#brain-r0t

In the previous post(s) I mentioned that they met Anti-Sonic through Rouge and started working together sometimes (which- was just them being a nuisance to the public tbf)

Although their alliance was still rocky, when Rouge started appearing less often on their escapades (possibly because of Sonic Adventure 2 happening), Cookie had no one else to yap to, which kinda forced him to interact with (then just called) Sonic a lot more.

Anti-Sonic felt most comfortable with the hyena, mostly due to being on the same wavelength. It was still unstable as hell, but to a pair of emotionally stunted mobians trapped in a toxic environment, it was the only thing that kinda made sense. He started seeking their presence to escape his life situation, frequently finding himself at Cookie's place.

Cookie gained most of Anti-Sonic's respect when they didn't buy Anti-Jules' bs at all. But more on that in another art lore dump!