Shadow emerged from his humble kitchen with a canned Coke in hand. The girl
who called herself Princess Sally just continued to baffle him, over and
over again. First, she says she's from Mobius, but she can't be, because
she isn't a chipmunk. Second, she seems infinitely fascinated by the Sonic
the Hedgehog videos and games he had been collecting ever since he was a
kid. She was even picking out 'flaws', such as the Sonic sprite on the
earlier games was "too fat" and "too short", while the newer ones didn't
color the eyes right. It wasn't the perfect shade of green she remembered.
Thirdly, and most importantly, she never tried a Coke before!
Shadow walked over to the couch and sat down next to the girl, who was apparently enjoying her second day in his apartment by playing video games. He was never one to complain much, but couches are meant for sitting, not sleeping!
"This is my last Coke. Wanna sip?" he asked.
"If it's your last one, I don't think I want any part of it," she replied. Sally's eyes seemed permanently glued to the television screen, still playing the old Sonic the Hedgehog games on his Collections disk for GameCube. She was actually quite good at the games, which also surprised Shadow.
Shadow pressed the issue: "I can get more. Do you wanna sip or not?"
She sighed and paused her game. "Fine, I'll try it." Shadow was even kind enough to pop the can for her.
Sally sipped the drink and giggled as she swallowed. "It tickles!" she exclaimed in gleeful joy.
Shadow did his best to ignore the cuteness of the action. "It's supposed to do that. Most people call it fizz, and it's the stuff that makes you-"
Sally burped before he could finish, so he just concluded by saying, "Do that." He couldn't help but smile at poor Sally, who was currently holding a hand over her mouth and blushing.
Snickering to himself, Shadow continued, "You really shouldn't worry about it. The only people who care about that kind of thing are the Valley Girls, and they happen to be a minority. Plus, I don't care, so burp all you want."
Sally smiled at his kind words. "You remind me of a good friend of mine," she said, still smiling, but putting the popped can down.
Shadow picked it up from the coffee table and answered, "Oh really? Would it be Sonic, perhaps?" He then sipped his Coke in what he hoped was a Sherlock Holmes impression.
"Yes, actually," Sally replied, looking quite sad now. Before Shadow could speculate on whether he had said something wrong or not, she said, "You're just so much like him, it's hard to believe you aren't him!"
She looked like she was about to cry again, so Shadow did the most daring thing he could thing of:
He hugged her.
Whispering into her ear, he told her, "If I'm so much like him, it shouldn't be so hard to pretend then, would it?"
Sally made a noise, like she was about to say something, but she was rudely interrupted by Shadow's cell phone, which started ringing Halls of the Mountain King. (Fun Fact: This song was used as the theme song for the early Sonic the Hedgehog television series. It seemed to appeal to the little hedgehog simply because of the fast and increasing speed of the repetitive song.)
"'Cuse me," Shadow whispered, pulling away, even though he hated doing so. Turning away, he answered the cell phone with his usual, "Yo. 'Fast and Furious' at your disposal."
The same metallic voice from before answered. "Ah, Shadow, I have another task for you."
Thirdly, and most importantly, she never tried a Coke before!
Shadow walked over to the couch and sat down next to the girl, who was apparently enjoying her second day in his apartment by playing video games. He was never one to complain much, but couches are meant for sitting, not sleeping!
"This is my last Coke. Wanna sip?" he asked.
"If it's your last one, I don't think I want any part of it," she replied. Sally's eyes seemed permanently glued to the television screen, still playing the old Sonic the Hedgehog games on his Collections disk for GameCube. She was actually quite good at the games, which also surprised Shadow.
Shadow pressed the issue: "I can get more. Do you wanna sip or not?"
She sighed and paused her game. "Fine, I'll try it." Shadow was even kind enough to pop the can for her.
Sally sipped the drink and giggled as she swallowed. "It tickles!" she exclaimed in gleeful joy.
Shadow did his best to ignore the cuteness of the action. "It's supposed to do that. Most people call it fizz, and it's the stuff that makes you-"
Sally burped before he could finish, so he just concluded by saying, "Do that." He couldn't help but smile at poor Sally, who was currently holding a hand over her mouth and blushing.
Snickering to himself, Shadow continued, "You really shouldn't worry about it. The only people who care about that kind of thing are the Valley Girls, and they happen to be a minority. Plus, I don't care, so burp all you want."
Sally smiled at his kind words. "You remind me of a good friend of mine," she said, still smiling, but putting the popped can down.
Shadow picked it up from the coffee table and answered, "Oh really? Would it be Sonic, perhaps?" He then sipped his Coke in what he hoped was a Sherlock Holmes impression.
"Yes, actually," Sally replied, looking quite sad now. Before Shadow could speculate on whether he had said something wrong or not, she said, "You're just so much like him, it's hard to believe you aren't him!"
She looked like she was about to cry again, so Shadow did the most daring thing he could thing of:
He hugged her.
Whispering into her ear, he told her, "If I'm so much like him, it shouldn't be so hard to pretend then, would it?"
Sally made a noise, like she was about to say something, but she was rudely interrupted by Shadow's cell phone, which started ringing Halls of the Mountain King. (Fun Fact: This song was used as the theme song for the early Sonic the Hedgehog television series. It seemed to appeal to the little hedgehog simply because of the fast and increasing speed of the repetitive song.)
"'Cuse me," Shadow whispered, pulling away, even though he hated doing so. Turning away, he answered the cell phone with his usual, "Yo. 'Fast and Furious' at your disposal."
The same metallic voice from before answered. "Ah, Shadow, I have another task for you."