Author's Note: Friendship meter exp
1-6 ~ Hatred/Dislike
2-6 ~ Nuetral/ Acquaintance
3-6 ~ Friends (Hangs out sometimes)
4-6 ~ Best Friends (Hangs out all the time)
5-6 ~ True Best Friends (Can be vulnerable with)
6-6 ~ Relationship status
Estimated Reading Time: 20 Minutes
Melodic Discord
Tina: "Ayye, Ness how's it goin'?"
Ness froze up. His anxiety started to get the best of him. He's talked to her before at the cafe after he got Darnell, her ex to stop bothering her. He didn't understand why he was nervous.
Inkling 1: "Bro, Tina, your friend stopped working."
Tina: "Uh, Ness? You good bro?"
Ness: "Oh! Y-yeah, sorry. H-hi."
Tina: "So how's life? Things were pretty crazy a week ago."
Ness: "Y-yeah it was."
Tina: "And to think it's all because Kirby turned into a hot girl."
Ness: "Weird, right?"
Tina: "It was traumatizing, but I've been doing ok. What about you?"
Ness: "Yeah! I'm good. Um… Yeah!"
Inkling 1: "You sure, hun? You seem scared."
Ness: "I-I'm ok! I just… I have something to do so…"
Tina: "Oh, ok! Well I was hoping we could hang out sometime."
Ness: "Y-you… And me?!"
Tina: "Hell yeah, dude! You still got my number, right?"
Ness: "Number?! Wait, I do?!"
Tina: "Well I gave it to your clone? Brother? I'm not sure what he is to you."
Ness checked his contacts. Yeah, she's there. Oh my god, he actually has her number. He couldn't help but smile. HE GOT HIS CRUSH'S NUMBER! This is real! It's actually real!
Ness: "Yeah! I'll text you."
Tina: "Awesome!"
Inkling 1: "Ooooh, spicy~"
Inkling 2: "You guys gonna go on a date~"
Ness: (D-date?!) *Blushes*
Tina: "Guys, C'mon."
Inkling 1: "I'm not hearing a nooooo~"
Tina: "Hehe! I mean yeah maybe~"
Ness: "!"
Tina: "Oh by the way, Ness, these two are my besties, Riley and Kip."
Ness: "H-hi." *Waves at them*
Riley was the female one with the orange hair and Kip was the male inkling with blue hair tied up in a bun. They both smiled at him and greeted themselves.
Riley: "Sup, I'm Riley. I'm Tina's favorite."
Kip: "Ha! You wish. I'm Tina's favorite. I'm everyone's favorite actually."
Tina: "Ness is my favorite."
Ness: "!"
Riley: "Nah you lyin'."
Tina: *Snickers* "Anyway, Ness you have something to do, right? I don't want us holding you back."
Ness: "Oh! Y-yeah! Pardon me."
He got up and said his goodbye. He walked up the stairs and made it to the third floor. His hall. As he was heading to his room, he saw Mario walking his way. The two stopped and locked eyes.
Ness: (Shit! It's Mario! Ok, just act calm. He got factory reset, so he doesn't remember anything. He's not the same. He's not the same. He's not-
Mario: "Hello, Ness~"
Ness: "!"
Mario: "Uh, are you ok?"
Ness: "I-I'm fine."
Mario: "Are you sure? You look panicked."
Ness: "I'm ok. Anyway, it was nice seeing you."
Ness started fast walking his way to his room. Mario put his hand out and opened his mouth to stop him, but he figured the teen didn't want to talk.
Mario felt a bit of hatred toward him as he watched Ness walk past him. Was it because he was rude? No, that doesn't make sense, Mario loves everyone and turns the other cheek. But something about Ness bothered him.
.
.
.
Oh well. He decided to let it go and move on with his day.
Ness entered his room. He locked his door and sat on his desk. He put his hand on his chest and started breathing heavily. After he calmed down, he buried his face with his arms. Seeing Mario triggered bad memories.
When he escaped the cave, the red plumber hunted him down. He threatened to end the teen's life with a knife.
Ding!
He lifted his face and grabbed his phone.
[- Tina
Tina: It was nice seeing you againn
…
He felt butterflies inside his stomach. He stared at the message for a bit trying to use this to forget about Mario.
[- Tina:
Ness: It was nice seeing you too.
Tina: Sorry if my friends were bein too mch
Ness: No, not at all!
Tina: lol they love teasing me about dating n stuff so lemme know if they make you uncomfortable ok
Ness: Oh don't worry, I wasn't uncomfortable.
Tina: Are you surre? You seemed bothered
Ness: I wasn't. Sorry, I've been going through a lot.
Tina: I can imagine. Im sorry what happened to you
Ness: It's ok! I'm getting better.
