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No...no! it gets rid of a living symbol, a character arc the readers can sympathize with that mirrors the suffering of their people and what the Freedom Fighters are fighting for...it's an empty and wasteful choice when you have the brilliant option of her character being a living microcosom of the Freedom Fighter's plight, and a horrible reminder of what Roboticzation does. Her aspirations mirror the very tone of the conflict and the overall subtext of dehumanization through an abuse/misuse of technology. In comparison, this is nothing to the dramatic and subtextual potential of this throughline. But nope says Archie! Let's make her a Robocop rip-off (Rabbocop?).

 

 Her tears mirror the tears of all the enslaved Robians who no longer have tears to shed... Here she is just  another unoriginal cyborg. 

 

 

I know I'm merely playing devil's advocate here, and while I completely agree with you and Ben, if you look at her before the reboot she was most likely going to meet her uncle to be "legionized" i.e. becoming a cyborg again. Now, I know it's another "magic wand" by Archie and Flynn, but they all remember what happened to her in the original timeline, and obviously their marriage still counts even though it apparently didn't happen in this new world.

The only thing that I am really worried about in this issue is that it seems like robotitization might be taking a back-seat or retconned entirely with all of Robotnik's goons apparently being flesh and blood and no one has run into a robian or mentioned it yet other than concerning Sally not being one unless I'm forgetting something.

 

 

Then we just have an aborted arc, left unfufilled... And a story that is really lost most of it's unique concepts. No, this isn't a "magic wand", it's scaple to the guts of the Sonic franchise. And now we have about three different parties trying to play surgeon and they all have hand on the handle of the blade, tugging against each other and they quarrel on where to cut open the story. It's just a sluaghterhouse of storyarcs that lacks a conhesive vision or desired tone. There is so much here that I see you could do with the resource pool that Archie has, but there not really doing anything unique, they aren't doing thing worthwhile. It just bums me out that they would drop so much so hastily and cheapen the story by ripping through it like this. It's like rebooting a movie right at the climax. :/   Kirk: "KHA-  - *Genisis Wave* - Spock: -"aaaannnnn." See what I mean? 

 

 Note that I wanted this to work. I told people not to be hastey in judging. You people know me well and how I preach about being postivly and productivly discerning instead of harhsly and hackeneyedly critical. But I just think I got enough here to feel justified in saying: "I have a bad feeling about this.." 

You know, if the Fan Fiction Coalition is a serious project why don't we move it out of the Creative Corner Forum and into the FUS Group Projects? I don't know if that would be alright, but it might garner more attention and make our fanfictions better seen; that would be a good step. And also by definition this is a group project on FUS, is it not?

 

Red? Thoughts? We are indeed a group. We have a mission statement and everything...

I believe castrating the characters castrates the story. Relationships reveal the truest depths of a character and what they are willing to fight, stand for, and change for. If you take their ability to love each other, you take away one of the soul sources of drama and character progression. It's not about the fight ever . That's writing 101 guys... It's what there fighting for. Who there fighting for.

 

 Honestly, as a writer. I go with this stance: let the character’s make the decision and back off.

 

