#sonic’s confidence? nah

[0vergrowngraveyard]

my take on an older tails design!

random things:

- the right side of his body is pretty fucked up due to being caught in an explosion while fighting eggman

- got benched for a bit due to sonic going protective big brother mode but he went behind his back several times to help out with things. he is no longer benched

- in his preteen years, he acted more like sonic but once his teen years hit, he crashed (saving the world and being in constant danger since you were a toddler does crazy things to your mental health)

- still helps out with the restoration from time to time, but prefers to do his own thing

- a little more on the morally gray side of things. he still follows a lot of sonic’s principles but will go against them if necessary (does not always follow that “everyone deserves a chance to change” mentality….)

- still gets treated like the baby of the group. hates it

- inherited sonic’s stubbornness when it comes to injuries and will push past his body’s limits (rip his leg)

- facial expressions and explaining how he feels are both hard for him (im projecting)

- also inherited sonic’s need to bottle everything up

[tgcg]

we do a bit of trolling

CG: OKAY DAVE, I KNOW WE CAME TO A TRUCE ON THE WHOLE FOOD WARS SHTICK, I'M NOT ABOUT TO HURL TWENTY MORE INSULTS AT YOUR EARTH CUISINE, BUT.

CG: BUT WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT.

TG: man

TG: ok look i was kinda preoccupied with the seven minute voice message i left you about the infinite jump glitch in sonic 06 and it turns out i cant measure water and talk at the same time

CG: DON'T SLOSH IT!!! THAT'S DISGUSTING!!! IT LOOKS LIKE BILE!

TG: yeah well its the last pack of mac n sheese and im gonna eat it whatever viscosity it decides to have

TG: i can make this work

TG: is cheese soup a thing

TG: nah theres no way in hell

TG: k so what is your cooking proficiency like what are we dealing with here

CG: OH, I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD SAY I CAN PROBABLY FOLLOW BASIC INSTRUCTIONS, POSSIBLY LIKE THE ONES THAT WERE ON THE BACK OF YOUR SALIVATION-INDUCING SLOPFEST YOU'VE GOT GOING ON HERE.

TG: alright cool i got a pitch

TG: might work might dont

CG: THAT ISN'T SO MUCH INSPIRING CONFIDENCE IN ME AS IT IS TAKING WHAT MORSELS OF FAITH I HAD IN YOU OUT BACK AND THRASHING THEM IN A DARK ALLEYWAY.

TG: alright so im basing my operations on like the core features of water im talking the ten commandments of h2o-logy

TG: as the component responsible for the shlop of my shlock presented before you

TG: it can evaporate right

CG: … YEAH?

TG: ok but cheese doesnt evaporate does it you cant get a cheese mist

CG: OH NO.

TG: cheese doesnt evaporate it just like melts

TG: or dries

TG: so my theory is if i jam this shit in an oven or maybe the microwave

CG: NEITHER OF THOSE WERE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS AND YOU KNOW IT

TG: but the problem is the pasta is already cooked and all up in there so if i microwave it the pastas gonna go soggy and i cant have that

CG: DAVE.

TG: so microwave is out of the picture im assuming oven heat will keep the pasta dry while also evaporatin the water without removing the cheese

TG: that checks out doesnt it

CG: CUT THE BULLSHIT. STOP EMBARRASSING YOURSELF.

CG: YOUR INSISTENCE ON UPSTAGING YOUR OWN STUPIDITY IN FRONT OF ME ISN'T CUTE OR ENDEARING. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PULL AND I'M NOT FA--

CG:

CG: WAIT… NO… WOULD-- WOULD THAT…?

TG: real brain wrinkler huh

CG: OH SUCK MY FAT FUCKING SHAME GLOBES

TG: dude you even pointed out the tripwire and you still went ahead and threw yourself over it what kind of troll are you

CG: I DIDN'T FALL FOR SHIT! OBVIOUSLY MY ATTEMPT TO HUMOR YOUR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING SENSE OF "INTELLIGENCE" WENT CLEAN OVER YOUR NUGBONE! YOU'VE PROVEN YOUR POINT, MY FAITH IN YOU IS COMPLETELY MISPLACED.

CG: WOOPS! SILLY ME FOR BELIEVING IN YOU! WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER?

TG: hahahaha oh man

[genericpuff]

Pretty much recovered, still got a bit of congestion and an on-and-off cough but well enough to be back in working order. Wish I could say everything else is on the upswing but uh... nah, the state of everything going on right now is undeniably garbage.

But we press on. We must.

To all my American friends and viewers, please, hang in there. Keep fighting. Despair is a deep and dark pit to fall into, and incredibly hard to crawl out the deeper you fall, but there are others all around you making the climb and offering you helping hands. You just have to keep climbing. What you're climbing towards can be as grand as seeing the fall of this new legislation, or as small as watching the third Sonic movie when it comes out. Whatever it is, keep it in your sights, and keep pressing forward.

I don't normally share much in terms of politics around here as I personally like to keep a space that's free of political discourse for the sake of viewers who are looking for an escape from the nightmares of the real world. That said, I'll be reblogging some great posts over the next few days that sum up better than I ever could the steps you can be taking both to protect yourself and to fight back. I hope they can give you knowledge and confidence in the journey ahead.

This isn't the first time America's found itself in the grips of white supremacy and fascism, and it's not going to be the last - the cost of freedom is constant vigilance.

If you're reading this in the swarm of posts amidst the doomscrolling - please, give yourself the grace to protect your peace. Yes, many will call it a privilege to be able to just 'log off' and not look at the news, and to an extent, I agree with the sentiment of that statement; it is still something you should do if you have the opportunity to do so. The 24 hour news cycle is designed to wear us down, make us feel helpless, give us the sense that the world is "over" when it still exists all around us and can still be saved - we can't fight this fight if we're burnt out and miserable, and that's by design.

So please, take care of yourself. Resist the urge to doomscroll. Don't allow yourself to get sucked into rage-bait arguments with trolls on the Internet, your pain is their gain. Drink lots of water. Sleep. Rest. Watch your favorite comfort shows. Reach out to your communities, both online and local. Build and nurture your support networks. Ask for help from those who are able to offer it; pass it forward to the next person seeking help when you can. Look to your local legislation, get yourself out there, whether it's volunteering, rallying, protesting, whatever you can do to get yourself involved in your community because it's on an individual level that change begins.

Worrying is a drug that impedes progress and destroys lives. None of us are immune to despair - but we are all above it, so long as we keep fighting to find the strength to overcome it. Forgo despair for hope. Forgo despair for resilience. Forgo despair for resolve.

