For those who said that this story was very similar to Pure White by Solace451, I'm sorry.
As someone who didn't play the actual game (yet), I didn't know what inkling colours were not used. I also had no idea where to make Byoki come from, I was thinking of just naming it "The Countryside" but I thought it wouldn't make sense. As I said, I'm not a very good writer.
If someone could provide insight on the unused ink colours in Splatoon, I'd really appreciate it and gladly change the story as required.
Thank you for the reviews, they'll help me in the future. I really do appreciate you taking your time to write them. ( , sorry for disappointing you or wasting your time ;-;)
"Will he really be okay? I haven't seen him this sick before…"
"Don't worry, ma'am. We assure you, your son will be fine."
"You look… Uhmm.. awfully…" trying to find the right words to describe Byoki's… everything, Callie stood frozen in place as Marie took over.
"Awfully tired." As she shook her head to Callie, with her sticking her tongue out as a reply, Byoki wiped his face off with his palm as he looked around at the bright lights and cringed, slightly less with every glimpse. To introduce him around was already troublesome to Callie and Marie, he knew, but he couldn't get the image of his mother out of his mind after the night.
"Just a bad night, don't worry. I'm fine. Just a bit homesick." Reminding the two of Calamari County brought back some nostalgia of the three spending time together before they left to pursue their musical careers. Many, many images flipped through their mind as they walked towards the centre of Inkopolis Square to decide where to go. As they trudged through the many crowds of inklings, a distinct sound could be heard coming from Byoki's stomach, alerting the three as to where they should have gone to first.
"What up, squiddo? And ya got Callie and Marie with ya?" Crusty Sean, having moved from his shoe store, Shrimp Kicks, to the Crust Bucket in Inkopolis Square, was booming in business from inklings who needed an extra kick before they went for Turf Wars, often from what he would describe as "the freshest of the fresh". But to see Callie and Marie in Inkopolis Square, and of all places at his food truck, it brought a whole new meaning of "fresh" to him.
"We're just here to show this squid around, and we thought we'd come by here to get some food." Byoki looked away, embarrassed that he (or rather his stomach) made such a disturbing sound, in the middle of the city no less. But he couldn't deny the smell of the food coming out of the truck as the smell wafted around him, beckoning to be consumed.
"Well, what'll it be then?" Crusty Sean took note of Byoki's ability to hover, seemingly towards the truck.
"We'll have two Deep-Fried Shwaffes and-" as Callie tried to order something for Marie, she interrupted with an abrupt mention of "Super Seanwich", as Callie and Byoki sighed at her love for hot dog… things.
"Right up! Wait… you guys got no tickets? Sorry, but I can't give you your food without a ticket. No ticket, no order!" Byoki looked with a tear in his eye before looking over to Marie, who was crushed by the reminder of her lack of meal tickets. Callie, quickly thinking, sucked up to Crusty Sean for it.
"Come on… please? We'll… uh… sign your hat!" With the mention of a signature, Crusty Sean looked up, pushing his glasses with one of his ten limbs as they drooped down.
"I can't believe you would stoop that low for food!" Byoki screamed as he slowly ate his Schwaffle. Callie instantaneously pointed towards Marie, who wolfed down her Seanwich and burped before saying, "I can."
"Well, at least we're not hungry now like a certain someone was before we got here." The guilt got the better of Byoki as he apologized after having Callie eye him for his blame. At least it gave them time to think about the next place to visit. Clothes could be put on hold, having packed a few basic sets from home.
"Hey, Byoki. What do you think of Turf Wars?" Marie nonchalantly asked as she looked toward Callie and winked.
"Well, they're not really my type, but… I guess it would be fun to get some kind of money instead of mooching off of you guys all the time." The pair grinned as they grabbed his arm and raced for a certain Horseshoe Crab.
"Sheeeeeeeldooooooon!" a voice slowly increased in volume as the shelled creature turned around to see the Squid Sisters with an unknown figure being dragged by them. The two smashed through the doors as they threw Byoki onto the floor. Sheldon carefully jumped over the carcass on the floor, walking towards his old friends who he helped during a certain operation.
"What can I do for you two today? I've been working on a few new weapons like my new Dualie Squelchers and the rare Grizzco Blaster and-" Callie quickly shut him up before he bored the three of them to death, and quickly explained why they came.
"We just wanted to help the new kid get his own weapon before he tried out Turf Wars. Byoki, say hi to Sheldon." Looking up, he waved at the tiny crab and picked himself off the ground. Sheldon responded with a quick "hello" before rushing to his counter.