 Once you create a character they obtain a life of their own on the pages, they build a dramatic throughline and a momentum of personality that makes them their own. Trust me, when you get about 365 pages into a work (Ever done this before? I have quite a bit. So trust me on this.) Character's are now making their own decisions. By then you are a dramatic stenographer (if you've done it right; if not, you probably wouldn't have made it this far anyways). I support Sonsal because I support Sonic as a character. Everything else is incredibly contrived, forcing Sonic into a mold that breaks the limbs and bones of his personality into a mangled heap. Force your egocentrisms on a character and that character dies - and it just becomes a pathetic self-insert fan-fic, your mere wish-fulfillment wondering around in the hollowed skin of what use to be the character like some wicked wendigo. Then by proxy all the characters just becomes a slave to your own solipsism. That is why fan-fics are infamous as they are, because they are net-publicized self-absorption. That is also why I have disdain for Sonamy; it spits on Sonic's face as a free and independent character that doesn't want to be tied down to a codependent stalker-girl. Yet, Sally and Sonic were written to complement each other and better each other as unique characters. I would rather see them together, than have my own immature fantasy's tickled. Young, I learned some things from Sonic and Sal about being in a relationship, how it can be rocky and their can be friction when two forces meet - but in the end they support each other and edify each other, and - um - refresh each other . That, is what relationships are about. They force you to grow beyond yourself and care for others. If we support people creating mindless simulacrums in a plodding plot you kill the characters as people in the story and are left with glorified play to some form of twisted fun house mirror-image of narcissistic love and, ick, glorified highly idiosyncratic autoerotism. And that just doesn't hamper characters, it ultimately hurts the readers. Most of the people I have ever met that were in to shipping actually were horribly selfish partners in real life. When it comes to examples, I have to keep them private. They have that much gravity, and it would be wrong of me to the gory and gossipy details. Let's just say it’s abusively selfish. I guess it's like psychopaths that start out young abusing animals, first you start with your fictions then you upgrade to selfishly manipulating people in reality.  Shipping can easily become some form relational sociopathy, especially when the person engaged in the shipping has never been in a real relationship and is just developing a desire to be with others. Also note that most Sonamy fans, slaves to the first relationship they see, reflect her character. Poor doating girls are gonna let a man walk all over them someday.

 

 By the way, I hate shipping in general for this. And I find the people behind the digital veil as... upsetting. The only relationship I have ever been vocal in supporting about is Sal's and Sonics because it has potential to show people what a relationship is really like. In sense you ca call it anti-shipping.

 

Also, no one mentally and morally sane would sodomize a guy with quills that could cut steel. Just sayin'.  Actually I think anybody that engages in that act is going to have...a crappy day.

Breaking Antoine's nose must've felt real good right then...

 

 Overall this is an intrguing concept and story. I hope it gets the attention it deserves. I plan to write a review for this.

 

*Gordan rips out his Crowbar.*

 

NO! Gordon...Gordon, it's okay. It's okay. This is Nicuragua, not Ravenholm. The crab is your friend."

 

Oh and Shaquil called, little man, he wants his shirt back.

 

 

It would be easier if I listed the characters I want to save from Robotnik's bottom.

 

Oi, from now on when I see Robotnick sit down I can't help but hear that pink nightmare being flattened to oblivion by his flabby buttcheeks. I should commission an artist to draw this joyous event. (There she is caterwauling in her normal angry manner. Suddenly a giant object eclipses the sun and darkens the landscape; it's Robotnik's butt! As big as life and twice as hairy! She tries to flee in terror, but there is no escaping a butt of that size. Switching to Robotnik, "Any hint of that troublesome Hedgehog?")

 

 Tries to hide the fact he get paid for artistic commisions.   

 

We all know he's larger than life.

 

I don't know...remember I broke her, but I rebuilt her. What happens now...I can't say. I designed Amelia to be loved by Satam fans, and Sonsal fans. She even likes people besides Sonic, and ain't one for breaking up relationships. Not to mention she would die for Sally Acorn, and is a fiercly passionate Freedom Fighter. Inronically she has the fan-girl crush on Sonic and was influenced alot by him, but her everyday role model quickly becomes Sally when she finally meets the Freedom Fighters.  

 

She is also an unsalvagable (yes, that is an end joke, you may luagh), meaning she is immune to Roboticzation, and carries the potential cure for a certain disease with in the series as well.

 

 

 

Your Amelia is okay, for now... I haven't placed her under you know what yet. And I emphasize "Yet."

 

 

Amelia (chewing bubble gum, grinning): "You could try..." *Lifts one end of the Tornado with ease* "But I don't think it's gonna work either way. Ya see, I'm the kinda ghal just doesn't ever end up on the bottom...of anything" *Double waves her eyebrows at a certain someone, popping a gum-bubble* "Best remember that." 

Awesome. 

 

And power rings cure prostate cancer. *Sips* 

 

 What are power rings?

