#windsknight 01

[virtualpopsensation]

@windsknight

In her examination of the "real world", Miku almost stumbles into someone, courtesy of her still not being used to her physical form.

"Sorry—!" Her apology is cut short as she looks down.

...How strange; a blue creature with spikes. Miku thought only humans and animals existed in the real world... Her curiosity is piqued.

"Oh! Miku's never seen anything like you before..." She tilts her head to the side in thought, "Ah! Are you from the digital world too?" She puts her hands together with a smile.

"I'm Hatsune Miku! What's your name...?"

[hammertarot]

@windsknight

Amy takes a glance down the sidewalk as she window shops. Is that...? She starts running without thinking toward that familiar shade of blue.

"Sonic!"

She skids to a stop and clasps her hands together.

"I'm so happy to see you again! It must be fate that brought us together again," Amy sighs wistfully, glad to finally meet her Sonic (though the other Sonic is very nice, too!)

"Sorry, you must be sooo confused! Well, you don't have to worry about that anymore! Amy Rose, at your service!" She does a small curtsy, "I can show you around and tell you all you need to know, hehe~!"

[wingherc]

@windsknight

｢𓆄｣It's only because of the way his feathers vibrate, that he's able to get out of the way of the speeding hedgehog. Because, quite literally in the blink of an eye, all he could see was the blue blur left in the hedgehog's wake.

Figuring this would be amusing for at least himself. Hawks used his wings to get off the ground and follow after him.

And in no time, number two caught up to him! And it was oh so effortless how the avian carried himself, seemingly in a relaxed position as he flew upside down, his arms resting behind his head. It was almost taunting how he was carrying himself.

"Pssst! Hey! Have you run into anybody going that fast yet, man?"

[ultimatelifefcrm]

@windsknight

"Have you not exhausted the fish out of water schtick yet?" They'd been through this song and dance months prior, and Shadow had...eventually come to accept he was stuck here. But, it felt like a vicious cycle.

"Did you hit your head?" And why wasn't it him that got to hit it if that were the case?

[blue-justice]

Maybe he should have expected his older doppelganger to not quite be the same — but there's still a part of him that's disappointed. Though, he's more confused than anything. He tilts his head to the side, thinking.

"Huh. Maybe chaos works differently in your world then? Iunno. But like— yeah— when you generate a lot of it I guess evil scientists want to capture you to use as a battery or whatever. I'm pretty sure the Robotnik in my world is dead though. Or hospitalized for life? So I don't think I gotta worry 'bout more schemes from a rotten egg, probably."

Probably. He wasn't expecting the guy to survive on that mushroom planet and find his way back to earth, and yet... Nope, not gonna think about it. A problem that's obviously neither here nor there.

"What's the story behind your master emerald like? Ours was like... Fought over constantly between the echidna and the owl tribes. A weapon of like, war and stuff. That's why Knuckles was worried about me using it, cuz... The history of people having it and turning around to abuse its power was uhh... The Thing, y'know? I didn't have any issues though. I felt stronger, I guess? Lighter? But other than that I didn't really feel any, like, different—"

Right, differences. What else is there, he wonders...

"Uh, when 'Eggman' and Knuckles were after me at first, it was because I was... Technically the apprentice of the last owl? Who had the last location of the master emerald. I didn't know it at first but then my memento feather from Longclaw did a magic thing. Recorded message with a star wars-esque hologram and everything. Was pretty wild— but yeah!"

He's following up until the explosive part. He's had a bit more of a close relationship to the emeralds and all the energy that entails, considering how many times he's had to call upon their power. That power was enriched by the heart, which extends towards intent and emotions! But he's never really had that become explosive. He opens his mouth to say something, but the other just figures he gets it, changing subjects pretty quickly; he doesn't want to interrupt, so.. he'll let him finish first.

