They enter the house. Their house. Their home. They sit. They wait. They can't speak. They wait. They wait. They can't speak. Their in a loop again. Time is a circle. They can't speak. They wait. They wait. They wait.
"Sooooo, what did you want to tell me?"
"Give me a minute."
"Take your time"
"Trust me, I'm going to."
"Look, du-"
"Don't."
"Sorry"
"It's fine, I overreacted a bit,"
"Alright"
"……………………………………………"
"Are you go-"
"Give me a minute, please."
"Okay"
"………………"
"Tails, whatever it is-"
"Just let me gain some strength to tell you."
"…"
"Tails…"
"I'm a girl."
"Oh"
"….."
"That makes sense"
"…"
"A lot of sense actually"
"Oh my-"
"Tails, I should've known, it was so obvious"
"I'm glad you could accept me?"
"Tails, is that what you were worried about? I'm sorry if I didn't come off as sup-"
"No, I was largely worried about… change,"
"Change?"
"Yeah… I'm still your little…. Sister… right?"
"Yeah of course Tails, you will be my sibling. Sister, brother or just sibling, no matter what"
"Thanks Sonic, …that means a lot."
"………………."
"That's a load off my chest."
"So why exactly were you sad, you don't-"
"No it's fine… it was just dysphoria and other crap."
"So… um…. do you want to tell the others?"
"I have to tell them eventually…"
"Well, yeah, but I mean… you know whenever your ready. I don't want to pressure you or anything… I just want you to be safe and happy, okay?"
"Thanks Sonic, I'll tell them soon. But, I've already came out so much today. I deserve a break."
Tails goes to bed to rest. Feeling better, happy and fulfilled. She feels great. Sonic is okay. She is okay. Hopefully the others will be too. She for the first time feels free. Still dysphoric as ever, but better. She can do this now.
She can't do this.
"Tails, It will be fine. Amy's super nice. She will understand everything. You'll be fine, I'm sure of it"
Sonic gives her his certifiable thumbs up very confidently. If this is a façade, she can't see through it. Tails is still nervous as ever but now she can move. She braces herself. She walks up those steps to Amy's house. She knocks on the door, looks back to Sonic. He gives her a thumbs up. She smiles nervously and turns back to the door.
"Come in! It's unlocked!"
Tails breathes in then out. Slowly. Slowly but surely. She opens the door. Amy is sitting in a chair. Sipping… Tea? Coffee? Some type of that group of liquids. Tails sits down across from her. On a three seater. Amy puts down her cup.
"Tails! How are you?"
"Good."
"So… Sonic said you had to tell me something"
"Yes."
"…………………………………………………"
"… and that would be?"
"Give me a minute."
"Alright"
"…….."
"Tails…."
"Sorry, this just takes a lot."
Amy nods
"…"
"Okay…"
Amy perks up
"I… I am… sorry…." Tails stops and breathes
"Look… I'm… I'm….. okay…. I'm………………"
"Tails?"
"Sorry! Just hard."
"Tails…….."
"Sorry!"
"No need to be sorry. You can just tell me."
"Okay… alright…. Sorry."
Tails breathes again
"…."
"I'm……… I'm a girl."
"Oh… that's all?"
"What?"
"I mean, I get it… but that's what your worried about? That's it? That's all? You know we accept you no matter wha-"
"I was more worried about, the changes."
"Tails……"
"Sorry, but yeah…. That's me."
"Are you going to change your name?"
"No, I like Tails. I'll probably just change it officially and legally to that. I already have enough changes."
"Fair enough… I'm happy for you"
"Thanks."
They sit in comfortable silence. Just for a bit. Tails is relieved and Amy drinks her ….. liquid. That is until Amy decides to break the silence.
"So who else knows?"