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[He heaves a sigh, but ultimately he's not surprised that Surge is going to make this as hard as she possibly can.]

Okay, okay, no more goofin', I'll fight you!

[He really doesn't feel like it, but maybe giving her what she wants will make her run her mouth more? Who knows, man.

He's not quite done dodging though. When she charges at him he leaps into the air over her, but he does risk getting zapped by spin dashing towards the back of her head.]

[ as she skids against the ground, paired with the spindash against her head, the tenrec is pushed forward almost falling off of the track. she manages to catch herself, eyes glaring at the hedgehog as she turns around to face him. ]

Take me seriously, all you do is make fun OF MY LIFE!?

[ sonic never does anything that makes her happy, his actions only make her angrier, makes her goal feel even more distant. what about him makes a hero when all he's done is take away her life? ]

Why you wore that stupid get up, don't ask me, but those stupid Diamond Cutlass or whatever they were played security. No one knew it was you at the time, so imagine their face when they learned, the oh-so great hero, Sonic the Hedgehog, was ruinin' the restoration's reputation and their partnership!?

[ she'll dash towards sonic, one hand reaching out, and if she's lucky, she's going to watch to grab his neck to spin him right into the side of the loop de loop... and if it's with enough strength to take a chunk out upon impact, it'll make her happy. ]

What? I'm not making fun of your life, I'm not doin' anything I don't normally do in a fight!

[Dumb quips and banter is the Sonic way, Surge! Don't take it so personally???

Anyway LUCKY HER, Sonic's a little more focused on what she's saying than the fight itself. One small misstep and she's snatched him by the throat and crunches him into the loop de loop, taking out a nice big chunk. Good job Surge you did it!!

Not much liking his current position, Sonic kicks himself free of the nice crater his ass left in the loop de loop, aiming another spin dash at Surge to knock her back some and give himself a little room to recover.]

Technically, I'm not with the Restoration. But sure, the way you describe it, it all does sound pretty sus! Can't think of a reason I'd deliberately ruin a race, though. Who was running it?

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Don't piss me off, comin' from the guy that said you'd like to see someone try and fuck up the restoration!?

[ she remembers that small threat sonic, she remembers it well, because given the choice she would have been the one to cause destruction. it was that look in his eyes, the way he was willing to fight against her, how it makes her stomach twists that even then she should have killed him.

quick on her toes, the tenrec jumps out of the way of sonic's incoming spin dash. as soon as he hits the ground, surge attempts to match his pace. limit her movements, make sure to move, when he stays in one place too long then try and close the distance.

being asked who ran it does get under her skin, another one of those fool's who wanted to control her. another mistake she made along the way. she stands in place, her hand curling into a fist as sparks pop off the bracelet she wears. it's almost like he woke up a memory she's been trying to forget. ]

Someone I would have killed if you didn't get in the way. Maybe I should have taken care of that damn hedgehog problem like! He! ASKED!

[ it comes out like a shriek, a snap of electricity covering her whole body that sounds like a roar of thunder as she takes a step towards the other, then the energy disappears as she tells herself she doesn't need it. she can handle this with her fist and scarce amount of electricity. ]

[Sonic would be lying if he said he wasn't relieved that Surge decided not to zap the absolute hell out of him. Punching he can handle, it's less likely to stop his heart or something.

He hops back to his feet after missing with his spin dash, ready to move whenever it looks like Surge is ready to start pounding on him again]

So the guy who's race I ruined is someone you worked for, but also want to kill. And he has a problem with me. So a bad guy ran the race?

What makes a "bad guy" Sonic?

[ surge glares, her patience wearing thin. if they look at it from an outside perspective, sonic was the hero playing the bad guy, but still a bad guy because he wouldn't tell anyone what was going on. sure, others came to realize when it's sonic, it's something good, but their stupidity travels in packs. ]

You're the worst bad guy here. Again, something like that would have never happened if you were dead.

[ she takes a step forward, looking where he is before disappearing in a flash in an attempt to kick him in his side. the thing is, she doesn't expect this to hit, because it feels like she's not putting enough anger into it. ]

[Sonic's already gone by the time she arrives, the dirt and grass he'd kicked up settling back to the ground as he reaches his new perch atop the loop de loop. She could have still hit him if she'd really wanted to, the fact that she wasn't displaying her usual level of murderous rage doesn't go unnoticed.]

