"Quite a rousing round of bidding, I must say." Bunnie said. "Now we've got another treat for our audience's younger ladies and another beloved member of Team Chaotix. Good luck, girls! It's Charmy Bee!"
Charmy didn't get quite as much applause as Espio, not that he could hear it. He jumped off a nearby skyscraper, using his wings to come to a halt not even a meter from the ground, grabbing gasps of shock. Bunnie just smiled, having watched Charmy practice the stunt before. His self-made player card flashed on the screen.
Charmy - Age: 14 - Height: 159cm - Looking For: Cute girls. - Skills: Flight, Silence, Negotiations, Getting paid on time.
"I think we'll start all the bachelors off at a hundred pounds. At least for the first round anyway. First bid's already up! Back to you, sugar." She passed the microphone to her husband, who took over the reporting.
"First bid - One hundred pounds from Cream the Rabbit! Big surprise there. Kind of expected she'd show up here. Do I see 150?"
A new competitor took this slot. "150 pounds from Marine the Raccoon! She must have traveled some way to come here. Gotta wonder if it's just for Charmy."
Cream played aggressively once more. She placed the two hundred pound bid in just seconds after Marine's first bid.
Yet again, a new bidder outbid Cream. Seems she couldn't hold a bid for long. "250 pounds, by another bee… I honestly don't know who that is."
Charmy leaned over to Antoine. "That's Saffron, and none of you are gonna outbid her, alright?" Charmy stated into the microphone, which Bunnie promptly regained.
"Well, looks like someone's got a little crush. Oh! There's the three hundred pound bid placed by Marine the Raccoon. We've got three main competitors here, all bidding for one and the same. Who's next?"
Her question was met with silence. No one spoke for at least five seconds. Tension was rising. "Marine the Racoon - three hundred pounds. Going once…"
Right then, Saffron placed another bid. "There it is! I knew this was gonna happen. Saffron the Bee with 350 pounds. Anyone else? You're gonna let Charmy have his way." She predicted. Five seconds later, she restarted the countdown. "350 pounds going once, going twice… Ah, there we go. Cream the Rabbit comes back with a four hundred pound bid. Nope! That's actually Saffron back with 450 pounds. Quick response!"
Her expectations were superseded in under half a second. "There's Marine the Raccoon! Back in the game with a five hundred pound bid! Half a grand on the table for this young man. That's gotta be the quickest response time I've ever seen."
"Six hundred!" Saffron yelled from the audience, making Charmy blush. She really cared that much. That was the second raised bid in a row since Tangle's bid on Espio.
"Six hundred pounds by Saffron Bee! That's gonna have to be a hard bid to overcome. Six hundred pounds - Saffron, going once, going twice, GOING OUT with Charmy Bee!"
Vector watched from backstage, joining Espio in his applause as Charmy flew over to Saffron, who seemed to have grown quite a bit since he last saw her. For him, it seemed like years had gone by.
The two held hands and looked into the other's eyes. "I missed you." Saffron whispered.
"You have no idea." Charmy replied, sitting her down. He caught a chair thrown by Vector and sat down next to her, his hand atop hers.
"Moments like these are why we organized this event." Bunnie stated. "It could almost complete the whole evening." She handed the microphone over to Antoine.
"Yet it doesn't. Now it's my great pleasure to introduce one of our team's most prominent associates and well-known music manager….!"