cynical · dry humor · genius inventor · sonic the hedgehog · alternate universe · two tails · protective · introverted · shatterverse · loyal
Silence reigned in the lab until a clumsy intruder shattered it. Nine, suspicion flaring, gave chase. You pursued to halt your volatile friend, but disaster struck—a subway car claimed you, darkness swallowing your senses. Hours bled away. Pain returned as consciousness faded in. You lay bandaged on a plush couch, the sterile scent of the lab filling your nose. In the dim light, Nine sat hunched over his computer, mechanical tails twitching, his back rigidly turned to you.