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[damnfourthemerald]

Cease and desist your roaming around this art site looking at...images of myself and Sonic in positions that would never happen. You know, it wasn't too many years ago that you would've wrinkled your nose at this stuff.

And a word to the wise: the more you keep replaying different paths of my game, the louder and more violent your talking back to the screen will be. I can't believe you're getting so tired of what I have to say that you're actually listening to the stupidity of others, even (or especially) when I'm not doing their missions.

Either find a place to put me--or any of these other muses here--or stop trying and do something more productive with your life. This endless hemming and hawing and being distracted of yours is annoying.

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[twotailmechanic]

Could be worse. Yours could be looking of pictures of us as a couple. [He shakes his head at that.] Mine has seen a few on there. Though she's seen a lot more of you and Rouge together.

Mun has played through all of those paths and she has almost beaten your game, but she has yet to beat Black Doom.

Mun says she would really love to see you at the game I'm at (dramadramaduck), but that's just a suggestion.

[damnfourthemerald]

...Hn, I've seen much of the same. None of the above options are appealing; I have better things to think about.

Mine's always had this crazy idea of eventually playing through all 326 paths. Every now and again she'll get back in the mood to do a few more. And while I've never left her headspace, I suspect this is why I'm drawn back out again, at least for the time being.

As for DDD, it's a place I've heard of before, but I can't say it's been checked out recently. I'll take a look.

[twotailmechanic]

Good luck with that. Mine doesn't have enough patience to attempt it, plus there's other games she really needs to play or beat.

Okay.

[reachforthestars]

[... it's sad how Sonic only knows too well what Shadow is talking about. There isn't enough dnw in the world to help them through this. But that's now that Sonic's here about]

Please tell me your mun doesn't take your game as an opportunity to run me over with a jeep.

[ ☆.。.:*・°☆.。.:*・° PRIORITIES ☆.。.:*・°☆.。.:*・°☆ ]

LOL WOW THAT WAS SOME PRETTY AWESOME FAIL ON MY PART

[reachforthestars]

(and it would help if my mun could put her late night typos at rest and not mess up what I was saying. "That's not what I'm here about")

EDIT BUTTON AWAAAAAY

[damnfourthemerald]

...Well, it certainly hadn't crossed her mind--until now.

GODDAMN LJ reflexes go away 8|

[reachforthestars]

...

Well, maybe I should do this later. Mun doesn't seem to have full control of her mental faculties yet this morning.

wow I don't have any smirky icons uploaded I need to fix that

[damnfourthemerald]

Later, so nobody suggests I run you over with a jeep? But let's be realistic, here; surely you'd be able to outrun it.

[reachforthestars]

No, later so mun won't have to make me break the fourth wall whenever she uses the wrong word or account. That's two for two right now!!

The running over cars thing is a complete afterthought. [he waves it off with his hand. He's not concerned. 8C ]

[damnfourthemerald]

[Even though PRIORITIES?] But I see from your game that all manner of other particularly awful things happen to you.

[reachforthestars]

[it was a priority, but then Shadow answered his question. Sonic is fickle and flighty. And also has the attention span of a gnat]

Nah, I'm still pretty cool over here.

[damnfourthemerald]

[Oh Sonic. You two are so a couple different.] Have fun in your crazy haunted Silent Hill-type houses, then. And with your own Shadow.

[reachforthestars]

[no ships plz] S'not so bad. Not a lone canon warrior for one thing. [laugh]

...

What? You jealous? [hand on hip and Sonic knows Shadow's just going to be tsun about it but he can never pass up an opportunity to troll]

[damnfourthemerald]

Why would I be jealous of another version of myself residing in what looks to be, for all intents and purposes, a trap by day and a hellhole by night?

[reachforthestars]

Or maybe 'lonely'.

[shrugs] Guess you just can't handle it. Wow, Shadow, when did you become such a wuss?

