Nothing is faster than the light that flashes in the sky, nothing! When Sonic shows what he can do, both of them tilt their heads. Thatās new! Theyāve never seen anything like that before! Though⦠neither of them seem to give to Sonicās request.
āDanger. Pain, avoid⦠Scaredā¦ā Cherry whines, sheās not just scared for her and Neko, but Sonic as well. Theyāve seen what lightning can do. They remember the first time they found out about it⦠They nearly got struck!Ā
āPleaseā¦ā Cherry starts, to which Neko speaks up, and they talk to each other once more.Ā āNeko asks why? Why⦠need? Need correct?ā A few sounds from Neko. Thatās correct!Ā āWhy need?ā As in why need to run? Why hurry?
ā āHuh? Why need...?ā
The question definitely confused him; not because he didnāt understand, but he had genuinely never been asked that kind of question before.
ā āThatās... Thatās kinda asking why water is wet, or why birds fly, it... I mean, running is just a part of me.ā
Sonic stopped to think for a moment, to put it in words that the two could understand. He never had to stop and think about why he needed to run - he was Sonic, after all. He was the very definition of total freedom and speed, he was able to just enjoy life and take it in stride, and running was just a part of that.
He was tapping his foot idly against the hard ground as he remained silent, glancing around anywhere in the cave aside from the Mobian next to him.
ā āI mean, I know you wouldnāt know, but Iām not exactly known for staying put for more than a few minutes. I dunno, it may just be more mental than physical, but I canāt stand waiting around. Itās not in my nature. Besides, danger doesnāt really stop me.ā
That was probably the closest Sonic was going to verbally admit to a stranger how easily bored he can get, and how reckless he can be. He wasnāt unaware - he knew that he tended to do careless things, and he knew he was just trying to talk his way into doing something dangerous just to alleviate his own perceived boredom. Not that talking to the two was exactly boring, but he physically couldnāt stimulate his body in the process due to how cramped the cave was.
He needed some sort of movement; he was Sonic after all. at least thatās how he viewed it.