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[reneggadetinkerer]

Attention! This is Dr. Ivo Robotnik speaking and, as I assume I'm not the only one stranded on this wretched world, I am opening up communications for some proper answers. It appears my abductors can't be reached at the moment and I've already spent enough time familiarizing myself with what little information that is available.

If you have received this transmission, make yourselves known. Rest assured, if there is a way off of this world, then I will be the one to find it!

[And he may even let you tag along. Maybe.]

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video btw lmao

[spinsandneedles]

[OH GOOOOD, first everyone's stuck underground for a month, then some terrifying girl (with teeth???) tries to eat Donnie, And now Eggchungus is here!! Will the fun ever stop???

Actually this ride sucks and Sonic wants off yesterday, but that's just not in the cards, now is it? He gets the groaning and eyerolling out of his system before he actually replies.]

Sure you won't get bored half way through and abandon the whole project like you do everything else? Hi, by the way, glad the aliens decided to confirm that they're out to annoy me specifically just now.

[reneggadetinkerer]

Pah! Of course you'd be here! Even abducted against my will I can't seem to escape your incessant nattering!

[It would be just his luck that Sonic were here. And without his badnik army or his Egg Fleet, he was at a severe disadvantage.]

[But Sonic only ever let his heroic bravado slip when he was similarly pressed. Which meant that, perhaps, he wasn't at such a clear disadvantage as he initially assumed.]

[He ignores the jab at his non-linear project management and presses on.]

It seems that you just weren't enough to help these aforementioned aliens, Hedgehog! Such is the obvious reason they sought out a professional.

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[playingtough]

_{[Billy looks unimpressed at this guy on the phone device thing and manages the video setting.]}

You realize that the toupee is supposed to go on top of your head, not under your nose, right?

[spinsandneedles]

[Took the words right out of his mouth, eggnuts. And then twisted them to make them sound more dorky.]

A professional at bouncing back from your many, many crushing defeats, maybe. Credit where it's due. The rest of your resume is woefully unimpressive, though. You might want to leave out the part where you keep getting beat up by a little blue hedgehog out of your cover letter.

[reneggadetinkerer]

Perseverance fuels genius, rodent. Until I can destroy you with my own two hands I don't expect to be going anywhere.

Now, are you here to annoy me or will you prove yourself useful?

[reneggadetinkerer]

[SIGH.]

[Fortunately for Eggman, his nemesis has given him enough sass that at this point any cracks about his appearance are tiresome at best.]

I imagine from your unimaginative display of...eugh...wit...that you have nothing of note to offer.

Though, judging by what you're sporting I also surmise that you simply wish you could grow a mustache as prominent as mine. A far superior intellect and the ability to grow and maintain a truly regal plumage of facial hair are but two ways I clearly best you!

[spinsandneedles]

Oh, I'm absolutely here to annoy you. That said though, I'm man enough to admit that that big, juicy brain of yours could actually be put to good use here. Assuming you can stay on task, that is.

[reneggadetinkerer]

Make no mistake my brain is for my use alone. And if anyone else here benefits off of it, it's on my terms.

Especially, you.

From the sound of it, you've been here awhile. Curious. I suspect time dilation is at play.

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[thepurpleone]

[Whoa, did something die on this guy's face- oh, oh, mustache. That's...unfortunate.

Donnie may take a few seconds to remember he's got the camera on. He coughs, totally wasn't staring there.]

Yeah, unfortunately lack of answers, information and resources are par the course around here. The introductory data point doesn't really so much more than prompt more questions.

[spinsandneedles]

Sure, Eggman. We'll see how that goes.

[Sonic refrains from reminding the good doctor that Mr. Tinker WAS A THING once. He's not out to piss Eggman off just yet.]

I've been here a few months. Three or fourish? Sounds like you've seen me more recently than that, huh?

[reneggadetinkerer]

Finally. Someone with enough sense to keep their responses free of bloatware.

[He means snark and sass but whatever.]

I've committed the introductory information to memory but I find myself in a unique position. The city itself seems to have its fair share of resources so I suppose I must scavenge for tools.

[reneggadetinkerer]

Months. Hrm.

If I had any of my tech at my disposal I'd want to scan you for any residual chronal energy.