Keep breathing. Keep living. Keep fighting.

Kesalul.

[beeboos-creativecorner]

Speed, Shadows & Hijinks — part 1

Day 1, here we go ! I present to you, the beginnings of this mess. These were a series of snippets I wrote last year when I was just getting into the Sonic series (and I got bored during tutorial periods and I wanted something to write lol). Believe it or not, it was Team Sonic Racing that got me here in the first place !! And, here, for the very first time, I'm revealing my one Sonic OC, Jinx the Kea (my little NZ gremlin, shit-for-brains birb). To put it briefly, Jinx is under the tutelage of the racer with the most vehicular expertise - you guessed it, Shadow. Needless to say, it's not going smoothly. At all. I'd hate to go without mentioning, although this is the first snippet written, it is certainly not chronologically first. But I'll clear all that up once we get to it because I'm lazy <3

Fic under the cut !!

Speed, Shadows & Hijinks

Part 1 : Deflation

"Hey, Jinx, if your training with him is stressing you out — you know, you can always learn some driving tips from me. I can pull a few strings and transfer your mentorship, I'm sure they'll allow it if I try." It wasn't only Jinx that didn't understand Shadow's behaviour, evidently. Given that, they couldn't really give Sonic any real commitment to his proposition, and instead let off a bit of steam in the form of dismissal.

"Nah, it's just been a rough day, that's all. I appreciate the offer, though." Their head slumped onto the table, the steaming cup above them serving as a representation of their evaporating spirit. They downplayed the situation to the best of their ability, because it was owed. To Shadow or to themself, they weren't sure.

Not even a child could be fooled by their lies.

"How he's treating you isn't fair!" Amy pitched in. "You're doing your best, believe me, you're great on the track! You're not to blame, he is. He just needs a little more patience and he'd see how good of a racer you are!"

Since their arrival, Amy always had Jinx's six. Her surety and confidence in defending the newcomer was never unwelcome. Amy was good with people. There was an undeniable merit linked to the statement, where it was more fact than simple speculation. The words she exchanged with others were rarely misunderstood. She could pacify even the most wild of beasts — or become the thing she seeks to calm. It was either or with her, and there was some relief in knowing Jinx was on Amy's good side.

Jinx saw value in having Amy as an ally... or a friend. Her and Sonic both. Tails too. There was no animosity in their interactions with Jinx and that, they reckoned, was paving the road for potential friendships. What's obstructing your potential from becoming reality? They wondered exactly that. Shadow had cryptically asked that of them once. Different circumstances, consistent question. The answer was plain as day: spending all their time and energy on a serious mug who wanted nothing to do with them or the development of their skills.

As much as they hated it, there was validity to Shadow's criticism. He was nothing if not brutally honest.

"Thanks, Amy, but... maybe he's right. I'm slow, I hesitate; I don't trust myself to do the right thing. And every moment in that vehicle is a split second decision between life and death. Maybe I'm failing myself because my confidence dictates how I'm driving. Should I apologise to him for that?"

"No!" She was so adamant. Jinx admired that to an unfathomable degree. "He's a grump, his reactions are unkind. Just leave him. Tomorrow is a new day and he'll be over it by then, don't worry. I know Shadow, he doesn't hold a grudge unless it's important to him."

The Speed, Shadows & Hijinks Series :

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[alterchaos]

SHADOWS TO LIGHT

PREVIOUS CHAPTER: MARIA'S WISH, EVERYONE'S WISH

NEXT CHAPTER: SAYONARA

cw: death & grief

“Ready, Sonic?”

“Ready, Shadow!”

ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR

The pair of heroic, super-powered hedgehogs flew towards the massive lizard fused with the ark canon. It tried swiping its head, though both warriors dodged with ease, barrelling into the creature’s side with the force and might of the emeralds. The beast roared out once more, readying a laser to try and take out the hedgehogs as well as the colony beyond.

“I don’t think so, brother!”

SHING!

FWIPFWIPFWIP!!!

BOOOOOM!!!

GROOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRR

The beast cried out as the chaos spears pierced its gills, rendering it helpless and unable to continued forming the laser. 

Fine.

There were other methods of destroying a planet.

With a resounding cry, the beast pulled against the colony, tearing free the canon along with its body after a moment. Thankfully, the part of the colony that housed everyone was separate, meaning they were safe…

…for now.

“It’s…It’s trying to crash into the earth!!!”

“Huff…haaa…”

fizz

crackle

Sonic turned to face the younger hedgehog, “...Shadow?”

The hero continued to float there in a slight stupor, exhaustion lining his features as his arm twitched erratically from his heavy use of chaos control.

Sonic flew to his side in worry, “Hey…Are you okay?”

Shadow steadied his breath, “Y-Yes…I just…haven’t exerted…this kind of power…b-before…”

Sonic watched the kid in deep concern as he released a couple more heavy breaths, “...Just rest okay? I’ll put a stop to this thing and-”

“No.” Shadow regained his composure, “We’ll need our combined power if we’re to teleport it away and take it out for good.”

“But Shadow-”

“Don’t worry about me…” He forced a tired smile, “I’ll be fine. I am the Ultimate Life Form after all…” He shot his counterpart a cocky grin, “...or did you forget that fact?”

Sonic searched his eyes a moment before smiling, “Nah. I remember.” He prepared to fly off into battle once more, “Then let’s end this once and for all.”

Shadow prepared himself as well, fighting back the trembling in his arm with a confident stance, “Yes. Let’s end this and see Eve home.”

SHOOOM!

SHOOOM!

The pair of heroes shot off towards the planet Maria had wished to see once upon a time. Shadow saw her as he flew, shining like the lights dancing across the earth on this day. He closed his eyes, taking in her comforting presence as she remained at his side.

“Do you see it, Maria…Earth…”

Her spirit smiled at her brother.

“Maybe…once this is all over…I can finally take you there…”

He’d fulfilled her wish.

Maria was happy.

“Alright, Shadow! You ready!?”

The hedgehog opened his eyes, peace filling his heart.

“Yes…”

He floated alongside the hedgehog, both staring down the charging beast in determination.

They raised their arms…

Called upon their hearts’ desires…

“My wish…”

“My wish…”

Their irises flashed with the power of the emeralds.

“...IS TO PROTECT THIS WORLD AND EVERYONE I LOVE!!!!”

ROOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRR

FWEEEEEENNN

They called forth a ball of energy.

“CHAOOOOOSSS…”

“CHAOOOOOSSS…”

They shot it upwards, their collective light shining brilliantly like the stars surrounding them.

“CONTROOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!!!!”

SHWEEEEEEEEEEE

SHAZAP!

BOOOOOOOM!!!!!

And thus, the battle to save the missing girl and protect the earth met its end.

Sonic released a few heavy breaths as he watched the canon’s remains rain down among the stars. He swayed slightly, his light flickering a moment before gathering himself. 

“We…We did it…Shado-!!?”

The hedgehog was nowhere to be seen.

“Shadow!? Shadow!!?”

He turned his gaze downwards, gasping as his eyes fell upon the barely conscious hedgehog now caught in the grip of the planet’s gravitational pull.

“SHADOOOOWW!!!!”

Throwing his fatigue aside, Sonic flew to the weak hedgehog. He grabbed his wrist, pulling with everything he had against the weight of the world.

“C-COME ON!!!! WAKE UP, SHADOW!!!! I…”

His mind began to falter.

“I-I can’t…”

shing!

“Huh?”

Sonic looked back down towards the young hedgehog as he felt a small surge of energy course through him. Shadow smiled, his eyes unable to fully focus as his light began to flicker.

“Wait, Shadow!! W-What are you-!?”

It was too late though.

Sonic watched in horror as tiny sparkles of light continued to dance off the smaller hedgehog’s figure, each particle now taking with it a piece of the tired spirit’s worn out body. 

“No…Nononono…”

He tried to give back the energy the hedgehog had given him but it was no use. Shadow’s will was simply too strong and his body overloaded beyond repair. 

“SHADOW!!! SHADOW STOP!!! Y-YOU HAVE TO-!!!”

“S-So…nic…”

“-!!!”

He looked at the rapidly fading hedgehog with wide, tearful eyes, Shadow releasing a few final tears of his own as he continued to smile.

“I-I’m here, Shadow!!! I’m going to get you help so…so hang on-!!!”

“Don’t…It’s…o…kay…”

Sonic pulled harder. Though he was more awake, he was still relatively weak and was quickly losing his grip on what was left of the hedgehog’s wrist.

“DON’T SAY THAT!!!! REMEMBER WHAT I SAID!!? YOU…” He released a few more tears, his body becoming racked with small sobs, “YOU DESERVE TO LIVE, SHADOW!!! YOU HAVE TO-!!!”

“S-Sonic…p…please…”

Sonic lessened his struggle as more tears fell.

“This…I-Isn’t…y-yo…ur…f-fault…”

Shadow took a few final breaths as bits of his torso faded away into the stars.

“G-Go…m-make…s-su…re…she…’s…h-happ-”

His arm faded, Sonic grasping what was left as the what remained of the hedgehog began to fall once more. He reached for him in one last desperate attempt to save the boy from his sad fate.

Nothing.

“Sh-Shadow….”

The hedgehog released one last smile.

“Live…Sonic…the…hedgeh…”

Though his words, too, faded among the stars surrounding him.

“Shadow…”

He dove for him once more.

“SHADOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!”

But he was already gone.

Sonic froze, trembling as the tears poured from his eyes.

No.

Shadow…

He…

He didn’t deserve this…

“Sh-Shado-!?”

The glittering hedgehog turned as a couple of lights caught in his tearful eyes. He reached out, taking hold of the curious, golden objects at their source.

They were all that remained.

“Shadow…”

Sonic clutched his hands close to his chest as he wept.

Shadow was gone…

The lost boy who wished nothing more than to be reunited with his family…

The selfless boy who overcame his past and fought for a purpose larger than himself…

For the planet his sister loved so much…

The planet they could never reach…

He was gone…

Now resting among the stars surrounding the crying, glittering hero.

“Shadow…I’m so sorry…”

He wiped his tears, looking back at the planet once more before flying back to the colony.

Alone…

Without the hero whose wish never came true.

CHAPTER END

[atschoolunfortunetly]

Wholesome Sonic and Tails Once Again!

I have testing today! I'm scared! Anyway, fic time! It ends very abruptly because I had no idea what else to write lol. Hope you enjoy it!

After everything that happened on Starfall Islands, one would think Sonic could deal with anything that was thrown his way. Sonic himself was confident in that statement. Which is why he hates how he doesn’t know how to deal with one thing, his feelings. Feelings were never his thing and honestly he never really knew what to do when negative ones came out. 

He has felt negative emotions before. He would be lying if he said he hasn’t. He’s been scared, nervous, upset, the whole lot but he never let any of them keep him down long. So, it made him confused on why his heart ached watching Tails pack away some of his most important equipment in a large case.

“Hey, Sonic, you mind grabbing me that contraption behind ya? I wanna work on it while I’m gone.”

“Alright, I gotcha.”

Sonic picked up the contraption and handed it to Tails with a small smile on his face. He lied earlier when he said he didn’t know what he was feeling. He knows damn well what it is but he doesn’t feel like admitting it. 

Tails is going out on his own and Sonic won’t be there. 

It wouldn’t be the first time Tails went out on his own adventure but something just felt different this time. This time Sonic won’t be near when Tails is exploring the world on his own. This time Tails won’t be gone for a week but months instead.

This time, Sonic is watching instead of acting. Watching as Tails grows up. Sonic remembers back when he first found Tails. The fox stuck to his side like glue and Sonic allowed him to stick. He taught the fox everything he knows and now…

Now Tails is taking a big, humongous step in his life.

And Sonic will only be able to witness it.

Sonic let out a light sigh as Tails zipped his suitcase shut. He stretched a bit before turning and facing Sonic.

Sonic raised a brow, “Got everything?”

“Almost.” Was Tails simple answer as he “dusted off” his hand despite the workshop being as clean as it could possibly be.

“Almost? What else could there be? You’re taking half the workshop!”

Tails puffed his cheeks, “No I’m not! I’m taking, like, ten things!”

Sonic chuckled, “You sure? This place feels barren to me!”

Tails let out a groan as Sonic chuckled some more, “You’re so dramatic.”

“It’s part of my charm!”

“What charm?”

Sonic sent Tails a glare, “I’ll have you know I have a ton of charm.”

“Mmm, nah don’t see it.”

“Why you-”

Sonic pulled Tails over to him and immediately trapped him in a light headlock and began giving him a light noogie.

“Gah! Sonic!”

Tails broke from his hold with ease before trying to fix his fur, “...Meanie.”

“Hey, you’re leaving! I feel like I deserve to noogie you at least one more time.”

“You can noogie me when I come back!”

