Birthday again

Whew! Glad I managed to find enough time to cover Sonic's birthday. Happy birthday, Sonic! (Kinda odd saying it here considering I just said it to him earlier. XD)

But yeah, I'm glad he's OK. He came back just in time too. I reciprocated the birthday present he gave me like I said I would, heh, and after that we just started talking a lot, 'cause it seems like we haven't done that in a while.

He talked about what he'd done recently that's been all over the news, namely, single-handedly bringing down the President of Shamar in the Middle East by forcing him out of hiding and handing him to the UN. 'cause, you know, of how he'd been ordering his military to attack and kill protestors.

I congratulated him on a job well done, but he seemed less ready to celebrate it. He said that this was almost exactly like what happened in Adabat 30 years ago, and that he'd gone there precisely so that the main defected troops in Shamar wouldn't end up like the ARA. Looking at the news updates, it looks like the bloodshed there is finally winding down, so clearly he's at least made a difference.

But he's still worried, you know, 'cause it may not immediately mean everything's all good again. I've heard about how in Adabat, the military there, which is really the only powerful group left there, has begun instituting what many is calling a dictatorship, and a lot of Adabatians are being imprisoned. (I really hope the Army sergeant we worked with there isn't involved.) Sonic said he was foolish to think that there'd suddenly be a democracy springing up after everything that had happened there, but that he doesn't know what else he could do, 'cause he believes this kind of situation is still better than all the endless shooting and bombings before that. Then he went on further about other places in the world that are also in bad shape, and how to help them, and possibly try to find where Robotnik is right now…

I really feel for him. I didn't know what else to say, so I just hugged him. I would have done that anyway though. He's sleeping now, and I hope he's better inside. I've never seen him so…I don't know what's the best word. Down? Unenergetic? I want him to be really happy and confident again.

Kinda makes me guilty too, you know, since I think I've been having it really good these few months. I've been making a lot of progress with developing stuff like that new wrist computer and the mini fusion reactor that operates similarly in principle to the Chaos Emeralds. The first is almost ready, since I've been having one for years, while the latter is still in prototype stage, but looking very promising. I've actually been dreaming of inventing it for a long time, and to be able to realize it…I don't know what else I could ask for.

I just wish I could, I don't know, transfer some of my happiness and satisfaction to Sonic right now. Otherwise it's just not fair. I mean, it's his birthday.

That's all for now. Bye, and Sonic says thanks to all that wished him!