#i wonder who he got it from *stares directly at sonic*

[0vergrowngraveyard]

tails you’re not allowed to say that

[midnightshard06]

The Meeting Part 3 (Lost and Found AU)

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Summary: Shadow tries to take in the situation he's found himself in.

Warnings: None

Word Count: ~1350 words

AN: Last part of this little proper start point for the au! This time we get a peek of what Shadow is thinking... Also if you feel so inclined go vote for Lost and Found in the @sonic-au-collision !

Despite the place he'd been given being comfortable, Shadow found that he couldn't sleep. The darkness of the room he was in was both familiar and foreign at the same time. He was used to being alone in a dark room but this time it felt... different. The hedgehog who'd found him treated him so differently than anyone but Maria and some of the Black Arms had ever treated him. Treated him like... a person. This hedgehog didn't know Shadow though. Didn't know what he was capable of. If he did Shadow doubted he'd be treated as kindly as he was being treated at the moment. 

That had to be it. The hedgehog just didn't know what he'd unleashed. Didn't know the danger he'd put himself in by bringing Shadow to his home. Yet... Shadow was in no rush to correct him. It was nice, and Maria had always wanted him to be treated like a person. Perhaps he could allow himself to indulge in this fantasy while it lasted. Who knew how long until the hedgehog realized Shadow's nature and treated him just like the scientists did. Perhaps if he was careful this could last long enough for him to get his bearings. It was both wonderful and overwhelming to finally be down on earth. Something Maria had always dreamed of.  Something Shadow deeply wished she'd got to see again...

He shook that thought from his head. As much as his heart longed to see her come through the door he stared quietly at, he knew it was impossible. Those soldiers had taken her from him. He growled under his breath as he flexed his claws. Black Doom hadn't kept his promise... He felt conflicted by that thought. Maybe Black Doom hadn't been able to. Maybe the soldiers had done something to prevent him from saving Maria. There were so many what ifs; none of which would satisfy Shadow's thoughts tonight. He thought of maybe getting up and leaving, or at least going outside to clear his head but he hesitated. How would the hedgehog react to him leaving where he'd been put? Sure the hedgehog had assured Shadow he was welcome to leave at any time but Shadow didn't trust it. It didn't make sense and yet he still felt the need to try. The room suddenly felt far too suffocating and he didn't feel tired in the slightest. He needed to get up, so he did.

As he reached out to open the door he hesitated. It would be better to stay here, to show the hedgehog he was capable of following commands but... With an odd sense of resolve he opened the door and wandered in the direction he believed the door was in. "Couldn't sleep?" The hedgehog, Sonic he reminded himself, asked. His voice was light but it had Shadow jumping all the same. "Whoa, sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." Sonic rubbed the back of his head, a sheepish smile on his face.

'It fine.' Shadow hesitantly signed. Thus far Sonic didn't seem upset with him, but Shadow knew he should tread carefully. Especially since he didn't really understand the situation. 'Go outside?' He wasn't too sure what compelled him to ask directly, perhaps his nerves at not understanding the rules of this situation.

Sonic's expression was unreadable for a moment before it softened. "Yeah you can go out. I like to get fresh air when I can't sleep too." He stood up. "Door is that way." He gestured in the direction Shadow had already been going. "Just try not to catch a cold. It is a little chilly out there."

Shadow nodded before resolutely walking past Sonic. He put a hand on the door that led outside before glancing back at Sonic one more time, just to make sure. Sonic gave him a reassuring smile and gestured for him to get moving. Silently, Shadow slid the door open and slipped outside. The cool air that hit him was reminiscent of the Ark but oh so different at the same time. It didn't feel stuffy or suffocating as it often did on the Ark. Shadow took a deep breath, taking in all the various smells around him. This place felt alive, unlike the cold metal hallways and rooms of the Ark. It was honestly everything Maria had told him it was. He glanced up at the stars. Something Maria had talked endlessly about; wishing she could show him the view from the Ark's observation windows. Shadow had always been content to wait to see the stars until the two of them were on earth. His hands clenched. Here he was, seeing the stars for the first time. Alone. Just as the scientists had always made him feel. 

