Infestation in Inkopolis! IC

[Splatoonlover1]

Hope nods in understanding. She attempts to console Wish from within, saying that the Octarians forced him to attack his friends. They wanted him and Hope to return to DJ Octavio, and when they didn't, the Octarians hypnotized them, forcing Wish to take control. He didn't want to attack, but he had no choice.

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

Kelp carries Coral to her house so she can spend time with him.

"I'm taking you to my house." Kelp says as she starts walking.

"Any reason?" Coral asks as he tries to stay in Kelp's arms without falling off.

"We were supposed to go on a date tonight, so I thought we could have a sleepover to make up for it." Kelp replies.

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

Coral and Kelp arrived at Kelp's house.

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

(Yeah, I just can't come up with something right now, but once I do, I'll make more meaningful posts again.)

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

Once inside Kelp's house, Coral is set down on the old couch found in a junkyard. Will that furniture store ever be completely built? It's the least it can do for the Octarians supporting every part of the neighborhood in some way, even the store itself.

"Sit tight, I'm going to grab something for us to share. I actually made it to celebrate the survival of our love through the hard times." Kelp says to Coral before she goes to grab a cookie jar she has been hiding from her sister.

"Thank you, I'm glad you still made something for our date." Coral says as he turns back into his humanoid form.

"I had to hide these cookies from my sister, she can be quite a glutton with sweets!" Kelp replies, having a bit of a giggle.

Inside the jars are chocolate chip cookies in shapes of hearts. A yellow food coloring was applied to the right side of some cookies and the left side of other cookies, vice versa is true for pink food coloring. The two colors meet in a swirl shape in the middle.

 

[frankus]

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[Splatoonlover1]

(Frankus, can you please not insert your characters into every little thing we do? Coral and Kelp just want some alone time. Let's leave them be.)

(...I'm one to talk...)

 

[Cephalobro]

Ignoring the noises going on outside, Kelp brings some cookies over to Coral while having some for herself.

"The chocolate chips represent the rough road to getting to the surface, but despite being rough, we still managed to have fun." Kelp explains why she chose chocolate chip cookies.

"That's a really great thought. I'm glad we met back in Octo Valley as you always make my days better, regardless of what happens." Coral takes a bite of one of the cookies given to him.

Kelp blushes at the compliment. She and Coral are together, but the two want to make sure they stay as a couple for all of their lives, despite the challenges thrown at them. They are willing to fight anyone who tries to separate them.

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

Night time hits, Coral tries to get up to go back to his house, but...

"You can sleep here for tonight. I want you to!" Kelp says.

"Oh no, I don't want to trouble you anymore, plus Clam is probably waiting for me to return home." Coral replies.

"I'll give him a call then, no biggie." Kelp picks up her phone and calls Clam.

"Oh hey Kelp! Is Coral with you?" Clam asks over the phone.

"Yes, he's with me. I decided to nurse him back to health to relieve some pressure from the medical bay area." Kelp explains.

"Right? There has been a sudden surge of dangerous activity the last few days. It's crazy! People getting octonapped resulted in some search parties being sent to rescue them, but coming back injured and some Octolings coming back here pretty beaten up by Salmonids. It's all around becoming tougher and tougher for the medical team to make sure everyone is back to normal." Clam goes on a spiel.

"Then I'm glad you understand. I'll make sure Coral is going to be all healed up by tomorrow. See you!" Kelp decides to hang up the call.

"So what did Clam say?" Coral asks.

"You can stay here for the night." Kelp answers. "Also, let me rub some soothing cream on your sore spots, you will definitely feel better by tomorrow."

Kelp goes to a drawer where she keeps medicine and takes a small bottle of cream, returning to Coral.

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

Kelp opens the bottle and squeezes it enough to let some of the healing cream to land on her hand.

"Can you tell me where you're sore?" Kelp asks.

"One spot on my back on the upper left, another on my right leg near the knee, and one near my left hand." Coral says all the sore spots.

Coral leans his left arm close to Kelp so she can rub the cream on the spot. He points at the spot itself with his right hand. After Kelp rubs the cream, Coral then lifts up his shirt to allow Kelp to rub the cream on the upper left part of his back. Finally, after letting his shirt back down, he pulls the right leg of his legging so Kelp can rub the cream at the area near the knee, even though it was a little hard doing so. After all of the aforementioned spots had cream rubbed on them, Coral decides to lay down on the couch for a bit, hoping the pain will go away by tomorrow.

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

Coral eventually falls asleep, taking off his shoes and socks. Kelp shows up with a blanket to cover him with, tucking him in for the night.

"Good night." Kelp says before she gives him a kiss on the cheek.

"Good night." Coral says a little bit forced, the sleepiness making it a little hard for him to talk.

 

[frankus]

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[Cephalobro]

Coral begins dreaming, first it was pleasant. He and Clam are with his parents, happy to see them. But it changes into a nightmare as they see a large boulder falling on top of their house, Coral and Clam manage to escape, but their parents couldn't. This jolts him awake.

Coral: No! Oh, that was just a nightmare.

Kelp comes in to check on Coral to make sure he's okay. The morning sunlight shines on her face.

Kelp: What happened?

Coral: I just had a nightmare, that's all.

Kelp: You seem to be ok.

Coral: Oh, I forgot to tell you! The pain from yesterday is gone. So I'm ready to play some proper Turf Wars with you.

Kelp: That would be nice, maybe we can check up on Mirage on our way.

Kelp goes to the kitchen to prep breakfast for the two as well as Ocean.