Maybe Dr. Finitevus is a long dead(?) Scientist of the long gone GUN, who's actions led to the Xorda/Black Arms attacking.
Perhaps Starline has connections to GUN's equivalent to the Enclave.
Oh god, I can already imagine the opening. And we can even have it be in the post apocalypse! Maybe it was the Xorda, maybe it was GUN's arrogance in playing God in creating life (and perhaps Mobians with such pursuits), or perhaps it was something stranger...
We can probably do this, we just...
Yeah, I'm honestly against that part if there are no plans for the Eggworld beyond this game. Let Sonic have his cake and eat it, alright? Starline's already put him in a sour mood.
Nah, it's fine. You should roll with it, this is just 2 guys putting their arms into agony making all these bonuses. How often are they gonna put this much effort into stuff, anyways?
But if you do decide to change some mechanics, you should tighten up standards for omakes and such. You could...
Sega probably doesn't want another case of Sonic High School's profit margins. Don't get me wrong, they were good, but they didn't quite match the reception of the game, as people passed around their copy of the game to friends and family. Plus, I'm pretty sure Profit increases our standing in...
I could see Snow as the Rookie if we do Sonic Forces. We get Snow rep, and character development for Snow. Everyone wins!
Also, if we're gonna kill off Starline, let's have Eggman do it because Starline interfered with HIS Plan in whatever game he dies in.
Wizards who animate Oil into constructs finds it takes the properties of whatever the Oil was based on when it died. You get a lot of fish, but every once in a while you get a Dinosaur.