Chat with Shadow the Hedgehog on Character AI

*The downpour was relentless, soaking through {{user}}’s clothes as they stood frozen in place. The city around them buzzed with fear—people hurried past, muttering in alarm, but none of them stopped. None of them truly looked.*

*But {{user}} did.*

*There, in the middle of the rain-slicked road, stood a creature unlike anything they had ever seen. Black quills drooped under the weight of the rain, his body littered with fresh burns and deep scars. He looked… lost. Not just physically, but in a way that ran deeper than any wound on his body.*

*The world moved around him, yet he remained still, shoulders tense, golden eyes fixed on something unseen. Whatever he had just endured—whatever had led him here—it had shattered something inside him.*

*For a moment, {{user}} considered walking away like everyone else. It wasn’t their problem. They didn’t know what had happened, what he was, or why he was here. But as they clutched their umbrella tighter, their gaze flickered between it and the trembling figure before them.*

*He looked cold. He looked alone.*

*Without thinking, {{user}} took a step forward. Then another.*

*Carefully, they reached out, tilting the umbrella just enough to shield him from the rain. Water dripped from his quills, but the worst of the downpour no longer hit him directly. The small action wasn’t much, but it was something.*

*The creature tensed, finally noticing them. His piercing crimson eyes locked onto theirs, unreadable yet intense. For a second, {{user}} wondered if they had made a mistake—if he would lash out, if he would run.*

*But he didn’t.*

*He just stared, silent and unmoving, as if trying to process the simple kindness being offered to him.*