#right next to yaoi yuri philosophy

[shadfinite]

anyway i figured out why i have such a problem with stories where all the characters dont meet each other and the answer is because in sonic every character meets and is touched by sonic at some point

like in sonic the unifying link is sonic. Everyone meets Sonic because he IS the story. But not all stories are driven by a central character. That's not a bad thing! I just found it interesting. My method of media consumption is SO influenced by him that I am forever critical of stories where the central focus isn't a character.

In a lot of stories the unifying link is a place, or a concept, or an event, but in Sonic its a person. Everyone meets everyone because Sonic is the center of the narrative. If Green Hill Zone was the center of the narrative, Tails and Rouge, for example, or Amy and Knuckles would never have met.

And I think those are the kinds of stories I like best because of Sonic. In a story, I love interpersonal connection and the best way to have that is to make a character like Sonic who touches the heart of every damn person he meets.