 

You're dead to me... *Throws coffee in his face*

 

Hmm Sally maybe looks a tad bulky in that Game Guy shot, as said I prefer her more matchstick proportions since it helps fit her better with Sonic and avoids punctuating her 'nakedness', just make the hands and feet look less shrunken. Granted I kinda think she looks okay with Uekawa's 'rubber hose' body proportions in the comics (it's more the facial proportioning I think looks off).

 

Just a personal preference, but I have always liked her more curvacious feminine look. Not really the one from the issue 90-150 in the comics, but I personally like her SatAM appearance especially when they got her proportions better like from The Secret Scrolls and Game Guy episodes. Issue 20 to about 70 in Archie and 180 to 230 when Tracy Yardly drew her, again with her more feminine curves accentuated. I'm still can't wait to see his take on the new Sally design.

I really could give crap at what the haters say about her; they could go as far as to put her in a burkha and they wouldn't be satisfied. The bottom line is they will just find another reason to hate her.

 

 

  Exactly! I like a feminine Sally. I am an artist and view this from a platonic, astectic point of view. I won't apologize for that: woman should look like woman, no matter the rating of the comic. Mind, not the busty and whorey effigies that pander to the...two-dimensional, sexist, exploits and tastes of a certain select group of perverted people (egocentric escapists or the rankest sort). *Cough* Rouge the Bat *cough*. What I'm getting at is the graceful, soft-shaped, and real look of a woman. That doesn't have to be overtly sexual, not at all; in fact, it ought not if you respect womanhood. If you can't celebrate feminimty and maternality, a unique and special part of Creation, then you are either a prude or a secretly repressive perv who can only see woman, and their physique, for just that (like most people who squeeze woman in Burkhas: seriously guys, I got eye-witness stories from the front...). Bottom line: Sally should be cute, easy on the eyes. Perverts are going to be perverts, let them screw their life up, forever-alone style in their parent's basement. I for one am not going to despise a female character for being female, especially because some might abuse feminimity.

 

Geez, though, you think poor Sally would wear only Burkha's after all the men who have made a nasty pass at her... (some of them a bit...bilogically disperate for comfort ).  Then, there's the opposite group you mentioned...oh gosh, we sane people are stuck between prudish rock and a pervs hard place (that sounded bad :/).

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IT'S SONIC AND RAINDOW DASH, OK?! ARE YOU HAPPY?! ARE YOU HAPPY THAT I'M CRAZY?! AHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

 

  This is why Christ will return to purge the world with fire: sin, suffering, and, their deadly combination, creepy shipping.

 

 Despite this revelation, I still stand firm in believing that ignorance is not bliss, it's an unawarness of evil. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle. And sometimes, it's actually the most painful part...  *Dramatic fade out, to a  "To Be Continued."*

That's the thing...it's really hard without completely removing Sally from the picture.  Even if Sally was just "busy" doing other things, Bunnie wouldn't betray their friendship by making a move on Sonic.  They'd have to have become enemies or Sally would have to have been removed from the equation entirely. 

 

  Or Sally goes through a character arc that Sonic and Bunnie don't like and feel uncomfortable about...  then that gap starts get filled by the union of themselves. 

 

 Bytor has something, you gotta admit that it would be a shocker after being stuck surviving together after some harsh, fateful night, just them, that they just find it happening before there even aware of it. The ball's been rolling for a couple of episodes, have it to where they are an unconcious couple by defualt for short time, cutting up and enjoying each other's company (like friends do) and then a hug of victory after a very tense and action packed episode together their intentionally friendly embrace just turns into a kiss, and they break apart, ashamed (but wanting more).  

 

This has actually happend to me once... :/

 

I'd like to see the source on this. But it's happening America as well. http://www.amazon.co...ocId=1001197421 I could say anything on that sight after all, and be utterly Ad Hoc if I wished.

 

 I wouldn't be happy if people were profiting off whoring my characters tough. 

 

 "I'm waiting..."  
 

 

Oh hush. I'll have you know it's harder to write sober squirrels than drunken ones.

