Michael and Shelly were out of the house battling again the next day, Randy was out to see some local sports game he got tickets to, and Micheline was locked up in her room, working on some kind of project that she said could "change the way we think about the universe.", apparently. Angela was just lazing around on the couch in a tired daze when Junko snapped her back to reality.
"Huh? Oh, hey Junko. Whaddya need, girl?"
"Um… I kind of have a problem…"
"What is it?"
"I, uh, need some new clothes."
"Oh, you got money, don'tcha? Go to Booyah Base or-"
"N-No, not Turf War clothes. I just need new clothes in general."
"Why's that?"
"This uniform is, uh, kind of… uncomfortable to wear."
"Too small?"
"No, not just that. It kind of gets me… looks."
"Oh… OH." Angela said in realization. Junko's Octarian uniform wasn't exactly the most modest thing out there, the shirt barely even covered her stomach. "Hey, it's alright, I know a nice place to get some better clothes for yourself. I'm gonna go get myself ready, we're going out in a bit."
Junko thanked Angela and waited for her to get ready, once she was they left the house together.
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"Whoa… this place is huge!" Junko marveled at the place Angela and brought her to, a large galleria.
"Uh-huh. Was under construction for a long time, only got done five-somethin' years ago, c'mon, let's go in."
The place was even bigger on the inside, it had a huge glass ceiling, giving a clear view into the sky. Junko counted five different floors, all almost covered in different stores.
Angela led her up to the third floor. "They got a great clothing store up here." She assured Junko.
The store had a bright and warm color scheme. Junko saw a wide array of clothes hung across the walls and on different racks. There were only a few other Inklings in the store that Junko could see. The two approached the cashier, who immediately perked up at Angela's presence.
"Ange! Hey girl, how've you been?"
"Hey, Pam. I'm doin' right fine, thanks for askin'."
"So, y'all in the need fer some clothes?"
"Nah, not me. I'm doin' fine with what I got. My friend here, on the other hand, she's got some problems with some pervs checkin' her out, she needs somethin' a bit more… modest."
Pam looked Junko up and down, then whistled. "Hoo boy, girl you look like my sister when she was in college! You need some new clothes A.S.A.P.!" She quickly pulled Junko into the changing room.
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After about 10 minutes, the two emerged again, with Junko looking very different. She now wore a gray undershirt, a short brown leather jacket, and a long pair of jeans. She fidgeted around the hips of the pants a bit with her hands. "No pockets…" she said, disappointedly. "Still though, it's a step up from my uniform. I like it!" She smiled as she looked herself over in a nearby mirror.
"Thanks for the help, Pam."
"Aw shucks, it's ain't no thing. Y'all come by anytime now, y'hear?"
The two paid for the clothing and left, thanking Pam on the way out.
They ventured through the rest of the galleria. Angela suggested finding some place to eat.
"I know a really great café they got on the second floor, they're even better than the one back in the plaza!"
"Wow, this place has everything."
"Well, it is a galleria, after all."
As the duo walked through the building, they chatted about various things.
"So, whaddya think of Michael and Shelly hangin' out so much?"
Junko was confused. "Hm? They're just training, aren't they?"
Angela chuckled. "Aw man, Junko, you really don't see it?"
"See what?"
"Well, y'see-" Angela was interrupted when something hit her leg, throwing her off balance and sending her to the ground. She quickly recovered and stood back up.
"Aw, man, sorry about that, wasn't watchin' where I was walki-"
"Hey, you idiot! Are you blind!? Watch where you're walking!" Angela saw the person she had tripped over. He stood up straight. Angela had to hold back her giggles. "What are you laughing at?" The inkling sneered.
He was tiny, barely measuring up to half of her waist, two of his tentacles covered his eyes from view, and wore a Striped Beanie, a Zekko Hoodie, and a pair of Yellow Seahorses. Overall, he looked really cute. At least to Angela.
"So… small…" Angela managed to speak out. The boy's ear twitched.
"What did you just say?" He bared his teeth at her.
"Yer so small! And cute!" Angela cried out.
The boy was fuming. "Oh that is it." He lunged at Angela, but didn't get far and was almost immediately pulled back by a pair of long arms.
"H-Hey!"
"I'm so sorry about him, he gets kind of… feisty when someone makes fun of his height." Said the female inkling who now held him. Angela was taken aback by the girl. She easily towered over her and Junko. Not only that, but Angela noticed other weird qualities about her, she had two extra-long tentacles along with the normal ones female Inklings usually had. She wore a straw hat, Punk Cherries, and wore a much longer version of the Squid Girl tunic.
"Uh… excuse me for askin', m'am, but are you his mother?" Angela inquired.
"Me? Oh no, I'm just a friend of his. We're the same age."
Angela was even more taken aback. "Y-Yer the same age!?"
The two were almost incomparable in their sizes. The girl had to of been at least 7 feet tall. She towered over Angela and Junko and practically dwarfed the boy, who only just barely reached the height of the girl's hip. "Is something wrong?" She asked.
"N-No! Nothin' wrong about it, it's just that you two're so… excuse me for sayin' this, different lookin', y'all don't look the same age."
"Oh! That's because were different species! I'm a giant squid and he's a bobtail squid!"
"Don't say that so publicly!" The boy said.
"Oh, I'm sorry." The boy simply scoffed and looked to the side. "Oh, I almost forgot to introduce ourselves! I'm Dulce, this is Finn."
"Nice to meetcha, Dulce, I'm Angela and she's Junko." She outstretched her hand, which Dulce gave a gentle shake to. "So, uh, if y'all don't mind me askin' either of you play Turf War?"
Dulce brightened up, even more than she already was. "Oh, yes, we both do! We're both part of a squad, in fact!"
"Really? What a coincidence! Junko 'n' I are part of a squad too! What squad're you in?"
"Oh, we're in the Green Team!"
"Green Team, eh? Sounds cool. Hey, how's about we have a battle sometime?"
"Oh, we'd love to! Right, Finny?"
"Don't call me that! But… yeah, I guess it'd be fun."
"Oh come on now, Finny, you know you want to!"
"Alright! I'll do the battle! Just stop calling me that!"
Dulce giggled as Finn's face turned red and he marched off, seating himself on a bench nearby. "Oh well. But, yes, I'm sure my team's leader would love to have a battle sometime. Thank you both very much for the offer. Finny and I should be going now. It was a pleasure to meet you two."
"Pleasure's all mine. See y'all later."
Dulce turned and walked off, with Finn following her.
"What a nice girl. Can't wait to destroy her in a battle!" Angela said. Junko just gave her a weird look.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, my two favorite characters that will ever appear in this story.
SERIOUSLY I'M HOOKED ON THEM SOMEONE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I REQUIRE IT.
(P.S. I drew Junko in her new design, just ask for the link if you want to see it because FANFICTION DOESN'T SUPPORT LINKS.)
