#( verse 🔸 unknown 🔸 tails )

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[ 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 ] ― sender wraps a soft blanket around receiver’s shoulders || @spiinsparks || the five senses ( accepting )

Thunderstorms were always the worst. As wonderful and calming as the rain was, the thunder and the lightning was a good indication of just how dangerous they were. And when he could tell people exactly what it felt like to have your nerves set on fire while you could still think and breathe... He was not having fun and definitely didn't want to be in his home right now.

But Tails was doing the best that he could, headphones on and cranked up to the highest setting that they could go without him hurting himself. It was enough to focus on welding something, he could convince himself that the flashes of light were just sparks coming off the welder, definitely not arcing electricity coming from the ground and reaching into the sky.

It was the thunder that was harder to ignore, flinching when it boomed loud enough that he could hear it over the music. It vibrated the house, his chair, his teeth, and anything else in the vicinity. The only good thing was that he could play it all off when Sonic got back, that he definitely didn't sit through a thunderstorm, and definitely didn't stay upstairs instead of heading into the basement levels.

That meant that he would have to acknowledge that he was still afraid of storms. Though the soft blanket and careful touch he felt on his shoulder was enough indication that Tails wouldn't be able to hide it.

He almost whipped around with an active welder in his hand, only habit having him turn it off before he tried to scurry away from the room's other inhabitant, only to trip on the blanket pooled by his feet. Without the light source in his hands, he couldn't ignore the storm outside. So instead he curled up on the floor with the blanket, whining when he more felt than heard another thunder clap.

" 's jus a storm... 'm 'kay.... 's jus a storm... 'm 'kay... " There wasn't a whole lot of logic left in his fox brain, too busy waiting for his his nerves to get ripped apart by a stray bolt of electricity. Instead he got a soft pet between his ears, the way Sonic always gave if either one of them was overwhelmed and needed a bit of comfort. It was only then that he realized the apparition was the Blue Blur himself.

Two seconds was all it took for him to launch himself at his spined sibling and cling, happy to see him. And then he clung harder when Sonic picked him up and carried his little brother off to the burrow-esque bed that Tails had set up for himself. It took him hardly a moment to crawl inside where he was safe, and even less time to drag Sonic in to join him. Sure it would be cramped with the two of them sitting in here, and maybe a little too warm for the thick furred fox.

He didn't care, clinging to Sonic and maybe squeezing a little too hard when a crack of thunder scared him just a little too much.

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" You can call me crazy, but a broken arm normally isn't 'fine'. You're only slightly better off that its your mechanical one, and not the biological one. "

“Well…this is fine….”

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[ 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 ] ― sender reaches out to hold receiver’s hand || @earthssprout || the five senses ( accepting )

He was fine, this was fine. Definitely not failing to figure out what was wrong with his plane while trying to escort a human child back to their home. Of course it would fail, the one time it couldn't of course it would fail, and he'd been forced to grab a child that weighed just as much as he did and try to fly them to land without dropping the both of them in the water to drown.

Tails couldn't speak his frustrated anger, too aware of the young child that he was trying to take care of. It was only when he managed to barely, barely, get them back to land. And if he managed to crash them into the ground, rolling around the little girl and protecting any and everything vital on her with his entire body if needed be.

And when they stopped and he made sure there was nothing on her that was anything more than scuffed?

Only then he could sit, tails curled around himself as he breathed.

Carelessness was fine when he was by himself. He was a little durable, could hang in there through a crash or four. And if not, well... it was fine, it hadn't happened yet and there was no point in thinking about it now. But he had someone innocent with him, someone who could not defend themselves like Sonic, and couldn't fly like him or Knuckles. She didn't have anything but skills he had no clue about and...

And he'd almost gotten her killed, because he'd wanted to be useful so badly that he'd not looked at his plane more carefully before taking off.

Tails nearly jumped out of his fur at the little hand on his, worried about whether or not she was allowed to touch him when it was so obvious he was having a hard time. But for as scared as he'd been, he was used to this. Falling and failing were part and parcel for the kit.

She was a human, who's life was far more normal than their were.

Tails turned and gave her a genuine smile, because he was happy to see her here and see her in good shape. That was something for him to smile about. And though he was writhing inside and wanted nothing more than to be left alone, he offered her a hand like she'd done moments earlier. When she took it, it would only make the kitsune smile brighter.