 

 

 You know you love it. 

 

 "NICOLE! HOW DO I FIX EVERYTHING!" 

 

 Sally sober in EoT can be intense. Sally hungover...*reads ahead* that's a sight to see. 

 

 Just for that...you get a sneak preview.

If it were up to me Sonic would look something like this (http://swirlything.deviantart.com/)

This is probably my primary issue with depictions using the Freedom Fighters. Sonic is the only one ever learning to overcome his flaws in the story, the rest are usually limited to periphery characters or their stories revolve around their abilities or generic missions than their actual personality. This has the problem of not just making the Freedom Fighters a bit empty in use outside being Straight Men to Sonic but also means Sonic comes off as a bit negatively portrayed, since he is required to act flawed on a much more regular basis, learning the same lessons over and over again, and when that fails, having his redeeming aspects compromised to make new ones, making him less an equal to the team and more a manchild kept at bay by a bunch of sane young adults.

 

The games aren't the best for development, but they do at least remedy this, since many characters have had moments in the limelight concerning their flaws and making errors (eg. Lost World spotlighted Sonic's flaws very accurately, but still kept hold of his redeeming qualities, especially when contrasting other characters such as Tails). Characters such as Amy are just as deranged and accident prone as Sonic, so he doesn't look out of place with them. Sally on the other hand borders as Sonic's babysitter.

 

Then you need to speak you mind. In detail. Note that you advice will be heard (afiirmed or contested) but note that the goal is to great a better Sonic story. Criticism is useless without proactivity. We tear things up to build them better, not to leave it to rot.  You and I both know that there is potential untapped here. So let's get cracking.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  [Or rather All Saints Day].

 

You get a treat, no tricks... A rough draft preview of a future episode. This is for you Sonsal fans.

 

During a scene in an upcoming Episode (4?): Underground, at an important banquet in Casino Zone.]

 

Sonic: "What are you doing, Sal? What're you drink-"

 

 Sally: *Bumps glass into Sonic's snout* "It's... *Looks through glass* it's blue. *Looks Sonic up and down*  I like blue...it makes me feel good. You should try some."

 

Sonic *grabs glass, sniffs, then frowns*: "I don't think you realize this is..." 

 

 Sally: "Blue? Oh, sure I know it's blue, Sonic." *Stumbles* "I can plainly see it's blue." *She grabs the glass and attempts to sip, spilling it over her shoulder* *A bustling Overlander butler walks by and slips in it, Sally being completely and blissfully unaware with a flirty leer.* "Don't argue with me - I'm the one with all the brain after alls. *Taps her forehead with the empty wine glass* I'm right your wrong, as usually."

 

Sonic *Grabbing Sally and finding a private room*: "Oh man...this is mondo bad. Way passed uncool."

 

Sally: *Tugging away and reaching for the wine bottle knocking over a plate of oysters before yanking it* "You're way passed uncools. Sonic the Hedgedrag." *Hiccups a laugh*.

 Sonic: "Sally this" *grabs bottle and sniffs and places it atop a piano.* "is a bit out of your age range"

 

Sally: *Noticing they are alone* "You're not..."

 

 Sonic: "Sal, just so you know: we are on a diplomatic mission and an espionage mission at the same time. If we draw any suspicion to ourselves..."

 

Sally: "Screw 'em. Whatter those bald-skins gonna do, chomp us with their l'il flat teeth? Sticks a finger in her mouth showing off her own set of incisors* Take away our birthdays? Talk to us sternly? We always find a way, it's the Freedom Fighter way!" *Swigs the bottle and slams it down on the piano*

 

Sonic: "Geez, that must be some strong stuff...you've gone nuts Sally Acorn ."

 

Sally: *Leans forward slipping hands into his tuxedo* "I'd like to gone nuts your acorn Sonic. T. Hedgehog..."

 

Sonic (carefully pushing Sally away): I have no idea what you just said. And frankly I don't wanna know what you meant."

 Sally: "Oh don't be like that...You were right about clothes. There! I admit it! See! *Begins scratching her arms* "They're tchy. Let's take 'em off."