He did his best to pick out the constellations that Maria had described to him. It was hard but he thought he did recognize a few. There were just so many stars though, it was hard to pick things out from something you'd never seen before. As he stood there his mind wandered to other things. The most pressing of these thoughts though? Just how long had it been? Sure he'd been in a mild sense of shock when Sonic had unintentionally released him from the capsule, but he did remember the state of the area they were in. Things were overgrown and the capsule itself seemed rusted and dare he say... old. He found it unlikely that anyone would know much of anything about the Ark. G.U.N. had been quite clear in their mission to destroy or capture all the evidence they could. That left him with no one to even ask though. No one who would know how long he'd been asleep for. Perhaps the worst part about the passage of time that had occurred was how the wounds from the raid still felt fresh. Even when the event likely happened years ago. For him? It had been less than a day.

After what was likely hours, Shadow decided to head back inside. As nice as it was to be out in the open like this there was a sense of guilt that kept gnawing at him. He felt like he didn't deserve this, so he slipped back inside to return to the dark room where he felt he belonged. Instead though he was greeted by a light. A light that illuminated Sonic, along with two steaming mugs. 

Sonic grinned at him and pushed a cup forwards. "Hot chocolate? Figured you might want something warm after being out there for a while." Shadow blinked. Sonic blinked back. "You must be wondering why I'm up huh?" Sonic sighed and took a sip of his own mug. Well that was certainly one question Shadow had... "I couldn't sleep either." He shrugged. "When big, exciting stuff happens I've always found it hard to keep my eyes closed long enough to actually get any sleep." He drummed his fingers on the table in front of him. "It's honestly a wonder I make it through some of my adventures with how little sleep I'm working with sometimes." He chuckled. "I guess I've just learned to make it work." 

As Sonic took another sip, Shadow crept forward and grabbed the other mug. He could feel the warmth of the drink inside through his gloves. There was something comforting about it. He wasn't sure he knew what hot chocolate was though. A quick sniff didn't really tell him anything, it was pleasant at least. Well best to just take a sip and get it over with. The warmth that seemed to travel down his body after the sip was nice, and it caused Shadow to realize how cold he'd been. It was hard to imagine he hadn't realized it before. Sonic held up a finger and sped off, but returned a second later with a blanket in hand. He hesitated for a moment before carefully, and swiftly, putting the blanket over Shadow's shoulders. Shadow sighed in relief at the sudden warmth and took another sip of his drink. The two stayed in comfortable silence, finishing their drinks. While Shadow was still confused by the treatment, he'd enjoy it while it lasted.

[seth-burroughs]

czynść dwa:

oh yeah mysterious ramen guy!! forgot he exists. i wonder what the fuck was going on in his head during the whole game. whats your opinion on the fucking plot ramen guy.

i don't. think these two peacekeepers there are quite doing their job. can you. do something about the guy that just ran out the train we were supposed to kill people on. why am i genuinely bothered about this

forgot this was the prologue..... thought that this whole section was also just a part of chapter 0

look at this very poggers city.. look theres a lot of lights put up so that we see everything and don't need the sun and also who doesn't love being wet all the time. infinite puddles. and beautiful women are here. tf more do you want.

i think i can survive the nikolai voice. at least it's not like the dazai one from the eng dub. at least they sound actually different this time. and not. like the Same Character .

the artstyle/3d elements/animation is very nice and i have no complaints except the fact the arms just flail around so much and i feel like im watching gmod ytp dudes yanking their sonic models around in the air. slamming them against the pavement. i just cant stop thinking about this

"although thanks to them the real dawn will never rise here" cartoon gulp noise. well. correct kinda but you will never ever in a million years guess the reason

