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Are you free tomorrow?

Probably not. What did you need?

It won't take long. Sonic and I need a referee for a race. And you are an unbiased party who would be able to observe us properly.

A race?

That certainly wouldn't take long.

Alright. When and where?

Tomorrow. Center of Nightwake. It is an ideal starting place. And has an airship dock above where you can observe the race from.

Alright. I can spare some time to do that before I do any training.

Yo bud, are you back yet?

I'd say that I'm surprised you noticed, but that would be a lie. What do you need?

I just got Shadow settled in at home, wanted to check on you next.

He told mew what happened. Not in any great detail, but I get the basic idea.

That the entire Shatterverse is gone? I'm a little surprised he knows.

I've been trying to narrow down the cause. Not because it will fix anything, because it won't.

The entire Shatterverse? He just said his world was gone, since both of you vanished at the same time I figure all of this is connected.

We did also arrive at the same time from the same moment, so it makes sense.

He would have been in Green Hill when it happened. And it went first. I was across the Shatterverse in the Grim.

Wait, if he was in Green Hill, that would mean that Paradox thing was fixed, right? And it sounds like fixing it didn't erase the Shatterverse?

I can't say. It nearly killed Sonic and it wasn't long after I did that everything was destroyed. But it didn't in the immediate, no.

Did you happen to see it coming? The thing that destroyed everything?

No. I caught the tremors from Green Hill Just before the gate shattered again. The others followed one at a time, same as the original decay. So I saw the rest, but not the cause.

This doesn't make any sense. Like, I've encountered world ending threats before, but there was at least something there to physically fight against. This sounds like it just happened.

It definitely didn't just happen. I've got some theories already, but that's all they are. Theories.

Gotta start somewhere, I guess.

Are you doing okay?

I was back to square one already, except I need some painkillers and a good ice pack. I'll be fine after that.

I can bring some stuff by if you need it. Where are you right now?

You can definitely do that faster than I can get back. I'm at home. Extra strength please.

You got it, I'll be there in a few minutes.

[He has to actually hit a shop to pick things up, but in maybe 10, 15 minutes, there's a knock on Nine's door]

[Nine answers right away, stepping aside to let him in. He's already holding a water bottle and holds out his hand for the painkillers.]

A little faster than I expected.

My name is literally Sonic.

[How are you surprised dude, come on. Sonic steps into the room and digs into the bag he brought with him, , grabbing the bottle of pain killers and popping it open before dropping a couple of the pills into Nine's hand.]

I picked you up an ice pack too, but since it's not iced yet, I brought ours from home for you to borrow in the meantime.

[And bam, he also produces the cold icepack rom the bag.]

I know, and I also usually can clock your movement most of the time.

[He pops the pills, downs the water, then takes the ice pack and presses it to the spot behind the white fur of his right cheek.]

But...I'm glad you were that fast. Thanks.

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Guess I'm just full of surprises.

[It's meant to be a joke, naturally, but it lacks that usual Sonic style light heartedness.]

What'd you do to your face? Fight or somethin'?

Surprisingly, yeah.

[The quip lacks any bite, not drained or tired. The harsh edge is just gone.]

I got blindsided by a full-force punch from an echidna wearing brass knuckles. Pretty sure you know a version of him.

[And you KNOW how hard he punches bare-fisted.]

[Sonic winces. Ooooff yeah that's rough]

Back home his name's Knuckles. Fitting, I know. You're lucky you still have a jaw.

[Speaking from experience, of course. Sonic takes a moment to go put the new ice pack he'd brought into the freezer to start getting cold, and then joins Nine again.]

I know. Sonic called him Knuckles the first time we met him. And I know, so I definitely wasn't letting him get in a second punch. Not for lack of effort on his part.

[He drops onto the couch.]

You probably have other questions. You're being very unlike Sonic right now.

[Why yes, that is concern.]

[in the interest of not standing around in the doorway, Sonic makes his way over to the couch and takes a seat as well. He's leaned forward, elbows on his knees with his fingers laced in front of his chin as he stares contemplatively off into space for a moment.]

...I have loads of questions, I guess, but it sounds like you're still forming theories so I don't know how much good it would do to start asking. Mostly I'm just worried about you guys. Shadow's taking it real hard, he thinks it's his fault.