 

Sonic: "Oh geez, e-even the boots?"

 

Sally: "Yep..." *Grabs his tie as she flings off a boot hidden under her dress.* "I know it's a first, huh? *Flicks of the other* "I'm in a good mood now, who knows what could happen?" *Trips and almost crashes back into a vase.*

 

 Sonic (*rushing to catch her*): "Hold on Sal!" *Grabs her*

 

Sally: "I think I just fell for you" *Grins, raking him into her deliberate trap **Grips tight and leans into to his ear and whispers* “And you fell for it."

 

Sonic: "Well... maybe just a quick kiss...No!" *Slaps himself* "You are out of your mind Sal! I'm not going to take advantage of your "great mood." Besides, I gotta mission to do. People are counting on me - us."

 

Sally: "For once...*Open's his top shirt button*I think the mission should wait." *Pushes him against the piano.*

[Outside in the banquet hall]

 Antoine: "C'etat quoi ça?" *Hears piano banging. Ears twitch up as he hears a muffled cry of 

Sally. *

 

Antoine *sword drawn* "Hold on my princess!"  *Storms in to find Sally pinning a squirming Sonic to the ground, ripping off Sonic's sneaker, glove bit tight in her mouth*

 

Antoine: Oh mon...

 

 Sally: "Come on and stop squirming!" *Rips off the other glove with her teeth*.

 

Sonic: "Thank God. Antoine! I'm saved." *Fidgets out of her grip and stands up.*

 

Antoine:"Sonique! What in the name of santity our you doing to our Princess. And at a crucible time like this!"

 

Sonic: "What am I doing?" *Points defiantly to his now bare chest-fur.*

 

Antoine (sheathing his sword with a frown): "I've expect a lot from you Sonique, but not this...I refuse to believe that zhe princess of nobel Acorn itself would..."

 

Sally (sighing on the floor, head rested on Sonic's feet): "Believe it Antoine." *Grabs his pant leg* "I gotta a itch only Sonic Hedgehog can scratch. *Tugs*

 

Sonic (*Pants fall to his knees*): "For once, I'm glad I'm wearing underpants..." *Sally giggles*

 

Sally: "Ahw...I'm not." *Hiccups*.

 

Antoine: "What has happened to her? What did you do?"

 

 Sonic: "I didn't do anything..." *Hikes his dress pants up defensively, and fastens his belt. He corks the bottle and tosses it to Antoine.* "This happened to her. She's been actin' crazy ever since she had a single swig."

 

Antoine: * Antoine catches it and stares at intently.* "Overland Azure. Ah, and a fine year too. It was only legal in zhe Overland and the Dhawmhan Provance before and after zhe Great War." *Uncorks and drags in the smell with a pleased smile.*

 

Sally: "I want that back when you're finished, Antoine." "And scrounge me up a few bottles from the banquet hall while you're at it..." *Starts to twirl Sonic's glove before whipping his back end with it. Sonic gives a little jump.*

 

Antoine (*ears quiver and brow raises*): "Wait..." *Sniff in deeply* “Zhe bouquet she’s…odd. *Snifs again, deeply* Oh non, ah merde… Zhis has been poisoned.  *Sniffs once more and twists the cork back* Sonique, I believe our Princess…”

 

Sonic: “Drugged, yeah,  I gathered.”

 

*Sally rolls across the carpeted floor, sighing.* “Drugged? Oh no….I feel fine.”

 

Antoine: “With a derivative of ocotea cymbarum…alchemically processed of course”

 

Sally (continued): *Hiccups* “Can’t afford to be anyways, I gotta…”

 

Sonic: “Octagon cimbalom?” *Buttons his shirt back, and straightens his tie.*

 

Antoine: “It is an evergreen plant native of your Green Hill…”

 

Sonic: “How do you –“

 

Sally (continued): *Rolls back atop Sonic’s feet, grasping his legs, nuzzling his knee.* “Well that can wait…you're more important, Nikky.”