There's some small amount of relief, hearing that Tails and Knuckles are at least shared between them. Even if he can't exactly say he views Knuckles as a brother. Not enough he can imagine describing him that way, at least. Working for Eggman originally sounds very on brand - that happens sometimes, with much love towards Knuckles, of course. Which means there was an Eggman around too; while it's another thing they shared, he.. can't exactly call it a positive. Wherever Eggman went, trouble followed afterwards - a lot of trouble, typically. The insurance there'd never be too long of a dull moment was great, but sometimes.. well, sometimes it was bad. He hopes he only gets the fun parts. At least he knew he could take care of it, and he trusts he'll be able to do it in the future too.

"Nah, you're fine - who would I be if I couldn't keep up? You're still calling him Robotnik, huh? Well, as a tip from me to you then, next time you meet him start calling him Eggman - he'll hate it. Whole reason I started! But yeah, that sounds more like what I was thinking of - my Knuckles worked with him for a while too, until I made him realize how stupid that was. Eggman told him I wanted to steal the Master Emerald, but obviously he was the one who wanted to do that. I don't remember the chili-dog thing when I got to use it though.. and I don't really remember Knuckles throwing a fit about after effects. It sorta just worked for me. I'm just a natural like that! Not with the whole... exploding thing, though? I mean, I've got plently of it, and.. I guess I could say I sorta generate it..? It's a whole thing - but it's never done that before."

[einwish]

Energy harvesting was a universal affair, so it wasn't strange for Kyubey to run into a puella magi of the blue and spiky variety on a random jaunt through the city. His magic still works the same way, as does the Soul Gem—the Incubator's sure this one would be equally aerodynamic, if its owner gave it to him to toss around for kicks.

§ It's a shame you already made a contract. §

§ From the way you fight, I'm sure you'd last a long time. §

Well, well, a win for one was a win for the collective, so he had no reason to complain.

§ How has it been? Saving the world from Witches, over and over again. §

⋆˚🐾˖ @windsknight ⊹ . ݁˖ .

[wolfofthewisps]

Whisper had never taken a major interest in the details of Sonic's previous adventures- she just knew he'd jumped headlong into perils of a scope she'd never had to deal with, even through her own time spent fighting against the Eggman Empire. He may well have ended up in a similar situation like this before. Whatever the case, he'd likely be able to adapt here more easily than herself, even disregarding their differences in demeanor.

"Sure. Let's see..." She rested her chin upon two bent fingers, parsing through what all he might want to know. "Most everyone here is peaceful. Eccentric, but not willingly dangerous. They're all brought here from their own worlds too and aren't interested in causing any trouble. The city itself is nice- has everything we need to live comfortably and enjoy ourselves, with more "excitement" out in the branches. Still not sure what the reasoning behind...anything involving us being brought here is, though."

He's keeping a mental note about the time thing - just in case it's important for later. Getting transported to new places like this, well.. more often than not it ends in some sort of fight for him. He'd rather not get caught off guard! Maybe it's the time eater up to some new shenanigans. This place is a whole lot more than the void he ended up in last time, but nothing is impossible. It's a relief to hear things have been well, both for her and in general here - although he does wonder what that implies about the bad days...

"A good while, huh? Suppose that makes sense, if time doesn't pass the same.. so, since you've been here longer, can I ask for a run down? I've done some poking around myself, obviously, but a second opinion can't hurt."

[voyagehcme]

If he were a little younger and in a different situation , Jim probably would've laughed. While the wipe out was funny , it wasn't worth making an enemy over laughing about. This is a strange place , one that he still hasn't gotten used to after a month. He can only imagine what it's like adjusting for non - humans. At least , he assumes the other isn't human. He looks like he isn't. But what was that old phrase ? Don't judge a book by it's cover ? Either way , he's in no state to find amusement in someone else's failings. Even if , deep down , he kind of wanted to.

❛ I saw a nasty fall , if that's what you're asking. ❜ He raises an eyebrow at him curiously , looking up at the building he was trying to scale. He really has to decide whether or not he wanted to question what exactly the guy thought would happen. ❛ I . . uh . . think the ground might be better for running on than straight up a wall. With gravity and all . . . I mean — you can try again if you want , but I want to save you the bruises. Both metaphorically and literally. ❜

@voyagehcme liked for a starter!

