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"...It certainly sounds like you put in a lot of effort and delicate work into it." Dust comments, walking toward and standing alongside him. Looking over the graves once more. "Well Overlord, I'm Dust. It's good to meet you."

He crouches down in front of Sonic's grave, resting his hands on his knees. Staring at the emblem. Clearly thinking about something. "...I used to look up to Sonic. After some... things, that definitely changed, to be honest. I respect him, but I still... hate him? Hate feels too strong of a word though. Upset feels too weak. ...Angry. I'm still angry at him."

Then he looks toward Eggman's emblem. He's quiet for the moment, but he can't hide the look of hate that shows in his eyes. He still remains quiet, though.

"...Now, what was it you said? I have something you don't?" Dust stands up, turning his full attention toward Overlord. "I'm not sure what, unless you mean..." He trails off. He's quick to realize what he meant, his eyes widening.

He immediately moves one of his hands to cover his own chest, but he doesn't back away. "You can't take it. I'll help you find another, if you'd like, but you can not have mine. ...You'd be asking me to give you my heart, seeing as it's what's keeping me alive." That, and it's how he travels between realities. But he doesn't want to risk giving a reason for Overlord to want to take it anyway.

He knows he shouldn't be surprised, to come across a world like this; One that's been dominated and controlled. He was bound to come across one eventually with a whole multiverse to potentially explore.

Still. He can't help but let his curiosity get the better of him, and look around.

Dust found himself wandering through the streets of what was apparently called New Robotropilis. What he didn't expect was how people treated him so... normally. That, and there were some others who had also been Robotizised; Some with just limbs replaced, others changed entirely.

Part of him found it comforting. To be treated like a regular person, despite the circumstances this world seemed to be in.

He soon spots a large Garden however, and although he saw the only way in required payment, he could see the statue from the outside; It was of Sonic and Eggman, together. ...And seeing the name of said Garden over the entrance certainly helped put two and two together. It was a memorial.

It only left him with one question though; Who was in control, then? If neither Eggman or Sonic were around? Course, he was going to get an answer sooner rather then later.

The Phantom Ruby within his chest was emitting quite the unique energy signal. That and it's sudden appearance within the city had most likely attracted some attention, unbeknownst to Dust.

The Phantom Ruby... A gem thought to have been lost to his grasp. Or so Neo had thought. The moment the sensors within his capital registered the gems unique energy signature, was the moment he began his search for it. On its own it wasn't much, however, if he had it, it would make for a powerful weapon.

It was most certainly a surprise to see that the Ruby was embedded within an unfamiliar entity. At first he had assumed it was Infinite, who had disappeared shortly after the False Sonic beat him. He had assumed the gem was still embedded within the Jackal's chest, yet it was within a complete unknown. He hates unknowns.

Thus, the Overlord kept a close eye on Dust. Shapeshifting every now and again to look like one of many of his loyal subjects. Only stopping to reveal himself once the unknown made their way into the garden.

The metal overlord reforms himself from a silver puddle a few meters away from dust. He pauses for a moment, before speaking. "Beautiful, isn't it?"

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He's quick to turn around and face Neo, immediately tensing up, clenching his hands into fists. He takes a moment to process what the other had said, and glances back at the Statues, and at the surrounding garden.

"The garden? Or the graves? ...Both look good, i'm just a bit unnerved by the graves, to be honest. Cause where i'm from, they aren't dead." He admits.

He turns to look back at Neo once more, taking a good long look at him. Obviously trying to figure out who he is; There was something familiar about him, but he could only really guess...

"Metal Sonic? Is that you? I'm sorry, I've never seen you look like this. The only time I ever really saw you was when I faced a copy of you made by the Phantom Ruby." He finally relaxes, letting his hands simply rest at his sides.

"...I should probably explain; I'm from a different reality. Or timeline? Universe? Hell, I don't know what to call it. I'm still a bit new to doing it. Anyway... I'm guessing you run things here?"

He knows he shouldn't be surprised, to come across a world like this; One that's been dominated and controlled. He was bound to come across one eventually with a whole multiverse to potentially explore.

Still. He can't help but let his curiosity get the better of him, and look around.

Dust found himself wandering through the streets of what was apparently called New Robotropilis. What he didn't expect was how people treated him so... normally. That, and there were some others who had also been Robotizised; Some with just limbs replaced, others changed entirely.

Part of him found it comforting. To be treated like a regular person, despite the circumstances this world seemed to be in.

He soon spots a large Garden however, and although he saw the only way in required payment, he could see the statue from the outside; It was of Sonic and Eggman, together. ...And seeing the name of said Garden over the entrance certainly helped put two and two together. It was a memorial.

It only left him with one question though; Who was in control, then? If neither Eggman or Sonic were around? Course, he was going to get an answer sooner rather then later.