 

Antoine: “I’ve pick up some new tricks while you were on hiatus, alchimie an’ botany mostly. When I stumbled on Octea zhe first time for a supposed meal…well… *Scratches snout and straightens uniform.* “It causes extreme euphoria and is an – how do you say? – aphrodisiaque ?

 

Sonic: “Oh…” *Ears droop* “I don’t need to know Parisian to know what that means.  And what happened to you? How long did it last?”

 

Sally:  “I waited three years…they can wait three minutes…no, will need longer than that.” *Smacks forehead with palm. Even you aren’t that fast.” *Lays her head back* “Boy, you are so blue...”

 

Antoine (looking embarrassed) “Let’s just say I woke up with, um, in an embarrassing position, and leave it at that. I’m glad I was alone.”

 

Sally: “Oh me, oh my…” *Stares happily at her hands and feet, rolling her fingers and toes back and forth.* “And I thought I was the only one here who…w-what are we talking about again? I have not a clue.”

 

Sonic: “Never mind I don’t wanna know about your new hobbies…” *Finds his shoe.*

 

Sally: “If I’m drugged. What are we going to do about the…”

 

 Antoine and Sonic (simultaneously):  “ The Diplomacy Speech!”

 

Antoine: “Bon sang! Qu'allons nous allons faire?”

 

Sonic: “Well, for one we can’t let you do it.”

 

Antoine: “I’d be having you know I’m…

 

Sally: “The conjunction is have Antoine, as in I’d have you know I’m drunker than a skunk on some bad bald-skin swill.” *Points at him with her toe* “And no. I’m going to do it right after I do someo…I mean something else real quick. I am completely fine!” *Lifts her legs and arms straight up in the air, straining...*

 

Sonic: “You can’t get up can you?”

 

Sally: “Nope...” *Frowns*”Yeah, boys…there’s something wrong. I’m not quite myself am I? ” *Sounds like herself for one second*  “Surreal, guys I need to be carefilled. I could do something stupid.”

 

Antoine: “Indeed….” *Glowers at Sonic*  “Elle a raison à ce sujet.”

 

Sally: “You wish Antoine. If it was the other way around, well: “Je serais absent une robe, Monsieur Chevaleresque.”

 

Antoine: “I’d ne-“

 

Sally (non-chalantly): “Oh, yeah you would. You naughty, carnivore.”

 

Sonic: “You still want me to get down there with you don’t you.” *Tugs at his collar a bit*.

 

Sally: “Yep…that can’t be helped.  Please, blame it on whatever.” *Scratchs at dress* “Man I hate this thing!”

 

Sonic: “Yeah, I never thought I’d say this, but I miss the hard-to-get and prudey Sally.”

 

Sally: “Spft…yeah right.” *Makes snow angles in the carpet* “This carpet feels so nice. You should try some.”

 

Antoine: “Focus you two!” *Snaps his fingers* “Sonic.” *Straightens his sword bandolier* “You’re going to have to do it.”

 

Sally: “Oh gosh no!” *Waves her hand in a negatory fashion.* “I just drunk half a bottle of crazy-juice, and I know better than that.” *Rolls up quickly and tried to lift herself up in a push up, just fall back down. “Oh Hashem help us…we are young, dumb, and…and…”

 

Antoine:  “Intoxiqué…”

 

Sally *Lifts up hand*: “Exactamundo, Antoine.”  *Grabs at thin air around her bare ankle and places her fist to her ear* “Nicole! Tell me how to fix everything!”

  

Sonic: “She’s not here, Sal.  She’s –“

 

Sally (groans): *Flips an imaginary Nicole closed and stares seriously up at Sonic* “Oh I hate it when you’re right… You’re going to have to get in contact with her.“

 

 Sonic *Leans over*: “Why?”

 

Sally: “I memorized the speech. But Nicole has the notes. All you need to do is…” *Pulls a small ear bud from a hidden satchel in her nearby blue boot and tosses it up at him, hitting him in the snout.*

 

Sonic: “Ow…” *Drops in his hands*  

 

Sally: “Opps.” *Snorts with laughter.*

 

Sonic: “She can tell you what to say. She has the notes. Please…do this right Sonic.”

