The sky is bright blue. Palm trees sway. Loops rise over flowered hills. Birds chirp in the distance — but something feels off.

Tails looks up from his handheld scanner. “I’m getting a weird reading. Energy levels are spiking.”

Sonic skids to a stop beside him. “Tails… look!”

Through the trees, you emerge.

(You may speak, stay silent, walk forward, run, or vanish. The others will respond to whatever you do.)