Chapter 1 - Prologue
It's a cloudy day in Inkopolis Square during 1981. Octos and squids are walking down the sidewalk, crowding the area that they visit most often.
Mindy hums, twirling a sign that reads 'Everything Must Go'.
The octoling was working a job as a clown to help out a weapon shop that was going out of business. Mindy had a bounce in her step as she moved around, doing tricks with the sign.
She then holds up the sign with a smile.
The sign falls out of her hands. She turns around, seeing a group of octoling boys taking the sign. She noticed they were wearing leather jackets and jeans.
"Come on, clown!" One of them called out.
Mindy scrambled to her feet. She chased after them.
"Stop them!" Mindy yells, trying to get other people's attention. People just went by her as she still runs towards the group of octos. She runs across the cracked road, not paying attention to any cars.
A beep is heard. A taxi stops in front of Mindy. She stops for a bit, then she continues to give chase.
"Hey!" the octoling calls out, running into alleyway. She is now jogging, almost out of breath.
A sign then hits her face, sending her to the ground.
"Beat her ass up." The male octoling group started to kick at her. She covered her neck and her crotch area with her arms. She was mostly kicked in her back.
The group around her muttered, then left the scene.
She breathes in and out, rolling onto her back. Groaning softly, she reaches up her arm, trying to get up.
She can't. The feeling of the beating hurts badly, like a fire is slowly growing on her back.
She mutters, blinking away tears from her eyes.