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--After all the Sprite Remix excitement, Kairi and Knuckles sit at a table and begin to talk.

Kairi: So, Knuckles, where were you before all this?

Knuckles: Oh, you mean after Sonic Adventure 2?

Kairi: Oh, I've never met a real celebrity before.

Knuckles: Haha, well, a lot of people act like that when they first meet me. I'm not really that much of a "fan person" myself, but you seem different.

Kairi: (giggles) Oh, thank you.

Knuckles: And you are so different from the other girls I'm used to. Amy, Princess Peach, and...Rouge.

Kairi: Your girlfriend?

Knuckles: Um, ex-girlfriend. Yeah, we broke up after Sonic 2 came out on Game Cube.

Kairi: Oh, I'm sorry.

Knuckles: No. Don't be. It just wasn't meant to be, I guess. Um...do you have a boyfriend?

Kairi: Me? No. I almost did, but...we had too much in common.

Knuckles: Too much?

Kairi: Yeah, we both like guys.

Knuckles: Oh, I'm sorry.

Kairi: No. It's okay. I've moved on since then.

Knuckles: When did it all happen?

Kairi: Less than a weak ago. You see, all this weird stuff happened. And, well, long story short, the five of us went our own separate ways down a fork in the road.

Knuckles: Yeah, that's pretty short and it makes no sense.

Kairi: Well, Donald and Goofy went off towards the castle, I went here, and Riku and Sora went to Destiny Island.

Knuckles: I was just in Destiny Island. I took a wrong turn on a fork in the road. It's pretty torn up down there.

Kairi: Pretty torn up?

Knuckles: Yeah, somethin' about hurricane Conan O'Brien...I don't know. A lot of people died though.

Kairi: (horrified) Sora! And Riku! Oh, I hope they're okay. Did you happen to see two guys down there: one with brown hair and blue eyes, the other with white hair and blue eyes?

Knuckles: Actually, I did. On my way there, I ran into two guys like that. Who's this Sora?

Kairi: Oh, he's the one I was talking about earlier.

Knuckles: Is the other guy his...you know?

Kairi: No! Well, at least I don't think so. A lot can change in a week's time.

Knuckles: What, like they've moved in together and share the same bed? (chuckles)

Kairi: (giggles) Your right. I'm just a little silly. But I have moved on. It's not like we were ever together anyway.

Knuckles: Since the first time I saw you, I knew there was something different. A fierce exterior, with a sorrow hidden deep inside.

Kairi: Really?

Knuckles: You say you are over this, but you aren't. I know you want to see him again. Check if he's okay, you know.

Kairi: How do you seem to know me so f***in' well?

Knuckles: It's a gift.

Kairi: Would you mind going back to Destiny Island to see how he's doing?

Knuckles: For you? Hmmm...I suppose.

Kairi: Oh, thank you! (leans over the table and kisses him)

Knuckles: Well, let's go?

--They head out of the Bar 'N' Grill and walk down the path towards Destiny Island.