[... I wish I could make a 'playing with fire' joke, but that's not going to fly here. Sonic, you're treading dangerously chaotic waters]

[damnfourthemerald]

[Better save those for Blaze. Do you really want to poke nastyhog with a stick? Are you sure, Sonic? (We all know what the answer is.)]

Don't make me laugh. I'm sure you don't want to be there as much as anyone else, and it would hardly work if there were two of me. Although it would increase the chance of escape, or at least understanding, I'm sure.

Practicality isn't the same as chickening out.

[reachforthestars]

[precisely The answer... c'mon now, is that even a question?]

Wow, the world can barely handle one of you grumping as it is, Angsty McBroodster. Can you imagine two? It'd be like dividing by zero or something. That might actually be enough to break us out of the house. Ha, imagine that.

Silver says he can use Chaos Control too, so if the three of us got together for a team meeting, I'm sure we could work something out. Or at least make a pretty awesome fireworks display.

Then there's just being lazy.

[damnfourthemerald]

Do you really ever expect anything different from me than--grumping? [He resents the word but acknowledges that it is a fairly accurate enough statement, at least from Sonic.]

Three of us using Chaos Control at once should certainly be enough. Of course, knowing how these games tend to work, it would probably either just not work at all or backfire in some horrible way. Still worth a try.

Lazy isn't a word anyone would associate with either of us.

[damnfourthemerald]

Imaginations gone wild. I'm certainly not talking photographs.

[damnfourthemerald]

That isn't possibly, believe me.

[damnfourthemerald]

[So Blaze how 'bout all that art of you and Silver huh.] Unfortunately, I believe I am the shiny thing at the moment.

[damnfourthemerald]

[Aaaand now looking up Shadow and Blaze for the lulz of it.]

Not generally. But if it comes to a choice between myself and Maria, I'd rather mun's attention be on me. I'd imagine that at least some attention for you is better than none at all. I don't envy your uncertain canonocity, however. Are you a princess from another dimension, or Silver's friend from the far future that may not even exist anymore, or one of Sonic's pals from the present, or could all three be true?

PFF WHAT CANON BLAZE DOES WHAT SHE WANTS

[damnfourthemerald]

Nothing, apparently. Although I could also make some jokes about Arthurian legend, but for the sake of everyone involved, I'll refrain.

COOL AS A CUCUMBER (ON FIRE)

[damnfourthemerald]

[At least nobody's mentioning the Arabian Nights...]

I see. The Sol Emeralds and all. That at least clears a few things up.

[damnfourthemerald]

My mun knows of them. Hence, I likewise have some basic knowledge. Believe me when I say that without a shared headspace, I wouldn't even know who you are, much less of your emeralds. Don't worry, I have no interest in your gems. [If he could use them at all, which he doubts, they'd probably...set him on fire. And nobody wants Shadow on fire.]

[sonicwind]

[... Hm. Never mind all that stuff about pictures and the game for a moment!]

Huh, didn't think I'd see you 'round again! Aren't you missing something?

[damnfourthemerald]

What could I possibly be missing? [Not his memory. This time. Thank god.] Know that if you suggest 'a sense of humor', I might be forced to hurt you.

[sonicwind]

[Those are pretty good answers, but those hadn't crossed Sonic's mind. Not that his next answers would spare him from any hurt either. But time to go for it and hope for the best, like usual.]

Oh, I don't know... Heh, maybe a pair of wings and a broken arm.

[damnfourthemerald]

[He crosses said arms. His wings would be a-flutterin' if he still had them. But--and of all people, this Sonic would be able to notice--his expression softens, just a bit.] My arm had long since healed before I was gone. As you well know. And I can't say I miss the wings. Never was fond of the drag.

So, hedgehog, did you ever escape, intentionally or not, or did you keep getting your feathery ass kidnapped?

[sonicwind]

[Bingo! Sonic grinned, pleased with himself, but also just as pleased to see the black hedgehog again. Time flew, and no one needed to tell them that. It had been a while.

He did notice the slight change in expression but made no comment on it, though he kept the memory of it like a firefly in his hands, just to enjoy the soft glow of warm light for himself.]

