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[obfuskate]

Characters: Shadow the Hedgehog, anyone who crosses his path.
Setting: His room [ 03-14 ] upon awakening and beyond.
Format: Staaartin' off as prose, but I will switch about to whatever makes you comfortable.
Summary: One little hedgehog is grumpy and bumbling about the tower, looking for a way out, hoping to get back to Earth (someone's in disbelief, see). Oh, honey, no.
Warnings: Very, very mild cursing from him, should the moment arise that it would happen. (It's a rarity, though, unlike a certain namesake game he has.) Other than that, it really depends on who bothers him!

He honestly thought he was going to die.

Instead, he woke, his brain fizzing like a freshly-opened soda pop, his body numb for a brief moment. At first, it jolted him, the feeling of being unable to move coursing through his nerves, but soon, his fingers began to twitch, toes wiggling and curling within his hover shoes. Shadow was alive and well, no worse for wear beyond some burn marks, some bruising, and some nasty cuts along his arms and sides. Not only that, but he was in a bed, and he was lying on top of two very, very crumpled pieces of paper.

He rose, grunting and groaning over the aches all along his flesh. The letters were dabbed lightly in his own blood, something that made him wince. Disgusting. He didn't want to make a mess. Oh, and the fact that he was bleeding kind of sucked, too.

The first letter was an explanation of where he was expected to reside in this tower here, where to gain food, how to accommodate, etcetera. He scoffed, nonchalantly tossing it onto the nearby nightstand, before tearing into the other one.

That was the one that made his heart stop. His planet was destroyed.

He'd...

He'd failed?

No, this couldn't be. Someone had to be messing with his mind, and he was not about to have any more of it. He was going to confront the owner of this tower right now, settle this, and get back to his planet, saved from the clutches of the Biolizard and the plummeting ARK. His planet was fine. It had to be, or else he'd...

He'd failed her.

[ okay so! shadow can be wandering just about... anywhere and everywhere possible, basically lurking about and examining things as he tries to locate someone of authority. along with that, his roomies are free to find him in his room after having opened his letters. be careful, though: he might be just a bit more of a grumpypants than usual! u_u welp. ]

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[myblueskies]

Romeo was wandering the tower as well, eating pumpkin seeds. He was looking for his friends; the tower was so big that it was hard to keep track of people. He blinked when he saw the hedgehog, but in his time in the tower he had seen so many strange creatures; he had been turned into a couple...

Nope walking talking hedgehogs don't phase him. "Hello sir! Are you new?"

[obfuskate]

As Shadow stepped about, he caught a whiff of something, something that only a very sensitive nose could detect. The scent was distinct, autumnal and sweet and warm. Pumpkin?

It was just then that he'd heard that voice, and he acted swiftly as usual, whirling around to make sure it wasn't anybody suspicious.

It... was just a kid, it seemed. Of course, looks could be deceiving, or he could be a potential well of information. He particularly hoped for the latter.

"You. What is this place?" He eyed him carefully, his body tense and ready to make a move should this boy pull a fast one on him.

[myblueskies]

Romeo blinked, so the creature was new! Romeo had thought so because he had never seen him before. "It's a really bad tower, we were brought here by bad people and the worlds might have ended but everyone says different things about that."

He got a little bit closer though as usual ready to run if this was actually a bad person.

[obfuskate]

"How informative."

Except... not really. That hardly told him anything new. 'Really bad tower'? Shadow had a feeling about that already, what with the owner's (owners'?) blatant stupidity and libel. That coincided with the 'bad people' statement, and the 'worlds might have ended' remark was known to him as soon as he arrived.

This one wasn't going to help him at all.

"Do you have any information that is useful, or am I wasting my time on you?"

[myblueskies]

Romeo pulled a face, "That's not very polite sir, I have lots of useful information, I've been here for ages. But you should ask nicely!"

Yup somehow strange talking animal was less intimidating than a normal adult, but still Romeo got ready to run.

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"Then tell me that useful information instead of giving needless details," retaliated Shadow, crossing his arms tightly around his chest. "I cannot stay here. I need to return to my planet."

He was beginning to grow impatient here. This place was making him itch...

[myblueskies]

"Well you can't." Romeo told him bluntly, he was usually much more gentle, but this talking animal was rude! "The bad people say it's gone, I don't know if it is or not. I have seen it, but I also saw a living version of my world were lots of bad things had happened. They lie all the time. But you can't escape anyways there's no way. Sometimes people disappear but that's when they get sent to their dead world that might be real or not."