Sonic simply rolled his eyes in response, “Yyyeah, but that won’t be for a while and my patience to noogie you is non-existent.”

Tails let out a huff, “Not my fault you don’t have patience in general.”

Sonic let out a fake dramatic gasp, “I do too have good patience in general!”

“Do not!”

“How would ya know?”

“Sonic, I’ve lived with you for years. You think I wouldn’t know how far your patience can stretch?”

Sonic rolled his eyes again, “Can’t be that bad.”

Tails simply sent Sonic a look that spoke for him. Sonic sighed and shook his head before Tails and him both broke out into laughter. Once they calmed down Sonic’s brain remembered what started the conversation in the first place.

“So, what else do you need before you leave?”

Tails paused before letting out a sigh, “It ain’t much, I can grab it before I leave.”

“Sure you won’t forget it?”

“It’s kinda hard to forget.”

“What, is it, like, the Miles Electric?”

“Sonic, I packed that up first. I would be a fool not to.” 

“Well, geez! How am I supposed to know that!”

Tails raised a brow, “Cause you’ve been watching me pack this entire time?”

“You put way too much trust in my memory.”

At that Tails let out a sigh, “Chaos, what will you do without me?”

“...I don’t know.”

Sonic leaned his back against the table he was near and Tails gave him a confused look wondering why the mood in the room seemed to lower. 

“Gee, I don’t think I've ever seen you this upset before.”

“I’m not upset! Just…I don’t know. You know me and my feelings, bro, I ain’t good at them.”

Tails sighed, “It’s just going to be a few months. And even then I’m going to be calling almost every weekend.”

“I know! That’s why I am so confused about things! Gah, emotions are weird! Why can’t they, I don’t know, be like running!”

“I agree, emotions suck. Why can’t they simply be normal? Why must feelings be, gasp, feelings!?”

“Feelings need to learn how to read the room…and my brain.”

Both brothers laughed at that.

“I’d fistfight my feelings if they were a person,” Tails admitted like it was his darkest secret.

“Feelings is, like, that one annoying guy that comes and bothers you during either really big events or the smallest thing.”

“Big events are understandable but then sometimes it’s just- Why am I suddenly sad while making myself a snack! Did the snack personally send an encoded message to my brain or something?” Tails broke down laughing at the end of his sentence and Sonic joined him.

“The snack wants your tears because all of the snacks you eat are always dry.”

“No, they’re not!”

“Yes, they are!”

The mood in the room went back to normal as Tails and Sonic proceeded to continue talking about how awful each other’s snack tastes were. Everything had to calm down, however, when Tails picked up the suitcase and proceeded to pack it into the Tornado. The sun was high in the air as Tails did a quick check-up on the Tornado to make sure it was alright to go.

“Got everything? Did everything?” Sonic asked, tilting his head ever so slightly.

“Almost, I need to do one more thing,” Tails answered.

“Well, what is it-”

Sonic was cut off as Tails ran right at him, wrapping his arms around the hedgehog in a tight squeeze. Sonic immediately returned the hug and the brothers stood their ground for a solid minute before Tails spoke up.

“I love you bro.”

Silence only lasted a few seconds before Sonic chuckled, “Ew, sentimental words.”

Tails immediately pulled himself away, “Nevermind.”

“I was joking! I love ya, bro!” Sonic quickly responded as Tails let out a laugh.

“I know, I know.”

Silence made a comeback as Sonic and Tails stared the other down with smiles on their faces.

“Well, this is goodbye partner,” Sonic sighed.

“Yep. Once again, I’ll be calling on the weekends!” Tails shouted as he sat himself down in the pilot seat.

“If you don’t I’ll find you! That’s a threat!” Sonic shouted back.

“I’ll beat you up! Don’t test me!”

“Try me, air boy!”

“That insult doesn’t make sense!”

“You don’t make sense!”

Tails grinned a cocky smirk before promptly shouting, “At least I am a cryptic on purpose!”

“What does that mean?!”

“You know what it means!”

“No!? I don’t!?”

“Byeee~!”

With those words Tails turned the plane on as Sonic kept shouting at him.

“What!? I can’t hear you over the plane!”

“I hate-love you!”

“I hate-love you as well!”

“I hope your trip is safe and satisfactory!”

“Thanks! I’ll call ya later!”

“Bye!”

“Bye!”

With those words the plane made its take-off and Sonic stood where he was until the plane was out of sight. Once it was, Sonic let out a groan as he felt like a weight was added to his body.

“Well this sucks, I’m going to crash on the couch.”

And then he did.

[pico-digital-studios]

Into, Across and Beyond! Scripting: Love Advice

On one routine day at Gust Planet, Milly and Errorverse Amy were having a chat whilst walking to let off some steam.

Milly: It sure is a lovely day today.

EV!Amy: Heh, absolutely!

Milly: So... you're not angry with me flirting with your boyfriend earlier? I mean, I understand if that made you uncomfortable when you first saw it.

EV!Amy: Nah, don't worry. I gave up any feelings of jealousy on my end a long time ago.

Milly: You did? Ah, sorry. I haven't been here very long. Since it's my second week here, I've not been too familiar with how different iterations of people I know are like. And to think we've got over a hundred members here already since the group's initial inception.

EV!Amy: Well, I'm one of many Amy Roses that crushed on Sonic for a time, but I had since matured after meeting Nitro and shifted my feelings to him instead. Me and my Sonic are simply on a sibling bond nowadays thanks to that.

Milly: I see.

EV!Amy: So I noticed from when Nitro showed his EXE eye to you that you've got a bit of a thing for entities under that criteria, right?

She nodded in agreement.

Milly: I had a crush on the X of my dimension at one point, though our relationship was pretty rough back before I came here. I know I'm the grim reaper of my universe, but seeing people assassinated by a bloodthirsty killer isn't something I can bear to handle.

EV!Amy: Yeah, I heard from Sonic before. Thing is, not all relationships will work out the way you hope them to, and that's okay. You're just testing the waters to see what's right for you at the end of the day.

Milly: I mean, I guess so. It's just... I still want to give it another shot when I feel confident enough to return to my universe, but... I'm deep down scared that I'll mess it up again.

EV!Amy: Hey, you're not gonna mess up a chance to be with your Sonic or X. Or why not both? That can work just as wondrously!

Milly (genuinely curious): You mean I can be in a healthy relationship with BOTH of my crushes?

EV!Amy: Of course you can! You just gotta be willing to take that first step to get a proper love life going.

Milly: Heh, I never thought of it that way before. I really appreciate you being so supportive of me, even if I'm part-EXE myself.

