Log 5

[wherethereislight]

Who: Shadow the Hedgehog and whomever I've plot things with.
Status: Closed
Where: Wherever the prompts take us.
What: Catch-all for the month.
Warnings: Potential violence, murder, warm fuzzies and still being an asshole.



If you like to do something with Shadow, feel free to PM, noletters, or hit me up in the game discord.

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[heyyourenotsonic]

[ Unfortunately for Shadow, Amy is a master of stealth. She's learned from many years of stalking sneaking up on Sonic how to stay quiet and lay low. It's even more unfortunate that as she's on her evening stroll, Amy spots him standing atop the roof if some poor soul like he owns the damn place.

She stares for a few moments, squinting. And then, she decides.

It doesn't take her long to find her way up to the rooftop-- she's gotten pretty good at climbing stuff over the years. Soon enough, she pulls herself up over the opposite side of the roof, pausing to see if he's noticed. He seems so engrossed in what he's doing... or brooding over, that he hasn't seemed to notice her yet. Perfect.

Sidling up beside him, hands innocently behind her back, she hums. ] People watching tonight, Shadow?

[wherethereislight]

... [His left ear twitches. He probably realize Amy was there when she had gotten onto the roof. Eyes glance over with disinterest when she pops the question before returning to look ahead.]

Do you need something? [Answering with another question.]

[heyyourenotsonic]

[ Prickly as ever, his response is exactly what she'd been expecting. She smiles and sits down at the edge of the roof, her legs dangling off the edge. ]

No, not really. I just saw you up here and wanted to come say hi. Too bad I couldn't surprise you, though. [ She'll have to work on the aforementioned stealth, not that she thinks she can ever one up Shadow the Hedgehog. ]

[wherethereislight]

Hmph. Maybe it'd work on a novice. [This coming from the guy who got tackled into a hug once by mistake. But that was a long time ago. He's not the same hedgehog as he was before. And she's making herself comfortable. This is more than just saying "hi". A quiet sigh.]

I'm not up here for leisure. There have been strange sightings of machines attacking villages and towns.

[heyyourenotsonic]

Maybe. [ New goal: manage to sneak up in Shadow, at least once, without him being able to detect her. Priorities. Amy's legs swing gently as she turns her gaze from the black hedgehog and into the distance. ]

I've heard about that. I haven't seen anything recently, though. [ She pauses. ] Thibo Eggman's the culprit?

[wherethereislight]

[He groans.]

I've encountered the robots, it doesn't seem like his work. [They looked and were built differently from the doctor's creations.] I'm not dismissing the idea he could be collaborating with someone.

[heyyourenotsonic]

Nothing would surprise me. [ It's is Eggman, after all. Her legs swing idly again, and she's quiet for a few blissful moments. ] For someone with such a high IQ... he sure can be stupid.

[wherethereislight]

...[His sight falls on something in the distance, moving into the nearby forest. He turns and starts walking to the edge of the roof.] If you insist on following, keep up.

[Soon as he hops off the building, the familiar golden orange trail of light appears as he starts to speed off, heading out of town.]

[heyyourenotsonic]

[ Amy can already tell his focus is elsewhere, and before she can question it, he says that. ]

Wait, I'm not-- [ ... "trying to follow you" is what she would have said, but he's already gone. She groans, and then stands up. ]

This is just like chasing Sonic all over again, jeez... [ She grumbles to herself as she climbs down and then takes off after him. She is no where near as fast as he is, though. Bless her heart, at least she's trying. ]

[wherethereislight]

[She could always not put up with him. That is an option. Unlike before, he isn't keeping check on Amy's pace. If she catches up with him, then she catches up with him. Or don't, she is not his concern at the moment.

He will eventually come to a stop at the edge of the forest he had seen from the rooftop. Staring at the ground, there is a trail of something being dragged or dragging it's feet. Scraps of metal are loosely scattered about along the trail, with dark spots where mechanical fluid had leaked. A damaged machine, or perhaps several had wandered into the forest it seems.]

[heyyourenotsonic]

[ She could, but also Rouge isn't here to keep an eye on him and clearly someone has to. Besides, it's not every day that Shadow actually jut accepts that someone might potentially be following along. So, she will take the small, unexpected win.

She can't keep up with him, but she can easily track him. The perks of being a former stalker friend of Sonic's, is learning to adapt to those way faster than her. Amd it does take her a few minutes, but she does finally catch up. Mostly.

Her foot catches on some oil amd she just slides towarsa Shadow, flailing her arms to stay upright. ]

Ah, crap--

[wherethereislight]

[He doesn't need to be babysat 8| Ears turn at the sound of Amy approaching, continuing to approach. Not wanting to have a repeat of Sonic Adventure 2, he turns in time to stop her forward momentum, grabbng her by the arms.

Oof. His brows furrow irritably as she presses slightly against him. Clumsy girl. He'll be quick to let her go once he's sure she has regained her balance.]

[heyyourenotsonic]

[ He needs someone to tell him when he's being stupid!! u_u Wow, he didn't love being hugged from behind--

She's fully prepared for impact and it shows on her face when he turns and catches her. Her eyes squeezed shut, she's really ready to smash right into him... but it never comes. She opens her eyes and blinks once. Twice. And then she sighs. ]

Sorry, Shadow... [ Wow. They're really close right now. Her cheeks flush a little, and once he lets her go she quickly clears her throat. ]

Sooo this place looks like a murder scene from one of the true crime shows Rouge and I watch sometimes...

[wherethereislight]

... [He looks at her, unimpressed. Nothing that could be deciphered from his expression besides annoyed. After a sigh, he turns around and enters the forest.

This machine had been badly damaged and chose to come through here, unless someone dragged it here. Lacking much leads, he may as well see where it was trying to go in hopes of finding a new clue. Was there an outpost here for the machines to get repairs? As he continues to follow the trail of dripping oil, he doesn't notice a few dimly glowing lights fluttering within the forest. Fluttering?]

[heyyourenotsonic]

[ The second he turns away, she lets out a long sigh. She straightens her posture and lightly pats her own cheeks to make the flustered feeling go away, before she shakes it off and quickly trails after Shadow. She at least affords him silence as they walk, her green eyes scanning the oil and scattered machinery parts.

As she also tries to think of the scenario that happened here, fluttering, pale white... somethings catches her eye. Whatever it is, it's pale and glowing and a little ethereal.

Reaching forward, she lightly touches her companions shoulder. ]

Shadow, look. What do you think that is? [ Her hand drops from his shoulder, and she uses it to point into the forest, where the dim glow seems to flutter further in now. ]

[wherethereislight]

[He stops, quickly glancing back to Amy when she puts her hand on his shoulder.

...Tension lessen once she removes the hand and she appeared fine. His attention now going to what she was talking about. Dim lights, floating through the forest. Their movements seem to indicate some kind of creature was behind it. Some start to come closer to them. Eyes narrow as he could see what they actually were.]

Moths. [The way they glow, their bodies a ghostly white...something rather ethereal about them. More start to approach them, around him specifically if one were to pay attention.]