The sun shines brightly on this snowy day, the rays of light peeking through every crevice of space the leaves made giving the environment a beautiful green view of the outdoors.

Those same rays of light peeked through one branch of leaves and into the eyes of Kevin, causing him to stir awake before stretching and yawning out his sleepiness. He sat up and rubs the sleepiness out of his eyes before surveying his surroundings. 

The first thing he noticed was the beautiful outdoors, the one that he'd admire quietly inside his room through his window, the cooling air that rivals only the strongest of air conditioners.

Kevin then widens in shock, not only did he not own an air conditioner in his residence, but there were also no windows in his home with this sort of view. 

Kevin: "Oh, god. I slept outside, wait What time is it?"

Kevin searches for his phone and fishes it out of his pocket, luckily it still has a few more batteries left. He checked the time and see that it was still a bit early before his shift. He stood up from his soft grass bed and picked up the purse from last night before walking back home. 

When he reached Trixie's home, she groggily looks over the front door and saw Kevin wiping his shoes before taking them off and heading to his room.

Trixie: *groggily* "Where the hell have you been?"

Kevin: *distant* "I slept at the park"

Trixie: *groggily* "You bunked with a homeless man?" 

Kevin: *distant* "I found a secluded spot at the park, it was nice"

Trixie: *groggily* "So you were, the homeless man"

Kevin: "Whatever, here!" 

Kevin tossed a foiled object towards Trixie, accidentally hitting her in the head.

Trixie: "Ow!, What the hell was that?"

Kevin: "A breakfast burrito from Dave's. I bet you haven't eaten yet"

Trixie: "Sweet, thanks, bro! You're the best"

Kevin: "Yeah, I know"

He then unfoiled his breakfast burrito before walking out the door. He stood outside the front door, fixing his attire before pocketing the woman's purse.

Kevin: "Okay, ready to start another day"

[Timeskip]

Kevin, now in his work uniform, began packing 2 paper bags filled with half a dozen burger meals with drinks in a separate cardboard tray. Once everything was sorted and accounted for, he placed the orders on the counter and called out the customer.

Kevin: "Number 28! Got an order for Number 28!"

???: "Right here!"

Kevin looked over and see three teenagers in skater attire, each having a different colored shirt, Red, Green, and Purple. They all wore their hats backward and have their skateboards between their armpits. 

Kevin: "Here you go, 6 cheeseburger meals and 6 double cheese deluxe" 

Skater #1: "Thanks, my dude." 

Kevin: "Have a nice day!"

Skater #1: "You too. Come on dudes, let's roll" 

The trio then walked out of the store before getting on their skateboards and skating off into the distance.

Kevin: "I still don't get how they are not cold"

Co-worker: "That's the great mystery, those skaters have hidden powers that we don't know about"

Kevin: "What, like cold resistance?"

Co-worker: "I wish it could be that easy, but sadly life isn't a video game"

Kevin: "Then they're just more used to it I guess"

Kevin's alarm on his phone started ringing, signaling him his break time. He took off his apron and hung it on a nearby hook before going to the locker room and took off his hat and put on his coat over his uniform.

Kevin: "Hey, I'm gonna go out for a bit. Cover for me alright, Steve?"

Steve: "Yep, got it!"

Kevin: "I could always count on you"

Kevin then exits his workplace and went on to explore more of his hometown. Taking a stroll just a few blocks away from his work, which led him to a street that felt somewhat familiar to Kevin. 

He decides to follow the path his legs will take him, Kevin stops in his tracks once he comes across a store with their sign a bit worn out but still readable nonetheless.

Chris's Comicmania 

Kevin: "I remember this place, I use to save up my allowance to buy comic books here when I was a kid. Always have the best deals, I wonder if they're still open"

Kevin looked over to the door and noticed the sign says open, so he decided to give the store a visit. Entering the establishment, he was immediately met with repainted and waxed red and yellow floors, along with mint-condition cardboard cut-outs and dozens of stocked shelves filled with comic books.

And at the far back of the store sits a man with a thick beard and black and red checkered shirt, he's slouched down on his chair reading a comic book. 

Bearded Man: "Welcome to the ComicMania, Pick any comic book you want and head here for check out"

Kevin: "Glad you decided to renovate the inside at least, the outside looks like a run-down warehouse"

The man peeked over his comic book after hearing a familiar voice, He was immediately met with Kevin with his hands in his pockets while having a small grin on his face.

Kevin: "Sup Chris, how are you doing?"

Chris: "Kevin? Well, aren't you just a sight for sore eyes? I haven't seen you since you were a little boy"

Kevin: "That was years ago, you're getting up there, old man"

Chris: "Please, this old dog still has some fight left in him"

Christopher 'Chris'  Maddog

Age: 54      Hair color: Brown      Eye color: Black

Occupation: Comic book store owner

"The Old Dog"

Chris: "So what could I interest you today?"

