"Look—did you at least help clean up the mess-"

...yeah, that seems like something she'd do. And just knowing that alone made Belle smile. "Ah, I can't stay mad at you. Just be more careful next time, alright?"

'Very calmly' standing over what appeared to be the remains of a door. Looking like the broken shards from a window-- "ˢᵃʷᵈᵘˢᵗ. ᵂʰᵃᵗ ᶦˢ ʷʳᵒⁿᵍ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵐᵉˀˀ"

In a brief moment, Belle's eyes seem to flicker. As if she scanned something... "...I-I'm sorry, I don't know what 'tanoshimi wa bugenadi' means-💧 But I'm glad you're not letting them get to you!"

"MAKE BELIEFS REBORN-"

"Fun is infinite?" The explanation made a world of difference for her, thankfully. Instead of feeling confused, she felt delighted! "That sounds lovely."

"...in...deed?"

"I-I fell down the stairs and...broke this door into pieces-"💧

"I wish I could eat marshmallows...they always look so good.."

"They tend to gunk up my servos whenever I try..."

"N-No, no! Not at all, not in the slightest. I don't even know Eggman-" hic— Perfectly truthful statement.

"...you know, I never thought about it like that. Maybe I still can!"

"You're right! Thank you, Sonic! I think I'm going to try it right away."

Reaching for an object on the top shelf...! Fumbling around before...causing a toolbox to come crash down on her head-- 💫—falls flat on her butt.

"T-That would have been smarter..."

💫"W-Whu..."💫 And the dazed marionette is helped to her feet, shaking her head a bit...wait...who is this and where did she come from? How hard did she get hit, is she seeing things...? "...h-hello there? Thank you for helping me.."

// Wanna apologize for the lack of activity, a muse drop + being very busy is a bad mix-- I promise I'll be back soon enough tho!