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[It's not every day one wakes up and is suddenly inside another body. Or more like Minato was inside a smaller, younger version of his body. He looked like this when he was six years old. It's definitely an event as was announced over the network. But no problem.

There was something on a wall though like a puzzle? But he had to look up, up, and up at it, squinting through the fog. The puzzle was way too high up and no matter how much he tried to jump to reach it, it was not getting any closer.

He had to find something to climb up on. A rolling office chair it was then! That served four purposes:
1) He could move it around easily and adjust the seat up and down to get to places too high to reach
2) He could hide behind it if need be
3) It could be his getaway vehicle if he needed to escape from those monsters
4) The video from the comm device hanging from it would capture where he might be within the foggy laboratory

Thus here's a tiny Minato slowly making his own way through the fog with his trusty rolling chair until he bumps into someone... Is that someone you?]

Oh, sorry... I didn't mean it... Um, are you hurt?

[Pushing a chair with limited visibility is hard and he is profusely sorry for bumping into you! Please feel free to help him reach the puzzle? Or run into him during his travels?]

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[Minato immediately pulled his chair back and went over to help her up.]

I'm sorry. I did. Are you really okay?

[He still worried though since it was an event and he really did run into her with that chair.]

[When he approaches her, she sends a reassuring smile his direction and takes his hand to help herself stand up.]

Yeah, don't worry. I may not look like it, but I'm pretty resilient!

[Well, minus the fact she went back to the age where she didn't have her idol training, but she in her mind; this was just a scratch!]

Are you okay? And why... do you have a rolling chair?

[She was still so cheerful despite circumstances. He knew that that was what helped her be so resilient too. It certainly helped him in this moment too. He helped her up onto her feet.]

I'm okay too. I can't reach a puzzle though on a wall. It's high up.

[Way too high for him to reach without any help. Pulling over a table or a more solid chair was too hard and heavy for him when he was so little.]

Ah! That's such a brilliant idea!!

[She was very impressed with Minato's quick thinking. It would get tiring having to constantly find a chair to reach high spots.]

You are so smart Minato-kun. [She giggles.] Do you need help in reaching that puzzle? Even though we are small, the two of us can make a decent sized person?

Thanks. If you climb up on the chair, then I can hold onto it?

[That way he wouldn't have to worry about her holding onto the chair since he thought he was heavier than her. He couldn't make her hold him, that would be terrible.]

Yes! I'll be more than happy to do that. We'll make a great team, Minato-kun!

[Minato was so smart and it made her relieved to have someone like him around. Together, she was sure that they would be able to prevail through whatever else this lab had to throw at them.]

Where did you find the puzzle?

[Minato nodded, smiling a little since having her around too was a relief. He could see that she was safe, and her cheerfulness lit everything up while they were in the dim and foggy laboratory.]

It's on a wall on the other side. The colors of it are bright.

[He thought she might like it then for how colorful it was. He led the way over to it, pointing it out and showing her just how out of reach it was for them since they were so small.]

Does it look hard to put together?

[Minato was right, because when she saw how colorful the puzzle was, she was mesmerized by all the bright colors.]

Wow, it is colorful! It's really pretty.

[She stands up on the chair, trying balance herself as she's reaching over to grab the puzzle and get a better look at it.]

Hmmm, there's a lot of pieces and it looks hard. But I think the two of us will be able to put it together no problem!

[The puzzle at least looked fun to do too. Putting all the colors together would be a challenge but something that they could do in tandem and not get frustrated over. If it were something more complex or closer to real life, then it might be more difficult.]

I'll help. I can hold the chair for you.

[And he could keep her safe. As an idol, a singer, she had to have some artistic abilities of some sort, so piecing a puzzle together had to been easier for someone like her too. He'd get up on the chair too with her if need be.]

Thank you so much, Minato-kun! Now I won't be scared of falling off the chair!

[She smiles, feeling grateful with his assistance. With more courage, she stands on her tip toes, reaching over to grab the puzzle. After she gets a hold of the puzzle, she hops down from the chair and sets it on the floor. Once she's situated, she sits down on the floor and starts examining each piece.]

There really are a lot of pieces to this, and they are really small.

[Minato's so smart, so she figures that with the two of them, they'll be able to piece this together. ]

[Perfect, Minato thought it was a good idea that the puzzle was now on the floor. That would make it easier for them to put together.]

Mn, let's find all the edge pieces first then.

[Finding all the edges first would help. Then they could work from the outside in.]

That's what I was thinking too, Minato-kun! Great minds think a like.

[There's a lot of pieces to this, but luckily finding the corner pieces was the easiest part about putting a puzzle together.