He's trying to shove down the embarrassment rising in his chest when he realizes he isn't on the sidewalk by himself. He's been trying to test the limits of his speed here, and... well, let's just say he learned the hard way that running up building is a no go. Sure, it was pretty bold to just try and go for it, but there was really only one way to find out! Seeing as he's dusting himself off from a somewhat sizeable fall, he'd discovered his answer pretty quick.

"So, uh.... how much of that did you see? And just be honest."

[doctornota]

MAYBE HE'S FINALLY SNAPPED. It was only a matter of time, if he's honest. Leonard pauses in his writing ( there's no Starfleet here, no constant demand for incident reports and medical journals, but with nothing better to do with his time he's begun documenting the medical equipment in this place for his own sanity all the same ), glances up and then around, tilts his head. He swears to god, no bullshit, he hears quiet music coming from the walls. Highly evolved rats? Sure, man, he's not ruling anything out at this point.

Then there's a clatter from above. Another, then a quiet thump. The apartments are high up - like, more high up than Leonard is comfortable with on most days - so there's no way on god's green earth that anything's up there other than an oversized bird, maybe, but...

Hell, it's more believable than musically-inclined rats in the walls. He's not about to venture outside and climb up the fire escape, so he instead takes a broom and bangs it against the ceiling. Thank god nobody else is home right now, he thinks, as he shouts at the ceiling. "Do you mind!?"

@doctornota asked for a starter !

This roof has a pretty nice view, now that he's taking a second to look out at the skyline from it. He prefers the open outdoors, of course, but it's still pretty solid. Honestly, he might just make this one of his more frequent sit and chill out spots. It's.. a little more annoying to get to, seeing how he can't just run up the side of the building anymore, but fire exits work just as well!

Hopefully the folks inside the building don't mind the possible commotion that comes with bringing a lawn chair, umbrella, and boom box up here. He's got it at a pretty low volume, so it shouldn't really be an issue! He's just sitting here chilling. Vibing. Nourished and in his zone.

[blue-justice]

"Oh, I uh, yeah something happened. You know how, like, Chaos Energy is linked to emotion, right? And like, y'know, if you got a lot of it, generate it like I do- like we do I guess- getting upset without knowin' how to control it gets pretty uhhhh... Explosive, y'know? 'course you do, you're me, ANYWAYS—"

The name Eggman doesn't seem to ring a bell, but he does perk up at the mention of a certain little fox. "Yeah! I know Tails! Knuckles, too! They're my brothers now. Uh—" he blinks owlishly, foot tapping restlessly as he thinks. Eggman...? Maybe...

His expression looks a little disgruntled, when he asks: "D'ya mean Dr. Robotnik? Yeah, I fought that bozo. Tails found me and helped out and Knuckles was working with Robotnik at first but we cleared that up pretty quick and got rid of him together. I got to use the master emerald. That was kinda fun. Knuckles was sooo worried it'd affect me or whatever but then I made it rain chili dogs after because I realized I could and the look on his face was priceless— oop, sorry, too fast, right?"

"Yeah, that sounds like Amy - she's here too? Sheesh, I wonder how many other people I know're stuck here.."

It's more of a genuine curiosity than spoken as anything he dreads the answer to. Having his friends around on adventures is common to him - more so than if he was doing them alone. That, and no apparent danger has popped up yet.. he's still waiting for something in that regard. He supposes he'll just have to cross those bridges when he gets there; besides, his friends can definitely take care of themselves if they're brought here.

"Alright, looks like I've got a few months on you! I'm already fifteen. Definitely would've guessed closer to thirteen, but that's fine. But you really didn't stop hiding until then? Did something, like... happen there, or did you just never get around to it..? For me Tails showed up and helped me out, and then Eggman showed up so I really couldn't hide anymore. Do you know Tails..? Or Eggman?"

It's spoken with less self assuredness, aware of how sensitive a topic this likely was. It's a hard thing to imagine, a version of him not knowing either of them, but at this point it's hard to even guess what a baseline was between them.

[blue-justice]

"Huh?" Confusion is met with more confusion. He doesn't really understand the jeering. He cocks his head to the side, pausing briefly.

"I mean— he was the first one I ever met, yeah! I was- Oh! I met Amy when she came here, actually! She thought I was you at first, which was kinda awkward, but she seems nice!" He rocks back on his heels a little.

