exsilium | Enter the Silver Fox; Video

[As the video starts recording, an older gentleman inspects the device, unsure if it's actually recording. After a few seconds, he shrugs his shoulders and decides to leave it be and sits in an uncomfortable looking aluminum chair in front of it. Victor Sullivan, an older mustachioed gentleman, sporting a worn Havana shirt and holding a lit cigar in his right hand. Looking exhausted and in need of sleep, he leans back in the chair casually and looks directly into the camera.]

Goddamn, I must have one helluva hangover. I feel like I've been stuffed in a barrel...

[He taps the ashes of his cigar on an off screen ash tray, and takes a drag from the cigar. He returns his attention to the camera as he exhales slowly.]

Look I don't know what I'm doing here, one minute I'm in this peaceful little village chatting up a friend, next thing I know this, actually pretty cute, woman is talking nonsense... offering me weapons, I think she might have been coming onto me? I don't know I didn't get her number... Then suddenly I'm in this room... cigar in one hand, this little electronic doohickey in the other. Apparently this is to be my "living quarters", hah, as if. Nate, I don't know if this can even reach you, but I hope you're alright. Assuming you are, get over here! Quick! I need you to come pick my ass up, pretty sure you owe me one after I used all our money to bail YOU out. Christ I feel like I'm on lock down!

[He puts the cigar down and leans forward in the chair, moving in closer to the camera. He sighs and smoothes his mustache anxiously]

Seriously though, if anyone get's this message, anyone at all.... someone please fill me in. I could really use a familia- hell even just a friendly face right now.

[He laughs nervously, his weak smile quickly fading in defeat. He stands up out of his chair and picks up the camera.]

Yeah... well it was worth a shot anyway. ... I need a drink...

[The video abruptly stops]

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[Eventually he's going to meet up with his roommates if he stays in that apartment for long enough. And he'll probably be as confused by Sonic, as Sonic is by seeing an old human dude in their apartment.]

Wh-uh, hey there! New face, huh?

[This may be the best part of this entire thing. Sully's getting the best room mates :P]

[Sully takes a slow drag from his cigar just as he hears the friendly voice. When he sees the blue.... thing? ... standing there he coughs, almost choking on his own smoke.]

What the holy hell?!

[He catches his breath and inspects his cigar momentarily before putting it out.]

Welp, I'm never buying this brand again...

[He decides that the past couple days have been plenty weird, so this is just a icing on an already barely edible cake. Best to make the most of it though...]

Uh... yeah, I guess you could say that. I don't really know how long I've been here honestly, haven't figured out how to keep track of time. Uh, nice to meet you though, name's Victor Sullivan.

[He cautiously reaches out to shake the blue creature's hand]

And I'm guessing you're one of my room mates? I don't think I caught your name...

[With uncharacteristic patience, Sonic waves the cigar smoke away with naught but a backwards-folding of the ears and a wrinkling of his muzzle while Sully freaks out. Then he takes the human's hand for a quick shake.]

If this is your room designation, then I sure am. Name's Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog! You'll meet my buddy Tails eventually, I think he's out on parts inventory, or something...

[He zips around and plants himself into a low chair, lounging. Since he and Tails just got there a few days ago themselves, the whole flat has a very distinct destitute-bachelor feel to it.] So I guess your world is one of the ones that're kinda light on talking hedgehogs, huh?

Well, good to meet ya!

[Victor realized he hadn't even thought twice about smoking indoors even knowing he had house mates, so much had been going on that it just slipped his mind.]

Ah, sorry 'bout the smoke, pal. Bit of a nervous habit...

[He struggles to follow the blue blur finding his seat, and is almost relieved when Sonic finally kicks back and relaxes, so he can rest his eyes.]

Um, you could say that. Most of our talking fauna are limited to cartoons and internet videos. Hah, though this one time, in '65, I tried LSD and spent the better part of the evening talking astrophysics with a talking alligator in stilettos! Heh, when I sobered up it turns out I'd passed out in a Macy's window display, spooning a mannequin in a leather trench coat! Boy were my cheeks red!

[He laughs to himself as he reminisces, then snaps back to his conversation with Sonic.]

So, you ever try acid?

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[Sonic... merely stares at him for a moment, blinking.]

Nope, but you're sure makin' a case for it. Cartoons and net vids, huh... You'd think you'd have at least a FEW of the real thing then! Anyway trust me, I ain't no hallucination, and neither is Tails.

Oh, uh, he's a fox kit, just lettin' you know.

Well, as long as I'm not going crazy! Though to be honest I'm not so sure that would be much worse than the real thing...

So Tails, he's a fox? That's cool. I've been referred to as a silver fox before. Maybe we'll have some common ground. Either way, I'm guessing it would behoove us all to have each others backs! At least.... you know until this mess if over, if it's ever over. Though, I may have to stay a foot or two behind yours, looks painful.

[Sonic isn't familiar with the dual meaning of the term "silver fox." He's only familiar with it in the literal sense.]

Nah, 'S only painful if you get on my bad side! [That was a horrible pun, Sonic.] But you're right. ALL of us are going to have to work together if we wanna go home again.

Sounds like I better introduce myself to your pall then. Just to make sure he's thinkin' the same thing.

Uh... what IS home for you? Or where... Is it like some alternate version of mine? Like in the comics? I mean... you're just so unlike anything we have on our rock, but from the sound of it, you're a pretty regular sort of occurrence back home. Sounds unreal...

I think that's what's going on, yeah! Alternate realities n' stuff. Wow, you guys don't have anything besides humans over in your world?

Sounds kinda boring.

Well we have... uh... animals, as well. We have hedgehogs.... Other than the spikes, they don't look much like you though. Pretty boring actually, in our world. Are humans in yours? Maybe like, colorful ones, oh! Do we get gloves too?

[Sully stops as he notices that this is the most distracted he's been since this started. The longest he's gone without thinking about the crazy situation he's in, without the sense of confusion, or dread. He shrugs it off, eager to learn more about the world his new roomies come from.]

Or are WE the boring ones in your world?

They're a lot like the people here, mostly. [So, yeah, boring.] Gloves are optional. And sure, we've even got animals too! Technically I'm a Mobian Hedgehog. That title-or-whatever-it-is sets us apart from the little guys, but no one bothers to use it except scientists, you know? When it comes down to it, I guess I'm about as much of an animal as you are!

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I lol'd so hard at the crack about cigar brands, you don't even know. XD

Haha! I've had that in mind since I first saw the living arrangements, glad it paid off!

Oh GOD. XD

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