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The pleasant chatter and lively atmosphere of Rainbow Square was indeed refreshing to the young detective. From what she had gathered, this was the entertainment central of the Life Sphere. It provided a much needed break to any hard worker or explorer who had been out adventuring all day. She had ventured out of the Life Sphere many times before. It was an outlandish and dangerous area, full of unfriendly toxins and vicious creatures consumed by disease. From what she had heard, there were resources within an area that went by the name of Porky's Factory, that could provide clues into defeating the disease that had swept across the lands. It was a far distance to go on her own, however. At least the Life Sphere was able to support life. Naoto leaned back against the wooden bench she was seated on, opting to relax. She openly disliked wasting time. But she was a hard worker. That could not be disputed.

She was frankly exhausted. After a couple of days of venturing outside of the Life Sphere, she had become absolutely tired of moving around so much. Her body was still sore from a fall she had taken a couple of days ago, so she had deemed that it was time to rest and recuperate. There was of course a reason to be rushing out and investigating the world around her,  there was definitely more than one reason. But even she could not help her status as a mere human. Her eyelids fluttered shut as she listened into the fleeting conversations that were occurring all around her. Nothing of much interest was being spoken about. She reopened her eyes with a soft sigh and slumped glumly against the bench, looking thoroughly weary with everything around her.

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Knuckles probably had better things to do. From helping Tails with his latest gizmo, to assisting Amy in raising little Theo, he probably could at least Attemt to be productive this afternoon. Instead he was waiting on a milkshake to go, served by "Cat's Cream", a restaurant that had set up shop here. He sat at a table, shaded from the sun underneath an umbrella. In the shade, Knuckles could truly appreciate the nice breeze, and while the sun was in no way too hot, Knuckles was definitely in the mood to stay cool for awhile. Waiting on that chocolate mocha milkshake, Knuckles idled for a bit. Tapping his toes, cracking his knuckles, and when he grew bored of those habits, he simply thought to himself. As a fun game, he posed some what-if questions to entertain himself.

"What if Yoshi were a tyrannical leader?" The thought of the innocent dinosaur ever taking over a country made the echidna chuckle.

"Alright how about… what if... Cream mixed up Cheese for another Chao? Would Cheese get offended? Would he be chill about it?"

"What if… what if Calvin was-" 'Oh no. Bad thought.' Knuckles reminded himself, taking a deep breath after remembering his lost friend. He quickly pushed the thought from his mind just as the ding of a dinner bell could be heard.

"Number five?" A waitress called, a hint of insecurity in her voice. The girl was holding a milkshake that was precisely what Knuckles had ordered, and double-checking the little slip of paper he was given, he was indeed 'Number five'.  Knuckles accepted the milkshake, payed with cash, and complimented the employee, to make her feel a little more at ease. Afterwardshe walked off to see what else was to be done out in this bustling area. No longer underneath his umbrella, he now realized the sun wan't bad at all. It was a very temperate day out.

'What now?' he thought to himself, taking a sip of his delicious milkshake.

Whatever it was, he planned for today to be a lazy day. In essence, he was wasting time.

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Naoto didn't have very many friends in the Life Sphere. She hummed, opening her eyes to peer up at the lazily-moving clouds. Not much was going on, that was incredibly clear. But for someone who was usually so patient, she was becoming excruciatingly bored. At least the temperature was mild. The young, blue-haired detective truthfully had no issue with the weather. It was when the humidity arrived that she had problems. Naoto very much disliked terribly hot or arid weather. The shade provided from a tree leaning over the bench was indeed refreshing. Naoto looked all around the area, blinking as she spotted a... red creature, walking away from the counter where he had received a milkshake. Intrigued, she narrowed her eyes, spotting some currency that he had dropped while walking away.

The detective stood up, and hastily walked over to where the abandoned currency had fallen. It gleamed in the sunlight. He had not been careless. She figured that it had just slipped out of his wallet, if he even had one with him... But then again, who would be so foolish as to walk around with a handful of cash, with nowhere to securely store it? Naoto didn't really bother to wonder about it beyond that point. She picked it up gently and narrowed her eyes, before spotting the umbrella that the red creature was lounging underneath. He seemed to be enjoying the shade, content with his milkshake. She walked over to him with a mild expression, before looming over him with an easygoing look, but not showing too much emotion openly. She blinked down at him.



"Hello sir." She greeted politely, using formal terms.  She still had no idea about what he was supposed to be... Maybe a hedgehog of some sort? Would it be impolite to ask what his species was? Most likely. "This is yours, I believe. I saw you drop it earlier." With that, she held out her hand, offering the small amount of cash and the couple of coins that she had spotted.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

nearby the plinth that once housed the G&W statue before Waluigi decimated it was a loner, a male with white hair and mismatched eyes{one red, one green} that seemed to come off as either intimidating or outright terrifying in his own right. Suffice to say, that was Ragna the Bloodedge in a nutshell and he was busy watching people doing their thing, thankfully the place was a safe haven and the vampire swordsman was busy minding his business...  Which was odd as he could literally perceive things that could never happen, especially since he was the only Blazblue character that was still around.

"dang, this don't look like something I would want to get involved in at the moment, best to wait till they either notice me or they end their conversation." Ragna said to himself, his eyes on the skies as though it were threatening to rain.

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Knuckles was taking a sip of his beloved milkshake when he heard someone being addressed. Was it him? Looking up, he saw a blue haired guy was making eye contact with him, so he assumed this was the case. He was holding out money Knuckles had apparently dropped... Well how nice of him!

The guy was probably around Knuckles' age, and it took the echidna a second to recognize him. While he wasn't wearing his standard attire today, the boy usually wore suits and ties and detective-looking garbs. Today he had a lighter outfit on, probably for comfort due to the weather out today. Ether way, a small smile emerged as Knuckles realized the generous offering the stranger was giving.

"Why thanks! I can be a little bad with my money sometimes." he replied, politely accepting the money, giving a light chuckle. "How are you doing today?" Knuckles asked, wanting to make some pleasant small talk.

Just as Knuckles' invitation to conversation had been posed, a small rumble of thunder could be heard from above. A little confused, Knuckles moved slightly in his seat to see beyond the table's umbrella. The clouds that had been inhabiting the sky had darkened, beginning to cover the sun, and it was looking like rain.

"Huh, I wasn't expecting any weather today." The echidna commented, looking back to the boy with a smile.

"Hey, I'm a little bored honestly. Would you like to join me?" Knuckles wondered aloud. "If you'd like a bite to eat, anything you'd like is on me." he offered. It was a little out of the blue he knew, but the guy seemed cool enough, why not have a short chat with him?