I ❤️ company towns

detectivephobia mention counter: 2

ama pal ad spotted directly behind yakou

yakou gets it

"screams are part of daily noise here. theyre kind of like church bells marking sunset" same with my city lmao i hear lots of weird shit especially at night. children screeching like they're getting skinned every day at this point, some guys probably beating the shit out of some other guy screaming for help, some group of people just hitting these high notes crying and screaming bloody murder at each othe- oh wait they're just arguing nevermi- wait what the hell is that sound did a firework go off or. but mostly the children. are all of them really that loud. what percentage of them are actually getting liveleak executed and what percentage are just having a bad day or something. we shall never know! nevertheless, i do not care.

anyway back to yakou code. the nefarious smiler has been mentioned

yuma teraz: "cholera jebana jego mać dzie mie kurwa wywieźli"

love yuma's prey animal stare

they're putting chemicals in the rain that give the homunculi homosexual tendencies

yakou just gave up he has accepted the situation. as we all should

hey look its the shop lady from the sewers everybody say hi

detectivephobia mention counter: 3

so like, is the only way to get to the submarine to either 1) through the sewers (most common as we saw in the game) 2) jumping in with a motorcycle from the roofs (hellectro style) (wait in that case did the goons just go in normally through the sewers then or?) 3) some third way i do not know what the hell is but the resistance pulled it off ig. i got no idea. show me that area again now

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all the other nda detectives had their own versions of the train massacre happening to them and surviving it somehow and yet. we hear about literally none of them. not even in the gumshoe gabs or the dlcs.

oh theyre showing the sub area now...... im gonna look for other ways to get there that arent the sewers or forbidden hellectro route...........

i cannot find one. icardi, iruka, peacekeepers, what is your secret.

everybody remember the my yakou x submarine invention. do not forget it. ill make him fuck that boat. im gonna antropomorphize the fuck out of it

i think were ending this one on the submarine entrance lmao. for now.......

continuation of my mdarc rewatch but from the ch0 ending and onwards instead because it was stressing me out too much. blissfully ignoring fzilch's entire existence anyway here comes yakou-

once again im so glad im watching this in jp dub again because i don't think i could survive if eng yakou opened his mouth and i just heard fuckinbg. dubbing dazai.

can someone tell my goddamn muscles to stOP tensing up whenever rejn kołd kanaj łard mentioned . getting the twitches again >:(

yuma peril we love to see it. also i will never stop making fun of his stupid fucking phallus haircut

i don't remember if ive said this before but japanese shinigami >>>>>>>>> english shinigami

i spot a faint trace of a seth thumbnail in the corner and start blushing and kicking my feet uncontrollably. imagining him getting his limbs ripped off

good fucking lord. oh my fucking god. jesus christ, motherfucker. my first statement aged like fucking milk i cannot take this anymore jp dub yakou has the same voice as jp dub nikolai bsd fuck my stupid baka life why do i bother. what the fuck.

huh. maybe the yomiakou mfs were onto something after all. his swagless demeanor just now has charmed me significantly.

i like how in the game his description lists his ability as "a flair for negotiation", makes him negotiate exactly once during his introduction and then he never does it again

i am not giggling at yakou furio rain code. leave me alone. i am not. IM NOT. GO AWAY. I CANNOT CONTROL MY VOICEBOX JACKASS..

"he managed to turn away the peacekeepers, so he must be in high standing" hahahaha. hahahaha. no sorry yuma i think thats just pretty privilege on his part. once again shinigami ends up being 100% correct somehow

aaaah i still really like yuma's jpn voice especially when he's stressed or screaming. makes me want to throw him down the stairs

its so pretty in here why would anyone want to leave anyway lol. when all the remaining nations explode each other kanai ward will be the only city still standing and we will flourish and thrive. also in the station(?) theres a poster with a rainbow on it so obviously its gay paradise too what more do yall fucking want

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thats all for today i fear op is not strong enough for rhis shit,

[kisaki-yazmin-motou]

Sonic, no puedes regañar al niño siendo que lo aprendio de ti... Y muchas mas de sus amigos, pero principalmente de ti XD

tails you’re not allowed to say that