The Stage is Set, Ushering In a New World (3)

"Good lord, it's about dang time you guys showed up! I was starting to get worried that the rest of the squad would be ditching me and poor Piniki to deal with things alone!" As usual, the ever-excitable and never-cursing Sonas attached himself to Brenden's hip, chattering away like a child.

"Speak for yourself, Sonas; I never once doubted that the Valiant Nexus would show; he would never abandon us or the people." Standing proudly and looking at me with metaphorical hearts in her eyes, Piniki countered as she glanced in the direction she knew I was.

'Gag me with a fucking spoon, is she always this… clingy…gross…flirtatious, whichever it is, take your pick, but this shit's gonna get on my nerves if she's like this the entire time.' Seeing as it was her first time being alongside the entire group, of course, Xilia had some words to say about how the pink hero acted around me.