Then he cocks his head in the opposite direction. It's definitely not much of a hedgehog mannerism. "Huh... I think this'll be my fifteenth winter, I guess? Uh, and I didn't come out of hiding until I was, like, after the thirteenth, and it was totally on accident and stuff happened but it all turned out okay in the end so I didn't have to go to the mushroom planet— which I'm really grateful for cuz I hate mushrooms! They're so gross, y'know—?"

He catches it, briefly - and while it does raise his interest, he opts not to ask further on it. It sounds like a touchy subject, to say the least; not something to talk about on a first meeting. He'll keep that tucked away for a later date. His focus remains on everything else his other self says, listening with rapt interest. He doesn't get less baffled as the other shifts gears into talking about Shadow, seemingly only reeling more as he continues.

"Alright, alright - I've seen Shadow around, and unless there's another one around the place - which maybe there is - yeah, that's the one I know. Man, now you've already gone and boosted his ego while I'm not around - that's gonna come back to bite me now, y'know! But sure, he's cool - and he's got the same speed going for him! Remember though, if he asks, you're quicker."

He's clearly not all that mad, though - just some lighthearted jeering. The thought of Shadow actually taking the time to take it easy enough and play baseball at the drop of a hat is nice. While that's all true, it is still jarring to see himself look up to him like that. He's so accustomed to their usual, more competitive banter, that it's strange to see himself just say all that. He has no small amount of respect for Shadow, but he isn't as open with it - it just didn't suit them. Seeing that flipped so entirely on it's head is strange.

"Anyways, he's really the only other hedgehog you've met? Not even Amy? I guess it adds up, considering Earth and hiding and.. okay, I probably should've asked this first - how old you are? I got out of hiding at like.. five or sixish. Pretty sure, anyways. I'm just trying to compare, here."

[blue-justice]

He almost wants to ask— is she still alive, then, since you never had to leave? But the thought of asking that, and receiving any answer actually doesn't... Feel very good, anticipating it, so he doesn't. "There's no one left on that island to go back to," Sonic mumbles to himself, almost too quickly for even the other Sonic to hear.

"I mean, it's been... okay, I guess? I spent most of my life like... Y'know, in hiding, until like... a year ago? No- it's been almost two. Yeah, two! I think. I mean, some stuff happened, but I got to make friends and I don't have to hide anymore!"

He shrugs awkwardly before looking back at the other. Only to be met with confusion. He grins excitedly, seizing the opportunity to shift topics a bit. He'll gladly talk about how cool Mr. Shadow is! "Oh! Yeah! I've never met other Hedgehogs before meeting Mr. Shadow here! He's probably from your world, maybe? Maybe not! But he mentioned knowing, like, another version of me, and he's just— he's just soooo cool, y'know? And nice! He plays baseball with me when I ask! It's awesome! And he's also super fast. I didn't know other people could be fast like me. Every time he enters the room I'm expectin' some cool rock song to start playing- "

Oh. Dear Chaos. He WILL keep going unless interrupted.

The silence only warrants him to pick at his glove cuffs, wondering how impressive that must've sounded to warrant a pause like that. The answer leaves him visibly surprised once the other states he's from Earth. That's definitely a big change! Bigger than he'd had with his previous double. There's a low whistle in response to accentuate that.

"Wow. I mean, any homes a home, but wow - Earth. Well, I think we found out one difference already - I did stay on Mobius. Grew up on a little island there, actually! Was still there before getting dragged here. Mobius, not the island. You were still on Earth, I'm guessing? How did that.. go?"

He'd been so caught off guard by that that something equally as shocking almost slipped right past him. A bizarre confusion becomes very apparent.

"Wait. Mr. Shadow?"

[blue-justice]

Well, that was certainly a different response than what the others gave him. That tracks with what he knows about the multiverse theory, though. There's really an infinite amount of different realities and timelines and— and he should answer the question, instead of staring blankly at his counterpart. It's only been, like, a couple seconds, realistically, but to the younger Sonic he fears he might've hesitated a little too long in his answer.

