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video / it's snowing on mt. fuji

Type: Video
Sender ID: tenrectricity (Surge)
To: Public
Subject: Hikes
Warnings: Trashing Espio's room

Okaaaaay! I know what you are all here for today, a bounty? A chance to beat someone's face in!? I want that too, but I'm bringing somethin' else to the table.

[ the camera shuffles, surge can be seen relaxing on someone's bed with her legs crossed, and what seems to be a small book in hand. the background suggests she's in a very tidy room which doesn't match her personality, however... in the corner of the video, a busted down door can be seen with the hinges broken off, and then the camera's readjusted to show only surge and that mischievous smile of hers. ]

So Chick had me thinkin' you know, everyone got a lil creative side, so I thought maybe revealing these techniques would lighten everything up.

[ leaning up, surge flips through the book in hand searching for something and... ]

Aha! So I'll start with someone I know who does this almost every day. Ahem! Here we have one that happens to the best of us. I feel as if this one needs a beat... DRIPPY, HAND ME THAT GUITAR....

[ with the guitar in hand, and the questionable pick is when surge begins to strum at the strings to find a beat. she's a little taken aback on how this works because this is different from what she's seen, but her beat is off-rhythm and she gives a little screamo action on this poetic piece of literature she memorized as another piece of art slides on screen. ]

MY WALLET IS SO EMPTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I COULD USE A PENNYYYYYYYY OR TWENTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
THE STAAAAAAAAAAAATEEEEEEEEE OF MY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNKKKKKKK SO UNKEMPTLYYYYYYYYYYYY
DOO DOO DOOOOOOOOOOOOO, DEE DEEEEEEEEEEEEE DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[ that one speaks for itself as surge finishes up her "technique" on the guitar, one of the strings snapping, and she throws it on the floor afterwards. with that done, surge flips to another page, squinting to look over at her camerafox picture he wants to use then down at the writing.

once found, the picture takes the entire view. ]

Bees buzzing so loud
Crocodiles full of sound
It's snowing on Mt. Fuji

[ as they prepare for the next one, surge is shuffling through pages unable to find what she wants... ] This next one gunna take a minute, Drippy do a commercial break or somethin' I need to find this one.

--COMMERCIAL BREAK STARTS--

[ kit and surge each leave from one side of the camera, going offscreen until...

a piece of paper is lifted in front of the camera, and slowly moved from one side to the other. behind it, some might recognize that they're hearing kitsunami's voice. ]

Do do do do doo, do do d-do do... Doo... Do not buy Build-A-Bot!

[ after this important message, the picture slides off camera, and now surge is somewhere else inside of the room, and there's a little quaint desk for calligraphy by her side. surge stands with sharktooth grin as another image comes from above, covering the camera. again, surge's voice can be heard as she reads off another hit. ] For the finale of Peaches' Hikes, we'll end it off on one that makes a lotta sense to me.

[ here comes the last image from below, covering the shellphone screen, and revealing... a masterpiece as surge reads off that little book she has. ]

Seashells on the sea shore
There is a very loud snore
Ignoring it is a chore
Would like to stop being poor
Waiting around is a bore

Well, there ya have it! All sorts of creative Hikes in this little book, now if anyone has any critiques or things they'd like to say. Love, love, looooooooooooooooooove to hear'em.

[ she throws the book onto the ground as she's done with it. ] Anyway, everyone say thank you to Della Duck for bringing us together as a community to showcase our talents. Remember to like and subscribe.

[ one last piece of paper comes on the screen. ]

[ then the video cuts off. ]

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[BECAUSE HE WAS ABOUT READY TO START JUDGING YOUR TASTE IN MUSIC ALL OF THE SUDDEN-]

Talented. [A rolling of his eyes, clearly unconvinced. Well they're not after Sonic, he suppose.]

[ You know what music she likes, Shadow... and that ain't it. ]

They are! Look at those drawings! That's really good--

[ What the hell is that other music though... ]

...wow. Looks like we missed out on a party, huh?

[He groans. He dodged a massive headache. He'll take whatever the fuck is happening on this island over this pointless broadcast any day.]

Tell me if they mention anything worthwhile. [He doubts it. They're all being a bunch of idiots. Starting to stomp off, leaving Amy with the important task of reconnaissance. Have fun.]

...

[ A long suffering sigh. ]

[There's a light thump on the tree stump beside her a few minutes later. A bowl of snacks and a cup of apple cider that have been left there for her. The back of a black hedgehog can be seen wandering off once more.]

