i'm talking about the grooming potential of Miles Prower
I feel like Tails is kind of too intelligent to be groomed. Even without being very social he would pick up on being manipulated in that way. So I think if he were being groomed he would intentionally be letting it happen.Like, uh, if I imagine the scenario of him falling under Eggman's wing, (does this relationship have a name? FoxEgg? Let me know) I think that he understands how rotten and selfish Eggman is, how his "love" is conditional in a sense. But it's the only love he has ever been shown. He has low self confidence and respect, and he is more afraid of being alone than what he would become staying with Eggman. He he lets himself fall into these beliefs, maybe keeping some reservations.
There's a decent amount to explore with this scenario, I'll come back to it someday.