EV!Amy: No worries, Mil! If an EXE, partial or full, means well in their motives and personality, then I see absolutely no reason to have any prejudice towards them!

EV!Amy happily hugged Milly, who smiled to this affection.

Milly: Thank you so much, Amy. I really mean that.

EV!Amy: You're welcome, big sis!

Milly held EV!Amy close for a little bit before they parted their hug.

EV!Amy: So, wanna go get some food from the café?

Milly: Sure thing, Amy.

EV!Amy: And hey. When you're ready to give making your relationships work another go, me and Nitro will have your back the whole way!

Milly: That means so much to me, Ames. Thank you, truly.

EV!Amy: Anytime! That's what buddies are for!

They headed off together.

[hollowfaith]

CHARACTER SHEET REPOST, DON’T REBLOG !

basics ! FULL NAME. Aurelius Vane-Tempest TITLE. divinus imperator (divine commander), God's Grace, [redacted] NICKNAME. Aury, golden fob (Eiden), string cheese (Dar), bastard (various) GENDER. technically irrelevant, but presents as male PRONOUNS. he/him. HEIGHT. 195.6 cm (~6'5") AGE. 225 ZODIAC. Virgo-Libra cusp SPOKEN LANGUAGES. celestial and all other languages except demonic, which he understands but refuses to speak

physical characteristics ! HAIR COLOR. light honey blond EYE COLOR. gold SKIN TONE. light BODY TYPE. more muscular than you'd think. brooaaadddd shoulders. VOICE. <insert handsome refined & arrogant ikemen voice of choice here> DOMINANT HAND. right. POSTURE. straight and steady. SCARS. they all heal. TATTOOS. he'll brand you for free, sure. BIRTHMARKS. nah. MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S). golden wings x4 (but he can make them invisible as wished), so probably his eyes and hair? his nose is also very handsome, hah.

childhood ! PLACE OF BIRTH. heaven* HOMETOWN. (see above) SIBLINGS. none. PARENTS. dominic (former divinus), ??? (angel mother).

*or as close as one can get while still being in the mortal world.

adult life ! OCCUPATION. ruler of angels. CURRENT RESIDENCE. klaus' house (mistwood) CLOSE APPROVED FRIENDS. (of those still in the city) ismael, yuri,* aichi, nicolette, dar, nero, gabriel,** shadow, sonic, etc.

these are people who could drag him off to do stuff without him complaining, or ask him for favors without being rejected. the rest are still pending more interactions or closer to work/professional connections rather than "friends," though a few candidates are very close! klaus is in his own category. eiden can technically drag him around, but why would either of them want to do that. *...this guy made it on here by accident. **probably a one-sided relationship.

RELATIONSHIP STATUS. partnered + soulmated. FINANCIAL STATUS. relatively rich. if filing taxes jointly with klaus, then ridiculously wealthy from the latter's accumulated Dust savings. DRIVER’S LICENSE. why drive when he can fly? also, more fun when others do it. CRIMINAL RECORD. murder is not a crime if it's justified. VICES. arrogant, inflexible, biased.

sex & romance ! SEXUAL ORIENTATION. klausexual. LOVE LANGUAGE. verbal praise. RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES. extremely malleable and compliant with his partner's wishes (up to a point, but always in their presence) yet possessive and petty in return for his undying devotion. likes to be spoiled.

miscellaneous ! CHARACTER’S THEME SONG. cult leader - king mala HOBBIES TO PASS TIME. reading. listening to music (wine optional). cloud/people-watching. klaus-watching. sleeping. PHOBIAS. to an extent...loss of control. SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL. he's never doubted himself, even when he ends up wrong. every mistake is a learning process to be more perfect the next time around. (TL;DR: insufferable) VULNERABILITIES. people stealing klaus >:( and again, vulgar language gives him headaches and nausea in excess. has no sarcasm filter—takes things literally. gullible to a fault. between the carrot and the stick, it is far, far easier to get him listening with a softer approach, especially if you lay it on thick beforehand. antagonizing him makes him contrary for life...

[mirersc]

MLB AU x SONADOW

What's the result?

A chaotic AU with the most unbearable slow burn of all ages.

Yep, we're doing this. Or at least we will talk about it, because I need to share it with someone. Anyone.

Warning: contains spoilers of MLB movie

So ever since the new movie of MLB came out -btw you should go see it, it's pretty light-hearted and adorable- my head is spinning and thinking what would happen if our two hedgehogs had been instead on the main characters' place, but with their own personalities.

Sonic would take Marinette's role, I haven't thought of a backstory yet, -and no he is not shy and without confidence, he is sly and cocky as ever- but he lives with Tails -when he isn't on one of his trips- and together they attend Chaos High on Green Hill -I'm still planning the settings and the names in my head-

On the other hand, Shadow takes Adrien's role, but unlike him, he's actually moving from his home in Station Square to go live with his best friend, Rouge, for a while, who miraculously lives in Green Hill as the others. And surprise, surprise, Gerald is alive! Does that mean that he is Hawk Moth and that Maria is Emily? To be honest, I'm still debating if Gerald is the real villain, because I want to include GUN in the game as well, but oh man, stuff like that takes time.

For sure though Maria takes Emily's place.

There's a high possibility though that she isn't dead. Just pretty sick. For now at least ;) *cough* I meant, she will be fine!

Tikal is the guardian so she takes the place of Master Fu and there are no kwamies. Yes, that's right. Instead of kwamies -do I even spell that right?- we have chaos, thus and why Tikal is the guardian of them. And instead of having a plethora of them there are only seven of them, each of them bearing a chaos emerald.

So skipping into the plot we have first day of a new year with everyone knowing everyone and Shadow being the new transfer student, who clings to Rouge's side and his personal robotic assistant Omega -yeah we're bringing him because we stan Team Dark!-

Introductions are made and oops, the two hedgies make a brief eye contact while at class. Neither of them shows any interest. Ouch I know, but wait, we have track. That's right. And where Sonic believes that his only rival is Jet here comes Shadow to steal the spotlight with his AIR SHOES, even if Sonic deems them rocket shoes. And just like that the blue blur finally pays attention to the stoic new student. Not as if he's fallen in love, but he is intrigued by him! I mean, have you seen any other running as fast as him?

Note; there are no super powers in this world, but Tails still is the smartest of the group, lol. That's just his nature. However he doesn't know that he can fly with his second tail. That's something that he'll discover later.

