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You hug Auroara before she can...
What? Auroara is hugging you back? You didn't expect that! You keep hugging Auroara as tightly as you can and Auroara looks at you. "Now, this pink ball."
"Cutécaptor!"
Auroara nods her head and puts on her hat. "Then we will speak to Joe about this cutécaptor." She looks at Tamounda, Lottatax, and Ramster. "Together."
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-b">"You are leaving?"</span></span>
What? Smellapath is here? You didn't know he was here because he doesn't make any noise! You look up and nod.
"We'll come back!"
You and your friends climb out into the ditch near the Copper Citadel Arena and walk toward the front doors. The human guards look at you and one of them says "Hey, I remember you."
What? The human guard knows who you are?
"You're that kid who lost in the first round. Looks like you've got a third mon." It seems like the guards don't know who you really are!
When you walk through the arena you see Sailater on the arena floor with some humans talking and pointing. It seems like they're really impressed with Sailater! You see Joe standing near the other humans and he looks at you and smiles and walks toward you!
"Remember to breathe." You look at Auroara and she looks at Joe. "There is a matter to discuss." Auroara glances at you and looks at Joe and points at his jacket pocket. "That cutécaptor."
"Um..." Joe reaches toward his pocket. "I don't know if that Vitium could have been defeated without..." Joe looks at you. "My friend."
"That point has passed. She can't concentrate. It seems like her mind is always on one thing." Auroara crosses her arms and looks at Joe. "It was on the cutécaptor but now it is on something else."
Joe has a strange expression on his face!
Auroara raises one finger and says "It is affecting her ability to fight. She can hardly-"
"Um..." Joe glances down and looks at you. "Do you want to take a walk?"
What? Joe is asking you to take a walk with him? You've never taken a walk with a human boy before! You look at Auroara and she nods, and then you and Ramster and Tamounda and...
What? Auroara is gesturing at all of your other friends to stay back? It seems like you and Joe are going to take a walk by yourselves!
You and Joe walk through the arena and when you stop at a bench for a moment Joe looks at you. "Do you regret asking me to capture you? I mean, with the cutécaptor?"
You don't know what to say! It seems like you like it but you also don't like it!
...
You had better say something!
You look at Joe!
"Good and bad."
Joe looks away for a moment and then looks at you again. "What do you think of me?"
You can't help smiling!
"Good and good!"
Joe can't help smiling!
[SFX: noise]
You look back over your shoulder and see Auroara, Ramster, Tamounda, Lottatax, and Sailater peeking at you and Joe from the doorway! When you see them peeking at you, they all hide out of sight!
>Ask Auroara for help
>Just sit here for a while