"Okay, cool, cool, when I brought it up to Mr. Shadow he just looked at me funny and said Earth was the only planet Mobians came from— anyways, right, uhm! So, long story short, I actually grew up on Earth? Like... I haven't run through a loop de loop since I was, liiiike, three. Earth's what I know, and that's my home now, so like. It's cool, y'know?"

He looks away for a moment. "So, you stayed on Mobius...?"

He remains laid back, hoping that his demeanor would help put the others nerves at ease. Now that he thinks about it, maybe he should've started it off.. the moment for that's passed though, seeing as he has managed to come up with something. He nods, and an answer comes easily to him.

"Dunno about everyone else, but for me, Mobius is still the real deal. We've got stuff like Earth! I've been there once or twice, chaos control and all that.. they don't have the loop de loops, though! And I know all about humans, if that was something you were worried about. We have those. You don't remember it? Why's that?"

[virtualpopsensation]

"It's nice to meet you, Sonic-san!" Miku says with a small bow, "Ah, or is it 'Hedgehog'-san?"

"It might be difficult to explain, but Miku lives there!" She nods, before realizing her mistake and amending, with a wave of a hand, "Miku did live there, before she came here."

"Why are you blue? Are you some kind of special breed of hedgehog?" The question is emphasized with a tilt of the head.

Thankfully, the real emphasis is on almost - he steps out of the way just in time, thanks to his quick reflexes. He's been dodging Eggman's gadgets for so long, it'd be a bit embarrassing to stumble into somebody! He doesn't seem to mind very much at least, so the cut off apology isn't minded either.

"Name's Sonic - Sonic the Hedgehog! I guess it'd make sense you haven't seen anybody like me before.. well, I'll just have to make a good first impression, then! First things first, no on the digital world thing. I'm guessing that's where you're from?"

[hammertarot]

"Awww... I was so excited, too!" Amy clasps her hands behind her back and scuffs the toe of her boot against the ground. She really wanted to be helpful...

Her arms drop and go back to her sides with a smile, "But that's okay. I should have expected that; it's you, after all."

But when Sonic speaks again, her eyes light up with hope as she leans forward. "See? I knew I was right! We're destined to always find each other!"

Realizing she might be encroaching on personal space (again), Amy leans back. "Sorry~ I got a little excited. Sooo, did you find anything interesting?"

It's a situation he's found himself in more times than he can count. He turns upon hearing her voice, although there's nothing quite as dramatic as the others greeting of him in return. Seeing her here is a bit of a surprise, but nothing to really shake him out of their routine. There's a light chuckle at the flourish and introduction.

"I've sorta been looking around myself, actually - I think I must've got a pretty solid chunk of it down by now. Sorry to spoil the guided tour already! If I get a new place to poke at, you know I can't stop myself. Besides, I had no idea you were here. Maybe you're onto something about that fate stuff if we both got dragged here."

[blue-justice]

Oh, this was really a thing that was happening. He's not prepared! What should he say? What should he do? His hands fidget, ever restless, with the headphones he's still holding. He blinks owlishly at this somewhat older, other version of himself. There's definitely something different about him. Something beyond just the surface details.

He grins back, but it's got a much shyer edge to it now. "Uhmm.. okay, I guess I can go first? Uh," He has so many questions, it's just so hard to pick just one to start with! "Are Mobians from Earth, in your world? I know that's how it is for the others here, but in my world, Mobians come from a different planet called Mobius, though I don't really remember anything 'bout that place-"

Once it's confirmed, the excitement is infectious. His foot taps against the floor as an outlet for his energy while staying put, a grin spreading across his muzzle. He's got questions - he can't deny his curiosities on if their differences go deeper. At least this time the circumstances aren't as severe! Considering this is clearly a first for the other, and the fact he'd been absent the whole time, he can at least mark the whole Time Eater thing off the list of shared experiences.

"Sounds about right - minus the crisis part. For now, anyways! I'd say things just got interesting enough without it. So, the arms can't be the only thing different here. What's your deal? Or you can ask me first, I guess - you look about ready to explode."

That, and he's already been through this whole thing once before; he can let the other have the first word this time around.