Kevin: "Just stopping by, I'm on a break back at work so I thought I'd walk around a bit"

Chris: "Well if you're ever interested in buying comic books, I'm always open. Except after 8:00 pm, because that's when I'll close the store"

Kevin: "I thought you said you'll always be open?"

Chris: "Well I would if you will actually buy anything, now get outta here. You're bad for business"

Kevin: "Yeah, yeah. Nice meeting you, Chris"

Chris: "You too kid! Hey, stop by Matt's if you still have time"

Kevin: "I think I do, where is it again?"

Chris: "Just a few blocks down, can't miss it"

Kevin: "Got it, see ya!"

Kevin waved goodbye before walking out of the store. He then proceeds to go in the direction instructed to him, finding Matt's store from Chris's directions.

Soon he manages to reach a videogame store, it had a Neon sign outside the store, it's turned off during the day but he could only imagine what it'd look like at night. The store was in better shape outside than Chris's Comicmania so Kevin had his hopes up a bit before entering inside.

Matty's Gamershack

When he stepped foot inside, he was surprised to see it packed with kids and teenagers browsing around the shelves of games. The Blue and White floor contrasts that of Chris's comic book store. 

A teen then raised his hand and asked for some assistance, this led a man in a blue polo shirt and white pants to approach the customer and begin assisting him, pointing him to an isle of shelves as the customer nods in confirmation before thanking the man and walking away.

The man sighed in accomplishment before looking over to the front of the store, as he did, he immediately noticed Kevin standing around. This excites him, causing him to yell out in excitement, gaining Kevin's attention along with some of the customers.

Man: "Hey! Waddup, Game Master!"

Kevin: "Slick Dog, how's business?"

Matty: "Booming as always"

Kevin and Matty began their secret handshake before pulling towards each other and into a bro hug. Matty has shaggy hair covered by a bandana accompanied by a few earrings on one ear. 

Matthew 'Matty' Maddog

Age: 50      Hair color: Brown       Eye color: Black

Occupation: Video store owner

"The Slick Dog"

Matty: "Been a long time since you came here"

Kevin: "I just got back a few days ago, now's the time I really got a chance to explore the town again"

Matty: "And don't think for a second I forgot about your time as Zer0"

Kevin: "Always caught up on anything related to games, aren't you?"

Matty: "It's sort of my job"

Kevin: "Well, that's no longer me. I quit the whole gaming thing"

Matty: "Dang...you were good at it too, what got you to change?"

Kevin: "I don't know, I guess I want a change of pace"

Matty: "Maybe you need a few lady friends. Maybe someone special?"

Just then, Kevin noticed a familiar black hair walk past the store, immediately grabbing Kevin's attention.

Kevin: "wait...that can't be"

Matty looked over at where Kevin was looking but didn't catch what he saw. Kevin was about to leave the store but Matty pulled his arm to stop him.

Matty: "What's the sudden rush? You just got here"

Kevin: "I know, but I need to talk to someone right now. I need to return something to them"

Matty: "I see, well then how about I help you out? I know a lot of people in SmallTown"

Kevin: "Alright so there's this woman..."

Matty: "Already got your eyes set on someone~ I see you"

Kevin: "She had this all-black get-up with chains on one side of her leg"

Matty: "a goth girl...You got some interesting tastes there my friend"

Kevin: "And she has long and wavy black hair with teal green streak highlight"

Matty: "Wait a second"

Kevin: "Why? What's wrong?"

The customers inside the shop overheard their conversations and began murmuring amongst themselves about Kevin's predicament.

Teen #1: "isn't he talking about the 'Gentleman Killer'?"

Teen #2: "The one who breaks every man in SmallTown's hearts?"

Man #1: "Man...I still feel the ache in my chest just by mentioning her"

Man #2: "Don't tell me he's gonna try and ask her out?"

Girl #1: "Fat chance, That chick has like 6 other Men in line calling themselves the order of 6 or something. He'll totally get beaten up in the process"

Girl #2: "Shame...He's quite cute too"

Kevin: "Hold on, 'Gentleman Killer'? 'Order of 6'? What are these nicknames?"

Matty: "Listen, Kevster. A lot changed since you've left and 'The Gentleman Killer' is just one of them"

Kevin: "Yeah, I know that. So can you hurry up? I think I'm going to lose her at this rate"

Kevin began tapping his feet before looking at the door unnervingly before looking back at Matty then back to the door again.

Matty: "Just listen, That woman is trouble waiting to happen. Trust me, it's not worth it"

Matty went over to his counter and opened the small drawer to reveal a small piece of paper. He grabbed it along with a pen before writing down a contact number.

Matty: "If you're just gonna give something back to her then it's best you just hand it over to the town hall. Here's the contact number so that they'll know who to contact"

After Matty wrote down the number, he turned to the front door of his store only to see it close just as he turned and Kevin was nowhere to be seen.