Well, I like to think I'm not so bad, but it's really all a matter of perspective, isn't it? You know what they say, 'everyone's the hero of their own story'. Call me arrogant, but I admit, I never really expected to become the villain of someone else's. But here we are, huh?

[He's her bad guy. That doesn't feel great! He fully expects all this to just piss her off more, if only because everything he says seems to just piss her off, but this is probably the most willing to talk that he's ever gotten her.]

I wanna make things right with you, Surge. I really do, but I'm not just gonna let you kill me. If all you really want to do is to keep trying that though, then so be it, but what if you succeeded? Would you really be satisfied?

I hate you. I hate you.

[ over and over again, it's what she knows. she hates him, she dislikes him, she will never be able to remove that feeling. never has she thought of a life where she could see him as a friend, he'll remain a foe for everything he's done to her. she crouches down, her hands coming down against her head to cover her ears. ]

You... don't. You want to hurt me... like everyone else...

[ it's like she's hiding, but who knows.

everyone wants to hurt her, no one is trustworthy, even if she tries to do the right thing people are judgmental because it's not their way. her fingers tremble on top of her head. ]

Everyone will hurt me... because of you, everyone will hurt us...

[Man, this is hard to watch. She's obviously suffering, but there isn't anything he can do to make it better. Aside from die, apparently, but that's not really in the cards. What good is being a hero if you can't even help the person right in front of you?]

I don't want to hurt you, Surge. You or Kit. I never did, and I don't want anyone else to hurt you, either. I don't like hurting people, I don't even like beating up on Eggman when he deserves it.

[He can't tell if she's just getting angrier or if she's actually stopping to think about what he's saying, but either way he doesn't let his guard down just yet. He does try to appear more relaxed though, less threatening, whatever to ease the tension. Assuming that's even possible.]

[ his words hurt, there it is, the very reason why she even exists, why everyone hates her, why she has nothing. sonic doesn't like hurting people, but why is he hurting her? does he know that keeping eggman alive is why she's like this, why she was taken advantage of. no one saved her.

if she didn't figure it out herself she'd still be in the same predicament. ]

...

[ slowly she stands up, her hand held out, fingers twitching before pulling away. that isn't anything she can do, can she really do this?

she tries again, like she's willing to offer her hand. ]

[This feels like a trap, and mister 'tries to look for the good in everyone' is going to hop down from the loop de loop and willingly step right into it. He closes the distance between them, holding his hand out in the same manner, but doesn't just grab hers yet. He'll let her make that move, and if she's just going to use his stupid good nature against him in order to zap his brains out or something, so be it.]

Look, I'm not asking you to be my best friend, or to even like me or anything. I'm just gonna ask for a chance to prove that I'm not the horrible monster you think I am. Can you grant me that?

[ she doesn't expect him to close the distance really. her eyes note the tips of his shoes close by, and surge's breath hitches. her eyes flicker up to meet the other's gaze, and the expression on her face is of someone who doesn't know if that's true. skeptical, afraid, frightened that he may be lying to her. it's why she takes his hand, white glove wrapping around his own, her grip tightens to pull herself up so she can meet him face to face. ]

...I know, we can't be best friends. [ her words are pretty soft, volume only growing lower. ] We can't be anything positive.

[ it's almost... upsetting to say, how is surge able to feel this range of sadness compared to her anger is amazing. but part of her seems willing to move on. her other hand lifts up to touch at his shoulder as she looks down. ]

I'm... afraid...

[ she whispers, her head leans forward pressed against his chest as her body shakes, her grip on his shoulder tightening again to keep herself up. ]

I'm. Afraid.

[ surge admits this easily, her voice cracking as her hand relaxes on the hedgehog's shoulder, and loathe as one is to admit through text, those quills of hers may hit against his face for just a bit. with sonic close like this, what sounds like broken bits of sobbing has a quick shift, her grip growing on his hand, and the hand on his shoulder is quick to grab his throat. electricity pops off her bracelets and around the hairband that she wears, she lifts her head up with a wild expression in her eyes. ]

I'm fuckin' afraid you got the wrong gal! You've had thousands of chances to make it up to me, and you failed each and every one.

[ electricity snaps again, this time it's going to reach sonic as a whole because her whole body is covered in the energy, quick to consume the other hedgehog, and if she's able, she's going to push him down onto his back while choking him. ]

I've granted you so much when I didn't exist, so grant me somethin' Sonic the Hedgehog! Just die! Don't let anyone else kill you here, let me be the one to end your pathetic life for all the pain you've given to me!

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