Tina: Glad to hear it~
Tina: I def want to treat you somewhere for being everyone's hero
Ness: Hero? Oh, I'm not a hero that was all Kirby.
Tina: Nah fam
Tina: The Hands explained everything. I know what you diiid. It's fuckin rad bro
Ness: Thanks! I appreciate your compliment.
Tina: Your the big talk of smash. How's that goin for ya
Ness: It's… Different. I'm not used to getting this much attention.
Tina: I bet. Your twitter is blowing up
Ness: Aww… You saw that?
Tina: Dude your like the most popular character right know in smash becauz you saved the world and fucked half the roster apparently
Ness: I promise you, I did not do that.
Tina: I know dude
Ness: Thank you for believing me because a lot of people are giving me a hard time about it.
Tina: Yeah those people succ
Ness: I'm still debating if I should delete my account.
Tina: No! I like seeing you post. You dont strike me as the type who does social media so its nice seeing you on
Ness: Really?
Tina: Ya! I wanna send you a bunch of memes
Ness: That does sound fun!
Tina: Follow me
Tina: Teal_Inkbomb
…
Ness logged onto twitter on his phone. He looked her up and followed. Wow, she has over 800k followers. He started going through her feed. It was mainly selfies of her and her friends. Oh wow, there's a lot of horny men commenting on her posts.
Ding!
[- Tina
Tina: I followed you back
Ness: Thanks!
Tina: Ya dude! I cant wait to start sending you funny shit
Ness: Haha! I'll send you funnies as well.
…
She didn't respond back. He figured she was busy doing something. He continued to go through her twitter. She's… Really beautiful. There's probably a lot of men who message her on the daily. Still, he felt honored that someone as popular and cool as her would follow a nobody like him.
Ding!
That's his discord. He checked it on his phone.
[- Nate
Nate: Wanna play league?
Ness: Yeah.
…
Ness hopped on. He and Nate started playing a game together. He played Lee Sin and Nate played Malphite.
[- Nate
On call
Nate: "Guess what, bro?"
Ness: "What?"
Nate: "I finally got a job."
Ness: "Already?"
Nate: "Yeah! I can finally start helping your mom pay rent!"
Ness: "That's awesome! Where at?"
Nate: "Mach Pizza."
Ness: "I used to order there all the time."
Nate: "The job is chill."
Ness: "Do you deliver?"
Nate: "Nah, I'm in the back making pizza."
Ness: "Met any cool people?"
Nate: "There's this one guy who's pretty chill. He kind of reminds me of Tina."
Ness: "How so?"
Nate: "Very chill and got a monotone voice. This guy gives no fucks whatsoever."
Ness: "Hahaha! He sounds fun."
Nate: "Dude he is. He's so fucking funny. He literally just doesn't care."
Ness: "You two should hang out."
Nate: "I know, but I'm new. It's awkward."
Ness: "Awkward? Ha! Who are you and what have you done with Nate?"
Nate: "Hey! I have my doubts when it comes to people."
Ness: "But you're so outgoing."
Nate: "I think it's because I'm not used to the environment yet."
Ness: "Oh hey! I'm going top!"
Nate: "Shit ok!"
Announcer: "You have slain an enemy!"
Nate: "Hell yeah, dude! Good shit!"
Ness: "Thank you~"
Nate: "But yeah, I got a job. I'm so happy right now."
Ness: "I'm happy for you."
Nate: "Did you get one yet?"
Ness: "No… Sadly the one I applied to didn't get back to me."
Nate: "It's only been like two days though. I'm sure they're just busy."
Ness: "I hope so. I really want this job because if I get it, then I'll get free Pokemon healthcare."
Nate: "Aww, that would be perfect."
Ness: "I also get discounts at the PokeMart. I think both places are owned by the same company."
Nate: "Are there multiple PokeMarts?"
Ness: "I'm not sure."
Nate: "You should probably explore Smash grounds."
Ness: "But that requires going outside and possibly getting harassed by people."
Nate: "Harassed?"
Ness: "Yeah."
Nate: "They're not gonna harass you."
Ness: "I've been getting harassed online because of a stupid rumor that Isabelle spouted."
Nate: "Is it the one where apparently I fucked half the roster?"
Ness: "Yes! And everyone thinks it was me that slept around. Thanks for that by the way."
Nate: "Hey I didn't sleep with half the roster."
Ness: "But you did sleep around."
Nate: "Y-yeah, sorry…"
Ness: *Sighs*
Nate: "It'll die down. Just ignore it."
Ness: "It's hard to ignore when they come up to you and talk about it."
Nate: "Yeaaaah. At least online it's easier."
Ness: "Oh, speaking of online…"
Nate: "What?"
Ness: "Oh shit! Hold on, I'm getting attacked."
Nate: "Need me to head down there?"
Ness: "No, I got this."
Announcer: "You have been slain."
