the Middleman Institute & All-Star CouncilSubject: Emotional Breakdown at Big & Wendy’s Engagement Party / Cream’s Isolation / Manic’s Meltdown / Sonic’s “Popsicle Mission

🟥 MASTER COMMANDER BUGSY KURO – FIELD REPORT 2501-XTFiled on behalf of the Middleman Institute & All-Star CouncilSubject: Emotional Breakdown at Big & Wendy’s Engagement Party / Cream’s Isolation / Manic’s Meltdown / Sonic’s “Popsicle Mission”

🦾 COMMANDING OFFICER’S PERSONAL REPORT

Filed by: Master Commander Bugsy KuroLocation: Sector Theta-3, Engagement Lounge, Big & Wendy’s Redo CelebrationDate: 05/06/25

💔 CREAM’S WITHDRAWAL AND AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR

Cream the Rabbit has been noticeably absent from emotional check-ins and party activities. Avoiding Amy Rose specifically due to the aftermath of their emotional argument during the “Chaos Pulse” Incident, and the general strain caused by Amy’s spiral post-fear gas exposure.

Cream, bless her heart, is walking around like a ghost who never got her goodbye. I know what isolation from emotional trauma looks like, and Cream’s sitting in it. Quiet. Withdrawn. Wondering if she’ll ever have someone. And Vanilla? Useless.Look, I’m not trying to pick a fight across universes, but the Vanilla from my universe? She would've pulled Cream aside, held her close, and straightened her crown. This version is over here acting like a background NPC.If I could, I’d cross multiverses, bring my Vanilla in, and let her drop a few reality grenades in that rabbit ear canal.

🎭 MANIC’S EMOTIONAL COLLAPSE & THE NEEDLE REVELATION

Let’s talk about Manic.

This man shows up, emotionally overloaded, making the engagement party about himself. Crying about how Sonic is with Sabrina CATpenter, when he’s barely managed to emotionally regulate since Needle told him as a kid:

"You're not my son."

Even though we all know that’s not true, it’s the kind of thing that hardens or breaks you. And let’s be real—Manic broke, then rebranded as a sleaze bag.

The Council’s Take?We sat there, listening to his speech about Amy being “hot because she’s unstable,” and we all did a double take.Like, really?This man’s trying to play psychology games with a girl whose trauma is still fresh from fear gas. And then he throws a fit over Sabrina being with Sonic?

Harima and Maru: "Certified pussy behavior."Me: "Manic, my guy, your meltdown is about your brother getting some celebrity tail? Grow the hell up."Puss in Boots: Said something in Spanish that broke him further. I don't know what it was, but it was final.

Manic stormed out. Didn’t even say goodbye.Frankly, the Manic in my universe would’ve been proud of Sonic. This one’s just jealous, petty, and confused about what love even looks like.

🔷 SONIC & SABRINA: THE “POPSICLE MISSION”

Sonic showed up to the party late. We all knew where he was.Let’s not pretend here.

Yeah. He gave her the blue popsicle.

Sabrina’s been coiling around him like a velvet trap for a few days now. “I feel so safe around you” in a voice that might as well have been bedroom GPS.Sonic might not fully register it, but we all do.

Amy saw them. Said:

“I’ll be okay.”And we all quietly looked at each other and said: “No, you won’t.”

She’s holding herself together by habit, not healing. The fear gas cracked the porcelain. She’s still pretending it’s whole.

She doesn’t have the hammer anymore—thankfully—but we all know that some versions of her can manifest it emotionally.Until further notice, agents are to monitor for any signs of Hammer Recall or Emotional Surge triggers. Keep her away from high-conflict environments.

🟨 FINAL THOUGHTS

• Cream needs a conversation and a hug, not more distance.

• Vanilla needs to step up or step aside.

• Manic needs a mental tune-up and a reality check.

• Amy needs support, not silence.

• Sonic… needs to wake up and realize that even if you don’t fumble intentionally, inaction is a form of fumbling too.

As for me and the Council?

We got our popcorn.We got our takes.But we also got eyes everywhere.

This is Master Commander Bugsy Kuro, signing off again.We’ll let the agents respond in their own logs—but don’t be surprised if Agent Lunar's already side-eying Vanilla or Amy’s emotional meter.

Want me to generate the Agent logs next? Lunar’s probably already got a rant brewing.