The fact Shadow went to Amy's birthday party of his own volition, but had to be blackmailed by Rouge into going to Sonic's should tell you exactly who he respects more tbh.
"Angelo, she's 18."
You act as if that would stop her.
Rowena: "I have brought capitalism to Tural."
Me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsJc...
My personal head canon is that Rouge has a doctorate in Geology and is very well-renowned in the field.
Not because she's interested in the science itself, but so she can be better at finding and identifying gems.
It's absolutely insane and hilarious to me that it's 2026 and not only is the comically large "Yaoi Hands" trope not only still present in Japanese queer media, but EXPECTED.
Why is Dragon Quest like this?
...I'm sorry, you named the Nordic-themed ice area WHAT?
I'm sorry, but I can think of no universe where a guy having hands with their own zip code while the rest of his body is roughly proportionate adds to the appeal in any way.