Jack Modus

Heartbreak speed run

It'd be one thing if kit wanted the best for surge but the idea of his best for her was completely perfect and morally sound, but its a lot more complicated than him just wanting what is best for her in general vs what outcome for her makes him stay a crutch in her life. His character and programming has always been more about supporting their codependency than anything to actually make Surge make progress as a person. If anything i think he sees them as more of a concept and state he has to maintain than people. Kits desperate as fuck is the thing it makes him a little selfish with it, Kits idea of what surge should be doing is staying with and relying on him forever. Thats part of what makes him such an interesting character, thats also why flawed characters are the best to me. ie. if something came along that makes surge happy but it doesnt involve him contributing significantly in some way its flawed and should be rejected. Everything needs to involve him somehow. Kit showing he is willing to potentially hurt / upset surge just to force himself to be a constant in her life made actual leaps and bounds for how interesting he is as a character, the underlying sauce was always there but its really been tapped into now. I think a lot of people forget kit is not a perfect support for surge, and i would even argue he holds her back in so many ways. And just because he is a victim doesn't mean he cannot still be manipulative and well meaning all at the same time.

1. Would Tails be willing to get rid of documented ""Research"" if it meant covering their tracks? Or perhaps be too possessive to truly let go of it?

2. Just how severe of a condition do you think surge would actually leave Tails... (Wondering if I may have overdone it >>;)

3. How would restoration itself react if leaks were... Let's just say, quite damning?

1. Yes, Tails' number one priority is making sure he still has access to Kit and is able to continue their research sessions. As much as he would hate having to get rid of anything, he would if he had to

2. Surge would probably just threaten the guy if she still had no solid proof (like holding him up by his shirt collar and verbally threatening him), but if she saw what was going on Surge would straight up kill him if she could. The only thing stopping her at that point is either Kit or Amy getting in her way

3. This one's a really good question. In Recede, Jewel is Tails' supervisor in the Restoration. So, once she heard about any rumors or leaks she'd want to have a word with him. She wouldn't want to believe he would do those things at first especially since she's known him since he was a kid, and depending on the quantity/perceived validity of the leaks may try to help him do damage control. Tails is a really important asset for the Restoration, and they'd really prefer not to lose him if they can help it.

As for general Restoration members.. reception would be mixed. A lot of people might assert it to be fake without even really looking into it since they trust Tails so much, but others might be more readily accepting of any evidence, and try to have him removed. It also depends on where the leak comes from-- someone like Surge would be less trusted, but were it to come from Sonic or Amy (not that they would necessarily do that) it would be more believed.

it's one tail that splits at the end (or like 2/3rds of the way thru, i'm not terribly picky), like on their ref sheet :)

some more art of them that showcases this (via @lazydayslivin & @napstabl00k :