[Sonic appreciates Shadow; he may see through Sonic more clearly than most, but he never brings it up unless it's truly necessary. Sonic isn't a guy who needs to be treated delicately, he can roll with the punches pretty well, but...there are times where he doesn't actually know what to do. He's always faked it until he made it.
Still, Sonic eats while Shadow talks, mostly so he can actually ruminate on this while he tries to grasp the whole situation. Illusions, huh? He could see where that would be a problem, but the idea that Eggman became so strong that he managed to take over the world...he doesn't like it. There's a lot of reasons he doesn't like it, truth be told. If he's that powerful now, what does that mean for him? Even if he discards this, he could always go back to it. What does it mean for them?
...What does it mean for Neo? Could Eggman just do something like that again, and could he just force Neo back under his control? The world he's tried so hard to convince Neo of the good of...all of his progress, will that just go away?
But Sonic listens to Shadow, and his gaze is determined by the end of it as he nods. It isn't lost on Sonic how much Shadow himself has had to deal with, either, and he seems a lot more resolved. Anxious, maybe, but for Shadow's sake...]
I'm glad to hear it. What comes next isn't gonna be easy; people are gonna have a lot of wounds that need licking, and they're gonna need all of the help that they can get. They're over the hardest hurdle now, at least, but...man. I had a feeling the Egghead would figure something out, but finding some kind of vessel for something like that...I'm glad it backfired on the guy, but eesh. Kind of sends chills down my spine hearing about it...
[He can at least admit it to Shadow, that it...kind of freaks him out, in his own way. He always downplays it, but Shadow knows him. Somehow, he knows him even better than he can imagine, and it's...
...It's honestly nice.]
...How are you doing after all of that, Shadow? [He doesn't want to focus on himself, even if he knows he should.] I take it they must've sent some pretty nasty stuff your way as well, yeah? You didn't get hurt by 'em, did you?
[Ah, there's that determined little fire in him. If anyone hurt or locked up Shadow there's gonna be hell to pay--]
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Still, Sonic eats while Shadow talks, mostly so he can actually ruminate on this while he tries to grasp the whole situation. Illusions, huh? He could see where that would be a problem, but the idea that Eggman became so strong that he managed to take over the world...he doesn't like it. There's a lot of reasons he doesn't like it, truth be told. If he's that powerful now, what does that mean for him? Even if he discards this, he could always go back to it. What does it mean for them?
...What does it mean for Neo? Could Eggman just do something like that again, and could he just force Neo back under his control? The world he's tried so hard to convince Neo of the good of...all of his progress, will that just go away?
But Sonic listens to Shadow, and his gaze is determined by the end of it as he nods. It isn't lost on Sonic how much Shadow himself has had to deal with, either, and he seems a lot more resolved. Anxious, maybe, but for Shadow's sake...]
I'm glad to hear it. What comes next isn't gonna be easy; people are gonna have a lot of wounds that need licking, and they're gonna need all of the help that they can get. They're over the hardest hurdle now, at least, but...man. I had a feeling the Egghead would figure something out, but finding some kind of vessel for something like that...I'm glad it backfired on the guy, but eesh. Kind of sends chills down my spine hearing about it...
[He can at least admit it to Shadow, that it...kind of freaks him out, in his own way. He always downplays it, but Shadow knows him. Somehow, he knows him even better than he can imagine, and it's...
...It's honestly nice.]
...How are you doing after all of that, Shadow? [He doesn't want to focus on himself, even if he knows he should.] I take it they must've sent some pretty nasty stuff your way as well, yeah? You didn't get hurt by 'em, did you?
[Ah, there's that determined little fire in him. If anyone hurt or locked up Shadow there's gonna be hell to pay--]