Yes. Shadow knows how to control some of it more than me But I also know stuff he hasn't discovered yet So if you know more either from experience or You know ACTUALLY trained That would be good It'd be good for me and Knuckles too And honestly it would be cool if I could control the EMP thing
Well, not PURE accident. Takes real intense emotions.
Same for being able to steal back my energy in other things, which Shadow didn't know. Take THAT shady scientists, I discovered that trick all on my own.
Basically everything takes super intense emotions, like super serious amount because I feel things intensely all the time so it has to be pretty major.
For level of power. It might for control? But that might be more....you know how its harder to keep in control when you're angry versus when you're really happy? I don't know how to tell if negative emotions makes it harder to control or its just because its intense negative emotion headspace.
Now what I have noticed is the...theme?
The theme of the emotions does matter, I think.
All the most powerful reactions I've done and heard about is always emotions that have to do with connections. Doesn't matter positive or negative. Knuckles and I were able to pull back our stolen energy when focused on protecting home and friends. My biggest outburst I've ever had was-
[Another pause and he's not looking at the camera.]
Was when I was really lonely. Took out the entire Pacific Northwest and a satelite's power for a few hours and that's how Tails first noticed me literal galaxies away, so you know, that's a lot.
[Going to just keep talking over that.] And usually when I get the most out of it is when I'm thinking of protecting my home and friends, since, you know, that worked, so I kept doing that. Ran across the ocean for miles with it.
And I think its the same for Shadow, but I am not going to talk about those incidents because he's asked me not to talk too much about his personal stuff, but he does seem to follow the pattern.
Hmm. Connections. That makes sense. It seems to be a similarity between you and the other Sonics. You all put emphasis on those connections. Friends and family. It motivates you.
[He crosses his arms and looks away from the camera for a moment thinking about this.]
Learning to focus the energy when you feel an intense reaction instead of unleashing it may be best way forward.
Learning to utilize those connections and the feelings about them on command could lead to bigger bursts of energy. Or learning to release the burst in smaller, more controlled amounts.
I can do tiny ones. [He holds back the phone and extends his opposite hand as far from it as he can, just so he didn't risk the phone, letting the energy crackles around his fingers.] Gives an extra little kick to punches and kicks, you know?
But I guess its really how small can it be while still being an EMP.
Most of the stuff that can actually threaten me on Earth is tech based. Like there's an occasional other alien who shows up who can potentially kick my butt, though I keep befriending them so mileage varies on that being an actual concern, but most of the problems is when GUN decides that 'ooooh, the blue blur is just living his life, we gotta go taze him or hit him with a gravity machine because we have unresolved control and trust issues.' [He rolls his eyes.]
When it comes to the soldiers, they can't do much, and sure, not all machines rely on electricity, but everything they make to actually contain me requires power, so if I can just shut it off, that'd be great. Less risk of me having to hurt people and if they're gonna accuse me of murder and plotting to steal a superweapon when I didn't even know I'd be talking to the guy that day because I was camping when they asked for my help, they can deal with the fried tech. If they're gonna justify my paranoia, then its really their own fault.
[Shadow is quiet for a long moment. He listens and watches Sonic as he unloads a little there. GUN is complicated. They fear what they cannot control. They fear that which is stronger than they are. It is their natural reaction. Shadow has been on the receiving end of it before.]
I do not know the science. But I imagine a controlled EMP is possible. Some way for you to generate it my moving at some increased speed while charging your energy into your quills or your feet.
[He has a lot of thoughts and frustrations with GUN and no years upon years of heroics and hero worship to help him out.]
Quills.
Speed isn't a requirement. But the biggest one I've done involved a lot of prolonged running first and that lasted longest. I've done it for solely a spindash, standing still, and when Shadow and I took down Tokyo, I was focused more on just pulling up the energy to try and hit him head on and didn't really have space to go for speed.
Then find a way to focus your energy into your quills and release it in smaller amounts. Fine tune your control. That way you do not take out the power of all of Nightwake or Dayrise with your power. I doubt the locals would appreciate it much.
It would. And a trip would be enough to get out of most traps or really deal with a lot of tech. [Speedster only needs a moment or two.] a whole power grid would be like....I need to cut off some kind of invasion force, which isn't fully off the table, but I could also probably easily get to real high emotions then.
So trips. We should work on being able to weaponize trips.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: Text
Date: 2025-02-12 02:05 am (UTC)I am an expert.