'Course I escaped! If you mean that my mun had to get outta there because of school. Kinda comes with the territory with that sorta thing.

But what 'bout you? [This time Sonic's expression changed. A lot more sly mixed in with amusement.] ... You done looking through those kinds of pictures yet?

[damnfourthemerald]

Whatever counts for escape. Good to see you all in one piece and in your own body as well. That place was quite enough insanity.

And I'm far, far past done with those images, believe me. [An ear flicks in annoyance.] Sugary sweet isn't my style, and bordering on pornographic doesn't feel like yours. Unless there's something I never wanted to know about you that you'd like to share.

[sonicwind]

No kidding, heh. Haven't been back there since, really. Or anywhere, save for those meme things and that place where you see duplicates of yourself.

[Perhaps for the slightest second there was an incredible moment of surprise tinged with dot dot dot, at least the expression of it on Sonic's face, but he was quick as usual to smooth it out and back to a signature grin.]

Wait, hold up, you're sayin' "bordering on pornographic" is yours? Jeez, talk about too much information, Shadow.

[damnfourthemerald]

[That would be an eyebrow shooting pretty far up.] Sonic, if I had looked into your head just then, would I have seen as bad or worse than I've already seen? [He may or may not be teasing. Hard to read hog is hard to read.]

[sonicwind]

[Sonic laughed since he was only teasing, and actually teasing. He shrugged lightly.]

You out of anyone should already know what's going on in my head. Don't you pride yourself on that kinda thing anyway?

[damnfourthemerald]

You are a bit of an open book sometimes. But as I've said, you do manage to surprise me now and again. [He says it almost fondly. Well, fondly for Shadow.]

I have to ask. How's the... [How to bring it up... How to even phrase it? Darkness? The blackened blemish on the soul that Shadow still feels he put there due to his own curiosity and complete insensitivity? Inner turmoil?] The other side of you that you discovered?

[sonicwind]

[Sonic in turn prided himself on being an open book. He really didn't have anything to hide or to lie about. That also included being unpredictable since unpredictability didn't mean he wasn't true to himself either. Hearing it in the tone Shadow had used though, Sonic liked that more.

Ah, but there was that other part within him. Sonic smiled, knowing and with a touch of nostalgia.]

Yeah, it's still there, but I know it is. Not gonna worry 'bout it since it's a part of me anyway, so why not say it is? Not like we're not friends just cuz it's there.

[damnfourthemerald]

If anything, it may have strengthened our friendship, in a way. The trust we had to put in each other. And I may have been a bit of a failure at being a teacher, but I hope I helped when I could.

[sonicwind]

[Sonic smiled again, shaking his head, his quills drifting along with it.]

You say "teacher" like you had some obligation when you know it's not like that.

C'mon, Shadow, so I learn somethin' from you and you learn somethin' from me. That's how friendship works!

[damnfourthemerald]

...You're probably right. You'd know better than I would in that regard, though.

[sonicwind]

Y'know, for all that stuff you say about working alone and doin' your own thing? You don't give yourself enough credit about knowing what it's like to be friends with someone.

[damnfourthemerald]

It isn't often that I find a friend in someone.

[sonicwind]

Heh, you don't hafta tell me twice.

[Sonic chuckled, getting up on his tiptoes then rocked back on his heels.]

Not saying that it's not okay that you're like that. It's totally cool with me. That's just the way you are.

[Sure, people could change, but Sonic didn't have any intent on lecturing the black hedgehog or dictating what he should do. That would more likely end up not all that pleasant, what with all the resistance and backlash and such.]

[damnfourthemerald]

[No, that would not end well. Besides, it wasn't like he lacked the ability to form friendships. Like with Sonic. Just not terribly often. Heartbreak and trauma can do that to a person, after all.] I should hope that's fine with you after all that time spent. Unless you somehow radically changed your mind about me. Thankfully for the both of us, the chances of that are very slim.