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✧ Indie AU RP/Ask blog for Zonic the Zone Cop (Zee) ✧ OC/Crossover friendly ✧ Semi-selective ✧ Read Rules and About before interacting ✧ Activity status: trying to be active again and semi-lurking, lol c: ✧ Penned (and loved!) by Sky
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{{ just a lil update from me-!
sorry if i’ve like been, really scarce from tumblr these past few weeks, and not posting stuff, as much as i wanted to, ah :’> real life’s been, hitting me kinda hard with things and, i, might have forgotten about this online realm,,, whoops. it’s been, a teensy bit of a struggle cause i got no one to talk to about it but, i’ve been managing. yeah.. c:
status on my drafts! responses are coming along, i promise! i know i have two to reply to that are still waiting on stuff but, words go brrrrrr and get jumbled in my head so, i have to sit for a bit longer, and figure out where they go,,,, x’D also, new tumblr stuff mighttttt have messed with replies from other people so, if you think it’s my turn to reply, maybe just gimme a lil @ so i can see c’:
awhhhh, that’s probably about it~ so uh, yea. good timezone, everyone c: }}
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It can also be called Astrocore or cosmiccore.
It’s main colours are: black, shades of blue, white, silver, magenta, indigo.
"Oh dear, did i strike a nerve? You have my sympathy~" This was dully noted for later."If it can be of any consolation, i was merely speaking of your age; will it as you wish, i'm still much older than you." A little chuckle is given. The mark time had left on Lien-da was seldom seen; today was not such day.
The laugh was had, it was now back to serious matters."Doing tourism in a dead world is not what i'd call very wise; I do not take kindly to zone cops most of the time, you being the exeption to the rule. What are your leaders planning on doing? And how am I to deny it? Speak to me, Zonic. I'd rather not see an increase in zone-hopping trafic as i work toward my own goals."
✧ Zonic merely only tilted his head. What; he’d never said anything about that-? Yes, he’d thought it in response to her comment but-… He did slightly frown. Apparently, and assumably, she could read minds…
“Thanks but, I don’t need it,” he admitted with a shrug. He then sort of shifted, listening further to her words. “Aheh, ‘tourism’ and ‘doing my job’ are two very different things here. I can handle myself. And I’ve said what I said – it’s location scouting. Documenting of the zone’s energy levels. Readings, what have you. I’m not here, to get in anyone’s way.”
If he could help it at least. He readjusted his visor over emerald eyes, watching Lien-Da for her next remark. He wasn’t supposed to engage in anything in this role but, sure one little incident wouldn’t be written up if he let it slip, right…?
“Unless something dire happens, and, I doubt it’s going to, I’m the only one you’ll be seeing around here.” ✧
✧ The hedgehog might have been the slightest bit glad he paused when he did - it was nice to hear what his friend had to say about the matter. The conversation already felt comforting, after not having a friend to talk to for such a long time, so to speak.
“Oh yeah? I’d be happy to, since you’re inviting, haha,” Zonic admitted. It did sound nice, and he always felt he got to know a little more about his friends when he visited their homes… invited or, accidental otherwise but, he didn’t need to dwell on that. He shifted, sitting a little more comfortably before continuing conversation.
“Ah yeah, Zari and Zeon; yep, both full-fledged in the force now. Zari still keeps in touch with me, sending documents on all the zones she’s visited - even though she knows I’ve already visited them, but is just eager to show what she’s found, even if I’m not her commanding officer any more,” he explained with a laugh. Those two certainly kept him busy, and he’d started to miss them for a moment when he’d seemed MIA… “As for Zeon, last I heard of him, he’d been assigned into the tech squad and, not much else after that.”
Zonic then managed a fond smile at his friend’s mention of the younger hedgehog. It had, truly been a while since the two of them crossed paths… Recalling the last time Dan had mentioned him too, the zone cop realised he, actually hadn’t heard from the cadet since then.
If the demon had caught the fall in the hedgehog’s expression at the thought, hopefully he wouldn’t have to go into detail. “Zilver… I, honestly don’t know where he’s at now. No one at HQ has heard anything from him, for months. And then some, I guess… Hopefully, he’s kept himself out of trouble, wherever or, whenever he is…” ✧
Hearing about how those cadets had been had continued to maintain Dan’s smile as they spoke, inwardly chortling to himself as he mulled over the details, his impressions of them when they had met led him to perfectly imagining Zari doing such a thing, though he sure hoped Zeon was doing well themselves given the lack of contact.
Maybe one day he’d be able to see them again himself.