Do you want me to train you?
Re: Text
Date: 2025-02-12 03:46 am (UTC)Shadow knows how to control some of it more than me
But I also know stuff he hasn't discovered yet
So if you know more either from experience or
You know
ACTUALLY trained
That would be good
It'd be good for me and Knuckles too
And honestly it would be cool if I could control the EMP thing
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-02-18 01:37 am (UTC)Learning control is always a good thing. Especially if you can unleash an EMP wave on pure accident.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-02-18 01:55 am (UTC)Same for being able to steal back my energy in other things, which Shadow didn't know. Take THAT shady scientists, I discovered that trick all on my own.
Basically everything takes super intense emotions, like super serious amount because I feel things intensely all the time so it has to be pretty major.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-02-23 11:04 pm (UTC)Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-02-24 02:45 am (UTC)[A pause.]
For level of power. It might for control? But that might be more....you know how its harder to keep in control when you're angry versus when you're really happy? I don't know how to tell if negative emotions makes it harder to control or its just because its intense negative emotion headspace.
Now what I have noticed is the...theme?
The theme of the emotions does matter, I think.
All the most powerful reactions I've done and heard about is always emotions that have to do with connections. Doesn't matter positive or negative. Knuckles and I were able to pull back our stolen energy when focused on protecting home and friends. My biggest outburst I've ever had was-
[Another pause and he's not looking at the camera.]
Was when I was really lonely. Took out the entire Pacific Northwest and a satelite's power for a few hours and that's how Tails first noticed me literal galaxies away, so you know, that's a lot.
[Going to just keep talking over that.] And usually when I get the most out of it is when I'm thinking of protecting my home and friends, since, you know, that worked, so I kept doing that. Ran across the ocean for miles with it.
And I think its the same for Shadow, but I am not going to talk about those incidents because he's asked me not to talk too much about his personal stuff, but he does seem to follow the pattern.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-02 09:49 pm (UTC)[He crosses his arms and looks away from the camera for a moment thinking about this.]
Learning to focus the energy when you feel an intense reaction instead of unleashing it may be best way forward.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-03 01:45 am (UTC)Still, easiest for me to focus on my family and friends when I want to get sparky. Better than a lot of other things I could try.
Would that make it easier to summon up those bigger bursts of energy eventually?
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-10 03:08 am (UTC)Which would you prefer?
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-10 10:20 am (UTC)But I guess its really how small can it be while still being an EMP.
Most of the stuff that can actually threaten me on Earth is tech based. Like there's an occasional other alien who shows up who can potentially kick my butt, though I keep befriending them so mileage varies on that being an actual concern, but most of the problems is when GUN decides that 'ooooh, the blue blur is just living his life, we gotta go taze him or hit him with a gravity machine because we have unresolved control and trust issues.' [He rolls his eyes.]
When it comes to the soldiers, they can't do much, and sure, not all machines rely on electricity, but everything they make to actually contain me requires power, so if I can just shut it off, that'd be great. Less risk of me having to hurt people and if they're gonna accuse me of murder and plotting to steal a superweapon when I didn't even know I'd be talking to the guy that day because I was camping when they asked for my help, they can deal with the fried tech. If they're gonna justify my paranoia, then its really their own fault.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-17 02:41 am (UTC)I do not know the science. But I imagine a controlled EMP is possible. Some way for you to generate it my moving at some increased speed while charging your energy into your quills or your feet.
We could practice it together.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-17 02:51 am (UTC)Quills.
Speed isn't a requirement. But the biggest one I've done involved a lot of prolonged running first and that lasted longest. I've done it for solely a spindash, standing still, and when Shadow and I took down Tokyo, I was focused more on just pulling up the energy to try and hit him head on and didn't really have space to go for speed.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-23 04:54 pm (UTC)Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-03-26 03:04 pm (UTC)Trip?
Yeah, tripping the power.
The fry takes a lot more effort and intense emotions.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-04-07 03:47 am (UTC)Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-04-30 05:11 am (UTC)So trips. We should work on being able to weaponize trips.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-05-09 10:14 pm (UTC)Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-05-09 10:31 pm (UTC)The flips in breaker boxes.
Attach those to something for testing!
That's what Tails would do, I think.
Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-05-18 11:37 pm (UTC)Re: Text > Video
Date: 2025-05-18 11:39 pm (UTC)Probably away from the city.