[The Shadow lets out another laugh.] Ah, friendship. To survive, I need them. That's how it's always been.
[The real Tails stares down his Shadow.] That might have been true a long time ago... but it's not anymore.
Ha! Hahahaha! Oh, don't kid yourself. Or myself. We're just as weak and reliant on others as we used to be when we first met him. All because we're scared that someone will see us as disposable and toss us aside like garbage. That's what you think, don't deny it. You're wary of every single one of them.
N-No... that's not true...
Oh, please. I never know when another world might decide to swallow me up. So, better make the most of the moment and get all of these new friends! Anything to patch up the constantly-emptying void in my heart. Seven years. Seven years of this. And you still refuse to face the truth. To face me.
You're just spouting lies! You can't be... you're not me!
[The Shadow erupts into laughter, getting louder and louder...]
Yes... YES... fill me up with the power that I desire! Your refusal to accept what's plain as day... we haven't changed at all, have we!?
[Suddenly, the real Tails falls over, unconscious, while the Shadow begins to morph.]
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[The real Tails stares down his Shadow.] That might have been true a long time ago... but it's not anymore.
Ha! Hahahaha! Oh, don't kid yourself. Or myself. We're just as weak and reliant on others as we used to be when we first met him. All because we're scared that someone will see us as disposable and toss us aside like garbage. That's what you think, don't deny it. You're wary of every single one of them.
N-No... that's not true...
Oh, please. I never know when another world might decide to swallow me up. So, better make the most of the moment and get all of these new friends! Anything to patch up the constantly-emptying void in my heart. Seven years. Seven years of this. And you still refuse to face the truth. To face me.
You're just spouting lies! You can't be... you're not me!
[The Shadow erupts into laughter, getting louder and louder...]
Yes... YES... fill me up with the power that I desire! Your refusal to accept what's plain as day... we haven't changed at all, have we!?
[Suddenly, the real Tails falls over, unconscious, while the Shadow begins to morph.]
I am a Shadow... the true self!