Anyways moving on, Hawk Moth -or however I'll remain the character later, because I'm not keeping those names for copyright issues- suddenly awakens the purple emerald, thus and the chao with it that have been lost in the fight that have broke between the echidna race and Tikal is forced to call upon the chaos of the dark blue and red chaos emeralds, named -that's actually a good question, I'm debating on Azul and Shade, but that's just basic? Or nah- Anyways, both chaos don't go well with each other and decide like in the movie to select on their own their champions.

Long story short, because there's no way I'm revealing everything, Azul ends up with Sonic and Shade with Shadow and they both activate their powers -after a lot of convincing by both ends, I know surprise for a specific blue hedgehog but sus- I was thinking that the could say, “Chaos Activate” with their respective chao on the start of the sentence, but working on it. Oh they are on their super forms, when powers activated, because I couldn't think of something better and thus their original abilities are unlocked, a.k.a Sonic's speed and Shadow's manipulation over chaos energy.

So the heroes meet while trying to discover where the corrupted with dark chaos energy is -yep, no akumas either- and they do not get along. Shadow having thought of it more, had already picked a name for his secret identity, named -I'm bad at names, but I was thinking something to do with Chaos, like Chaos Controller, but that's just too big so I'll think of something better-. Sonic soon realises that he still haven't thought of his own name, but then the corrupted arrives and interrupts them.

So they fight, they banter, Sonic haves a panic attack, Shadow almost loses his emerald, but they work it out. But like in the series they forget to cleanse the dark chaos energy something that BOTH Sonic and Shadow are able to do with the power of the chaos emerald.

They both find their way after that, working together, learning from their mistakes. Surprisingly, it is Shadow that finds a name for Sonic. Without even thinking of it too hard. He just calls him something and Sonic likes it so he keeps it.

And here's the moment that you all waited for.

The love matter.

Which takes a LOT OF TIME to finally come.

So to put it simple.

Sonic loves Shadow.

Shadow loves Super Sonic.

-this is where you all start clapping and fangirling-

There I said it. You can all just toy with the idea now, if you haven't thought of this already. And oh they both get refused by the other like the movie. But first is Shadow who declines Sonic and then Super Sonic who declines Super Shadow. Why? Because one thing led to another and Sonic accidentally reveals his like to the other hedgehog. Shadow of course is taken aback, because he didn't expect Sonic to like him. Not that Sonic would like to change anything in their current relationship, because it's perfect as it is. He just wishes to know if Shadow would like to keep it like that and after graduation. Shadow, however, likes Super Sonic and thus declines Sonic. Of course he doesn't express this in a harsh manner. He is considerate of the other's feelings. But Sonic of course is hurting. So imagine the SAME time in the evening to getting asked by Super Shadow, if he would like for their relationship to grow into something more. Sonic just can't and he leaves immediately like he'd done a prior hours ago.

Of course I'm not telling you how they get together or how they overcome this, because where's the fun in that? Don't know, if I'll make it into a fic this idea yet, but feel free to send me asks, if you have any questions.

Furthermore you can even take this idea and turn it into something unique. Just be sure to let me know so I can keep an eye out of it. I wouldn't mind reading an AU like this or seeing art of it.

Thank you for managing to come this far. I am super grateful and hopefully my next posts will not be as big as this one. Be safe and be happy! Gotta love our two hogs.

[antirepurp]

In regards to how little Sonic's friends know about him... how much do you think it would affect Tails specifically? By all counts he's the single closest person to Sonic, so the idea that there are some things Sonic won't confide in him about, or struggles that he won't even consider breaching would at the very least stir some sort of reaction. On the flipside, there's also a very likely possibility that Sonic has a lot of POSITIVE things he thinks about Tails that he might keep close to his chest, too. There's no doubt in my mind Sonic downplaying his emotions happens with even the positive side of himself.

Now that I think on the positive side of it, he probably has a lot of thoughts of how much he appreciates Knuckles and Amy, too!

This hedgehog can bottle up so many emotions 👏

oh yeah all of that is full of the pasta i'd love to explore further in some form! i mean tails is bright kid so he would know that there are things sonic doesn't share with him, but i don't imagine that he's aware of the sheer scope of those things, no one probably is (except metal sonic? but that's a different topic). he obviously knows sonic isn't doing well during frontiers, but im not sure if he's aware just how much of sonic has been consumed by the corruption, even at rhea island. i feel like if he had known he wouldn't have let sonic go ahead so easily

and sonic does keep more positive things to himself too, im pretty sure he hasn't fully expressed just how much he cares about his friends to them despite everything. he comes off as someone who acts instead of using his words, not that he isn't capable of the latter but it's just so much FASTER and EASIER to show your feelings through what you do for and to others (and can make it easier to mask away things you Want to keep to yourself). and while sonic may think he makes himself clear, the full extend of his intentions might not always carry across

sonic may be social and outgoing but yeah nah he's definitely not the most open person in the world and that makes him so much more interesting

[heckinconfusedparade]

I’m a bit scared to ask this, mainly because of weird this might sound, but have you heard of borrowers? The tiny people that live under the floorboards and “borrow” things? I’m asking this because I recently read you story on where Sonic shrinks himself due to Nines invention, and I wondered ‘what if Sonic was always tiny’ and it eventually came to a story idea on ‘what if Sonic was a borrower in Nines hermit cave’. He’s quick and fast so he hasn’t gotten spotted for years. During those years though, he’s been watching Nine suffer from being bullied, so he tries to help, in his own anonymous way, through notes of encouragement or something like that. Then one day he gets caught. I’m just wondering how Nine would react to finding a tiny person in his home, and their first meeting as bean and borrower.

Don’t be scared! This is such a cute ask!

AHEM!!

- - -

Weird things have been happening to Nine for little over a year now. Some of his belongings are vanishing, or moving somewhere else in his workshop. Some even disappear when he turns his head for ONE SECOND! Whenever he opens his cooler he finds a snack missing.

What’s even weirder is the notes that are showing up. Little sticky notes with messy handwriting saying praises like “I think your tails are cool!” And “you’re really smart!” These sticky notes pop up in all sorts of places. One time Nine lifted up his blanket to turn in for the night, and there was a sticky note on his pillow along with an interestingly shaped rock.

It’s confusing to say the least. Nine initially thought that someone was stealing from him, but he was still very confident that nobody could possibly get into his lair!

Nine decided he was gonna catch this secret admirer and thief.

First he set some bait: a tiny little trinket he made out of scraps. He fixes a bunch of cameras pointing at that spot, and gave them motion sensors so they can take pictures.