" Th-that was an adv-venture and a ha-alf... huh? " A pause and a shaky breath. " L-let's just keep this a secret from Sonic... o-ok? "

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« i’m here to help. » ~Tangle to Tails || @diffxrentwxrlds || injured sentence starters ( accepting )

Tails had never been so happy to hear someone's voice, and Tangle was definitely one of those on the top of the list. Her natural abilities made her a prime canidate for search and rescue operations, which he guessed he was in the middle of.

The last thing he'd expected was for GUN to lose control of some prototype near his home, trapping him underground in his lab. Though if that had been all that had happened he would have been happy, but no. He'd been in an elevator when the thing had demolished his home, and the cable carrying him from the bottom to top floors had failed. Falling he could have handled, but no amount of mechanical engineering knowledge could have prepared him for being shot upwards.

He'd hit the ceiling with enough force to stun him, before the remaining cables had failed, sending him plummeting to the bottom had the safety measures not kicked in and slowed his descent.

Only for a severely malfunctioning GUN mech to push him down the rest of the way, then trap him there. At least someone had been on their way to visit, and presumably reported the devastation to... someone. Probably Amy.

None of that really mattered, certainly not when the mech and the ceiling laying on top of him where pushed aside to reveal the Lemur in all her gray and white glory.

The kitsune could have cried seeing her there, but he had a little bit of pride. The tears were definitely from the dust in his eyes.

" I literally can't tell you how happy I am to see you. "

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❝when will it stop,❞ it was a nightmare. usually kitsunami found solace in his dreams, despite there being nothing to remember , though at least there his mind was silent; at peace. but now…? there was nowhere left for him to run. escape was futile. this should have been something foretold, in hindsight. yet, there was a tiny thread of hope that clung— or at least it did until it finally, was cut. choked sobs and quiet stifles limited his ability to move yet he carried on anyway, to escape into the night from tails workshop. ( for tails snsksbsj ) || @hydrcloggd || angsty question starters ( accepting )

While many Mobians and humans might call him soft, given that he was a predator that lived with a prey representative, it didn't mean his senses were dulled in any way. The rustling and quiet sniffles in his home were enough to shock him out of sleep, pupils blown wide to see in the dark room. And even then, he knew it wasn't in the room, and barely still in the house.

A quick look to the ceiling told him that Sonic was fast asleep, though he really didn't expect the other to be crying, let alone awake after how long he'd been out this time. Which left their third occupant, who he had allowed to come and go as he pleased.

Tails would follow, but only as far as the doorway, watching the other leave with a heavy heart. He really didn't want Kitsunami out there on his own, certainly not with him in the midst of either a panic attack or limited awareness because of a nightmare or other trigger.

But he'd promised.

Promised that the door was open and he could leave whenever he wanted.

Tails wouldn't go back go sleep that night, too busy working on something small that he would release far before Sonic woke to find him passed out on top of his desk, tools strewn about and his Miles Electric registering a camera feed.

A little robot, one that would find Kit and stay with him. And if necessary, lead him back to Tail's workshop and home. No, he wasn't going to chase him, but he would still give the other kit some companionship, and a way to talk to his friend if he really wanted to.

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She might not believe him, but hovering was a lot less strenuous than climbing. Especially when he'd already been hovering for a while, he wasn't looking forward to having to land then fly back down. So while Rouge may roll her eyes at him or think him crazy, he was thankful that she was there to help him out.

" Jumpy...? I guess that is a good way to describe it. I don't like being in GUN compounds. Human militaries seem to pick hills to fight about all the time. Everything with Shadow was a misunderstanding... " And if he was honest, helping them for money was a compromise he was willing to make. He needed funding to make his inventions, and he'd take the money while adding a little something so he could tell if weapons would be turned on them.

" Why did you recommend me? I would have thought they had this all under control, unless they are using something they shouldn't be... "

【 💎 】 — ❝ Well of course you know I'm here, sweetie. I'm the one who recommended you to GUN in the first place. ❞ Although, it was weird that GUN even asked, let alone paid him double for no discernable reason, when they had an entire army of both infantry, air force, naval force, and a horde of civilian engineering personnel. This was a GOVERNMENT MILITARY organization, after all.

ROUGE crossed her arms and tilted her head. "I know you're there." What an odd thing to say as a greeting. It was also a very strange thing that he couldn't reach his bag due to "stamina issues." Nevertheless, the BAT sauntered off to fetch what he wanted; a MECHANIC BAG with a trademark two tail emblem on it, and returned.

❝ What's got you so JUMPY anyway? Not like we're under attack or anything. ❞