#Shadow gets his dad sneezes from the Robotnik side of the family

[elsannej]

Omega finds meatbag allergies hilarious:

There's Rouge, whose job relies on stealth, sneezing up a storm and being essentially out of commission for a few weeks on a bad pollen year of some specific plant. (She'd preferably take a vacation/job on another continent during springtime but it's not always feasible.) Being his favourite, at least Omega's somewhat more accommodative towards her compared to Shadow, and brings her antihistamine, tissues and eye drops to the bed when she wakes up congested with her eyes plastered shut. He mentioned the saying "blind as a bat" and had an alarm clock thrown at him for it; he's mostly impressed by her good aim considering she's going off of hearing alone, but knows to shut up for future reference.

(While I don't think Shadow would realistically have allergies, what are allergic reactions anyway other than the result of an over reactive immune system? ->Any time Shadow encounters a new allergen, he suffers through the allergic reaction for ±24h until he desensitizes to it. And unfortunately for him, symptom alleviating meds don't work for him.) >To Omega, the concept of the "Ultimate Lifeform" succumbing to dust particles or inorganically farmed fruit is ironic. He finds Shadow's misery greatly amusing and makes sure to respond to every wall-shaking sneeze with a "BLESS YOU". There lies a bigger risk in jesting Shadow, as he tends to throw Chaos spears instead of household appliances, but Omega likes to take his chances.

It all culminates with an extra maintenance checkup at Tails's because it's spring and Omega's been experiencing overheating a bunch recently, with it having nothing to do with the warming weather. The reason ends up being accumulated hair and fur stuck in Omega's fan filters. (Fur/feather possessing mobians tend to shed more this time of the year, Team Dark residence and Tails's workshop being a prime examples; hairs littering almost every surface.) Omega [takes it well] when Tails explains it's not feasible to make changes to the robot's ventilation system, other than to make the filters more easily cleanable.

Rouge and Shadow [react respectfully] when Tails gifts them a specialized vacuum cleaner "for Omega's fur sensitivity ^^!"