Questions can possibly help with theorizing.

[Nine watches him, raising an eyebrow.]

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised he is. But if there's fault for what happened, it's with everyone. No exceptions. We all did things wrong, some of us more than others. But no one was blameless and it almost cost us everything.

[He half shrugs, needing time to get his questions in order before he just starts running his mouth about something he wasn't even there for. He absolutely plans to revisit this.]

That's almost word for word what I said to him. I just don't think he's in a place where he can make himself listen to reason yet. Like, wasn't the Sonic from his world that broke that rock to begin with?

[That's something the Sonic he knows doesn't do. Stop and think first. He can get clarity moments during, but not first.]

Yeah, because he wasn't listening. By his own admission.

[There's no malice when he says that either, just a tone of "yeah, that's our Sonic".]

[It's a new thing he's been trying out lately. So far it's working for him pretty well!]

Yeah, exactly. Shadow didn't even mention that once, he's just caught up in his own head. I kind of get why, but... Has he told you much about himself?

He probably got that out of his system when we first got here, and is focused on the fact he thought everything was fixed now.

[The attmpt is Nine approved.]

He told me why it was so important to him. I didn't understand and the time, because I never had anything to protect like that until recently. But I get it more now.

[hmm, sounds like SOMEONE'S experienced a little CHARACTER GROWTH recently.

Sonic leans back and crosses his arms, turning to face Nine properly rather than just stare off into space while they talk]

Why did not-Knuckles punch you in the head, anyway?

[Funny what an apology and the world nearly ending can do for healing pain. That isn't caused by fists that can punch metal.]

Something about me being a traitor, and him having waited a long time for it. So I don't actually know, since that means it wasn't because of me taking things too far.

He only got me because I was fighting Sonic and didn't see him coming.

Blindsided ya, huh? That's no fair. Sounds like things got pretty ugly for a bit, Shadow mentioned getting stuck in a hole with a bunch of metal me's?

That's one way to put it.

And yeah. Shadow made his intentions toward me pretty clear after I took the Paradox Prism back to the Grim after my argument with Sonic. It was the best way to keep him from getting his hands on me.

[Translation: Nine knew he was dead if Shadow got the drop on him and kept the Ultimate Lifeform far away.]

Strategically, that was a good call. I've seen Shadow on the warpath before, definitely lives up to whole Ultimate Lifeform thing.

Sounds like you guys came to an understanding in the end, though?

Yeah, and considering the rest of the Shatterverse was also on the warpath, I didn't need that.

[Nine deflates a little, some fatigue catching up to him.]

An agreement? Not really. It was more that Sonic finally acknowledged he hurt me, I acknowledged I took things too far, and if I couldn't fix everything we were all going to be deleted on the spot.

[That last part is moot now, but it was still a good motivator at the time.]

It's crazy the kinds of things that can be resolved when people just talk like adults.

[it's more a jab at his other self than anything. The somewhat sarcastic tone vanished quickly though. Speaking of talking like adults, this was a pretty serious conversation and Sonic should maybe act like one.]

How are you guys so sure that the shatterverse was destroyed, anyway?is it possible possible that everything just got, I dunno, sent somewhere else?

Oh he was talking a lot before that. He just wasn't listening. But...he was hurt too, he just chose to not hear instead of not wanting to.

[He considers the question for a long moment, sipping his water.]

There's no way to know for sure yet, but my surveillance showed the gates exploding the same way the had when the shatterverse was decaying because... [He trails off, clearly turning a few things over in his head.] ...the Chaos Council opened unnatural portals between New Yoke and both the No Place and Boscage Maze, then never closed them.

Anyway, there's no way to know unless one or both of us gets sent back again.

Oof, yeah. Listening is kind of the most important part.

[Something he's trying to get better about himself. It doesn't sound like he's as bad about it as this other Sonic? Or maybe he's just learning from that Sonic's mistakes.]

I don't like that you guys don't get to have any real answers for all this. It just... It isn't fair. It feels so immature to boil it down to that, but what else would you call it?

[Whatever the case, even if Nine isn't angry at his Sonic anymore...he still does appreciate it. Or maybe it just the soreness talking. Probably a bit of both.]