The Phantom Ruby within his chest was emitting quite the unique energy signal. That and it's sudden appearance within the city had most likely attracted some attention, unbeknownst to Dust.

The Phantom Ruby... A gem thought to have been lost to his grasp. Or so Neo had thought. The moment the sensors within his capital registered the gems unique energy signature, was the moment he began his search for it. On its own it wasn't much, however, if he had it, it would make for a powerful weapon.

It was most certainly a surprise to see that the Ruby was embedded within an unfamiliar entity. At first he had assumed it was Infinite, who had disappeared shortly after the False Sonic beat him. He had assumed the gem was still embedded within the Jackal's chest, yet it was within a complete unknown. He hates unknowns.

Thus, the Overlord kept a close eye on Dust. Shapeshifting every now and again to look like one of many of his loyal subjects. Only stopping to reveal himself once the unknown made their way into the garden.

The metal overlord reforms himself from a silver puddle a few meters away from dust. He pauses for a moment, before speaking. "Beautiful, isn't it?"

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Rewrote Dust's backstory a bit. I'll update his page with it but ah, in case ya'll don't feel like clicking links and stuff i'll be putting it in this post too under a read more!

I think it's fine? Not uh, a multi-chapter story (For now at least) but it's meant to just be a sort of summary.

Dust was originally a Mobian Wolf who was part of the Resistance against Eggman; Throughout the war, he lost more and more of himself in a literal sense due to injuries sustained in multiple battles. Rather than wait to heal, he'd simply get robotic replacements so he could continue fighting.

Eventually, after seemingly sacrificing himself by using a Phantom Ruby Prototype to stop a false sun from being dropped on everyone, rendered unconscious and practically in a coma, he was captured by Eggman, who then turned him into a mostly robotic life form, powered by the same Phantom Ruby Prototype he had used to stop him.

Eggman had intended to erase his memories and turn him into a killing machine against his allies, but it was thanks to Infinite he kept them. Though upon realizing what he had been turned into, that he had survived his own sacrifice and yet that sacrifice hadn't hadn't insured Victory, Dust no longer simply wanted to defeat Eggman.

He wanted him dead.

He arrives just in time to help defeat the Death Egg Robot, however he ends up getting ahold of the Phantom Ruby rather than let it be destroyed, at the time not knowing what to do with it, though he didn’t let the others know he had it.

Sonic and the others were eager to celebrate their victory, Eggman once again beaten and defeated, but Dust wasn't satisfied. He attempts to chase Eggman down, but upon confronting him and readying to kill him, he’s stopped by Sonic. Dust lashes out, and the two brawl. Eggman gets away during the battle, and the two end up exhausting each-other. Dust flees, feeling betrayed by Sonic.

Eventually though, Dust manages to get ahold of Omega, asking for assistance with something. Omega brings along Shadow and Infinite, and Dust requests help with changing his power source out for the actual Phantom Ruby. During the procedure, Dust talks with the three; It leave him unsure what he wants from his life. And after the procedure is complete, Dust bids his goodbyes to the three. He uses the Ruby to leave his dimension, deciding to sort of go soul searching. To figure out what to do with his life.

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(Been playing the new Sonic game; Sonic X Shadow Generations. Haven't touched the Shadow part yet, been playing Sonic Generations first. ...And I admit it's kinda making me think of doing stuff with Dust again. But I'm working at the moment so ah, can't really do much right now.)

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"Purgatory? ...I definitely didn't intend to end up here." He states, lowering his hand as she chose to bow instead, and ends up resting his hands in the pockets of his hoodie.

Course, he can't help but notice how formal Dead is being with him. "Well, it's nice to meet you too, Dead. ...Have you heard of me before? I admit I don't know why it'd be an honor to have me here, otherwise. And just Death is fine, don't have to call me Mister."

"Ah, hell. Uh... ma'am? I'm sorry, I got a bit lost." Death admits. He had no idea where he was, and had certainly not intended to end up here. ...Where-ever this was.

"Mind telling me where I am? ...I'm The Death Angel, by the way. But everyone just calls me Death or Angel for short." He finally introduces himself, offering a handshake and giving a gentle smile. He certainly didn't look like any actual version of Death, though.

Ah, another entity of death! This one seems more above her level so Dead will be cautious around this new creature that stepped into her home. She's used to certain kinds of reapers but this one belonged to another realm. She kept a safe distance from Death, just responding with a simple bow.

"Hazama, or as other people call it Purgatory. You may refer to me as Dead or Dee. Its an honor to have you here, Mr. Death."

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So I recently played through Silent Hill 1 for the first time. I've only played Silent Hill Downpour and Silent Hill Shattered Memories, and the HD port of SH2 on Xbox. Ended up getting the Good+ ending. And I definitely enjoyed playing through it, though it felt like I kinda tanked the final boss with all my healing items cause I didn't know how to dodge its attacks.