Ness: "Aww, so close."
Nate: "Dude, I should've gone."
Ness: "It's fine. Anyway, people have been giving me a hard time on Twitter."
Nate: "What's Twitter?"
Ness: "It's a social media platform."
Nate: "Oh cool! I'm gonna go check it out after we're done."
Ness: "I don't know. It's toxic."
Nate: "Can't be worse than this game?"
Ness: "Haha! True. But no seriously, I made a post recently and it got a lot of attention."
Nate: "Whoa, is my original getting popular?"
Ness: "Unfortunately yes."
Nate: "Why are you upset? Sounds awesome."
Ness: "People are being creepy towards me."
Nate: "How so?"
Ness: "They've been sending me inappropriate comments and pictures."
Nate: "Hahahaha!"
Ness: "What!"
Nate: "I can already see your reaction."
Ness: "It's not funny. This is a problem. I'm uncomfortable."
Nate: "Then delete your account."
Ness: "I was going to, but I enjoy seeing my friends post stuff about their lives. It's interesting."
Nate: "That does sound fun. I'm definitely making an account after this."
Ness: "But what if you start getting these unwanted comments."
Nate: "I can handle it."
Ness: "You better not whore yourself out online."
Nate: "Oh c'mon. What do you take me for?"
Ness: "You said it yourself, you're a slut."
Nate: "Not anymore."
Ness: "I don't believe that."
Nate: "No seriously. I'm trying to change that."
Ness: "If you ever send nudes to anyone, I'm going to kill you."
Nate: "I won't! Swearsies."
Ness: "..."
Nate: "Oh, so not to change the subject, but have you and Tina talked?"
Ness: "We talked today actually."
Nate: "Ooooh! Are you two datin'?"
Ness: "No."
Nate: "Dude, go get her."
Ness: "It's not that easy!"
Nate: "I mean…"
Ness: "It's not!"
Nate: "Ask her out."
Ness: "I… Can't."
Nate: "Why not?"
Ness: "Because! I'm… Not ready."
Nate: "Scared?"
Ness: "No! I'm still adjusting."
Nate: "Fair. Can't argue with that."
Announcer: "Ace!"
Ness: "Yes! Let's go get Baron and end."
Nate: "I'm heading there right now."
…
The two won another game of League. They played two more games and decided that they were done. Ness stretched his arms and grabbed Lucky's leash.
Ness: "Ready to go?"
Lucky: "Espiii!" (Yes!)
The two walked around the courtyard. Things were fine until two smashers walked up to him. It was Ryu and Ken.
Ryu: "Ayye, what's up, Ness?"
Ness: "Um, hi?"
Ken: "So, I've heard you fucked half the roster. Bro, dap me up." *Raises his hand*
Ness: "No!" *Slaps his hand away*
Ken: "Bitch…"
Ness: "I didn't sleep with half the roster!"
Ryu: "What? But Isabelle's stream-
Ness: "Yeah I know. It's not true."
Ryu: "Bro, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Ken: "Shit, dude, I'm proud of you. Didn't think you had it in ya. I guess that's what happens when you help save smash."
Ness: "Hhhhgggnnn."
Ken put an arm around Ness's shoulder.
Ryu: "How was saving sex with two lesbians like?"
Ness: "What!" *Removes Ken's arm off of him*
Ken: "Bro's dick was so good he made Pyra and Mythra straight."
Ness: "I didn't have sex with them!"
Ryu: "Don't know why bro is denying it."
Ken: "Yeah you should flaunt it. I'm thinkin' of picking up Pyra and Mythra myself since I know they like dick now."
Ness: "First of all, that's gross. Second of all, I DIDN'T FUCK HALF THE ROSTER!"
Ryu: "Weird, men usually brag about it."
Ness: "You know what, I'm done. Leave me alone."
Ken: "Bro, Ness, c'mon don't be like that."
Ness gave them a disgusted look and walked off. The two buff men stared at him confused. They didn't understand why he was upset about it. They only wanted bro talk.
After his walk with Lucky, he went to the food court to dig in the trash. He didn't have money, so this was the only option.
?: "Ness?"
He jumped and turned around. It was Sonic. Great, he can't wait for the blue blur to make fun of him.
Ness: "What do you want?"
Sonic: "Bro, why are you digging in the trash?"
Ness: "You know why."
Sonic: "I don't."
Ness: "Because Mario took my money, remember?"
Sonic: "Ooohh! Riiight. Dude, I'm sorry."
Ness: "It's fine."
Sonic: "Let me buy you somethin'."
Ness: "Really?"
Sonic: "Yeah dude. Why are you shocked?"
Ness: "I thought you would make fun of me."
Sonic: "Nah, not this time. I understand."