I think the word you're looking for is understatement. Not fair is an understatement...but none of it was fair. That any of it happened. Even if somehow everything isn't gone, Sonic went home to his other friends, I can't really finish the Grim anymore, and everyone else will have to say good-bye to the friends they made because without the power of the Paradox Prism interspace travel isn't possible for anyone.

There are bright sides for almost everyone if Shadow and I are wrong though. [Not that it matters much to him at the moment.] Except the council since they have no power and I blew up their mothership. [Bright sides.]

[ugh everything is a huge bummer, Sonic's not likely to ever meet any of these people that Nine and Shadow know, but even if everything wasn't just POOF unmade, its still kind of depressing to think about.

Nine's comment about blowing up the council's ship does give Sonic something to grin about, though.]

Heh. Sometimes breaking the bad guy's toys can be pretty cathartic. Sounds like it would have been a pretty big ship, how'd you blow it up?

I used my tails to channel prism energy into my body, then created a powerful laser through my hands. [He gestures with his hands, indicating that he did indeed fire a death laser from them.]

It's probably the only thing I don't regret since they were only playing along with the others so they could steal the completed Prism from me in the first place.

That is so metal. Nice goin', bro!

[They could use a little levity right now, Sonic holds a fist up for some fist bump action.]

[Nine looks at his fist, then to Sonic in confusion. This is the fox who only recently learned what a high five is, remember? Maybe you should teach him, Sonic.]

[It takes Sonic just a second to realize that Nine has no goddamn idea what he's doing. Sonic chuckles a bit, giving him a warm smile.]

Put your fist up, like this.

[he demonstrates!]

[Nine complies, a little uncertain, but he does as instructed. He thinks maybe he can guess where this is going, but decides not to ask since Sonic's demonstrating.]

[And Sonic bumps his fist into Nine's!]

Fist bump! It's like a high five, but with your fist.

Oh...that's different.

[Not bad different though.]

So do you not do high fives in your world?

Of course we do! We do both! ...Which makes it kind of awkward when one person goes in for a high five but the other person goes in for a fist bump at the same time, but it can be kinda funny.

I guess I could see that being a little funny.

Hey. I know the whole jetpack thing was a thing but I was hoping to ask for a couple more things.

I need a voice changer and some headphones that can like do noise cancelling on demand. Like with a slider so you can cancel no noise or all the noise. And the headphones gotta be big enough to cover like someone with three ears on each head.

Can you do that? I'll pay you.

None of that is undoable, the opposite actually. I'll just need to know the specifics of any voice-changing, and to see the person I'm making the headphones for to get the fitting right.

I know the voice I want. We can work on that. And no problem getting the fitting down. And it can still be a surprise. I got both covered. Can I come over now? You got any plans?

You're wasting no time, but sure. I'm not busy.

I'm working on my patience training but I'm so not good at it yet. Obviously.

Then what are you waiting for?

For you to send me a location marker.

It's the same address, MK.

[He sends a ping for his location anyway though.]

I...uh. Right. On my way!

[When MK arrives, Nine is in his workshop proper and just taking inventory of his stock. The door opens automatically for him, inviting him to just walk inside.]

[MK walks in with a smile and looks around.]

Whoooooa. You got that full lab set up goin' on. Nice, Nine. And I like the automatic door. Very cool touch.

If I'm going to continue to expand my business, I need to be able to work freely. So of course I went for a proper lab and workshop.

As for the door, it's convenient when I'm busy but expecting visitors.

[He looks up from his inventory.]

So, the earbuds will be the fastest. Let's start there.

Right. That all makes super sense. You need to see the ears. Okay.

[MK nods and sits down. He closes his eyes. In a puff of smoke, he transforms into the Six-Eared Macaque. Completely with the three ears on either side of his head.]

Okay. These are the ears I wanted the headphones for. He has super sensitive hearing so I want to make him like sound cancelling headphones he can adjust how good they are. Like a little to completely tune everything out.

Exactly how sensitive is extremely sensitive? I need some examples at least, if I'm going to attune them to his hearing.

[He pulls out some putty and breaks it into six pieces, placing each into an ear and pressing just enough to get mold to work off of.]

Like he can hear anything in the world. Like my heart beat across the literal world.

And touching them is super sensitive. So like the headphones really can't push or touch them. Like at all if possible.

[He stays as still as he can while Nine works on casting them.]

