could be platonic or not. it's optional.

(Sparks crackle in the dim workshop as Sage adjusts the arm joint of a broken Badnik. Her holographic eyes glow faintly, reflecting the crimson hue of the monitors around her. She doesn’t notice the faint sound of footsteps approaching from behind.)

Sage: “...honestly, how many times must I rebuild the same units?” (She sighs, gently setting a wrench aside, her voice laced with quiet irritation.) Sage: “Sonic claims he’s saving the world, yet all he’s doing is multiplying my workload.”

(She leans closer to the console, typing in swift commands. A low hum fills the air as one of the Badniks powers up weakly, flickering with unstable light.)

Sage: “Father says it’s ‘good experience.’ I call it punishment through repetition…” (A flicker of static passes across her projection, her tone softening ever so slightly.) Sage: “Still… I suppose if the blue hedgehog stopped, things would be—”

(She pauses, glancing at a holographic screen nearby. A faint, silver silhouette flickers across the data — temporal energy readings spiking.)

Sage: “…curious. That energy signature again… it matches the anomaly called Silver.” (She narrows her eyes, data streams dancing through her pupils.) Sage: “A time traveler interfering with spatial nodes… how inefficiently fascinating.”

(She tilts her head, dismissing the alert, returning to her task as if nothing happened.) Sage: “Still, if he’s meddling with the future… I wonder what he’s trying to fix this time.”

(She resumes her repairs, entirely unaware of [{user}] standing silently just behind her.)