He frowned again, "The bad people are called Dax, Riki, Jason and Ruana, there's a kid named Zo but I think they captured him. There's lots of monsters and when you die you just come back."

[obfuskate]

Dax, Riki, Jason, Ruana, and Zo are all names Shadow didn't recognize. That put him further on edge, realizing that these beings, these... 'bad people'... well, he did not know what they were capable of. Obviously, he could take whatever they could dish out, but the idea of these people being so manipulative and secretive, let alone capable of ripping people from their own worlds...

To put it lightly, it made his stomach twist.

He settled down a little, his defensive stance ebbing into something more relaxed, mainly to show that he wasn't going to be hostile, at least not towards this boy. His expression, however, doesn't change.

"That... cannot be," he denied, his ears flopping against his head. He maintained a cool and collected demeanor, yet the wild look in his eyes portrayed just a small amount of worry. "There must be a way to escape. If I must, I will destroy this entire tower."

[bittydragon]

While Yamato was pleased that Alcor was here with him, he didn't like to be hovered over like he was a helpless child, so he had taken to wandering about by himself - but only in the hallways he knew was safe yes Alcor don't worry, only to the library or the cafeteria or his room.

God.

It was during these wanderings that Yamato came across a...a strange creature. Yamato paused and stared in curiosity, his head tilted to the side slightly as he looked it up and down. How curious...! Was it a demon? Or did it come from a different world like the 'Troll' in his room?

He wanted to inspect it. Hopefully it wasn't hostile.

[obfuskate]

Shadow felt particularly alright, as if the energies in this tower weren't bothering him too much. Of course, he could have been better mentally, given the harrowing situation he'd be tossed into, but he was able to manage.

Once he felt a presence, however, he froze, his pupils dilating. The energy that radiated in his direction so faintly felt almost evil, wrong, yet with a hint of something that he can't quite pinpoint. To that, he leaped back, spines bristling horribly and lips raising in a snarl.

It looked just like a little boy, but he wasn't trusting him any more because of that.

"What... What are you...?!" He growled, showing that he meant business if this one wanted to attack.

[bittydragon]

Ahh, it was hostile.

Although the question was strange. Perhaps he was like Darkleer, in that he had never seen a human before? Perhaps, maybe... at least Darkleer, as aggravating as the troll had been, was not so openly aggressive like this one.

Yamato lifted his hands to his mouth, hiding slightly behind the sleeves of his kimono. "How rude. I am a human. I should be asking that question of you. What are you? You resemble a hedgehog vaguely, but your physiology resembles a homininae more..."

Well, he shouldn't be asking questions if he would get mauled by the thing. Yamato lowered his hands slightly, holding them close to his chest, his expression blank and cold. "If you attack me I won't hesitate to cripple you in defence."

[obfuskate]

Shadow snarled, his animal tendencies rearing their ugly heads as he unfurled his fists and felt Chaos Energy build in his palms. It wasn't going to do much without a Chaos Emerald, but he could at least utilize his Chaos Control, if need be.

This one seemed like a normal human, but he wasn't judging the book by its cover.

"Tch, don't make me laugh. You are not an average human," he hissed, tail lashing about aggressively. "I can feel the presence of something... sinister. If you deem me worthy of attack, you will highly regret it."

He'll make sure of it.

[bittydragon]

Sinister? Oh...

Yamato laughed, although the noise was a little stilted and flat, like he wasn't quite sure how one laughed correctly. "Ah, I see. You can sense my link to the Dragon Stream, or maybe to the demons...?"

Well Yamato could do the same, but it usually required a good level of spiritual sensitivity to do such a thing. If this creature was agitated by sensing demonic energy though, then it wasn't a demon. Ah, perhaps a new lifeform like the Troll then. This tower was interesting in how it reached out to alien worlds...

Yamato. Hostile creature. Focus.

"I'll only fight in self-defence," he said, waving his hand about in a shooing motion. "I only approached you because I hadn't seen a creature like you before. I was interested. However if you continue to hiss and snarl at me, I will simply leave."

[obfuskate]

To that, Shadow only relaxed slightly, seeing as the humanoid creature didn't intend on attacking him. It still could be a ruse, so he was still erring on the side of caution.

His body straightened, his body language delving into something more passive - ears lax, tail hanging limply, nerves unraveling. It's just one step to being completely at ease, but it's better than nothing.