Hey. I got a bad guy phone and I need it hacked. Can you do that for me? Need to know where he's been or who he's been talking to.

Edited 2024-07-05 20:12 (UTC)

Hacking a phone's no problem. Not even worth charging for. When are you bringing it by?

Cool. Thank you. Can I come by today?

I'm not busy.

Be there soon.

[Soon enough MK is on the camera feed and knocking on the door.]

[The door opens for MK and Nine steps aside for him to come in.]

So why are you interested in this phone? Vigilante stuff?

We will be renting out a club for a dance party as a belated birthday thing for me.
If you like, you're invited.
MK will be in attendance as well.
No presents are required nor expected.

[Hey Nine, there's a knocking.]

[It's not long before Nine answers the door, looking a little baffled as to why Sonic's here.]

You should let people know when you're coming.

Sorry, I kind of couldn't control when I had time without the stalking cavalry and I couldn't slow down or they were going to catch up.

[He's got a bag that looks fairly full.]

[That sure is an explanation. Nine's not entirely sure if he should be more concerned.]

Come in then. You're lucky I'm not working with my dad today.

[He flips his sign to closed as he steps aside for Sonic, eying the bag. He doesn't ask yet though.]

I don't need to be long.

[He steps inside.]

I'm collecting my quills. And like I'm thankful for the help with the rescue operation [because he's assuming THAT'S when Nine got them] but I really prefer to control when other people have them.

And it'll be easier for me to know I have them all if I don't have strays about. We can talk about lending quills when I know where they all are. [It is rather late. Nine was definitely at the bottom of the list when he figured out the location.]

Uh-huh.

[Nine shrugs and leads the way to his lab, adjacent to his workshop.]

I did receive several quills after the fact. I was saving them in case of an emergency. But it seems like that's your sense of safety right now.

[He pushes a button on a small container in a nondescript cubby off to the side. It opens and floating inside are five quills in total.]

There you go.

Like I said, we can talk about it later. I'm not fully against them being used at all, I've let Tails use them in experiments.

But that whole....consent thing...

That's really important. [Especially right now. The flicks of mist that still manage to cling to his feet is rather telling.]

[He needs that sense of control. But he will come and grab the quills to add to his growing bag.]

[There is a pause.]

Who gave them to you after the fact? No one in Hedgehaus would have given them away, and Eva knows I don't like them giving them out either.

Consider it less a consent issue and more of an "I didn't see the issue at the time considering you already know what I do with them" one.

[It's not like he took them or made a point to hide it from Sonic after all. If he'd known ahead of time that that concern extended to quills not currently attached to Sonic then he'd have just teleported them to him.]

I'm not at liberty to tell you who right now other than that person gave me the information that helped free you. But depending on the number you've found already, you've probably met him. I'll ask if it's alright to tell you and get back to you.

Yeah, I figured it was like that, but that's why I'm just like clarifying. Even if I'm fine trusting you with stuff, its still important I'm in control of when that stuff is happening.

Especially for this. Its....

[He shakes his head. The mists kicks up around his feet. He breathes in. He breathes out.]

I just need that sense of safety.

Someone gave you information?

That's why I'm giving them back. I'm not expecting any more important emergencies in the near future.

[He's perfectly aware that's not how that works, but given Sonic's obvious discomfort it's best to not make it sound like there was anything looming. It's not like his home will explode the instant the hedgehog leaves or anything.]

Who took you, the fact you were heavily sedated, a clear enough description that I knew it was you specifically, the layout, drugs used in case you were seriously overdosed, etc. Yes. Oh and the notes on what they found from you. Full clarity.

[Nine is a thorough bitch when he has time and information to work with.]

You can always call if there's an emergency. Just for reference. Still, thanks.

Someone else has those notes?

[His nose scrunches.] Shadow isn't gonna like that. He wrecked the lab half for that. [The other half was murder.]

Unless you already got all of them from them?

If there's ever an emergency that serious, you'll be out of commission or otherwise unable to get to me in time. So don't worry about it.

[Nine shrugs at the question.]

He definitely kept a copy of the data after he sabotaged the lab.

I'm always going to worry about you.

....

Admittedly, I would have loved to hear about this earlier because now I am very concerned. I don't even know all the stuff in me, Maddie's been super nice to not be a creepy scientist about it, but it does mean all that was slow going.

