i keep thinking about like… y’know how in sonic adventure 2 there’s shit like pumpkin hill and aquatic mine and it’s kinda just not explained what the hell is going on there and why it’s all spooky and gothic? what if knuckles had a game exploring that. like, they kind of write him weird sometimes, is he a treasure hunter, is he the guardian of the master emerald? so what if we sort away his past and he becomes a treasure hunter? and then he goes to the pumpkin hill area and explores the mystery of what the hell this place is and we can even go to like, hang castle or the ruins of rail canyon or something since i’m sure those are around there too. also, maybe there’s a rouge story too, exploring their dynamic? like she just wants pretty jewelry and artifacts but knuckles actually cares about exploring and preserving the past. i saw somebody once propose the idea of like, rouge being in a jewel vault heist or something and knuckles is in danger there and having to choose between saving knuckles or saving the jewels and then her conscience makes her save knuckles, or something like that. i’m not sure what knuckles would be doing there or if this should even be the same story i described earlier but it’s a cool scenario and the site’s closing down soon anyway i get to ramble a little before we all have to go home