Our last encounter was when that ineffectual imbecile Starline sought to try and usurp me with his half-baked hackjob subordinates.

[spinsandneedles]

[Haha bud he absolutely would not consent to any scanning done by Eggman. No need to state the obvious, though.]

You mean Surge and Kit, I assume. Last time I saw you, me 'n Tails were fightin' them in one of your old labs with you and Metal. Then you decided to be you and almost got us all killed.

[reneggadetinkerer]

Accidents happen around heavy machinery.

[They both know there were no accidents.]

Then it appears we're from similar time frames but you have the benefit of several months of knowledge.

No matter, I'll be caught up within days.

[spinsandneedles]

["Accidents", he says. Sonic can't help but roll his eyes, but he'll also let THIS one slide. Being civil with Eggman (at least mostly), is already driving him nuts. He can do it for the greater good!!!]

I don't doubt that. The sooner you're up to speed, the the better. Probably.

[He hates this!!!]

[reneggadetinkerer]

The sooner I'm up to speed and have a workshop at my disposal.

Fortunately, this city doesn't appear to be lacking in proper facilities.

I'll just need some tools.

[He realizes he's probably talking to himself.]

Oh, not to worry, Sonic. You have my word I won't attempt to subjugate you and everyone else unlucky enough to be stranded here for the moment.

[spinsandneedles]

Oh, I'm sure you won't. Because you know what'll happen if you pull any of your usual stunts on my watch. Sure is too bad you don't have any metal minions to fall back on if things go sideways for you, huh?

[reneggadetinkerer]

You act as though I'm wholly incapable of playing nice. As much as I loathe it, I can at least recognize that I don't have my usual advantages at my disposal.

[So I'll just have to make new ones!]

[thepurpleone]

"Bloatware"...? [He has to cringe a little because that seems a terrible choice of phrasing.]

Tools are definitely hard to find, and the Agrii have some pretty strange implements. Unfortunately a lot of what might be scavenged at the local 'mall' isn't very useful, at least in the capacity I'd prefer, but I guess that'd really depend on what sort of tools you're in the market for and what you plan to do with them.

[spinsandneedles]

I know what you're capable of. I've seen first hand that you're capable of more than simply playing nice.

[Try actually being nice! Sonic knows you can do it!]

[reneggadetinkerer]

[Not on your life. It'll be a cold day in a very hot place before he ever goes back to that way of life again.]

Then you know that you should stay on my good side if you know what's good for you.

[reneggadetinkerer]

Would you describe unnecessary snark and attempted witticisms as anything but?

For now? Instruments I can use to harvest raw components and materials. Enough to start building. Preferably something I can use to craft other tools. Precision instruments with which I can use for further complicated projects.

The first of which is seeing if I can disassemble this communications device and examine it fully.

[Eggman would probably be really good at Minecraft.]

[thepurpleone]

Ah. [Still not the choice of words he'd use but to each his own...! Or something.]

Well there are shovels and hammers. I'm lucky I've got a drill and a saw because I'm pretty sure they don't have those in stock. But when it comes to tools in general, as someone who's had to improvise for many things, I know it at least isn't impossible, at least. I might even be willing to lend some out, provided they come back to me in the same condition.

[He holds up a finger. No, not flipping the Egg off, it's just... Well it's difficult when you only have three digits but work with him here!]

-ah, as for the communicator, you might not get very far without another data point.

See, this place has some very annoyingly specific learning curves that for whatever reason can't be absorbed the usual way, and unlike the initial data point with the welcome brochure, these other ones are very subject specific and overwrite information if you touch more than one.

[reneggadetinkerer]

Forcibly overwriting information already committed to memory? That's...alarmingly devious and wholly impractical.

[He'll have to remember that.]

Interesting. Tell me, has anyone attempted to download any of the information in the aforementioned data points to a localized drive such as this communicator?

[thepurpleone]

I know, right?? I completely agree! Not to mention concerning that something can just instantaneously extract such specific information from your head as easily as it uploaded it.

[His mind is precious! He does not like the idea of some external force tampering with it somehow!]

Hm. Not that I am aware of, but there isn't much other way to access the information aside from tactile means. Given the very obvious absence of a written language of any kind, it might very well be that this particular technology is specifically designed for wetware over hardware.