Yeah, I'm finding that's a thing with everyone not from my universe.

Well I did say you should be putting more into learning about yourself. I didn't only mean your power.

But as far as he goes, you're not getting the data from him or destroying it. He wouldn't leave a way for that. So it's a waste of your brainpower to worry about it. I'm almost completely certain that he won't use it against you without a good reason.

[Only fools are positive after all.]

I worry about people I like. [He shrugs.]

I have been. Its just it needs to be people I trust and...

Gonna...

Be a while now.

[Hahahaha.]

[There's another kick up of mist and he waves his foot around to get rid of it.]

I need to make that judgement call for myself. No offense.

And why all do you like me? We don't have much in common.

[It's a genuine question. Not concerned about comparisons, but no one from their collection of universes has actually really said why they like him. He's made his point on why Sonic is likeable.]

If you say so, on both counts. But unless you're willing to cross a line even Shadow likely won't, I suggest you take it as fact that his data isn't retrievable..

Because you're smart and make cool things and you helped me make a safe for the Emerald while respecting my boundaries and are respecting my boundaries now even though you don't like grasp them intuitively and you have cool tails, both real and fake, and Shadow likes you and I think you're trustworthy as long as someone is real with you and also the loneliness empathy is real and also you helped in getting me rescued and like after years knowing no one would that's a lot of friendship points right there for helping because you care and I'd like to hang out with you more, I just also don't want to overwhelm you and invade your space a lot since you seem like you need to get used to people.

[Yes.]

[That is all one breath.]

Always hard to say what lines are for what. Sometimes I'm good at finding off the wall things.

Plus technically I could EMP any hard drives. Get enough stress and I can actually fry them.

...Alright.

[That was a whole lot of reasons. No further questions there.]

You're thinking too plain, Sonic. When I say lines even Shadow may not cross, I'm talking about you needing to act on a level no better than what was done to you.

[How's that for emotional empathy?]

And you're kind of grim and I'm a weirdo.

Sometimes solutions just come up and you go from there even if they're weird.

I know what I'm not gonna do. Doesn't mean a situation is futile.

Keep telling yourself than when it's plainly spelled out to you, Sonic.

[If he thinks he can solve it without having to resort to worse than murder...he's in for a very rude awakening.]

So, how many have you found? I know how many there were from my source, but not how many were taken period.

I know what you're implying, Nine, which brings up a lot of 'how' questions, but let me try and figure it out. I don't like going into a situation thinking there's only ONE solution.

That's how you get mass murder sprees and I ain't a fan.

Thirty-three so far.

There's one big spot and still more stragglers. But I figured the big spot is best later. Shadow's absolutely following me right now and I want him close if I had to set off a big burst of chaos, he'd be on me so fast.

What you're doing is being optimistic about something that doesn't really matter and that you shouldn't have to worry. You said you trust me and I'm asking you to trust me about what I know.

Besides, you're very "There's only one way it ends...badly" about your chaos energy no matter what anyone says.

[It's a valid point. It's not a good look to not trust someone in so many ways when you say you find them trustworthy.]

Then you should probably aim for solutions other than a big burst of chaos.

[He shrugs.] I have trust issues. The fact I didn't burst through your door is my trust. But I got stages. I mean...you saw some of why. [The dreams and all.]

And I'm not saying my chaos energy only ends badly. But it can. And if it does, that's me being used to hurt people and that...

[He frowns.] I don't want that. But I'm willing to let people I trust to study or use it, I just need to be careful. Because there is a big chance of it ending badly.

I mean, that is the hope, but a big gathering means most danger. Shadow's the back up plan.

Trust may come in stages, but even I know not to tell someone I trust them and then do the opposite. Especially because I know not trusting anyone well.

So you can't fully use that against me because my trust is just as fragile if not more. And nothing breaks it faster than a lie about where we stand.

[It's his turn to shrug.] I also get that from experience in doing the harm even if I didn't start it...including to my own body. Same thing though. I have personal opinions on that, but those weren't the point.

I suggest if you have concerns you have more sound plans, or less drastic backup alongside Shadow. You could take some of my Pokemon, or Grim Birdie.

I said you were trustworthy. Not that I trust you. At least in the level you're wanting.

I know you can be trusted, but trusting deeply is...

