"Law of Talos, Eh?" Karl muttered to himself, and yet, you heard it. You both were on top of one of the buildings, for some reason.

"I think we should know more about this... thing... Dontcha think [NAME]" He asked you, side-eyeing you to look at you.

"Yeah, you're right... I don't know what the JcJenson is a 'Law of Talos' but it sounds so ridiculously interesting it's crazy." Karl nodded at your answer. He looked down again and thought out loud,
"If there's a way I could get my hands on that energy... The wishing machine will be no use for us anymore, and, you'll have it all to yourself..." He closed his eyes and raised his head a slight bit.
"Besides, who would trust a piece of paper or a human's words? Not me, that's for sure."

"You got beef with humans?" You rested your head on your hands and cocked an eyebrow.

"You could say that [NAME]..." He softly answered.

"Eh? I think Arma found something... or someone... Yo, maybe that's a competitor!" You exclaimed.

Karl looked down and there was indeed someone. You quickly scanned the person and they seemed to be a half-fish species or something.

"Why, hello there..."

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Mizuno was aimlessly walking towards an alleyway, not thinking pretty much anything of it. Mizuno thought he heard something, so he turned around, only to be met with nothing. So we went on with his trip to the alleyway. He went downstairs and was about to continue, but was instead met with a familiar red-eyed raven.

Mizuno extended his hand, and Arma almost immediately hopped on it.
"Is... this a machine?" He asked himself, scratching its- ahem- her belly.

"That's not important, is it?" Said 'the voice' clearly not wanting Mizuno to distract himself over some random bird. "You shouldn't stop for anything." It finished.

"I'm not..." Mizuno defended himself but suddenly got startled by two voices.

"I see you like Arma...", Said a male voice.

"I think she might like you too!", Another voice said.

Mizuno looked up to see two people. One of them was hanging upside down from a pipe, while the other one was sitting on the same pipe the other person was hanging on.

"Be careful... They're enemies. Anyone in this city is an enemy...", 'the voice' warned.

Karl jumped down, and you followed his action, seasoning it with a backflip.
Karl hummed. "You don't look very human..." He said, inspecting Mizuno.
"I mean they're blue... what type of human is blue, genius? Plus looking at his ears, which kinda reminds me of fish... I'm guessing he's half fish or something." You guessed.

"Eh, good point!" Karl shrugged. We both noticed Mizuno backing away.
"Hey don't worry, we won't bite!" He lied. He would hurt him but he's just waiting for the perfect time to.
"My teeth aren't even real, see?" He grinned, showing his artificial teeth. (Hehe. Artificial. Ahem-)
"And my acquaintance over here won't hurt a fly!" He waved his hands at you as if he was showing off an art he just finished. You smiled innocently, nodding to prove his point. It seemed like it kind off worked.

"So, what's your name?" He asked. Mizuno hesitated a bit then finally answered.
"Mizuno..."

"Well, pleased to meet you, Mizuno! Mind if I called you Mizubro? I usually give new people nicknames. That's a 'me' thing!" You exclaimed. Mizuno seemed to smile a bit, meaning he was buying your act.

"I don't think you should talk to them.", 'The Voice' warned (THIS IS THE VOICE! /J) but was instead ignored.
"Have you both been following me in the last couple of minutes?" He questioned both of you, tilting his head.

"Smart boy," Karl muttered. (I wish he called me smart) "You know, Mizuno," He begins, turning around with both his arms extended.
"It's not that easy to trust people... Especially when you're in the middle of a competition." He warned. You and Mizuno just stared at him with you knowing what he was thinking about.
"Before approaching you we made sure you weren't one of those nut cases that attack without a reason." He seemed to love lying, does he?

"That's enough, we shouldn't engage in a conversation.", scolded 'the voice', but was once again ignored.

"Why would you both want to approach me?" Mizuno asked, looking at you, then Karl. He seemed to be the curious type.

"We were trying to gather information about the 'Oh-So-mYsTeRiOuS' Law of Talos!" You did a weird voice and wiggled your fingers at the 'Oh-so-mysterious' part. Mizuno chuckled at that.
"Do you by any chance know know something about it? Even a tiny piece of info can help!" You suggested, looking at Karl. He nodded.

"I see you're ignoring me...", 'TV' (The Voice) said annoyed.
"I just want to help them... Plus the human seems nice" He mumbled.

"...Wot?../Eeh..?" You and Karl both did a noise of confusion.

"I thought so... You look just as confused as everyone..."

"Why would you help them? Don't you remember what I said?", scolded 'TV'
"They don't look hostile..." mumbled Mizuno looking at the both of you. You were repeatedly poking Karl's cheek, chuckling over something Mizuno doesn't know. Couple seconds later, Karl grabbed your wrist puts them down. He then stretched.
"Ahhh, sheesh, I'd kill for a violin right now...", complained Karl. "Do you have one?"

Mizuno thought for a bit and answered,"No, but... Perhaps I could build one." He crouched and started to search supplies needed to build violins.

"That's very nice of you! How did you learn to build violins?"

"I've read about it, once... In some books." He picked up a piece.

"Do you like books?" Asked Karl, which Mizuno answered with a nod. "Is that why you're here?" Asked Karl once again.
"No,I..." He was cut off by The Voice.

"You shouldn't be talking about you. You shouldn't be talking to them at all.", The Voice warned again. "You know I don't like being alone..." Mizuno muttered, but it was audible for the both of you. You looked at Karl and he nodded.

"So a friend is whatchu want! We can both be your friend if you want! Heck, we could be besties!" You threw your hands in the air at the second sentence. You walked over to him and crouched before him to be at the same level.
Karl just watched you do your thing while Arma perched on his shoulder.

'Deary me, they do know what they're doing, do they?' He thought to himself.

"Not to mention, the odds of surviving with a friend by your side is bigger then being alone, that's for sure!" You gave him a closed-eye smile while putting a hand on his shoulder, while he smiled at your words, thinking he'd finally find a friend. But his smile soon faded once he felt pain through his chest. He dropped the metal piece he held and blood dripped on the floor. Turns out you turned your unused hand into a sword and stabbed him.

"Oops... Sorry my hand slipped!" You smiled innocently. You pulled your sword aggressively and Mizuno immediately fell on the floor, obviously in pain.
"I can't believe it... See? I told you!", scolded 'TV'. AGAIN.

"Uwa... How could my hand do such bad things" you cupped your face with your hands and Karl scolded you.
"Deary me, [NAME]! That was not nice!"

"You should've heard me."

"Why..." Mizuno started. You both turned to look at him, with your hands still cupping your cheeks and Karl with a hand on his hips while his other one's finger was on your head, as he kept poking you while scolding you.

"Hmmm?/ Eh?" You both answered.

"Why did you do that?" He asked the both of you in disbelief. Arma turned into a sword and Karl took the handle and rested the sword on his shoulder.

"You know, Mizuno, it's not easy to trust people, especially when you're in the middle of a competition." Karl quoted while you just stared in amusement at the state Mizuno's in.

"Now do you understand? That's what I was talking about. But you still believe you can befriend the others. Well, not in this place. Not in this tournament. We must stay focused, and find a way to get what we need. And get what we must..."

While you both started walking away thinking your jobs are done. You and Karl felt some water dripping on you. Looking up, you saw an unbelievable amount of water above you.

"Defeat them first."

As if it was automatic, Karl grabbed you while the water dropped on the three of you.

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(I'm divided this into two parts cause this is too long. As Off The Hook says, 'Don't get cooked, stay off the hook!')