She starts digging through the puzzle, spreading out the pieces.]

Okay! I found a few of the corner pieces. Do you think we should put all the matching colors in separate piles?

Okay, let's do that.

[That was a good idea. Minato gathered the pieces of the same colors with Sayaka's help. Once they had those piles, then they could put those pieces together first then put all those parts together.]

Is this okay? Oh... I didn't even ask you what your favorite color is.

[Minato had put together the blue ones first. He should've let Sayaka have her pick of whatever color first.]

Yes, that's wonderful! [She giggles at him.] It's not a problem, Minato-kun! Pink is my favorite color, anyway.

[Thanks to Minato's help, Sayaka started putting together all of the pieces that were in the pink pile. Even though the situation maybe dire, it was actually pretty fun putting the puzzle pieces together! Figuring it out with Minato made it even more fun.]

I'm guessing that blue is your favorite color?

[Pink. Minato would remember that. She did remind him of a friend at home who liked pink too, but Sayaka was more bubbly and positive. He was relieved that she hadn't gotten upset.

He nodded. Blue was definitely his favorite color. There was something about it was calming and comforting. He liked all colors and wasn't picky, but he liked blue the best.]

It is. But all colors are nice.

[He helped her put the puzzle all together, and saw that it was a location.]

Let's find another puzzle to do? If it's okay with you?

Blue is a nice color but I do agree with you. All colors are nice and there's not a color that I dislike.

[When she sees the complete puzzle put together, she's ecstatic! Not only at it being finished, but also that they did it so quickly.]

Good job Minato-kun! I knew that we would make a great team at putting together puzzles.

[She quickly nods at his suggestion.]

That's a wonderful idea! [Sayaka stands up and holds out her hand to help him up.] Minds well and besides, we'll be able to complete it in a snap like we did with this one.

[A whole rainbow! He'd have to remember that too. All colors had their merits but she just preferred pink. He liked that about her though, that she liked a color that was bright like she was.

He smiled a little (so sorry that he doesn't smile so much when he's little but he's happy, he promises!) and did accept her help in getting to his feet.]

We make a good team. Ne, it's not every day I can say I put together a puzzle with an idol.

[And they were going to put another one together? He did think it was cute since it was such a down to earth activity and she didn't mind at all.]

[She starts to giggle at him.]

That's true! I suppose it's something you can brag about to people. [Then she sends a playful wink his way.] I should say the same thing.

It's not everyday that I get to put together a puzzle with such a nice and caring person like you.

[When she stands up, she carefully follows Minato, pushing the chair in front of them. It really was the perfect shield.]

At least the puzzle pieces are colorful, so they will be easy to spot!

Thank you.

[That compliment makes Minato smile. She really was too kind to him. She didn't have to be, and she still was. It wasn't every day either that he could spend time with a friend, someone he could trust.

Having help to push the chair was good too. It was nice.]

I think so. We'll finish all of them, and find out what they mean.

[Hearing his determination made her feel sure of herself, it was infectious. He was so nice and she felt so safe and secure around Minato.

She really did feel blessed to have met him.]

We certainly will! And we'll be able to return back to our real bodies, too. We'll get through this together, Minato-kun!

Mn, we will. Things will be normal soon.

[Here they go then to the next puzzle! He had to remember what the first one looked like since they were done, then they had more to solve. Those puzzles were giving them locations around the lab, it seemed. They would have to find out what those locations would have.]

[Luckily for them, the puzzles were so colorful that they were pretty easy to spot. Even though they still had to treck through the lab with scary monsters. Not only that, they also had to find the locations.

This was a whole lot harder than what she intially anticipated.

She's glancing around the area, looking for ]

Ah, Minato-kun! I think I see another puzzle.

[Through the fog, Sayaka points at a nearby desk.]

[That's good, there's another one. Minato nodded and helped push the chair along in that direction.]

Okay. Let's go.

[They'd figure this out sooner or later. Sooner would be better.]

Yes! And luckily for us, I don't hear any monsters...

[She helps him push the chair, getting closer to the desk. It was a good thing that he had this since they were going to need to reach the puzzle on top of the desk.]

Would you rather climb, or hold onto the chair? I'm fine with either.

[Yes, thankfully those monsters didn't look like they were going to bother them any time soon. Maybe the one they took care of would distract the other ones away from them.]

I'll hold it. I'll be careful.

[She had to be lighter than he was, even if he was a little short for his age. He couldn't make her hold it, he felt bad doing that to her. But if he held onto the chair, he could make sure that she'd be okay. He'd take care of her that way.]

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