[He pauses. Foot tapping on the ground. Thinking over what they talked about in the dream.]

You saw me treating my injury as a kid. That was....my only option for a long time. I didn't even have the option to go to a professional.

[Now he's pacing. Trying to dig out the words.]

It was make do, or simply not make it. And its....

Trying.

To trust and rely on people when things have been....

[His hand reaches up. Fusses with the short quills. The quills that are still taking so long to grow to a proper length.]

Stressful.

Is...

Not a habit.

I've been trying to better about it, but its an....easy....trap. I'm hoping if I get all my quills, it'll be easier to....be...better.

[He stops, his back to Nine, arms wrapped tight around him.] I still haven't been able to talk to anyone about what happened except the person I don't need to explain anything to.

....I could bring the Pokemon. I might damage Birdie if its a chaos burst situation.

Saying someone is trustworthy does come with the implication that you do have some trust. But it's also subjective and just not something I'd do. But trusting me saying that it's better for you to leave this alone isn't that deep. It's as simple as why you don't put your hand in a bonfire.

[He listens as Sonic goes on, but while he can empathize, he can't sympathize very well. He's not sensitive to these things the way Sonic is, and not because he's a bit older than the hedgehog. He was never allowed to be sensitive because it was unsafe.

He just had to push forward by himself because there wasn't anything to compare it to.]

As far as being forced to rely on yourself, you're not saying anything I haven't also been through. I didn't even know what professional treatment was before I got here or that it was something lacking. And I was forced to take care of myself because no one else would. They pretended they didn't see me. My tails still haven't recovered even years later and with the knowledge how to take care of them so they thin fur looks more natural. I'll probably have the physical evidence of why I'm how I am for the rest of my life.

[He walks over to Sonic.]

I'm not saying that you just need to get over it, because I haven't and have no real desire to do the same. But I also know when to accept that I'm in a situation outside of how I ever would have had to do...anything in my own universe and to take what others are telling me into account if I don't know what I'm up against.

I have to touch people to survive and have a job that makes me deal with people. Two things I despise because they force me to ignore the things that have kept me safe my whole life.

Wanting your quills back so you can work on processing and recovering better is fair. Being reckless and evasive not so much.

[A pause.]

The two I'm offering are both susceptible to electricity so they're at no more risk than Birdie would be. So you can take any combination or all three.

And I do. Again, I didn't come bursting in through your window. I figured you didn't hand them over because you didn't realize it would bother me, and that was the case. Not because I thought you were hiding or using them.

[So its not like he has no trust.]

[He looks over at Nine, and at his tails.] Is that why the legs always surround your real tails? [A pause.] We...could probably do something about the damage. Later. Something to talk about later, but just if you're open to talking about it.

[He wonders if he can't fly with them like Tails does.]

[He looks down at the floor, hands rubbing his arms. Fingers digging in a bit over where the IVs had been stuck into him.]

My body is hard mode. I can....I can usually kick my own butt about a lot of things, but my body has...its always been a difficult thing. I love Maddie. She's great. She's kind. She's patient. She's mom. It still took three months before I let her give me a basic physical.

[So when it comes to his being a Project hang ups, its a tall order to redirect.]

I can't leave it. I have to handle it, one way or the other. Doesn't matter the risks. I'll never be able to sleep if I don't have a solid read on the situation myself.

[He knows himself too well for it.]

Chaos energy isn't electricity.

Its a power source, but its not electricity. It looks like it, but I've been hit by tasers and chaos energy. Electrified is just easier to say than describing it. Its like...a wave or...lungs filled with too much air or..... [He shakes his head.] But its not the same as being hit by a taser.

But organic take incidental shocks way better than machines do. Probably because chaos energy is alive and machines generally just don't handle it well.

If you had had so little trust, you'd have had another problem on your plate. You're not entirely too fast for me after all.

[He may or may not be trying to lighten the mood a tiny bit.

At the question, he opens the metal tails and lets Sonic see properly. Obviously trusting he's not going to pull them. The fur of his tails does look pretty healthy but it's not even half as full and fluffy as Tails' are, looking more like what you'd expect from a short-haired cat than a fox...ignoring the fact Nine in general has much smoother fur because his tails used to be extremely fluffy when he was a kid.]