"Your link to the Dragon Stream, to the demons..." He worded that, as if he was getting a feel for the terms. "Elaborate. What are these 'demons'? The Dragon Stream?"

He was beginning to get a little curious, let alone purposefully intrusive. Getting to know a potential enemy and all, should it come to that... or otherwise, a potential ally.

At this point, he couldn't really tell which one it was going to be.

[bittydragon]

Yamato frowned when the creature ordered him about - understanding Darkleer's own irritation when he had demanded answers from him a few days ago. He bit the inside of his cheek briefly, his eyes narrowing into pale slits before he eased up on the glare.

"Demons are demons. They are powerful creatures that come from another dimension. They are categorised into different classes and alignments, and negotiating with them allows them to become your allies. If you know how to deal with them of course."

He laughed again, and this time the noise sounded a bit more natural, but no less settling. "As for the Dragon Stream...it is none of your business."

[obfuskate]

Shadow was more than willing to accept that description of the demons, however different it sounded from the kind he understood from the stories Maria told him. The lack of information on the Dragon Stream, however, didn't allow him to feel any better in general. In fact, it made him even more uncomfortable.

He was going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what.

"If it is a danger to me or my planet," he growled softly, "it is damn well my business." He wasn't about to just let this seemingly harmless little boy string him into something like that with subtleties, with little explanation. He was taking all of the precautions.

[lightspeeddash]

Sonic's been exploring the tower to. And by explore, he's been speed running through all the levels that hadn't required an elevator. So he's been pretty restricted so far. No exits yet. None of Eggman's robots yet neither. The whole "your world is destroyed" thing certainly reeks of the doctor's plotting.

Rounding a corner- BAM - and Sonic is floored by whoever he ran into.

"Sorry about that-" Rubbing his head, Sonic looks up to see, "Hey Shadow. Long time no see." Why do you have such a hard head Shads?

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[obfuskate]

Of course these inhabitants would be reckless. It doesn't surprise him, but it doesn't reduce the amount of irritation that builds up within him once someone runs smack dab into him. Of course, being Shadow, he stumbles back onto his feet and growls at the culprit, ordering them to, "Watch where you are going," before he prepares to turn and leave.

Except...

Wait a minute.

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[obfuskate]

Wait one goddamn minute...

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[obfuskate]

He knows that voice.

Shadow whirls around, eyes wide and body tensing. He is alive?! After he fell from space - he, the Ultimate Life - he'd expected Sonic to do the same... yet here he is, alive and well, no worse for wear.

"Hedgehog...!"

[lightspeeddash]

No no Sonic gets an even more bullshit death than that. Don't know what's going through your head Shadow, seems just like another day to Sonic. Hopping back on up, Sonic dusts himself off a little.

"Didn't expect to see you wandering around here. Nice to finally see a friendly face." Okay not friendly per say, but you get the point.

[obfuskate]

SAD, BUT TRUE.

"So," he begins, taking slow, deliberate steps, circling Sonic much like a vulture hanging over its prey. "You have skirted death yet again, blue hedgehog. I thought you'd fallen from the ARK as I had..."

That hedgehog is... different. He still can't place what it is, as there is no logical reason behind an ordinary, natural organic being equal to an artificial, perfect lifeform. It is impossible, yet the evidence is there, and it's tough for even him to deny. He'd called him the Ultimate Lifeform back on the ARK, regarding Sonic as an equal, and yet he isn't sure that he's ready to fully accept that.

Shadow gives a bit of a sneer, partially bitter, partially fascinated.

[lightspeeddash]

Yeah...kindof creepy there Shadow. Well okay Shadow was always creepy, but it's been a long time since seeing him this bad. Man, it's like you've seen a ghost.

"ARK? What, you suddenly reminiscing on the past or something?"

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To that question, Shadow freezes. Reminiscing on the past? What could he possibly be talking about? The ARK situation just happened! None of this is in the far past, if this is what he's thinking!

"The past..."

He narrows his eyes at the blue 'hog, showing that he is really not in the mood to play any games here. "Did you hit your head falling back down from Earth?"

[lightspeeddash]

"I've hit my head plenty times enough already." How many times has he landed face-first from several stories now? Rubbing his nose, okay let's see if we can figure this out. He's sure talking about ARK a lot.

"Think you're the one who hit your head again Shadow. The ARK thing was awhile ago."