Unfortunately the tone shifted as the topic went to Zilver, while it wasn’t the demon-hog’s role to watch out for them, he couldn’t help but feel worried when he learned that Zilver had apparently vanished completely. Could it have been something to do with himself encouraging Zilver to practice his abilities on the side? What if they’d been in an accident of some kind?
“I see…..well, I do hope he’s alright. Zilver wanted to do well, It was obvious to me when we met but he was still wary about his powers.”
✧ Now that he thought about it, it wasn’t the first time a zone cop – cadet or ranking officer – had gone MIA from HQ… Maybe he’d drop back in, just in case, to have a chat with his old squad mates… Zonic let out a soft sigh, noticeably distracted as he next spoke.
“Affirmative… Kid always did want to do his best to impress us, but often not so he was the centre of attention…” he admitted, almost vaguely, before sitting straighter and clearing his throat behind his hand. He hadn’t fallen into that tone for a while…!
“But ah, like I said, hopefully Zilver’s been doing well – no matter where his adventures have taken him.”
He briefly broke focus on his friend to glance down at the comminutor hanging from the side of his belt – the device having started humming a few moments ago. A quick dial and he’d dismissed the messages. The Zone Cops could wait.
“Anything else you wanna know about my ‘ventures before I prod you for information on yours?” he poked teasingly. ✧
{{ i just realised something as i popped back on to queue my drafts/replies(finally)-
is there a new editor or something on the site? or is it still only the legacy editor, that’s the new one? i’ve been using that for so long oop- and since, i’ve been lurking for like, ever (i am so sorry; i apologise ;w;) i dunno if there’s something new-!
all my drafts look normal so, i assume there’s nothing but aaaaa. i don’t wanna post them and then have it muck up everyone’s formatting style >w<
send help, aha. }}
{{ update; tis a bit confusing, but i think i got it c: !!
thamk u to the friendos who helped-!! <3 }}
{{ i just realised something as i popped back on to queue my drafts/replies(finally)-
is there a new editor or something on the site? or is it still only the legacy editor, that’s the new one? i’ve been using that for so long oop- and since, i’ve been lurking for like, ever (i am so sorry; i apologise ;w;) i dunno if there’s something new-!
all my drafts look normal so, i assume there’s nothing but aaaaa. i don’t wanna post them and then have it muck up everyone’s formatting style >w<
send help, aha. }}
{{ i’ll be doing my best to catch up on replies this week! been telling myself i really want to too c:
sorry i’ve been kinda absent,,, again... a lot’s been going on, good and bad things, and it’s really drained me, and i haven’t been paying much attention to tumblr, as you’ve, probably noticed... i do need a distraction though so, i want to get replies at least drafted-!
we’ll see how i go if i remember to queue them but, otherwise i’ll probably just post replies in my own time,,, yeah c’: }}
Volt have a feeling the question was coming and turned in a way that hopefully his the smirk on his face and Harmony answered Zee without a second of hesitation.
“It means Fuck around and find out.”
It was so hard to hold back a snicker as he filled the electric kettle with water, especially when Harmony was wagging her tail proudly and even Fafo had lifted his head as if proud of himself for getting such a unique name from his caregivers. But as the kettle began to heat up, the kitten knew there were treats to be given and he wasn’t about to miss that.
Once he was done making sure that the hedgehog’s legs smelled as much like him as they could that was. Then he was into the kitchen, onto the counter and with a slight shift in posture, up across Volt’s shoulder. Not nearly as comfortable as it normally was with the hybrid missing an arm, but it allowed him to get all the chin scritches and pets from Volt as he could get.
“Like I said… Spoiled.” Volt smiled and carefully used his claws to open the packets of hot chocolate. Thank Chaos for them… Or else he would have needed to ask for help. Everything was a bit more of a chore to do one handed, but it was a routine he had gotten into since being back. He just had to take things step by step.
Three mugs, two spoons, one peppermint stick, and adding the hot water. All they needed to be was stirred and Volt stuck the one with the peppermint stick on the sill dividing the kitchen from the lobby, where Harmony got up to grab it and attempt to take a sip.
“Hot!” And stick her tongue right out her mouth afterwards. Volt snickered and offered the next one to Zee before he stirred his own from the counter.
“We can sit by the fireplace or the space heater. Up t’ you.” He held the mug and used it to gesture to the mentioned spots after rejoining his partner and daughter in the lobby area. “Then I want to hear all about what you’ve been up t’.”
✧ A snicker through his teeth. Whoo boy-!
“Still pretty. I like it.”
Zonic let the cat go and peeked after him to watch him perform his way up to Volt’s shoulder, laughing softly once he was there. Definitely spoiled, but definitely loved. The hedgehog had watched his partner prep their drinks with some weariness, but feebly held off from helping. Even though Volt hadn’t offered, he would have happily given his help, guest or not. But, they were soon done and he didn’t need to worry about it much longer.
