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sranks2024-12-16 11:17 pm
metaloverlord) wrote in sranks2024-12-16 11:17 pm
ROLLING AROUND AT THE SPEED OF SOUND
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also seasons tdm link for reference! )
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Neo cannot smile as he does not have a mouth (and even if he did, he's a robot, so he wouldn't be smiling) but something about this is... tolerable. He doesn't mind being this close if it means that he gets the upper hand on Sonic, for once. A small, meaningless victory, but a victory nonetheless.
Sonic remains in his space for a little longer than is strictly necessary after he's freed, and for some inexplicable reason, Neo almost considers keeping him there. There's no reason for such a thing unless he plans on stabbing Sonic - but again, that has been proven to be pointless here. So keeping him close is a ridiculous, baffling thought and one that Neo forces himself to discard.
And then Sonic opens his mouth and Neo fights the urge to stare up at the sky. Why did he ever even entertain the idea of anything else? This is just the way Sonic is. Of course he's going to make a terrible pun and be a pain. So he reaches out and flicks his counterpart's forehead with a metal finger.]
I've heard entirely too many puns. Do not waste my time with any more.
[...He doesn't sound nearly as annoyed by it as he probably should, though.
It's only a matter of time until he starts over-thinking all of this again; after all, there's far too much that happened today that he needs to consider, but for right now...
For now, this is acceptable. Maybe that's all it has to be.]
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Alright. Just for you, I won't.
[Sonic's words are warm. He wants an excuse to stay here and be with Neo, honestly--maybe they can finally talk, finally actually try and understand each other, but...
Sonic knows Neo's probably going to need some time to himself, especially after how stressful today's likely been. If anything, Sonic's just happy the guy hasn't stormed off, and it's nice. It's nice to have his rival back.
It's with a cheeky boop to Neo's nose that he starts to walk past the other hedgehog as he waves goodbye, but unlike the last time he saw him, he looks back to him briefly with a bit of a grin.]
Take some time for yourself today, yeah? If you wanna talk again, I live at the apartment complex near that park we met at; I'm on the fifth floor, second room down. Can't miss it if you tried.
See you later, Neo.
[Sonic warm smile persists, but he'll leave Neo to it for the moment while he...goes and thinks about everything that's happened today and how it all fits into this situation they've found themselves in.]
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I suppose I'll find room for that in my databanks. [thanks neo] Until then.
[And for the first time since he arrived here, that's... simply that. There aren't another thirty layers to comb through in order to fully understand it - it's merely an invitation to meet again, should he want it. There's no reason to take Sonic up on it, so he likely won't (especially after he's had time to process today's events because hoo boy) but the offer is there and things seem to have settled, somehow. As though an understanding was reached.
It's acceptable. Maybe it would even be acceptable to run into his doppelganger again at some point.
But there's no sense in lingering here now that the bunnies have dispersed and Sonic has taken his leave. So Neo shakes his head as if to clear it for just a little longer, and turns to leave as well. He has much to process, and though he isn't eager to do it, he isn't one to run from a challenge.
Until next time.
(Will there be a next time?)]