Could replay it if I wanted? But at the moment a single playthrough is good enough for me. Anyway...

It's really damn good. It's a shame it's stuck on PS1, though if you have a PS3 you can get it on the Playatation store and play it on there.

Legally you can't play it on PC cause it never got a port of any kind as far as I'm aware. You can only emulate it.

Silent Hill 2 though, not the remake but the original, is abandonware on PC, and you can find an Enchanced Edition mod for it as well. Plan on playing that next.

Anyway. Silent Hill 1 still holds up I think. Genuinely creeped me out at times, and the music is still wonderful. The puzzles were neat, and I only had to look up how to solve one puzzle and where to find a door I couldn't find for the life of me. It's not necessary to play to understand Silent Hill 2, but it does help you understand the town a bit, and it's a good idea to play it if you wanna play Silent Hill 3 probably.

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(I know I haven't done a whole lot of role-playing lately and I apologize about that. But also I admit part of me is kinda wanting to ramble about games I've played and whatnot. Cause I kinda just... wanna ramble about stuff for fun. I dunno. If you don't wanna see me rambling and stuff, I'll think of a tag yall can filter for it.)

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☠ ― 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟. (𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝐶.)

Why were you named the way you were? Is there a special meaning behind your name (or middle name if applicable)?

When is your birthday? What is your ideal birthday?

What is your sexuality/orientation? How did you discover them?

What's usually on your shopping list?

What are some general hygiene things you do? How do you normally do your hair? What kind of products do you use?

What is in your pockets/bag/etc. right now?

What is it like where you live? How does it compare to where you grew up if it differs?

Do you have a favorite food? What's your favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert?

Do you have any other family members? Parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, etc.?

How do you feel about makeup? Are you any good at putting it on? Do you wear it often?

Would you say you are an introvert, or an extrovert?

If someone were to invite you to a party, would you enjoy it? What would you do during?

What scares you the most? And if it really happened... how would you deal with it?

Have you ever raised a weapon towards someone? Was it in self-defense, or was it purposefully? What happened afterwards?

Do you honestly believe that you are funny? Tell us your best joke!

Tell us about something that's happened recently (asker can request a specific "vibe" to the story--happy, sad, annoying, funny, etc. if they wish).

If you were to describe yourself in a few words, what would those words be?

Do you have any pets? If so, what are their names? What are they like personality-wise? Can we see them?

What is something you care desperately about? Something that you just couldn't live without?

Have you ever broken a bone? Have you ever had surgery?

How often do you cry? Do you happy cry, or do you mostly cry in sadness?

What are some weird interests or hobbies you have that people probably wouldn't expect you to have?

Have you ever lost someone close to you? Who was it? How did you cope with it?

What is your favorite holiday? What makes it your favorite? Is there something in particular that you enjoy most about it?

Do you have any crushes at the moment? If so, do you think you will ever tell them? Has anyone ever had a crush on you?

Are there any certain scents, sounds, or textures that you like? What about ones that you dislike?

Would you ever consider starting a family? How do you feel about getting married, having kids, and potentially settling down?

What are a few things (or one thing) you want to do before you die? Why?

Are you happy in your own skin? If you could change something about yourself, would you, and what would it be?

Do you have a favorite article of clothing or accessory? Do you go out of your way to always wear it when you can? Why is it your favorite?

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How Attractive Are You?

"...Yeah, makes sense I guess. ...Hey Hunter, wanna give this a try?"

"Fine, why not. Probably gonna be-"

"...Your telling me people find me handsome? Me? A werewolf?"

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For the ah, dress up meme? If it's ok! I admit there isn't meant to be a shirt under the jacket. Also i apologize that it's drawn with pixels.

𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐔𝐏!

Send 👚 + an Item of clothing that my muse has no choice but to wear to see their reaction

|| Thanks for sending in a suggestion! He looks a lil punk-ish haha ||

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Smaller doodle that I felt like coloring.

Slowly working towards a comfortable style of coloring and rendering.

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If u want to write a story about a character that's just you but hotter with a dark twisted backstory and magical powers and a pet falcon or something, I think u should just go ahead and do that. Who's gonna stop you? The government?? Fuck the police.

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"WE GOTTA MAKE IT LOOK UBER REALISTIC!!!111!"

Meanwhile games like Slay The Princess, Clone Drone In The Danger Zone, Buckshot Roulette, and Cosmic Wheel of Sisterhood are all great games with genuine artstyle and everything and don't try to make ot where you can see every bead of sweat or whatever.

Though I know it's not just like realistic stuff it's also mainly graphic optimization but i hope yall get the point I'm making. I'm just rambling a little, really.

Wanna see the most infuriating thing I’ve seen all day?

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Stay safe everyone. Please.

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