He took the offered mug and held it in his hands for a moment, adjusting to the warmth and taking it in, before looking up between their options to sit.
“Fireplace is a better spot for telling stories around. Makes it feel cosier too,” he insisted, already taking steps towards it. He faltered at some point but was quick to correct himself, pausing once he got to the fire-side to stir his drink some. “I don’t know how interesting it’ll be since, most of what’s happened is just work related but, I’ll do my best to keep you entertained.”
He’s teasing about that last bit. The hedgehog had never really been much of a storyteller but, he’d do his best to keep the hybrids up to date on what had happened while they’d been apart. ✧
✧ Zonic had been rather engrossed in a string of information the zone cops had sent him and had barely sensed that someone had come up beside him; emerald eyes pulling away from the datapad in his hands as he looked over at the mongoose. He didn’t sense any familiarity from her, nor did she seem like trouble, yet…
Ah, merely a case of mistaken identity. The hedgehog chuckled softly and tucked the datapad at his side.
“Oh, no worries - I, tend to get that a lot,” he admitted. “And, not exactly. Just doing a little scouting.” ✧
{➹} – TROUBLE WASN’T EXACTLY the word for the mongoose, at least not in that moment. She was known for being passionate towards her cause, a bit aggressive but good at heart. Except when someone got on her bad side. Then it was a different story that few people had seen firsthand, and even then those ones had deserved it.
Luckily this hedgehog would receive nothing but a curious look. Alternates still fascinated the singer, even if she found it very, very odd. The whole idea of the multiverse was strange, but she was adaptable.
"Scouting?“ Mina took a moment to look around towards the city’s citizens, happy and going about their way. Perfectly content, in other words. "It’s…pretty calm around here, has been for a long time. What exactly are you looking for?”
✧ He kept a hand on the datapad just in case he needed to pull it back out again. Zonic knew how unpredictable the force liked to be with sending him new information to study, even though he was really only their eyes in other zones at the moment.
He almost seemed to share her curious look as he observed her. In all his travels of the multiverse, he didn’t believe he’d met someone who, looked like her, as of yet. Or maybe...? Not something to dwell on until they’d introduced each other, of course.
He gave a small shrug at her response. “Honestly, not really sure yet. The Zone Cops haven’t exactly been very specific this time around... Guess I’m just, keeping an eye out for anything out of the ordinary.”
Someone had reported something about an abnormal amount of chaos energy somewhere throughout the zones but, Zonic had dropped that case on pinpointing it now - apparently being told it ‘wasn’t his concern anymore’.
“Name’s Zonic, by the way. A Sonic by heart, but not by game, as my, acquaintances have told me. And you are?” ✧
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"No, no, you don't need to." Softly replied Lien-da."All i'd end up doing is butting head with the poor lad. It's in the blood, you see... You will do fine as you are, little hedgehog."
"What i'd like to know is how you'll even convince me to even let your fellow policemen set foot in my domain, as I doubt this is a simple curtesy visit." That and... zone cops always work in groups.
✧ The response humoured a smile out of the hedgehog. Znuckles would probably butt heads with her just as much as she would with him. It was quite uncanny how similar the echidna was to his prime counterpart-...
An ear twitch; ‘little’? Pretty sure last he checked, Zonic was the tallest of his alternates but, the female probably didn’t need to know that. He did let out a soft hum at her comment however.
“Well... as much as I want to say, some of us are married to the job, so to speak, we are regular citizens of the multiverse all the same - we’re not on duty 24/7,” he admitted. “But ah, I don’t really need backup for a location scouting... unless of course something goes wrong but, that’s where easy calling for it comes in.” ✧
“I missed you too.” Spoken with no hesitation, Volt looked to his partner with a soft smile. A glint of longing lingering within the violet eyes before he had to focus on getting them inside and could start working on getting drinks made for themselves. And everyone helping with the holiday decorations.
The inside of the inn was warm with chairs, tables and couches in the lobby to make sure that everyone had a place to enjoy themselves. Even the fireplace was giving off a steady supply of heat but Harmony was more than content to sit her paws next to the space heater instead. Mainly due to the kitten who had been sleeping on a cushion nearby.
Said kitten only lifted his head at the newcomer following Volt inside, stretching out his massive front paws and giving a wide mouth yawn. All it took was a few scritches to his fluffy cheeks and he was back to purring quite happily in her lap.
“I found him outside as a baby and daddy and I raised him. His name’s Fafo.” It seemed almost comical when the kitten made a sound, as if proud of his name and flicked his tail.