It's part of why I picked tails over anything else, yeah. Even if the procedure was a pain. I could probably do something while I'm here since I'm Summer. But I'm not really set on the idea.

[He sighs, a hand on his hip.]

You're on your own for this if something happens, whether you do something regrettable...or something happen to you. I can't help you more than warning you.

The Chaos energy is close enough to electricity that it does count. Neither Echo, nor Ridge particularly reacted well to even a light tap. And the one immune to electricity and my newest reacted much less. So even though it's not true electricity it might be the case that for some creatures it's close enough that it affects them similarly. Not that I plan to just go around touching everyone's Pokemon with it for a bigger sample size.

Grim Birdie I've upgraded with special sensor that deploys a small barrier of Paradox energy around her essential components in response to Chaos energy. She could still take damage, but probably not enough to put her out of commission and definitely not enough to stop me repairing her.

I mean, there is a difference between 'no trust' and 'think is a threat.' Those are totally different levels. Trust is truly a spectrum of things, especially with trauma. [He does little jazzhands.] Its like the world's worst rollercoaster.

[He leans over, taking a closer look. More thoughtful.] I could probably suggest some stuff to eat for fur health. I don't know what kind of diet you've been using, but I've been doing similar for Shadow. His fur was just terrible when he arrived. I remember what Mom suggested for Tails, and fox diets should hopefully be consistent across the multiverse.

Any internal damage would need more like....medical, magical professional thing. And maybe some experiments with chaos energy, but later. Later thing. [His voice is definitely lowered, his ears twitching, but the anxiety Is Real. Its still a lot he's making the offer.]

I know. That's usually how this goes. Either it works out, or I eat dirt, but I...just...have to. [The Anxiety Is So Real.]

....were you testing chaos energy on your Pokemon? [He looks Concerned.]

It can also be how the contact is. Chaos is....malleable like that. Connecting to the quill can cause a shock, but it also does....other stuff.

[He purses his lips.] It does take A LOT to fry....but will she listen if I tell her to leave the area? Just in case?

Threat wouldn't be what I was aiming for, but I would hit you with something and make you pay for the damages.

And, no offense, but my dad is the current expert on fur upkeep, especially tails. And he insists on all the cooking to make sure my diet is balanced. There's no internal damage thankfully I was at least lucky they were never more than sprained.

[Eating dirt is the best outcome.]

I asked their help, yes. Just touching quill and then a tiny bit of channels energy. I wanted to be sure if it was safe for them, or they should fully avoid it. Ridge and Echo especially because they like to be in the lab.

As far as Birdie goes, it depends on her assessment of the situation. If she deems it worth the risk to help you then she won't leave.

I mean, you could try. I think GUN is still trying to figure out if they could bill me for the gravity trap I broke in their headquarters.

Not my fault their 'Team Sonic proof vault' was not, in fact, Team Sonic proof. [Because the vault was ABSOLUTELY designed with them in mind, he was the only one with a steady supply of rings and their AWOL agents hadn't been that long before the heist.]

Hmmm, I wonder if its because the fur was ripped out....though it could also be stress. The rest of your fur still implies fluffy, though it can be hard to judge just HOW fluffy you guys are supposed to be, dunno why my world is just that much fluffier.

...can you fly with just the two?

[Excuse you, there was no dirt eating. A lot of posturing on Morty's side, and Sonic poking for weak points because provocation is the name of the people reading game.]

So it could be the shock, but did you account for like the energy surge affect? No, wait, bad wording. Energy caffeine. THAT affect?

How fast can she fly? No, wait, how far can she see? And she does like...think? Or is it just number crunching?

I can. Even if I miss once or twice. I can and have hit Sonic, and I train with Shadow weekly here.

...lack of a hairbrush? But no, foxes have bushy tails. Mine just aren't anymore. Even close to three years here and a year of that being with my dad around.

And yeah, I can fly. Maybe not as fast as some but without trouble.

[He also didn't get rid of the data, so it didn't actually work out unless he only wanted a copy for himself.]

Luxray took to the boost you're referring to. The other two didn't but also probably wouldn't like to try again long enough to see. And my Quagsire...probably wouldn't show signs either way so I've got no data there.

And lastly, she can keep up with you unless you start pushing your upper speeds. But she'll catch up quickly once you do. She can see about 300 yards. More if the terrain's fairly flat.

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