At first the only thing the pictures were showing were him whenever he passed by. But during the night, the cameras all went off. Inspecting the pictures, Nine discovered that not only is the trinket gone, but there’s no evidence that someone even took it in the first place… aside from one picture with a small blue blur in the focus.

Nine realizes that in order to catch this thing, he needs to think smaller. He places a fly trap under the next trinket.

He is successful. Nine comes home from wandering about and finds a very tiny blue hedgehog struggling in the middle of the trap. The hedgehog never thought he’d ever get caught, so he is not prepared for this. He wiggles and struggles trying to get away while Nine approaches and pulls up a chair to examine him.

Nine looks at him with a confused expression “what…are you?”

The hedgehog crosses his arms to appear offended. “I’m a hedgehog! I think that’s obvious!”

Nine’s eyes widen in shock “you can talk?!”

The hedgehog nods “so are you gonna let me out or what?”

“And let you steal more of my stuff? No way. You’re stuck there, so face the music, hedgehog.”

“You’re a rude fox bean. After all those nice notes I’ve left!”

“Those were you?”

The hedgehog nods and resumes trying to free himself more, but gets exhausted so he leans on the trinket. Nine has so many questions, but he’s gonna start with “why?”

The hedgehog doesn’t lift his head from where he’s resting, “cause I think you’re cool. I’ve been watchin you for a little while, and it looked like you needed the encouragement, especially after hearing those nasty things the other beans were saying to you just cause of your tails. I think having two tails is cool! I wish I had two tails.” He wiggles his own little tail. Nine is taken off guard with what he said. Nah, he’s just saying those things to get out.. but then why would he leave those notes around before getting caught?

Nine sighs and removes the hedgehog from the trap and cleans off his little sneakers. The hedgehog happily runs around in circles, shocking Nine with how fast he is. Nine taps his finger on his lip “ah.. so that’s why I never see you. You’re too fast!” He mumbles. “Do you have a name? A family? Where did you come from??” Nine asks. The hedgehog points two thumbs at himself “I’m Sonic! And you’re Nine! I know that! My family? Our burrow was flooded and I was the only one who got out alive..” Sonics words make Nines jaw drops with how casually he mentioned being a sole survivor of something so traumatic. He really expected him to just say he had no family and to move on. Sonic sweats “sorry! I shouldn’t have said nothing… and also sorry for stealing your stuff n your snacks. It’s how I’ve been able to survive.”

Nine feels a sense of pity, or is it sympathy? He also feels a little annoyed that this little shit felt like he could just keep taking, but he also understands that Sonics circumstances meant he had to steal to survive. Nine pokes Sonic making him fall over “stop stealing my stuff. I need that. But if you need food or whatever, you can take a granola bar or something. I don’t want to come home and have the place stinking of rotting hedgehog.” Sonic nods enthusiastically and runs off somewhere.

Nine holds his head. What just happened? He just found a tiny hedgehog! He’s met hedgehogs before, and none of them are that tiny! Is there some sort of subspecies? Whatever. Doesn’t matter to him. Nothing matters to him.

Sonics a weird guy.

[darth-caillic]

art vs artist 2023

In my personal life, it doesn't feel like I've achieved much, you know what, nah, I've been putting myself out there a bit more and have made some new friends. I got team member of the month that one time, and am currently in the process of trying to quit some bad habits (I'm trying to quit drinking Coke, and haven't brought any fast food since I got back from holiday in November).

Creatively, there's been a lot of progress. I like to think a lot of that has come from the confidence that a server I joined earlier this year gave me.

The consistents I've noticed this year are side profiles and SW OCs, lol. There's also been a few pieces based on famous paintings that I really enjoyed.

I'm currently trying to decide what I want to achieve with my art next year. I want to do at least one Leyendecker-inspired piece. Try and do reference sheets more often (it will make ordering commissions SO much easier). I want to do more art for non Star Wars OCs, so hopefully, Doctor Who, Pokemon or Sonic the Hedgehog.

And that's pretty much where I'm at. Thanks to all my mutuals (the older and the newbies <3 ). As a final bonus under the cut, see my first art of the year vs my last

... I really need to draw my human sonic OCs with their updated designs.

[boombrothersasks]

I noticed you guys didn't have a TV... So I brought this one, a DVD player and stole this generator from Eggman (I made sure he wasn't coming take it back, don't worry).

I also have installed the antenna already, so you guys can watch whatever you want.

Btw, I have these DVD Collections of a series where five heroes in colorful suits fight some dude, we all could watch if you want after I bring the couch.

"Huh, cool! I think Viper will like that too."

Eclipse held Viper close to him, and nodded.

"Yeah, he does."

"Should we not be concerned by the fact that this person just said they stole a generator from Eggman?" Shadow asked Eclipse, who was already fascinated by the TV.

"Nah, you heard em! They made sure he wouldn't come get it! Plus, you're Shadow the Hedgehog, you can take him."

Shadow grinned proudly. "Well, I suppose that is true-HEY. Stop doing that, you're not going to change the subject. Besides, I don't want one of those things. They rot your mind. One moment you're doing functional and rational things, and in the next, you're just staring blankly at some-"

"Sonic's on tv?"

"WHAT," Shadow sat down beside his brother. "That fool isn't competent nor important enough for this."

"What, like you could do so much better, Mr. Social Anxiety?"

"That was told to you in confidence."

...

"Wait, what couch?!"

[hiswrlds]

❝ do you think you're bulletproof? ❞

@controlcha0s

“ Heh . ”   Gloved finger moves to rub at his nose, a familiar gesture of confidence accompanied by an easy smile at his fellow hedgehog . Nevermind the fact that he's torn & kicked his way through showers of aggressive shooting from several badniks he hasn't even tried to count .  Perhaps he wanted to put on a show for the other, competitive hubris elated by the rush of adrenaline &  the wild, accelerating beat of abnormal heart .  ( Perhaps he wanted to get across, be on Shadow's side of the battle .  ) 

“ Nah, where's the fun in that ? ”  What's victory without the risk of losing ?  What's the reassurance of survival without the fear of fatality ?  Sonic considers likes the feeling of challenge presented by Shadow's question, but there's is no denying that at the end ; this blue body is terribly mortal, unapologetically so .  “ Check it out .  ”

Lean arm extends, his other hand brush away fur to reveal & pinpoint a specific scar near the back of his shoulder, pick it from the myriad of all the others .  It was short, small enough to somewhat hide beneath plush blue fur, but prominently protruding & fibrous when seen .  “ A GUN sniper almost got a hit on me before . ”  Sonic refuses to mention it -  but it was during the Black Arms invasion .  A chaotic scene where he tried to break a path for some stranded civilians to escape, placing himself in the middle of fire exchange between military & enemy, then earning the graze of an erosive bullet onto flesh . 

