"I hate the cold Joe,'' Komodo hisses, "No!"

Luna returns after a few minutes.

Falconi follows Strike's new route to the area.

Joe held up his hands defensively and kept walking.
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Knuckles acknowledged her with a nod. "Think the others found anything?" He asked.
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Rookie smiled at Ganz. "So. What's up?"

"I certainly hope so,'' Luna replies offering Knuckles a hand up.

Kini walks nearby.
"Wait look up ahead he's limping again,'' Komodo restates.

Knuckles stared at her hand for a long moment, then hesitantly accepted, seeming to avoid eye contact.
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Joe flicked his tail. "Oh, thank stars." He grumbled before running over to Kini. "Hey!"

Kini looks back at Joe, "Hi."


Luna pulls Knuckles to his feet.


(Time skip with Strike and Falconi to when they finish with the assain and are back near the Press?)

(Yeah.)

The echidna briefly shook his pelt from any dust before glancing at the sky once more to get an idea of the time. "About four." He noticed. "What'd you wanna do?"
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Joe smiled. "Howdy. You alright?"

"Should we try to meet up with the others," Luna asks.


"I'm alright," Kini replies ingoring the throbbing in his leg, "how are you and how did you convince Komodo to come out here?"
Komodo shivers as he stands there.

"Dunno where they went. They didn't say." Knuckles shrugged.
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"I owe him some egg sitting now. We should, uh, head back." Joe suggested.

Kini smirks as he limps back, "Of course you do."

"Oh uh where should we go then?"

"I just...wish I could remember the boat's name...so much has happened since then" he remarke