[ Truly, Shadow knows the way to a girl's heart. Her eyes dart to the snacks, and then she beams. ]

Thank you~ [ She calls out to him as she settles in for the long haul. ]

[It'll be another hour or so when Shadow returns from, wherever tf Shadow the Hedgehog wants to go, to check on Amy. There is noticeably less noise coming from that direction now. Maybe things have finally calmed down.]

[ Things have definitely calmed down. The loud chatter and random music has slowed to a stop. Amy is asleep, curled up having let the brain rot win.

Her phone screen continuously lights up with Fox Facts, though... ]

... [Couldn't even do a simple task. Or maybe it's gotten late. He steps are quiet as he approaches. The plate of now empty snacks being carefully removed so he could take a seat beside her. He does not wake her, only sits and waits. Her shellphone is still flashing something though. After a moment's consideration, he picks it up-

...

And then puts it back, facedown. She can deal with whatever that was. With a quiet huff, he takes out his own shellphone. He's going to have to figure out how to find that broadcast and see if there's anything worthwhile in that mess. Pass the time until Amy wakes up. She shouldn't be left sleeping out here.]

[ Amy's had a long night, man. There's only so much she can take before she mentally checks out, and she definitely hit her limit about an hour ago. She is so out of it, in fact, that she doesn't immediately awaken when Shadow returns.

She sleeps for a while longer, looking extremely peaceful despite the location. It's a little chilly, but she's slept in far worse conditions. Fortunately for him, she doesn't sleep for hours on end-- she suddenly stirs. ]

Foxes are deaf and blind when born-- huh?

[ She's clearly out of it still. She blinks a few times, before her sleepy, half awake gaze lands on Shadow. ]

Oh, hi! Hi. Sorry. Didn't realize you were back... what time is it?

[It wouldn't matter to him if she slept for a few hours or the whole night away. Sleep doesn't come to him and he would have simply gone off onto his next objective if she didn't wake. Inform someone or cover her in a sheet before heading off. The few times he glanced in her direction, her rest seem peaceful. There's no point waking her.

He has something to occupy his time for now. Getting to the broadcast itself is proving to be frustratingly annoying to do. Why must these thing be so overcomplicated (They're not, he just hasn't bothered to go over everything the shellphone does)? But he'll get there eventually and be able to review the various discussions. As he thought, most of it was nonsense. He consider just stopping instead of further wasting time finding nothing of worth. Until he catches some of what Eggman had been saying to the tenrec and blue fox.

...

He looks up from from his phone, hearing some mutterings coming from the pink hedgehog. She'll find the dark hedgehog is staring back when she finally wakes. After a moment, he turns back to his shellphone, setting it aside for now as he moves to stand.] You should go back to your tent. [Late. It's very late or very early.]

[ Amy scrubs at her eyes with the heels of her palms. Shadow's not wrong; she SHOULD go to her tent, and she should absolutely go back to sleep. She simply shakes her head when he stands up, and she stretches her arms high above her head, trying to shake the sleep off. ]

It's okay. I'm okay. [ She says, even if she looks like she's about to fall back to sleep at any moment. She pauses and then picks her phone up again, her left eye twitching as she sees yer ANOTHER fox fact popping up onto the screen. ]

Ugh... I'm gonna have to text Tails in the morning to get whatever this is off of my phone. At least the rest of it has quieted down.

[Has it quiet down? The messages have stoppeed coming through, but one particular conversation still stood out.] I'd review what Eggman said to them.

[Not at this moment. She can insist she's okay, but her movements says otherwise.] Go rest.

Yes, I saw that as it was happening. I don't... know much about Surge and Kit. I know enough to know that their background isn't good, though, and Eggman's not gonna be a great influence on them. Specifically, Surge. Putting thoughts into her head like that... I hope she's smart enough to not let him get into her mind too much, though.

[ Fortunately, Kit doesn't seem quite as eager as Surge. A blessing and a curse, that kid is at least sharp enough to not let Eggman influence him. Stifling a yawn against the back of her hand, she hums thoughtfully. ]

I'm okay -- where did you go off to, though? Are you good?

Their minds are weak and they will act out in desperation. [Poorly. Involving others in their own suffering of their making. No matter what they believe, they are children playing pretend, susceptible to being manipulated. That was his assessment of them.

