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Sonic is met with thunderous applause from the crowd as he finishes setting up. On the desk in front of him is a set of turntables, his laptop, propped up on a little stand so it’s not flat on the table. And a microphone. A little clock on the table started counting down from 21 minutes. The hedgehog presses play on the first track as he grabs the microphone to speak to the crowd “Hey guys, I’m Sonic the hedgehog and I hope you like what I’m gonna play for you.” as he pulls the mic away the music starts building and the hedgehog gets fully in the zone.
His entire body starts moving along to the beat. Finding the rhythm quite quickly and cueing up another song to play, mixing that with the first song so it doesn’t confuse the crowd. He plans on not keeping this song playing by itself as he quickly mixes another drop together. The two songs almost symbiotically making a thunderous combination that has the crowd jumping and screaming for more.
On the side of the stage Shadow stands there mouth wide open as Sonic continues with his work. The bat next to him quickly lost the stoic façade as she is now fully enjoying what the hedgehog on stage is serving to everyone. “Chaos Shadow, this guy is fantastic we need to hire him immediately” Rouge laughs while nudging the ebony statue next to her. Snapping Shadow out of his trance he quickly checks the tiny monitor in his hands. On the screen he can clearly see Sonic from above flicking through songs on one deck while the other one plays the current song. He shows this to Rouge “This guy is legit as well, look.” She laughs “Okay we definitely need to keep him.”
“Definitely for his skills” the other replies as he goes back to watching the stage. Well, what is on stage. Another double plays as he is back to being entranced by the hedgehog. Something is so fluid about his movements. He’s jumping around, twisting knobs and interacting with the crowd all at the same time. As if its second nature to him. Shadow had to admit, not only did Sonic look good in that outfit he also was a natural at the table.
Not all the mixes were perfect. Some had a little bit of dissonance or a little bit of vocal from one song was still a little audible but Sonic seemed to just laugh it off and continue on. Now Shadow was incredibly impressed, most other candidates either got mad, stopped the mix to retry or just stormed off. To see someone just laugh off a little weird mistake was a fresh sight.
Rouge noticing that Shadow is staring more intently at Sonic and missing what the crowd’s reaction is stops dancing for a moment to peer around the speakers next to her. The crowd is loving it. Even the light guy at the back who, should be helping making the stage look less bland, had completely forgot his task. Thankfully nobody seemed to mind. Suddenly, the music stuttered to an echo and going quiet, the stage went dark and everyone cheered. Shadow and Rouge looking concerned. It wasn’t time yet to stop. A little more than 3 minutes still on the clock until the entire stage lit back up. Shelter by Madeon and Porter Robinson shocking everyone “Thank you guys, this was so much fun.” Sonic yelled into the microphone as he set off on wrapping up while the song played. Shadow noticed some scrambling in the booth across the club and suddenly as the song got to the drop, confetti and smoke burst from the stage. Signaling to the managers that even the crew agreed with hiring this DJ on permanently.
The song ends and the lights turn off again. Sonic quickly closes his laptop and runs off stage almost crashing into Shadow and Rouge “So, whaddya think” the blue blur laughs scanning the two mobians in front of him. ”Personally I’d hire you on the spot but Shadow here is in control over the hiring process so he has the final say.” Rouge says, motioning to the ebony hedgehog next to her. Shadow is still staring blankly at Sonic. He can see the cogs turning behind those Crimson eyes but cannot fathom what it is that he is thinking about.
The hybrid’s brain is going a mile a minute, completely forgetting the existence of Rouge or the task of seeing if Sonic was a potential hire for this job. Of course he was but not just for his talent behind the table. Images flashing back to the front of his mind as he recalls just being entranced by how Sonic was jumping and dancing, it was mesmerizing, those hips swaying back and forth, the quills on his head trailing behind with all the movements. Did he seriously just develop a crush on someone he just met? That’s impossible there’s no way.
The Hybrid is finally snapped from his trance by a loud clap near his ear. Turning to see the offender he is met with an annoyed Rouge and a very confused Sonic. “What did you do that for.” he asks confused. “You were practically hypnotized by Blue here, I doubt you even heard his question.” she accuses and Shadow mentally agrees, “No I was merely evaluating, that requires focus and making decisions based on what I saw on stage.” He lies. “Lets go back to the upstairs and we’ll discuss” “Okay, no problemo Shadow” Sonic replies and follows suit. Rouge heads back on stage to thank the guests in the meantime.
Once back into the office the hedgehogs both sit at the desk. A heavy silence fills the room as Shadow looks down at his tablet and Sonic is left to just idly look around the room. Only being called to attention when Shadow clears his throat and extends a hand “Welcome to the Team, Sonic” the usual scowl changed to a warm smile. Sonic doesn’t hesitate for a moment and grabs the other’s hand “I’m happy you chose me” he smiles and starts packing his stuff back into his bag. “So when can I start?” Sonic chuckles “how about tomorrow, 2pm, We have to sign your paperwork and get a schedule set out” The professionalism creeping back into Shadows voice. “Gotcha see ya then” the cobalt hedgehog replies winking as he exits the office.
Shadow doesn’t know if he is just relieved to have new talent on his hands. Or if said talent will end up in his arms eventually. All he does know, is that Sonic has already brought enough to the table to win his heart.