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“BOUND FOR FREEDOM, YEAR SEVEN, DAY ONE: “Classic”

“Play The Classics”

"I thought I heard something back here."

Sonic's rapidly-moving fingers stopped dancing across the piano keys as that familiar voice caught his ear. He turned back to see Lady Acorn entering the chamber. "You really do have good ears," he said before turning his attention back to the piano. "I thought for sure this neck of the woods was remote enough that no one would even think to come back here, let alone hear anything."

"I hope I'm not disturbing you," the squirrel said, drawing closer.

"Nah, I just got a bit lost is all," Sonic said, fingers hovering just over the keys. "Found this old thing by accident. Thought I'd play around a bit, see how terrible I was at it."

"I'm afraid you're not a very good liar," the Lady said with a smirk. "The music I heard just now...it was far too lovely to come from a mere amateur."

He looked back at her sharply. "So what, only the High And Mighty can make good music?" he asked.

"That's not what I said," she replied, "but I suppose I can't blame you. My father certainly thinks that way."

"Your father pays me t'fight, not t'play," Sonic said, beginning to rise up from the piano stool. "It was fun t'try, but-"

The Lady put a gentle hand to his shoulder, prompting him to stay seated. "When I listened to you playing," she said softly, "I could tell...whoever was making this music, it was a source of joy for them." She leaned down so that their eyes met. "And comfort."

He held her gaze for a moment. She smiled at him. His brows furrowed a bit. And then he turned his eyes away from her. "...would...you like t'hear more...?" he asked in a whisper. "It...might be nice t'play for someone with good ears for a change."

"I'd be honored," she replied in a whisper of her own.

And so she watched as his fingers began to move so quickly across the keys she could scarcely make out their movement. And from their speed, another beautiful melody began to emerge.

((OK, so this one has a bit of an odd inspiration behind it. Partly, it's a recreation of the cover for Archie's "Sonic the Hedgehog" #12, but mainly, it's actually based on this half-remembered fanfic I read eons ago (seriously, it's got to be close to 25 years ago at this point) which I think was called "Sonic The Warrior", and which featured a scene that's always stuck in my memory wherein Sonic, who in this story is, if I recall right, something of a vagabond traveling from place to place, showcases his ability to play piano to Princess Sally, which she finds highly soothing. I've never been able to find it again after the first time I read it, but in thinking over how I wanted to approach the idea of "Classic", I kept coming back to that scene, and decided to make my own interpretation of it here.))

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BOUND FOR FREEDOM YEAR 7, DAY ONE: “CLASSIC”

"Aww, lookit how cute we are in this Zone, Sal! So bouncy 'n' rubbery, it looks like fun!"

"Yeah, but gloves with no vest? I question this Zone's fashion sense."

And so our journey through all the Endless Possibilities of Sonic and Sally begin with our first such possibility: Classic! Whether it's the classic "Sonic" games themselves, classic styles of art or music, or just keeping things classical, this day is all about reflecting on the very best the past has to offer!

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Also don’t forget: you can still submit for prior prompts (from any year) as well if you want ^_^

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THE COUNTDOWN CONCLUDES!

Brace yourselves, SonSal Fans!  Tomorrow is the big day: BOUND FOR FREEDOM YEAR 6: “ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES” starts, TOMORROW, MONDAY, AUGUST 18th!  

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: THREE…

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: FOUR…

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: FIVE…

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DiC might not have, but it's worth remembering that SEGA of America at least seemed genuinely interested in potentially making Sally a bigger part of the overall franchise, so a consistent image for the character might indeed have been important to them. Good catch on the copyright, in any case; that suggests it's at least possible for them to have known about the vest even though they didn't end up using it.

Alternative cover artwork for a Sonic SatAM VHS cover, found by Mid-GradeGarage. This color approval version of this artwork has Sally wearing her Season 2 vest - meaning this might have been altered for a different use after the VHS release. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SonicTheHedgehog/comments/1k43z46/comment/mo7m501/?context=3

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: SIX…

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: SEVEN…

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So, SO much fun stuff here, everything is rendered with such a great bouncy energy that makes even relatively mundane posing feel energetic and dynamic. Lots of great little touches all over too, from the Dark Aura around Sally to Sonic's "Endgame"-inspired whiplash confession-cover-up roller-coaster in the bottom corner XD

Killing each other with hammers 💜💜

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The original already has Personality to spare, but the redraw definitely does make the posing feel that much more active and dynamic, and I appreciate the choice to play up the Teasing Play of the interaction as well; the expressions especially REALLY pop in the new version.

redrawwww warmup

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Wow that's a FASCINATING discovery there, especially because I'm genuinely very curious about how the timeline of it all works; Sal's vest definitely does not come around as an element of her character until Season 2 (or at the very least, no development/concept art we've seen of her leading into the first season gives it to her), yet I'd always thought that the release of these two-episode VHS collections were contemporary to the airing of Season 1. Did the color-approval artist somehow have knowledge of then-upcoming Season 2 design elements? And to make it doubly weird, Sal's vest in the color-approval version is notably a different color from her boots, apparently some shade of Purple...A.K.A. the exact same color-combo used by the fake Sally in Archie's "Princess Sally" mini-series!

Alternative cover artwork for a Sonic SatAM VHS cover, found by Mid-GradeGarage. This color approval version of this artwork has Sally wearing her Season 2 vest - meaning this might have been altered for a different use after the VHS release. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SonicTheHedgehog/comments/1k43z46/comment/mo7m501/?context=3

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Nothing like some good old fashioned Toxic Shipping XD

ANYWAY this is impressively adorable? I especially appreciate how well you keep to the original designs' harsh facial designs yet perfectly capture that oh-so-School Kid mode of Affection; the way the whole composition is oriented around Holding Hands especially feels exactly right for the tone of the scene, and Orbot's unwitting glee situated right between the two of them is delightful.

Orbot ships it lol

Orbot : "You two will work great together!"

Sally: "Yeah...."

Sonic: "whatever...."

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: NINE…

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: NINE…

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: TEN…

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