But little does it matter, he managed to help those people, and he earned a trophy that he can show off to dearest rival with a proud, sharp-toothed grin .  

[lightningblade1994-blog]

{Sonic the Hedgehog] "When will Then be Now?" [For © KatarinaTheCat]

Dr. Eggman: Did you find them yet?

Egg-Robo 4: No, Doctor. There's still not on the radar.

Dr. Eggman: Well, then... Keep searching. [turns to drink his second cup of coffee]

[Both of Sleet's ears begin perking up as he starts to formulate a plan]

Sleet:(feeling a bit confident) Beg pardon, Sir. I have an idea. [Turns to Egg Robo-4] Corporal, find me the closest file you could find that contains an instant copy of "Sonic the Hedgehog: The Motion Comic".

Egg-Robo 4: Roger, roger. [Starts going through a lot of saved files as he proceeds to uncover a certain document as Sleet requested]

Dr. Eggman: Commander, may I speak with you for a moment?

Sleet: Yes, sir...?

Dr.Eggman:(Slightly confused) How on Earth are we suppose to find a rare copy of "Sonic the Hedgehog: The Motion Comic", if we never have a comic to begin with? We're still in the middle to make it!

Sleet: Very true, Sir. But there's been a technical breakthrough through Social Media as we speak.

Dr. Eggman: There is?

Sleet: Why, of course. "Online Campaigning"; A lot of people have been raising funds to keep the project going through and through, already donating worldwide before the comic is even finished.

Dr. Eggman: [Shrugs it off] Nah.

Egg-Robo 4: Here it is, Sir! [Both Eggman & Sleet turn around; Egg-Robo 4 shows the file] "Sonic the Hedgehog: The Motion Comic".

Sleet: Good work, Corporal. Punch it out.

[Egg-Robo 4 starts playing the file. It actually starts with a DISCLAIMER.]

Sleet: ACK. It started much too early. Prepare to fast-forward.

Egg-Robo 4: Preparing to fast-forward--

Sleet:(impatiently) Fast Foward!

Egg-Robo: --Fast-forwarding, Sir.

[Starts fast-forwarding through the ludicrous speed scene. Dr. Eggman is thrown into the panel at a high-speed.]

Dr. Eggman:(cringes a bit) No, no, no, no-- Go past this, past this part. In fact, never play this again.

[The scene stops at the exact same thing that is actually happening now. Dr. Eggman looks at the what I believe, is the person who is reading, then he turns back to the monitor. Sleet looks at the same reader when Eggman looks back at the monitor, then he looks back at the monitor. Eggman looks at the reader again when Sleet looks back at the monitor. When Eggman turns back, he waves his hand. He turns back to the reader one more time.]

Dr. Eggman: What the heck am I EVEN looking at?! When did this happen a few panels ago?!

Sleet: Now. You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens now, is happening now.

Dr. Eggman: What happened to then?

Sleet: We passed "Then".

Dr. Eggman: When?

Sleet: Just now. We're at "now", now.

Dr. Eggman: Go back to then.

Sleet: When?

Dr. Eggman: Now.

Sleet: Now?

Dr. Eggman: Now!

Sleet: We can't.

Dr. Eggman: Why?

Sleet: We've missed it.

Dr. Eggman: When?

Sleet: Just now.

Dr. Eggman: ...When will "Then" be "Now"?

[Egg-Robo 4 rewinds the video. He stops at the point when Sonic & Tails are both exploring the Mystic Caves.}

Sleet: SOON.

Dr. Eggman: How soon..?

Egg-Robo 4: Sirs?

Dr. Eggman: WHAT?!

Egg-Robo 4: We've identified their location.

Dr. Eggman: WHERE??

Egg-Robo 4: They're near the Mystic Caves.

Sleet: Excellent Work. Set a course for the Mystic Caves, at once! Tell them to prepare for our arrival.

Dr. Eggman: WHEN?!?

Egg-Robo 4: Five hours should be more than enough, sir.

Sleet:(Ecstatically) --At High Noon tomorrow, They will be our prisoners!

Dr. Eggman: WHOOO--- [The lights shut down, along with the entire system, resulting in a huge power outage]

[prowerprojects]

I was thinking maybe a weird mix of both?Between his older friends, where he feels he has to pull his weight harder in order to keep up and his younger ones where he, not necessarily needs to "set an example" but knowing when to stand up and lead when there's a problem or a sense of danger ahead. Especially for those who look up to HIM; as he does Sonic. (Allows for him to have some flexibility, and just more tastes of his progression and what he could be in the future.)

(Nah, I get ya. Although it could make for interesting dynamics, just because certain characters have similar ages or traits does not mean they have to hang out with each other only. Nor should it be the SOLE reason.)

In some aspects, yes. "Wanting to be cool and stronger" has been a goal since his debut. He's made progress, it's the independence that's a struggle. (Sa1 was him making the epiphany. Frontiers is like him, reaffirming his goal or him making it 'clearer' after looking back a bit. But again, it's just words until we see results. Who knows what we'll be saying by 2032.)

Yeah, just a few tweaks and maybe some accessories. But nothing to throw off most fans. (Although I don't see them changing Sonic's iconic shoes, I know some really like his SOAP ones. It'd be cool if they did some happy medium between the two.)

Heh, if he got his own game again, Tails would probably have a more gadgeteer look to him there. (Also, I like the idea of him slowly upgrading his friends' gear as his skills [and confidence] grow.)

There's a lot of confusion during that time, I remember some being concerned that Sticks would replace Cream; or just Modern in generally. (But yeah, gotta be careful with redesigns. I don't think anything will top how Movie Sonic first went.)

Heh, it seems like it was a small experiment they were testing the waters with. Now that they have a flow and the series has been received positively so far, they might churn out more at a quicker pace. (No rush though. I suspect we'll get one more before the year ends.)

Oh yeah, I probably misunderstood what you were talking about last time a bit. I'm just gonna say that I hope we get more of Tails character focus.

Personally I love what they did with Sonic's shoes in sa1, they look like classic shoes but modernized, but the ones he wears nowadays just look kinda weird and metallic.

Oh yeah, they would probably be allowed to spice up the look in a spinoff. Hehehe. (You're making me waaay too hopeful about it)

You know what could be cool about upgrading the gear? If you could get upgrades for other characters in future games, and they would canonically come from Tails.

Oh I hope ^-^