Matty: "That boy is gonna get himself killed with his running off to nowhere"

Back outside, Kevin ran in the last direction where he saw the woman. This led him to go farther away from where he intended to roam around before going back to work.

Soon he ended up in a Skate park, not packed but crowded enough to know that this was a popular hangout spot. He then noticed the woman amidst the crowd as they move out of the way to form a path.

Kevin went down to the Skate park and pushed past the crowd and went to the path that they made for the woman.

Kevin: "Hey, lady I'm here to return something!"

But the woman continued on walking, not paying any attention to Kevin's calls. Having fed up, Kevin ran up to the woman as he ignores the whispers of the crowd to 'stop'. Once Kevin got close, he placed a hand on her shoulder and pulled her to face him.

Kevin: "Can you at least listen to me when I- He-he-Woah...uhh...Hi"

Kevin stumbled with his words as he tries to formulate a sentence for the woman in front of him. Now that he had the chance to get a closer look at the woman, he found himself entranced once more.

Her pale white skin perfectly accents her wavy black hair. She wore eyeliner and had curled-up eyelashes, she has earings looping from the tip of her ear to the ear lobe along with a piercing in her lip. She completed her look with tattoos around her neck.

Woman: "Can I help you?"

Kevin: "huh? Oh, you dropped your purse last night and I've been trying to call out to you but kept on avoiding you"

Woman: "Purse?"

Kevin: "Yeah, here you go"

Kevin went to his pocket and pulled out the woman's purse before handing it to her, The woman looked surprised before eyeing the purse slightly before reaching out towards it.

???: "That's as far as you'll go!"

The sound of wheels rolling filled Kevin's ear as it slowly became more and more audible. A silhouette of a man on a skateboard then appeared beneath him, causing him to look up just as the skater lands before skidding to a stop in front of the woman.

The man faced Kevin defiantly, leading him to scan him up and down in confusion. The man is in his early 20s, he has neon green hair with orange highlights that encompasses his left eye. He wore a loose graphic T-shirt with denim jeans and Converse sneakers.

For accessories, the man wore 3 golden chains around his neck, he wore three earrings on one ear and have a wristband on one hand and a couple of chain bracelets on the other. The man has orange eyes, which stare into Kevin's Caramel eyes as he looks Kevin up and Down.

Green Skater: "I don't think I've seen you around here before"

Kevin: "Yeah, no. This is the first time I've been to this place"

The skater leans closer to Kevin's face, making him feel uncomfortable as he looks at every part of his face.

Green Skater: "Are you sure? Because your face seems to be a bit familiar"

Kevin: "I can assure you that this is the first time we're meeting, Sir"

Skater #1: "Dan!"

Kevin and the Skater, now called Dan, turned to where the voice came from and Kevin immediately noticed it to be the Red Skater of the skater trio.

Dan

Age: 16      Hair color: Green      Eye color: Orange

Occupation: Skater

"??????"

Dan: "What is it, Alex?"

Alex (Skater #1): "He's the guy that works at Gregory's, he's the one that preps our food. He's cool"

Dan: "Gregory's, that's why you look familiar. Sorry about that, man"

Kevin: "It's fine, I was just here to give her something back and I'll head back to work"

Dan: *intrigued* "Give something back? What was it?"

Kevin: "It's her purse"

Dan began staring at Kevin coldly, giving him a different feeling than he gave off before. It was more menacing and dark than the light and airy atmosphere he gave off before.

Dan: "That purse...Do you mind if I take a look at it?"

Kevin: "I mean, she's right there so I could just give it to her and you could see it"

Kevin walked past Dan with the woman's purse in hand before handing it over to her. This gave Dave a clear view of the purse that Kevin is giving her.

The purse is Purple and Indigo, with 2 red patches, one patch is '#' and the other is a '7 ' forming...

#7

Dan: "So...You're Seven? Well this is interesting"

Kevin: "Hmm? What is?"

Dan: "You have quite some nerve showing up to my turf and think you would just get away in just talking to her!"

Kevin: "Woah, easy now! I never mean to do anything to your girlfriend"

Woman: "I'm not his Girlfriend"

Kevin: "huh? Then why is he acting like this?"

Woman: "I haven't given him an answer, He's just afraid of new competition"

Kevin: "Competition? Look buddy, whatever it is I'm a part of. I'm not and I won't be a part of it"

Dan: "So you're not into the woman that's behind you?"

Kevin looks back and took in the sight of the woman before turning back to Dan with an unsure look.

Kevin: "I mean...I always wanted a Goth GF"

Dan: *enraged* "That does it!"

Dan pulls out a card from his pocket and threw it at Kevin. He manages to catch it in between his fingers before taking a closer look at the card. It was a Black and Gold Gamer Tag, similar to the one that Kevin fought back at the arcade. Only this gamer tag had a different name imprinted on it.

Ch34p_Thr1ll$$

Dan: "I'm going to take you out before you have a chance to fight!"

Kevin: *thought* 'Oh boy...what have I gotten myself into?' 

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