's gotta say something. At least before Shadow catches on--] Glad to hear it all worked out, in the end. What did the Egghead even manage to do, though? Did he get access to something?
[How do we make sure he doesn't get access to it again is the unspoken question on Sonic's mind, and he's not sure if he's shaking nearly as much as he feels like he is. Still, Sonic's at least trying to fake an easy smile, but he does look pretty serious despite it.]