"Well?" Rouge asked again, looking at the dumb-founded look on Knuckles
face. He could be so weird sometimes!
"I...was going to ask you that..." he mumbled, shifting his gaze to the empty table in front of him.
"So, none of us know where the Chaos Emeralds are," Rouge mused. She thought hard again, trying to think of some sort of trick or anything to reveal the Emeralds' locations...
"Don't you feel their frequency?" she asked.
"No...but Sonic can!" He burst, surprising Rouge. "That's how he found me in the first place! He felt the wavelengths of the—" He suddenly stopped himself before he could finish.
"Chaos Emeralds?" Rouge asked as sweetly as she could. An uncomfortable man usually revealed more information than a love-sick one, but either would do. "Please continue; I'm getting interested."
Knuckles shook his head. "No thank you. I've said enough as it is!"
"Stubborn as usual..." she mumbled, picking up the menu to hide her face as she scowled in distaste. "You better order something or we might look a little disrespectful."
"I'm not hungry," Knuckles answered.
"Then order something small!" she replied, doing her best to sound sweet instead of bitter.
She finally picked out her dish from the menu and waited for the waiter to arrive. She didn't have to wait long.
"May I take your order?" the waiter asked. His name tag said "Steve".
"Biscotti for the two of us, please. And I'll take tangerine juice. He'll have the same thing," Rouge replied.
She loved Earth's Italian dishes, but she wasn't that hungry either.
"What's 'biskoty'?" Knuckles asked.
"It's a small biscuit with diced tomato and spices on it, usually served cold. They also serve warm bread with the meal, along with parmesan cheese and olive oil. Mix the cheese and olive oil and you have delicious Italian 'butter' for the bread," she replied.
Knuckles nodded, trying to keep his eyes from hers. "Trade secrets?" she asked.
"You tell yours first," was the reply.
"No, you," she answered, looking sweet and sly at the same time.
He looked annoyed at first, but further badgering did the trick. It was after the food was served that he really began.
"I first met Sonic and Robotnik because of a freak accident. Apparently, the two of them can feel the Emeralds' power. However, it seems that Sonic is more tuned to it; he had a more drastic reaction." Knuckles decided to try the Italian 'butter' idea as he was talking. From his face, Rouge could tell that he agreed to the idea of it being delicious.
"Alright. If that's your secret, here's mine."
She paused for dramatic effect.
"I'm currently working for the government and my mission is to capture the Blue and Black Devils."
"I...was going to ask you that..." he mumbled, shifting his gaze to the empty table in front of him.
"So, none of us know where the Chaos Emeralds are," Rouge mused. She thought hard again, trying to think of some sort of trick or anything to reveal the Emeralds' locations...
"Don't you feel their frequency?" she asked.
"No...but Sonic can!" He burst, surprising Rouge. "That's how he found me in the first place! He felt the wavelengths of the—" He suddenly stopped himself before he could finish.
"Chaos Emeralds?" Rouge asked as sweetly as she could. An uncomfortable man usually revealed more information than a love-sick one, but either would do. "Please continue; I'm getting interested."
Knuckles shook his head. "No thank you. I've said enough as it is!"
"Stubborn as usual..." she mumbled, picking up the menu to hide her face as she scowled in distaste. "You better order something or we might look a little disrespectful."
"I'm not hungry," Knuckles answered.
"Then order something small!" she replied, doing her best to sound sweet instead of bitter.
She finally picked out her dish from the menu and waited for the waiter to arrive. She didn't have to wait long.
"May I take your order?" the waiter asked. His name tag said "Steve".
"Biscotti for the two of us, please. And I'll take tangerine juice. He'll have the same thing," Rouge replied.
She loved Earth's Italian dishes, but she wasn't that hungry either.
"What's 'biskoty'?" Knuckles asked.
"It's a small biscuit with diced tomato and spices on it, usually served cold. They also serve warm bread with the meal, along with parmesan cheese and olive oil. Mix the cheese and olive oil and you have delicious Italian 'butter' for the bread," she replied.
Knuckles nodded, trying to keep his eyes from hers. "Trade secrets?" she asked.
"You tell yours first," was the reply.
"No, you," she answered, looking sweet and sly at the same time.
He looked annoyed at first, but further badgering did the trick. It was after the food was served that he really began.
"I first met Sonic and Robotnik because of a freak accident. Apparently, the two of them can feel the Emeralds' power. However, it seems that Sonic is more tuned to it; he had a more drastic reaction." Knuckles decided to try the Italian 'butter' idea as he was talking. From his face, Rouge could tell that he agreed to the idea of it being delicious.
"Alright. If that's your secret, here's mine."
She paused for dramatic effect.
"I'm currently working for the government and my mission is to capture the Blue and Black Devils."