“She spoils him just as much as she does her snake but I promise he’s friendly… just huge.” Volt chuckled at the protesting yowl and the kitten got up to follow the older hybrid into the kitchen. One would assume he was older than he was due to being double the size of a house cat but true to Volt’s words he was friendly.
He even took a moment to rub against Zee’s legs on the way to kitchen as Volt looked over with a smile. “So… Tea, Coffee or Hot Chocolate?”
✧ Oh no, he quietly already loved it...! The space alone was cosy, but even just spying Harmony beside the feline gave off a warm comfort. It was clear the kitten had grown towards the two hybrids swiftly. Zonic softened his gaze with awe; that was sweet.
“Fafo’s a beautiful name... Does it mean anything?” he questioned, a little invested with the creature now. He’d never had any pets of his own (except, maybe Muttzki but, he didn’t really count..) but loved to meet the ones that belonged to others, especially if they were friendly. The hedgehog had paused to adjust his scarf, loosening it up some now that they were inside, and once situated leant over to greet the kitten at his soft contact. “Hello there, Fafo. Nice to meet you too.”
Giving a few scritches around his neck and then gently brushing his fingers over the feline’s back, Zonic then looked up at the question.
“If you hadn’t mentioned the hot chocolate, I wouldn’t have been tempted but, now I am, and that sounds wonderful,” he softly laughed. Honestly he would have been happy with either, but since the offer was there, he’d take it. Besides, who said zone cops couldn’t drink hot chocolate? Zector probably, Zonic thought, but he wasn’t here to complain the suggestion.
The hedgehog opted to hang by the kitchen, in case his partner needed a hand with the drinks. As much as he wanted to go sit and warm up a bit first but, he almost felt he didn’t need to. He was still with the impression of present company warming him enough. ✧
are you ok?
✧ ".... Stars, I sure hope I am."
"What about you?" ✧
Even if Zonic had wanted to give too much information, Dan was just simply happy to hear things were looking up for Zonic both in work and casual time, especially with how long it had been since he’d last seen him. “Heh, I know what you mean there but its always good to have a place you can go back too that you know is yours.”
After all it was no secret the demon-hog did a lot of travelling himself though he usually had the opposite problem.
“Speaking of homes, I’ve technically got one now, its not quite finished but its nice to actually have somewhere that isn’t just a campsite.” While it still was a common occurrence to linger at them, there was something a lot more comforting about just owning his own home. “You’d be welcome to visit my little secluded paradise if you fancy it.”
After saying that, Dan’s memory would click as he remembered some other previous details. “What happened to the little squad you had and were training? They gone and graduated now to be proper officers?” It was hard not for him to chortle on remembering how one of them seemed to think he was ‘cool’.
“Oh and how’s Zilver? I bet he’s come a long way too by now.”
✧ The hedgehog might have been the slightest bit glad he paused when he did - it was nice to hear what his friend had to say about the matter. The conversation already felt comforting, after not having a friend to talk to for such a long time, so to speak.
“Oh yeah? I’d be happy to, since you’re inviting, haha,” Zonic admitted. It did sound nice, and he always felt he got to know a little more about his friends when he visited their homes... invited or, accidental otherwise but, he didn’t need to dwell on that. He shifted, sitting a little more comfortably before continuing conversation.
“Ah yeah, Zari and Zeon; yep, both full-fledged in the force now. Zari still keeps in touch with me, sending documents on all the zones she’s visited - even though she knows I’ve already visited them, but is just eager to show what she’s found, even if I’m not her commanding officer any more,” he explained with a laugh. Those two certainly kept him busy, and he’d started to miss them for a moment when he’d seemed MIA... “As for Zeon, last I heard of him, he’d been assigned into the tech squad and, not much else after that.”
Zonic then managed a fond smile at his friend’s mention of the younger hedgehog. It had, truly been a while since the two of them crossed paths... Recalling the last time Dan had mentioned him too, the zone cop realised he, actually hadn’t heard from the cadet since then.
If the demon had caught the fall in the hedgehog’s expression at the thought, hopefully he wouldn’t have to go into detail. “Zilver... I, honestly don’t know where he’s at now. No one at HQ has heard anything from him, for months. And then some, I guess... Hopefully, he’s kept himself out of trouble, wherever or, whenever he is...” ✧
{{ not me tryna think of things i can post/do when i’m at work so people know i’m still semi-active c’: god i wish work wasn’t as tedious as it is, ehehh, but such is life -w-
another week done and dusted, and i get to work on my drafts c: sorry i’m taking so long to get my replies done ;w; i am still very much up to doing things! just, yeah,,,,, work brain go brrrrrrrr x’S }}
