YOU GUYS ASKED FOR IT I HOPE YOU'RE ALL READY FOR ANOTHER ROUND.
SORRY FOR A NEW ONE COMING OUT SO SOON I MY FINGERS SLIPPED.
ALSO FOR NEW GUYS PLEASE READ THE FIRST ONE BEFORE THIS ONE YOU'RE GONNA NEED THE CONTEXT.
Michael woke and sat up straight. Rubbing his eyes as he left his top bunk bed and wandered into the living room. He glanced at his sister and the Octoling, Micheline and Junko, sleeping where they had last night. It didn't seem like anyone in the team had woken up yet.
'Splatfest must've been too much for them.'
Inkopolis had just celebrated a Splatfest the other night. His two friends, Angela and Randy, had worked for hours to get to the highest ranks for their respective sides, Pirate Queen and Ninja King. After that, the team went out for Splat-or-Treat-ing in celebration for the holiday. He noticed that his bunkmate, Shelly, was still in her zombie costume. Angela and Randy had eaten themselves sick with literal pillowcases full of candy. Michael and Shelly's were still pretty full.
He left the house with his key, locking the door shut. The plaza just had an overhanging feeling of all-nighter blues. Everyone, Inkling and Octarian alike, all just kind of dragged themselves along. Then again, this always happened after a Splatfest. Everyone would party too hard and work for a week to get back to a regular sleep cycle.
Michael looked at his options in the plaza. He decided to check out Sheldon's weapons, maybe he'd find one he liked.
"Yo, 'Don, what's up?"
"Oh, hello Michael. Nothing much, really, just taking a look at some of my Grandpappy's blueprints." Sheldon was seated at his counter, a blueprint rolled out on it.
"You're still workin' on that one, huh?"
"Yeah. Grandpappy really outdid himself with this one. Fortunately, I should be able to find the rest of the things I need to make it."
Michael had recently found a sixth old weapon blueprint made by Sheldon's grandfather, Ammoses, while visiting Captain Cuttlefish. It appeared to be a blueprint for some kind of Shooter, maybe a Blaster. Michael had kept up to date with the development of it since then. But that wasn't what he was looking for at the moment.
"So, uh, hey. I've been wondering… I've been using this weapon for a long while now…" He pulled out his Octoshot Replica. "I know it's a good weapon and all, but, y'know, you can only use one thing for so long before it gets boring. Are there any other weapons I can buy from you?"
"Oh! I'm glad you asked." Sheldon left his desk and walked over. "With your current level, you have access to all the weapons in my store, I can give you a run-down of whatever weapons you like."
"Alright. Lead the way."
"Of course." Sheldon took Michael to a back room in the shop. It was filled with all of the weapons Sheldon sold, and some unfinished ones that would come available in the near future.
"I can show you some of the newly released ones, if you like." Sheldon then took down a specific weapon. "This here is the Luna Blaster Neo. It has the same stats as a regular Luna Blaster, but comes with the Splat Bombs and the Bomb Rush sub and special weapons. It's a great departure from the more cautious playstyle of the regular Luna Blaster, with the Ink Mines and Inkzooka and what-not. Whaddya think?"
"Hm… No thanks. The range of the regular Luna Blaster was what turned me off from it before. I don't think a different sub or special is going to change that."
"Oh, if it's range you're looking for, you can always try the Squelcher weapons. My Jet Squelcher can practically be used like a charger with how far it reaches! It comes with the Splash Wall for if you need to give yourself some extra cover while you're picking people off!"
Michael thought to Shelly, the team's E-Liter user. "Ah… no, thanks. My team's already got a charger and I don't wanna try and steal her thunder. I'm more of an aggressive player anyways. Do you have anything that gets up close?"
"Hm… there's always rollers and brushes."
"That's true but, well, they're a bit too aggressive for my tastes."
"Let's see… up-close but not too up-close, aggressive but not too aggressive." Sheldon tapped his finger against his chin for a second, then perked up. "You could always try one of my Sloshers! I have two and they both seem like what you might be looking for." Sheldon took down two different Sloshers, the regular and Tri, and handed them to Michael. "The regular Slosher is a unique weapon type. It flings out large globs of ink at the opponents. Its coverage of the stages is great and it comes with Burst Bombs and an Inkstrike to help with that even more." He then focused on the Tri-Slosher. "And the Tri-Slosher, it takes a hit in the range of the Slosher to throw out ink at three different angles! It's got power up close. It also comes with the Disruptor and Bubbler sub and special weapons. This weapon can really make you the hero of your team when used correctly!" Sheldon smiled. "So, do either of these strike your fancy?"
Michael looked over the choices. They both appealed very much to him. He thought to his team's composition. Angela had the .52 Gal, but was starting to consider investing in an Aerospray. Randy had a decent defensive game with his Heavy Splatling. Shelly had support right with her E-Liter, and recently said she was looking into making a custom one. They needed more offense, but some more support and defense wouldn't hurt either.
"I think I'll take both." Michael said as he took out the cash necessary for both items.
"Thank you very much! I know you'll give them a good home! Good luck on your team!"
"Thanks Sheldon!" Michael went home with the two new weapons in tow.