#powerthatisme

A pause precedes their response. Almost thoughtful. But not quite.

“...There is no AC.” It’s spoken as if it’s obvious, like it was something Shadow should have already known. The electricity struggled to remain on at the best of times. Air-conditioning was a luxury this base simply did not have. With their own cooling system, the humidity within the base went unnoticed by them for the most part. However, if one were to put a hand upon their form, they’d find the metal to be rather warm.

Arms crossed upon their chest, before shrugging. “Just leave the door open.” Not that that would help ventilate the place any better, given how the atmosphere in the rainforests that surrounded the Mystic Ruins was around this time of year. “Or get a fan.” That suggestion is spoken more light-heartedly, an awkward half-joke, if you will.

> Response

Neo quickly huffed right back in response, arms folding behind his back. His metallic boot tapped against the floor for a few beats, before he finally shrugged.

"I... Suppose I can agree. Hm." He answered, head lowering a little. It seemed he was becoming a little more agreeable.

Send “lifted” for my muse to pick yours up to help them reach something.

[Alternative: Send “upsie-daisy” for your muse to lift mine to help them reach something.]

The robot’s head bowed to the ground to allow the hedgehog to clamber onto his muzzle, red eyes focusing on him as Shadow hopped onto him. Once he was safely sat on his head, he sat upright, slow as to not tip the hedgehog off of him...

“Here. Now you have a better view of the stars.” He spoke. With such height, they both got a better view of just about everything. The Mystic Ruins looked much different from above, his head poking out of the thick foliage. In the distance, the night lights from Station Square and Metropolis could be seen.

“...I mean... Maybe you do, I don’t know that.”

He’s just being stubborn. This isn’t a hill he’s going to die on, but he’ll try. In truth, he wasn’t exactly used to people enjoying his company, besides the select few he chose to remain close to. Shadow wasn’t one of the people he expected to want to be around him.

He sighed, anyway, shaking his head. “I chose to be alone, most of the time. It’s not like I have much choice, is it?” He grumbled. He rolled his shoulders a little, trying to relax... his tenseness wasn’t helping this conversation go any smoother. Then again, the denial of his own emotion only made him feel more tangled about the hedgehog’s presence. He didn’t know how else to deal with it except push it away and hope it’ll go. But it only seemed to grow stronger at Shadow’s suggestion.

“...I mean, yes?” Being alone on Christmas wasn’t that weird, was it? “Do you not have friends to spend the holidays with, yourself? What about... er... Rouge, or Omega?