"Now, about the weapon, usually I'd ask for money, but this time I'll let you have it for free, seeing you're so close to my good friends here." Marie wheezed at the phrase before receiving a slap on the back from a Callie, who was visibly trying to hold back her laughter herself.
"Aaaand… here we go! A Splattershot Jr. Simple but effective, it'll get you through your first few levels before you get the tougher weapons! You should take it out for a spin before you go for your first Turf War. I'll show you to the Shooting Range!"
"I'm sorry about the clothes and… the hair, and... everything." Two adult inklings stood before Byoki, covered in foreign ink by their childhood friend. The innuendo made itself. But the look on Sheldon's face when he saw the havoc that Byoki created, fascination written all over as he looked to the beautiful sight. Although, the two beside him seemed to disagree as they stared in horror at the potential of their little one.
"Sheldon, I think we're just gonna go get some clothes for Byoki and ourselves."
"Thanks for the weapon though!"
Going through 3 clothing shops with 2 girls, women to be exact, while they were covered in ink and tired as hell was a recipe for disaster, and Byoki noticed it all too soon but was powerless against the two cousins who were already plotting their devious plan against Byoki.
The walk towards each of the stores was accompanied by both of them holding onto his arm similar to a lover, which appropriately annoyed passersby as they went around. Byoki could feel a chill go down his spine as he saw a group of guys stare him down. He could tell they were avoiding shops on purpose by going the longer routes toward them.
"Hey, Byoki, do I look good in this?"
No, me first!"
These 2 lines summed up the whole of the 3 clothing stores. Their voices clearly being heard from others as they walked by the store or were already looking at clothes inside was phase 2 of the plan, as he tried to judge both their clothes while picking out his own. He was too scared from the looks he was getting by others to pay attention to any kind of skills they had, and simply picked any he thought looked okay to him and ran, leaving Callie and Marie in the dust.
"Thanks for helping me with the introductions, guys. I'll keep the gun and clothes for now till I can get something better. I'll repay you guys soon. So… am I free to to go now?" Being stuck to the wall held just by some ink with two of the most popular inklings aiming right at your head with chargers was not something he put on his To-Do list. Apologies wouldn't work on them, as he inevitably accepted his fate.
"We're just joking, little bro. No need to be so afraid." Marie put down the charger as she went to help Byoki off the wall. Callie instinctively helped on the other side as she tried not to get Marie's ink on her.
"Yeah, it's all fun and games." Once he was let off the wall, he shrugged and tried to clear off any of Marie's ink in fear of any… "situations" being started. As he tried to whimper out a "thanks" to them, Callie slid up to his ear.
"But if you ever mess our clothes again, you won't be forgiven." The voice disrupted his train of thought as he jumped away from her. Callie inadvertently laughed as she tried to keep a serious tone with him, leading to him feeling like a gullible idiot. Marie remorsed with him as she pat him on the head while Callie continued her comedic thoughts.
A few seconds passed as Marie realized the time and grabbed onto Callie by the hoodie of her new jacket ad she apologized to Byoki. Callie could be seen waving her arms towards Byoki as she was dragged back to wherever Marie and her had to go. Shrugging it off as just business, Byoki walked into the shower to wash off the excess ink. To think that he could still have fun after looking back on what they did to him, he never understood it. He looked at his own hair, a similar colour to Marie yet for a whole different reason. White ink compared to his family's green to him was unique but… at the cost of a lot.
Hours passed after the shower and just like the last night, haunting nightmares everywhere around. Getting up to change into something lighter, he decided to go out on a run thinking it'd tire him out.
Getting a towel and some bottled water ready in a bag slung to his back, he opened the door and appropriately locked it before going to traverse the area, by himself for a change.
"Hehehe, this'll feed me for awhile… Gotta run now though, before they catch me. Suckers won't know what hit 'em." A voice grumbled in an alleyway as a figure jumped out a window, hands full with items of high value. Running and covering her head and face with a hood, she tried to run out of the alleyway, only to be hit by a stranger running around at night.
The impact uncovered the figure's hood, revealing her face and thereby gender and race to the stranger. They both stared at each other for awhile before she started bawling her eyes out on the spot. Startled by the sudden outburst, the stranger quickly pulled off their unused towel and gave it to her, calming the unhooded girl down.
"Hey, are you okay? My name's Byoki. What's yours?"
I hope the chapter wasn't too bad or felt as copied this time. As mentioned above, sorry if the story feels like a copy and I thank the two who reviewed the story and brought this to me.
As I am getting a Switch soon, hopefully I will be able to learn more about how the game works and improve on the stories.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story ;3
