Nebula 2, Evening | A Matter of Great Importance [Video]

[consider8]

[The video opens and there is a pouting octoteen glowering into the screen.]

Everyone, it has come to my attention that we have a new karaoke machine. I was excited at first because that sounds like a lot of fun, but when I started it I saw that there were squids performing on the screen.

I know that many of you are human or human-adjacent and that the representation of other species may be too much to ask, but I have to ask: why squids? Why not octopi? This seems very unfair.

I won't be looking at a gift fish if it has gone south but this is very frustrating to me personally. Are octopus really held in such low regard to squid?

Please let me know. I am quite upset.

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[consider8]

[Damnit you--!]

[At first she's ready to yell. But then he actually has a useful suggestion for a change!]

Vee~!! Yeah, let's do that!

[blitzcheer]

[ EXCUSE YOU ALL OF HIS SUGGESTIONS ARE GREAT!! ]

Cool! So, what should it be? [ Hmm... ] A videogame?

[ ! ] A Splatoon videogame!

[consider8]

[She was on board until the mention of a video game. Really, Tidus?]

[Still, its enough to cut the tension and getting to chuckle aloud.]

Oh come on. What are the chances of a Splatoon video game existing? Next thing you'll say is that we should get a video game about you.

[blitzcheer]

What, why wouldn't there be? There's games about the one I play -- blitzball!

[ Huh. ] Octolings don't go into an arcade with fake ink-squirters and splat fake teammates?

[ He's even making the motion of holding a splat gun! ...or water gun. Same difference. ]

[consider8]

[The question stings, though she doesn't blame Tidus for it. There was no way he would know that there was barely enough time to read casually, much less waste your time on something so frivolous.]

[So rather than answer, she shook her head.]

We would... make things. Like arenas and floating platforms. And we would run through them. That was our fun.

[blitzcheer]

Oh. [ Oh. He makes a furrowed brow. ] Well, and it defeats the point if it isn't octo-centred...

[ Hrrrm. ]

What do you think would be cool then?

[consider8]

What I think...? [Strange that so few people have asked her that, much less got her to reflect on it.]

[The question is a significant one, and makes her consider multiple things. Sadly, much of what she wants is stuff that the train couldn't provide. Things like live concerts, or food trucks, or even a splatfest stadium. They were either too big or would have to be manned by someone to work, much less be octopus-themed. Even something as simple as watching the sun set on the beach would be something beyond the train.]

Mm... inkfared goggles, maybe?

[Not a silly bone in this girl's body. Its hard thinking of things that are fun!!]

[blitzcheer]

'Inkfared'? [ Huh? ] What do those do?

[ Light up ink...??! ]

[consider8]

Oh! Those are pretty neat. See, lots of people radiate body heat, but we can't usually see them. What inkfared does it sees those specific heat signatures.

[So, infrared, but with a puny name.]

[blitzcheer]

Oh. Huh... [ Huh. ] That sounds practical - like something good for a mission. [ Or if you wanted to see body heat in the train? ]

Would those be very...octo-representation though? You know, like the karaoke machine.

[consider8]

Oh. [That's what he was getting at, huh?]

...no, not really.

Usually when we wanted something octo-themeed, we'd make it ourselves.

[Like octo canyon. How the squids even missed the giant octopus carved into the face of a mountain, Eight would never know.]

[blitzcheer]

Hmmm...

[ Hmmmm...! ]

Well then - what should we make? It is art month, you know!

[consider8]

[Tidus, if you teach her to make an octopus pinata before teaching her what its for istg...]

Mmm! That could be fun!

[Oh this poor child.]

[blitzcheer]

[ PINOCTO, PINOCTO. ]

Cool! Hey, lemme get a picture of you when you're small and cute. I'm thinking...octoling stickers! Or good-old fashion paper and glue.

[ If it sticks, it's a sticker. ]