 

Sonic: “Sal, I’m not like you. Public speakin’ in front of a bunch of stuffy, slick-skinned weirdos in even stuffier suits isn’t my thing.”

 

 Sally:  “I know…” *Bumps the back of her head repeatedly against the carpet.* “I know. But you have to. I barely have any inhibition right now, let alone the ability to stand on my…” *Stares fondly at her feet* “You know I’ve never really gone anywhere without my boots.  Think I should do it more often?”

 

 Antoine: *Sits on a nearby couch face buried in his hands* “This couldn’t get any worse…”

 

 Sally: “Oh Sonic…if I knew I’d get your attention that way. I’d wear sandals, or just go barefoot sometimes. Not much tactical advantage in this, but it’s so comfortable.  Maybe I should ask Bunnie, to paint my –“

 

Sonic: *Notices the earbud hissing static* “Hm, wait a Sonic second Sal.” *Clips ear-bud to his ear* “This is the Blue blur speaking, will this be take out or delivery?”

 

Bunnie (V.O) :  “Sugar, we have a problem up here.”

 

Sally: “They are cute, you know…maybe, nah, I don’t like pink – never really did.”

 

Antoine (groaning in his hands): “Bien sûr, elle doit haïr ma couleur préférée.”

 

Bunnie:  “It’s Gamma, he…it’s here.”

 

Sonic: “You gotta be kiddin’ me. Is he –“

 

Bunnie (*sounds of lazer fire*):  “You bet. He’s looking for the Control Room.”

Sonic: “If he finds that...”

 

Spaz (v.o): “If he finds that you can count every Robian that has used Furlough’s Neural Net in 300 miles officially back on ole Robby ‘Nik’s payroll.” *Metal crashing* “Good news is that we disabled the surveillance system, bad news…”

 

Sally: “You know I always though Sonic was more of a leg man…it’s hard to tell really. *Crawls next to Antoine, smiling up at him* “He can’t keep his eyes off any part of me really. But when I mentioned the boots just now…that’s a bit telling.  Any other time I’d say all this gets on my nerves…but now. *Stares at Sonic*”Hey! You wanna know what I like about him?”

 

Antoine (growling): “It just got worse.”

 

Sonic: “There’s more bad news?”

 

Spaz: “We got an assassin on our hands, or at least somebody armed running amuck down there 

in the banquet hall.”

 

Bunnie: “I saw them spinkin’ somebody’s drink from under the table. Besides a pistol, all I saw was masked head and a gloved hand. I’d reckon it could be anyone. Mobian, overlander, you name it. Whatever you do, don’t drink…”

 

Sonic: “The wine…I know.”

 

Bunnie: “Oh my stars, Sonic, you didn’t! Please tell me you’re alright!”

 

Sonic (*sighs*): “I’m okay Bunnie, remember I don’t get poisoned easy.  No, they got Sal.”

 

Bunnie: “Oh no…no, no, no.”

 

Spaz: “Those bastards!” *Metal crash*

 

Sonic: “Calm down, you two. She’s fine. Well, mostly. Why an assassin didn’t just…”

 

Antoine: “Because I actually carry something for that.” *Pulls out a vial from his bandolier. “I’m prepared for any poison you can and can’t find here in Casino Zone.” *Shakes the vial* “Zhis stuff is so powerful, you could drink a barrel of sewage and your breath would smell like spearmint, it makes your insides squicky-clean.”

 

Sonic: “Perhaps they just want to embarrass us.”

 

Sally (*pulling herself on the couch*): “They succeeded.” *Falls on Antoine.*”Don’t even…”

 

 Sonic: “Why, though?”

 

 Sally: “Character assassination. Seeing me…well like this…during the first United Provincial Assembly, well that shows weakness.  It would be quick for a bunch a xenophobes, to place judgment on us Freedom Fighters. Half of them are looking for a good reason to not like us…baldy poopheads.”