(I do not own any characters here, or splatoon, or anything else)

One thing that Agent 3 noticed and was surprised about when she woke up (finally) was that the Octoling that had just beaten her, was wearing high heels.

She had done what, 80 tests? The majority of which were incredibly hard, wearing high heels.

What kind of monster was she looking at!?

When she brought up the subject later with the tired agent, she simply replied, "I dunno, it was never a problem for me", which Agent 3 had a hard time believing, but improved her respect of the skilled Octoling either way.

She had assumed that she would have stayed with Pearl and Marina, considering they were in contact longer, and none of them were actually hindering Agent 8's travel to the surface (even if it was mind control). Instead however, Captain Cuttlefish seemed to believe that letting the agents get to know each other more was on a higher priority, and while, it was kind of true, still didn't ease the fact she was sleeping, in the same room, of an incredibly adorable person.

Yes, Agent 3 is gay, it was a surprise to her parents when she came out about it, but they were more understanding then she thought they would be.

And now, the most beautiful Octoling she had ever seen, was now sleeping on a blow-up mattress, next to her bed, and it was driving her crazy.

"Help her integrate into inkling society he said!" Agent 3 whispered to herself angrily, "it will be good for you both he said!" The poor agent was trying to sleep, she really was, but despite her adorable looks, Agent 8 snores.

Like, not LOUD loud, but just loud enough to keep her awake.

Finally realizing the futility of her attempts, she slowly got out of bed, and went to the kitchen to grab a glass of orange juice (hey, the orange juice splatfest is on, might as well get in the orange juice mood).

Agent 3 tiredly poured a glass of OJ (no pulp, eat your hearts out team pulp), and looked at the time, "sheesh 12:30 already!? God it's late..." said the inkling tiredly, while it was morning when they beat Commander Tartar, they spent the rest of their time of the day exploring inkopolis with 8, of course 3 had to buy her clothing, so she wouldn't just go out in the open wearing her skimpy clothing.

3, being as (mostly) broke as she was, not wanting to ask anything of the idols, bought 8 something cheap but stylish, the Octoking HK Jersey, the Black FishFry Bandana, and the Red Power Stripes for her shoes. (Authors note: it's what she wore in the trailer when she reached inkopolis and did online battles and whatnot)

Agent 3 had no money for anything else afterwards, but the smile of delight from 8, (inkling clothing! Wow!!) made it all worth it honestly.

Off the Hook took care of everything else, 8's new phone (shaped like an octopus rather than her squid shaped phone), the rest of 8's clothing, 1 of each type of weapon, (dualies, rollers, etc.), and her turf war ID so she could enjoy turf wars like everyone else.

The rest of the day was spent looking through ship windows, eating at Crusty Sean's, and trying her first ever Turf War, which she had shocked both her team and her competition with her skill on the battlefield, she came out all giddy and excited screaming "THAT WAS AWESOME!!" And, "again, again!!".

After turfing it out all day, eventually everyone got tired and went back to their homes, Pearl and Marina went to their apartment somewhere, Captain Cuttlefish went to the Cuttlefish Shack where apparently Callie and Marie were waiting, and I was stuck bringing 8 to my place.

And so here I am, up at 12:30 in the morning (12:35 at this point now), sipping OJ, and surfing the net online, she had already seen it in the turf wars earlier, but more octolings were popping up, having been "reborn" after hearing the Calimari Inkantation. She also saw that she was invited to what was called "Marina's Chat Room", which was apparently used a lot while they were in the subways, apparently 8 was invited as well, though nobody was active, since it was 12:40 in the morning now.

But one thing caught her attention and focus for the rest of the night.

Marina: btw, what's Agent 8's name going to be?

3 stopped to think about this, when making 8's ID, they put "Agent 8" as her nickname, but according to the chat afterwards, despite obtaining all the Mem Cakes, 8 couldn't recall much about her life before the subways, only that she worked for D.J. Octavio until hearing the Inkantation. Names, friends, and everything else that wasn't recalled with the cakes, was lost on her. She just had her memories now, and her memories of the subway.

3's own name was Sam, though she was usually just called 3 as a nickname, but it doesn't change the fact 8 needed a name. After cycling through many different options in her head, she realized she finished her OJ and that she had to decide with 8 anyways, so putting her cup in the sink, she put away her phone and started to walk back to her room, only to stop in her tracks.

There, in pink pajamas, was Agent 8

With tears in her eyes.

Oh god.