He considers Amy for a moment. Her insistence not to listen to what her body needs is annoying. But fine, he will press details from her then. Taking a seat once more.]

You've spoken with them. [Her question about where he's been is ignored. It isn't her concern anyway.]

They're just confused. [ Which is probably the same thing, but, still. She cant help but want to defend them, even a little bit. Something she knows is very silly considering they'd do the exact opposite for her, but, still.

When he sits down, she makes herself comfortable again. ]

Given that Surge has tried to kill me at least twice now, yes. I... they insist we've met. But I don't know them at all. The only thing I can think of is that they're from our future.

Don't make excuses for them. [They're capable of overcoming the hurdle they've created for themselves, if they're willing to see and hear what's in front of them, not what's in their head.

He blinks. They went after Amy as well? Not just Sonic? Because she's connected to Sonic? He quietly groans.] Pointless. [Needlessly killing others makes them heroes, how? He can't stand this kind of behavior.] You're still going to try with them, aren't you? [Death threats and all.]

It's not excuses, Shadow, it's true. They've been screwed with, it's not their fault. [ She's not going to go into detail here; that's their story to share, not hers. And she doesn't know how much Shadow knows to begin with.

Before he even asks her that question, he already knows the answer. She nods her head enthusiastically. ] Of course! Everyone deserves a chance... besides, they deserve to be happy just like everyone else. I just... don't know how to make them happy. I don't even know where to begin when it comes to those two.

Hmph. [He's not going to show mercy if they start causing real problems. They're certainly making an effort to get there, dragging others into their personal vendetta.

And of course, she throws those words at him. A promise that's constantly in conflict with him, challenging what he thinks is right. Surge and Kit's case is...not the same as Eggman. They truly don't know any better. Evenso, if others have already made attempts to help, and they choose to stick to their destructive path. What can be done if they don't want to accept change? A huff.]

You can't force it if they can't see for themselves, what they already have. [There was a glimpse when he asked the blue fox if they were happy they had each other. Their answer was clearly from the heart. They cared, but it's been twisted into believing they can't have it without some superficial reason.]

They've had... a rough go of it. [ Amy's small shoulders slump, and her gaze slides off to the side. ] All they know right now is that they're hurting. And they think that killing Sonic and replacing him will make that hurt go away. They don't want to listen to reason right now, it's too soon.

[ And really, the very thought of them somehow succeeding in harming or killing Sonic sends a wave of dread through her, one that she's barely able to mask. She wishes things didn't have to be so damned complicated. She wishes that she was from whatever timeline they are from so she can understand a little better.

Looking back up at Shadow, her expression softens. ]

You're absolutely right. At the end of the day, we're all responsible for our own actions, our own happiness... I guess I just. Want them to see that we're not so bad? I want to be friends with them. [ Because of course Amy does. She wants to be friends with damn near everyone she meets, and usually, she succeeds. She shifts a little. ]

Last month, there was an incident. I took on a mission to go to an island, and to make a long story short, Surge was there too. There were zombies. It had to do with the water, the rain, everything... I was soaked, and, well, she saved me. She didn't have to do that, she could have left me to die. But she didn't. That says a lot.

Again, they have to want to see it. [He cannot advise what is the right approach, only that nothing will change until they want it themselves. Knowing Amy and her persistence, perhaps she'll eventually get through to them the more she continues to prove that she isn't there to cause hurt. To him, that's a tiresome approach that could have the opposite effect. It's time wasted that could be spent elsewhere. Let them figure out what it is they really want, only stepping in when he deems necessary.]

...After they attempted to kill you twice? [That also says something. We could talk about a number of troublesome things Amy just said, but that isn't the focus. Those two are walking a thin line on whether he allows them to live or die. Which way will the scales tip for them, that is still to be determined.]

Maybe they will, though? Maybe they just need someone to be their friend? They're sorely lacking in that department. [ Mostly. The only one they allow close to them is Espio, though, which isn't a bad thing. She's glad he can at least be there for them in some way or another, as daunting a task as that may or may not end up being. ]

The keyword is tried. She could have done it if she really wanted to, I'm no match for someone like her. But she didn't. [ She looks down at her hands, which are now folded neatly in her lap. ] They just... need time. That's all.

[...] And telling me all this does what? [She's set in her ways, seem to know what they want. He's already given his thoughts, so there's nothing more to add. But now he has to think about them going after the others besides Sonic. What a pain.]

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