The little sea-horse stops, just a few yards away from the elder's cottage: she breaths loudly and sighs.
"All right, we satisfy your wish, Missy Fairy."
Lisa turns her back, looking at Grina: she lay her hands on her hips, as she raised her eyebrows.
"Now it's your turn: spill the reasoning behind this spying! All of it…"
Bars reached the girls, as he smiles to the sea-horse.
"Ok! I'll do it!" Lisa moves left and right, while moving her head in the same direction. "It's not hard to understand, anyway."
Grina folds her arms, frowning slightly.
"That depends, Youknowitall. And now, start your dance."
"Yes, ahem!" She closes her eyes for a moment. "The man following you is known as Capitan Cuttlefish, a very nice person!"
"Looks like an old computer, with a serious need of updates." Grina rolls her eyes.
"He just doesn't like to be called in such manner… however, the Cap'n isn't really that old, at all! He has recently celebrated his 105th birthday!" Lisa smiles, while doing a quick spin.
"C-clam! He managed to destroy my expectations!" Grina expanded her eyes, with a big sweat drop on her head's left side, while frowning a bit more.
"Y-you can say that again!" Bars closed his eyes, laughing lightly, with a big sweat drop on her head's left side.
"I know right?! I reacted in the same way, too!" Lisa moves up and down, with her eyes closed.
"A-anyway, proceed with your babbling." Grina points at Lisa, with her right forefinger.
"Oh, right!" The sea-horse clears her throat. "Well, he dedicated a lot of time, searching for new fighters that would help him, protecting our lovely city!"
"New fighters? Really?" Grina lowers her left eyebrow, while lifting the other one. "That was his only reason?"
"Yep!" She smiles.
"Uhm… protecting the city from what, exactly? Those annoying Stingrays?" He lies his chin on his right hand, while his left hand grabs his right side of the body.
"Oh no, not from them…" Lisa shakes her head.
"Then, from who?" Grina asked, while scratching her head with her right forefinger.
"… from the Octarians."
The Inklings stared at Lisa, without saying anything. The sea-horse starts sweating a bit.
"… d-do you know them, right?"
Grina and Bars look at each other.
"Ehm… w-what's she talking about, Grina?"
"Beats me. I thought you'd know something!" The girl opens her arms.
"I-I don't even remember that weird name, she said earlier!" He grins, with a big sweat drop on his head's right side.
"Their name is Octarians and they are your distant cousins!" She flies near the Inklings.
"Distant cousins…? Wh-wha?! You mean, they are like us?!" Grina watches Lisa, flying around her and Bars.
"Exactly! There are different species of Octarians, but they enjoy swimming in their Ink, like you would in your own!" She stops, looking at Grina.
"… i-is this a joke? Like, it was already enough we got those aliens, polluting the street with their disgusting goo!" She moves her arms in various directions, with short but quick movements.
"I know right?! It was quite a shock for me, when I saw them on the television!" Lisa expanded her eyes a bit.
"Nothing compared to kicking their bottoms, in first person!" Bars grins, while folding his arms.
"Oh yes! The captain told me everything: you two must be very skilled, when it comes to Ink Shooting!" Lisa looks at Bars, with a smile.
"Ink Shooting isn't the only thing, we excel at…" Grina looks down, folding her arms too.
"Ooooh, that's interesting!" She moves left and right, while moving her head in the same direction. "What are the other skills?"
"Lie Sniffing." Grina raises her head, staring at Lisa.
The sea-horse opens her mouth.
"Your little story smells more than Kusayan fishes, in their bad day!" Grina shakes her head, slowly.
"Y-you don't believe me?!" She moves her legs, up and down, quickly.
"Sigh… would you believe a complete stranger, saying that you're the chosen one to protect the city? It sounds like, an amateurish fiction!" The girl covers her eyes, with her right palm, as she keeps shaking her head.
"Ehm… well… it depends from the stranger…" Lisa looks diagonal down-right, with lowered eyelids and a downturn mouth. "B-but that sure doesn't sound amateurish! I'd gladly read a story like that!"
"Well, I wouldn't!" Grina points her chest, with her right thumb. "And so, Bars!"
"Ugh… don't remind me: I'm allergic to books." He raises his left cheek, along with his mouth's left side, as he lowers his eyelids.
Grina raises her shoulders together, while shaking her head.
"At this point, I think that there's nothing more to say or to add."
"No, wait! D-don't jump to hasty conclusions!" Lisa was sweating, while shaking her body, as she lowers her eyelids.
"We didn't jump to hasty conclusions… we SUPER jumped your attempted scams!" Grina moves her right hand towards a mosquito, that was passing in front of her eyes.
"Scams?! No no no! Y-you got it all wrong!" Lisa moves her legs away and then near each other, sideways, multiple times.
"Bars." The girl turns her back, looking at the boy that was scratching his right cheek, with his right hand. "Let's leave this dumpy place."
"Yeah, I'm getting tired…" Bars stretches his arms.
The Inklings begin to walk, going towards the manhole.
"Wait, wait!" Lisa flies in front of them. "I-I'm begging you, to understand our situation! The captain has great faith in you and"
"You're starting to get really… REALLY annoying." Grina frowns a lot. "Leave us alone, please. I had enough dose of fighting people, for today."
"B-but, we really need"
"GO AWAY, BUG!" Grina tries to slap Lisa, but she avoids the attack.
Both friends reached the manhole: Grina quickly jumped through its grate, in Squid form. Bars looks behind him, seeing the flying sea-horse: he has a downturn mouth and both his eyebrows were raised and pulled together. Shortly after, he jumps through the manhole's grate, in Squid form.
Lisa watched the two Inklings leave: her mouth was open and her eyes were appearing slightly watery. She quickly flies away, reaching Cuttlefish's cottage. At the entrance, there was the captain himself that watched the whole scene: together with Lisa, they both entered inside the woody building.