Zypher: alrighty, so since Dec, i've been in this lovely squid pit. i can admit to loving Splatoon, it is a lovely if not stress inducing when you get the wrong party type of game. thanks to my good friend who helped me along, i have created my squidsona. this is his technical introduction story but i have many more that follow a basic timeline. but as i have never posted for said fandom aside from the art i have on DA, this shall be the test story to see how well people respond to my little squib. links for my squib as well as a character sheet can be asked for as FF hates linking
typical disclaimer follows. no stealing or recreating the squib. i love my squib and should he go anywhere without permission, i shall hunt you down with one of my three main weapons. i do not own the Splatoon franchise, just my game and my ridiculous squibs. tis all. enjoy and tell me what you think [as i have like...six other stories already written. i just havent posted them all. have to test them waters for a logical response to throw in more]
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It was another day in Inkopolis. Inklings milled about Booyah Base, awaiting the next broadcast from Callie and Marie for the next set of ranked and regular stages in today's rotation. Surprisingly enough, one inkling was hardly at alert...rather he wasn't alert at all. Having climbed atop the building for the Battle Dojo, a soda blue inkling was there, sleeping away in the afternoon sun. Jungle hat settled across his face while a retro gamer jersey seemingly too large for his small form providing a pillow, he slept. No one could see him so that left him at peace from any intrusive inklings looking for that one extra for their squad.
He however was shy, extremely so. He doesn't mind joining a squad but he with his simple roller basics only ever nets him the max of 200 turf per session. He was terrible with communication and stuttered at the presence of someone he knew was well over his meager C- rank. So he never participated in many battles. This was always a step back, he told himself, but he just couldn't find the competitive nature in him. A sleepy yawn left him as the large screen gave its usual jingle before the Squid Sisters popped onto the feed, giving them the news. He sat up slowly and stretched, settling the hat properly over his head before turning to see the regular stages.
Walleye Warehouse.
Moray Towers.
He tuned out the ranked stages and hummed thoughtfully to himself. Moray Towers was always prime roller territory. He may just have a chance in getting a little more turf than usual this time around. Fired up by his conviction, he made his way down and headed for the lobby to sign up. When he stepped inside, he looked around, already finding a few teams geared up and ready to go. He hummed as he looked about for a squad to join, eventually catching the attention of a lime green inkling girl that waved to him. "Good you showed up! We needed one more person for our match!" she called. He nodded before running over and once he was situated with the team, they were ready to go and stepped on the spawn point. "So, what's your weapon?"
"...I use the Krak-On Splat Roller..."
She hummed and gave a nod. "Then you'd have a chance if we get Moray Towers." He gave a quiet nod. "It's what I'm hoping..." he murmured. When they appeared, he swallowed thickly. It wasn't Moray Towers like he'd hoped. He gripped the handle of his freshly materialized roller, tentacles bleeding into the turquoise color their team represented while the others were a lighter orange. There were three guys, himself included, and one girl, himself with the roller, one guy with an Inkbrush, the other a Custom E-Liter 3K and lastly the girl with a Tentatek Splattershot. He glanced to the one with the charger. He stood rather tall, taller than him by a mile, splash goggles reflecting the sun within the warehouse so he couldn't see his expression. He could feel from his posture alone...he was strong...very strong.
The buzzer went off and they were off, the girl heading to the left and the Inkbrush user headed straight for the center. The last wasn't far behind, using the ink trail to speed after him. He let out a sigh before he began, setting the roller down and took off. The other team were hard hitting, taking the center with ease as the Inkbrush user was taken out before he could claim ground using the crates. The girl got in a few from her spot before she ran in to help with the center but there was no sign of the E-Liter. Deciding now was as good of a time as any to help the girl, he headed for the center after inking some turf to cover for the Inkbrush sure to come back. But as luck would have it, the girl was taken out by an N-Zap '89 and he was next as the other aimed for him.
He gasped as he went to swing his roller but he was too slow on his reaction time. But instead of taking the hit, he heard the other being splatted instead. Faint as it were, he saw the line of fire from the E-Liter and turned to spot the other up on the fenced platform, aiming once more after taking out the N-Zap. He let out the breath he didn't know he was holding and knew full well he was glad the E-Liter was on their side.
He wouldn't live otherwise. Even with the E-Liter making quick work of any from the other team trying to take over their side of the field, that didn't save him often when he tried covering more turf with his roller. He was splatted a few time before the 3-minute time limit was up. Judd appeared and gave the verdict, said verdict in favor of the turquoise team. He smiled a little but he didn't really have much to be proud of as he was ranked 4th in his overall team score. He sighed as he sat down on one of the crates by their base's exit portal, roller next to him as everyone else had already left. He didn't hear the footsteps til someone sat next to him, causing him to jump.
"Whoa. Easy now. I was watching you in today's match. You handle the Krak-On pretty well."
"...not well enough though..." he murmured softly in reply as he ducked his head down. The other inkling chuckled before resting a hand on his shoulder, making him jump again. "You're real jumpy. You remind me of InKi so much, but hey, I'm here for ya. Let me give you some tips to utilize yourself and become a really good Krak-On user. You're gonna have to put the Kraken and squid beakons to real use soon to give you the upper hand." He was silent as he listened to the other. While not uncommon for other squids to help each other, especially if they create their own squads and join matches frequently, he wasn't expecting this higher ranked inkling to talk to him, much less offer tips to use his weapon better.
"R-really...?"
The other smiled and patted his shoulder, seeing that this time, the other didn't flinch as quickly. That made him smile to see that the other was easing to his presence, even if just a little. "Of course. From here on you'll become my Krak-On protege." he said before standing and held a hand out to him.
"I'm Mantle. What's your name?"
He looked to the offered hand then back up to the other before taking his hand and stood, bringing up his roller.
"Coerulus."
"Well then, Coerulus, this is the start of a beautiful teacher and student relationship~ Come, let's get you into a private battle and do a few rounds so I can show you some of my best kept secrets. Not all of course but enough to get you working out something for yourself, yeah?" Mantle spoke as he began heading for the exit portal. Coerulus nodded before following after him.
"...yes, sensei."
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note: Mantle and InKi aren't my squibs...but don't steal them either. they belong to two of my good friends who been at this game longer than me and allowed me to write out so many scenarios with the three mentioned here as we create too many that make for good stories. they're not allowed to run from me.