He motioned Ness to follow him. The two walked up to a philly cheese steak vendor. Sonic bought himself a chili dog and bought Ness a sandwich. The two sat on a table and started eating.
Ness: "Mmm. *Chews on sandwich* Thanks!"
Sonic: "No prob, dude."
Ness: "Why are you being nice to me?"
Sonic: "Because you're my friend? Duh."
Ness: "I am?"
Sonic: "Did you not think so?"
Ness: "Well no. I kinda thought you hated me."
Sonic: "Why on Earth would you think that?"
Ness: "Because we fight and you like to bully me."
Sonic: "That's my way of loving you."
Ness: "Eww, don't say it like that."
Sonic put an arm around Ness.
Sonic: "We're cave bros."
Ness: "I hate that."
Sonic: "Aww c'mon."
Ness: "Dude, we were trapped there for eight months! How can you joke about that?"
Sonic: "Gotta cope somehow."
Ness: "That's… Fair. Also get your arm off of me."
Sonic: "Whaaat! Afraid people will think we're dating?"
Ness: "No one will think that. I just don't want to be touched."
Sonic moved his arm.
Sonic: "I mean, I wouldn't put it past these guys."
Ness: "What are you saying to me?"
Sonic: "I saw your Twitter bro."
Ness: "Ugh, don't remind me."
Sonic: "People are going nuts. You're trending like crazy."
Ness: "I know…"
Sonic: "So half the roster, huh?"
Ness: "Everyone thinks I apparently slept around because of Isabelle's stupid live stream."
Sonic: "Hahahaha!"
Ness: "It's not funny."
Sonic: "It's a little funny."
Ness: "Hhggnnn."
Sonic: "Don't worry, dude. I know you didn't. You couldn't even if you tried."
Ness: "Thanks. That makes me feel so much better."
Sonic: "Hahahaha!"
Ness: "I hate you."
Sonic: "Love you too, bro. So anyway, wanna hang out and play video games in my room?"
Ness: "You… Want to hang out with me?"
Sonic: "Yeah!"
Ness: "Just the two of us? No group?"
Sonic: "Just you and me."
Ness: (Weird. He's never wanted to hang out with me alone.)
Sonic: "So what do you say?"
Ness: "Ah…" (I don't really want to… I just want to go to my room and read.)
Sonic: "C'mon! We gotta hang out! We've never had bro time."
Ness: "Don't you have other friends?"
Sonic: "I do."
Ness: "Just go hang out with them."
Sonic: "Nah, I wanna hang out with my new bud."
Ness: "We're buds because we were stuck together for eight months in a cave?"
Sonic: "I've grown to like you in those eight months."
Ness: "Why?"
Sonic: "You're fun to be around."
Ness: "R-really?" *Blushes*
Hearing Sonic say that caught him off guard. Sonic thinks he's fun? He always thought of himself as boring, especially to someone as cool as Sonic. He would've never thought the hedgehog would go out of his way to want to be around a nerd like him.
Sonic: "Yeah, dude. You're cool."
Ness: "No, I'm not. I'm a nerd. You said it yourself."
Sonic: "Jock and nerd. Best dynamic, don't ya think?"
Ness: "I guess."
Sonic: "Mmm, that chili dog was fucking good! Alright let's go!"
Sonic grabbed Ness's hand and ran to his room dragging the poor nerd along. He didn't even get to finish his sandwich.
The two entered Sonic's abode. Ness examined it. It looked like your stereotypical gamer boy room.
Sonic booted up his console and they were playing a racing game together. Ness glanced at Sonic at one point and the Hedgehog was smiling and laughing. The teen couldn't help but also smile. He never thought they would hang out like this. Is this what it's like to allow himself to have friends?
Sonic: "Whoo! Get fucked!"
Ness: "Hmph!"
Sonic: "Get good, bitch!"
Ness: "Whatever. Let's go another round." *Chuckles*
Sonic: "Excited to lose, huh?"
Ness: "What you don't know is that I'm slowly getting better." *Smirks*
Sonic: "Ha! That's a way to cope with losing five times in a row."
Ness: "You won't be laughing once I start winning."
Sonic: "Bring it on!"
Sonic & Ness
Level up!
Friendship meter before: Neutral
Friendship meter now: Friends
Character Card
Name: Tina Teal
Segment Title: Melodic Discord
Sex: F
Age: 20
Height: 5'2
Sexuality: Bisexual
Mental Illness: Unknown
Ethnic Background: Inkling (The one with dark skin and pink hair)
Body Type: Pear shape
Fashion: Tank tops, booty shorts, hats
Personality: Chill, has a monotone voice, easygoing, ambivert, party animal
Skills: Is good with guns, artist, can sing and dance
Hobbies: Karaoke, dancing, singing, going to concerts, drinking, smoking, chillin and vibin, graffiti art, painting, skateboarding
