(Vidalia POV)
She and Kasai strolled through Octo Canyon. Vidalia was deep in thought, unaware of the occasional glances Kasai would throw towards her. "So...uh. What was it like, being in the NSS for a while?" the octoling asked, patiently waiting for Vidalia's answer. With a sigh the inkling girl began speaking. "It was...okay to say the least. Feeling needed was defenitely a good thing. However having to constantly battle your kind and knowing you all just needed electricity to perform basibasic functions is what stopped my career as an agent in the long run. But, that wasn't accepted, so I was was just outcasted once word got out I wasn't against octolings like you..."
(Kasai's POV)
Lasai felt pity towards the blue tentacled girl. Within the 4 years she had known Vidalia, the girl had never opened up to her like this. "So, I came here, knowing places where the octolings I had met before stood guard. And that's how I ended up here," the inkling finished speaking, pulling her scarf up some to warm up. It was the beginning of winter, and the air was growing colder. Kasai nodded in acknowledgement, having not brought much gear having lived in this place for most of her life. "I see, and your scar?" she asked, getting a simple answer in reply. "Splat bomb with an exploding window."
(Vidalia's POV)
The two had decided to take a rest, sitting on an old watchtower and watching the horizon. "So...Kasai. Be honest with me, is it weird for you to know an inkling is within your ranks? An outcast from the city no less." Kasai frowned, having heard the question many times. The amount of times Vidalia decided to ask her that question could easily make the metaphor "asked over a thousand times" a reality. With a serious expression the octoling grabbed Vidalia's shoulders, turning her face towards her own with her light grey eyes narrowed, not caring how close their faces were at that point. "Vi, listen to me. You are my best friend, and there is so much I want to say to you yet can't manage to put it into words." The octoling's grey eyes softened, one hand moving to be placed on the inklings's cheek. "If I weren't sure that I could trust you, I wouldn't act or feel the way I do."
(Kasai's POV)
The inkling's amber eyes practically glowed in the sunset, her mouth slightly agape in shock. She then averted her gaze, the black spots on her sky blue tentacles becoming a mix of pinkish-red and darker blue. "Sorry for asking. Surprised you aren't tired of me for doing so," the inkling muttered, only to be pilled into an embrace, her chin on the octoling's shoulder. Kasai laughed slightly, eyes watering a bit, a wound that caught Vidalia off guard with their current situation, yet soon hugged back as Kasai's shaky voice reached her ears. "Vi...please don't stop being yourself. No matter how many times you ask that, I will always tell you the same thing. I care about you, more than you think." She saw Vidalia hive a slight smile, before the inkling's amber eyes widened and barreled them both out of the way of a burst bomb, landing on the hround and helping the octing stand up again.
(Vidalia's POV)
The inkling's eyes narrowed, glaring over at a yellow haired inkling sneering at them. "Well if it isn't the bitchy traitor. Long time no see, Sharpfin." Vidalia practically growled, her pointed ears flipping back against her head as her lips twitched. "Shut it Agent Four. I don't need to fucking hear any shit from you." "Unfortunately for you, Sharpfin, you'll have to," he said, seeming uninterested as something whizzed past Vidalia's face and Kasai suddenly fell to the ground. Vidalia was about to charge at the male inkling, only to feel a prick in her neck and fall to her knees, shooting a glare towards Agent Four and the new inkling with him before falling beside Kasai.