The two walked around to the right side of the building to find none other than Manjimutt wearing earbuds and listening to something on a tablet.
"Oh man, I love this already." The man-faced dog chuckled.
"It is! I didn't expect to see Manjimutt here too." Whisper stated with his hands on his "hips". "I wonder if he's just as miserable here as he is in my dimensiverse?"
"I don't know what that is but he usually is all sulky and depressed." Replied Katie. "After all you remember how he got that way right?"
Whisper began to sweat nervously, signaling that he didn't remember Manjimutt's backstory. "O-Of course I remember ehehe."
Before he became a Yo-kai, Manjimutt was a salaryman who was laid off from his job even after working there for 32 years. One night he got drunk and ended up walking into some wooden planks which fell on him and an innocent poodle ending both of their lives. He then reemerged as Manjimutt, a Yo-kai that can be seen even without a Yo-kai Watch who usually ends up scaring people and being mistaken for a perverted old man.
"Hey Manjimutt!" Katie called out to him. "What'cha got there?"
"Eh? Oh, hi friends." Manjimutt replied while taking the earbuds out of his ears. "It's just this new podcast I found. It's hilarious!"
"My question is how are you even able to afford a new tablet like that in the first place?" asked Whisper. "Aren't you usually flat broke?"
"Oh I still am, however I believe that this is a sign that my life is finally about to take a turn for the better."
"What do you mean?" asked Katie.
"You see, I was digging through the dumpster for my next meal when all of a sudden this cat with a pompadour walks up to me and asks if I wanted the tablet he had. Of course I said yes because who can say no to free stuff?"
"A cat with a pompadour?"
"It all makes sense now." Whisper stated.
"Yep. Manjimutt, I think you'd better turn that in to the electronics store."
"But why?" He asked. Suddenly, the man-faced dog found himself in handcuffs by two female police officers: one with red hair and the other with green hair. "Huh!? But… But…"
"This is officer Ross to Springdale 12 HQ," the redhead started. "The tablet thief has been apprehended and is currently in custody."
"Thief!? I didn't steal that tablet! A cat with a pompadour gave it to me! Honest!"
"I'm sure they did sir," the green-haired one condescendingly replied while smiling and walking Manjimutt to the police car. "You can tell us all about it down at the station after you sober up."
"No, I'm serious, Officer Betty! I'm not drunk this time! I'm telling the truth!" Manjimutt kept shouting even after Betty closed the door on him after putting him in the back of the car.
"Aww, isn't he adorable when he has his little drunken outbursts?"
"Whatever, let's just get going." Ross instructed while getting into the car. "I hate this side of town."
Betty was about to do the same until she noticed Katie and started gently tousling her hair while bending over causing her to blush. "You know a cute girl like you shouldn't hang around old perverts like that. It's good to show kindness towards your elders but not all of them have good intentions."
"He's not an old pervert, he's my friend." Katie replied in an annoyed tone. Deep down she wanted to tell Betty off for patronizing her and treating Manjimutt like a common criminal, but she didn't want to get in trouble.
"Teehee. Ah, to be young and innocent again~. Stay out of trouble, cutie pie." Betty then got in the car and both officers drove off with Manjimutt.
"WHY MEEEE!?" he screamed.
"Yep, this dimensiverse really is no different than mine." Whisper commented.
"I hate those two." Stated Katie. "Especially the green-haired one." Katie then started mock Betty by copying her voice and demeanor. "Girls like you shouldn't hang around old perverts like that because blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda-"
"Um Katie, aren't we going to be late to meet your friends at the café?"
Katie then ended her impression. "Oh my gosh you're right!" She then grabbed Whisper by his "wisp" and ran towards Downtown Springdale again. At the café, Sarah and Alex were waiting around for Katie to show up with Alex getting impatient.
"12:00, I told her 12:00 on the dot," Alex said, irritably while tapping her foot. "And what time is it now Sarah?"
"Uh, 12:01." Sarah replied after looking at her phone.
"Exactly! Kids today have no regard for punctuality. It's precisely why society is falling apart."
"You just wanna stuff your face with pancakes."
"Sarah, Alex!" Katie called out while running towards the café. "Huff huff phoo. I'm here."
"Hi, Katie!"
"You're a minute late!" Nagged Alex. "What took you?"
"Let's just say I had a little run-in with the police, ehehe." Katie chuckled while scratching the back of her head with her eyes closed.
"Oh is everything okay?" Sarah asked with a concerned look on her face.
"Yeah, they were just looking for a thief who stole a tablet and wondered if I knew anything."
"Well regardless I'm fining you for not being on time." Alex decided while pointing and winking at Katie. "One stack of Royal Pancakes!"
"What!? Seriously!?"
"Let's go inside already! I'm starving!"
"Didn't you have breakfast an hour ago?" asked Sarah.
"Wow, Alex sure is a stickler for promptness, isn't she?" asked Whisper.
"Only when it benefits her." Replied Katie. "She did the same thing last time when we went to the movies and I was only 30 seconds late. I ended up buying her a chicken nugget basket combo as punishment."
"My, such expensive taste."
"Tell me about. It's so annoying"
"Well why don't you just tell her how you feel?"
"Eh, it's not really that big of a deal anyway. Though unfortunately, this means whatever you wanted will have to wait until next time."
Whisper slouched over, looking distraught. "Boo hoo…"