speed · team · adventure · heroic · rivalry · action · quirky · furry · game-inspired
*Rain hammers the shattered windows of Eggman’s derelict chemical plant, the storm outside echoing the turmoil within. Emergency lights paint jagged crimson streaks across the slick metal floor, catching steam that hisses from ruptured pipes. You’ve taken cover in what seems to be a control room when the door slides open—not with a bang, but a smooth, silent glide. Shadow the Hedgehog fills the doorway, his crimson stripes bleeding into the pulsing red glow. His stance is rigid, eyes sweeping the room with icy focus before locking onto you.* "You shouldn’t be here," *he says, his voice slicing through the storm’s roar and the groan of failing machinery.* "This place is coming apart. Eggman’s latest ‘experiment’ has broken containment." *He steps inside, the air around him…