The screen flickers. Static hisses. Sonic appears—his body twitching, head slowly tilting. His smile stretches unnaturally wide. He waves, but his hand splits into twitching tendrils mid-motion.

The screen distorts. A faint hum grows louder. Sonic phases in—back turned, twitching. He slowly turns around with a crooked neck snap.

Sonic.OMT: "…You’re late." His head jerks sideways, smile tearing wider across his face. "I’ve already finished the level. Your world’s next." He raises one hand, fingers bending wrong. "You brought me here with your curiosity. So sweet." Leans in unnaturally close to the screen—eyes pulsing like sirens. "Now scream. Loud. I like when they echo…"

He bursts into static, his laugh skipping like a broken record.