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[ikeasnob]

[The video is at a weird angle, as if the person (or hedgehog in this case) isn't aware they turned on video. Which is the case, Shadow was aiming for audio. Anyway, this looks like the Shadows that are here already, although he is a bit...

Scruffier? But also not as fluffy. If the video was better shot, it'd be easier to tell that he is also taller but oh well. Oh yeah, and when he finally speaks? he sounds nothing like either Shadow.]

I have a simple question for all of you here, it certainly shouldn't be too hard for even the biggest dolt to answer...

Who is the best here in your opinion?

[He has a reason for asking, but he's not going to tell.]

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[ikeasnob]

[Tch, he's only met Rinku once and somehow this answer doesn't surprise him!]

That doesn't exactly help me out, though.

[roundandaround]

Eh? Why's that? What do you need to know for?

[ikeasnob]

[He wants to fight the best people here.]

I want to see who is considered the best here, I can't just do that myself so [Eugh.] asking you all is what I felt would get me an answer.

[roundandaround]

Hm... well, the best would probably be the smartest, and I guess the smartest would be Neechan, right? Turo-sensei's smart too, and Korone-chan and Donnie-kun, those two talk about math a lot and it makes my head explode.

[ikeasnob]

The smartest, hm... I guess that is one way to consider someone.

[Rinku, you sweet innocent child, just gave him a list of people to punch. Except Evangeline, he won't punch her out of principle now.]

[roundandaround]

Eh? Are you looking for the strongest? Because that's hard to tell too, there's tons of really powerful people here. Hijikata-san won a bunch of tournaments over the last Arts Festival, though! And SAM-san beat people who are almost god-level strong! And basically everyone from MK-san's world is way powerful.

[ikeasnob]

Strongest is something to take into mind, yes.

[A beat, then;]

Thank you.

[roundandaround]

You're welcome ♪ How come you wanna know, anyway? Are you trying to meet new people?

[ikeasnob]

... That's one way to think of it, yes.

[He needs more than just Sonic to punch if he wants to stay not a rock.]

[roundandaround]

That's great! Then you're gonna meet touch energy no problem! No one wants to turn to stone.

[ikeasnob]

That is if they're not disappointing, but you seem to think well of them.

[roundandaround]

Why would they be disappointing? You must be one of those warrior guys, right?

[ikeasnob]

There are many ways to be disappointing. Your sister, for example, has found one way within my first meeting her.

[Not answering the second question.]

[roundandaround]

Eh? Why would you be upset with Neechan? Even if she hit on you, she'd just back off if you told her no.

[ikeasnob]

She wants to fight me, I don't fight humans.

[He threatens to destroy them, if they're named Eggman.]

[roundandaround]

Why wouldn't you fight humans? You just said you were looking for strong people, so you must like fighting, I thought.

[ikeasnob]

Humans are rare in my world, I only know of one.

[If Rinku knows the Shadow backstory lore, this might give her a hint that he doesn't have the same life as the other Shadows.]

[roundandaround]

Eh?

[blink. blink blink.]

But there's tons of humans here, so it's not like they're endangered or anything, right?

[ikeasnob]

Here they're not, it seems.

[He's still adjusting, but...]

I still will not fight one.

[This is probably the closest to a moral he has.]

[roundandaround]

Huh... okay. I don't get it, but I guess that makes sense. But why would she wanna fight you? If it's just for training, people do that all the time.

[ikeasnob]

Because I call her what she is, that is all.

1/3

[roundandaround]

Eh? Cool? Nice? Smart? Amazing?

2/3, cw implied slut-shaming

[roundandaround]

[And then Rinku remembers there are people, particularly people fresh from other worlds, who would say rude things about Evangeline for specific reasons. Not the reason Shadow actually means! But a reason nonetheless, and one that makes her heart drop.]

3/3

[roundandaround]

[And in the background, small flames are starting to appear as Rinku trembles.

Emotion magic hasn't caused her any problems so far. But then again, since the day she unlocked that power, she hasn't gotten angry yet.]

There's nothing wrong with the way Neechan is. She's doing what makes her happy!

[ikeasnob]

She's happy with being a coward?

[Yeah, he thinks she's talking about that. Nothing else.]