AN: If you didn't notice already, I changed a few things about me and my Splatoon OCs once again, specifically some of their gear and Bangs' main weapon. But I feel like most of these were somewhat minor changes, and I'm sure this time, it'll be the last time I change up anything about them. Now, one change in particular will be getting a proper explanation for in this story, specifically my new choice of footwear for my Inksona. You see, I was able to get the World Tour Heels in Splatoon 3 after I bought the Marina (Side Order) amiibo, and even though I'm a guy, I still think they look pretty good on my Inksona. After thinking it over for a while, I eventually decided that I was going to make them my new main shoes in the game. I felt like this was the biggest change I could ever make to my Inksona, because before this, I had him dressed strictly in sandals. So, to reflect how big this change felt to me, I decided to make it the plot for this story. Speaking of, let's get into that now.
One afternoon in Inkopolis Plaza, Moose was making his way over to the amiibo case, and when he got there, he reached into his pocket and pulled out an amiibo figure of Marina Ida of Off the Hook fame in her new outfit that she had begun wearing since Off the Hook began providing vocals for the band Damp Socks.
"Okay", Moose said, "here we go."
Moose set the figure on his phone and held it in front of the case, and inside it, a life-sized version of the figure appeared and came to life.
"Being in this city reminds me of when we played the Splatlands", Marina said.
She then noticed Moose standing in front of the case.
"Oh, but I haven't even said who I am yet", Marina said, "I'm Marina, you might know me as DJ_Hyperfresh from Off the Hook."
"You bet I do", Moose said.
"Ooo, look at you", Marina said, "serving funky freshness!"
"I'm glad you think so", Moose said.
"Wanna be friends", Marina asked, "I definitely do."
"Do you now", Moose asked.
"I can remember your favorite gear and comfiest camera options, and I'll keep track of your Freshest Fits too, of course", Marina said, "how's that sound to you?"
"Sounds good to me", Moose said, "let me just write all of this to my amiibo real quick."
Moose set his amiibo back onto his phone, and then removed it once the information was all written to it.
"Cool", Marina said, "here's a little friendship gift, by the way."
A shoebox appeared in front of Moose, and upon noticing it, he picked it up.
"Well, well", Moose said, "what do we have here?"
He opened it up, and inside it was a pair of high heels like the ones Marina was wearing, only as a pair of ankle boots instead of pumps, and a tag on the right one said "World Tour Heels."
"There's more swag where that came from, so stop by again later", Marina said.
"I just might take you up on that offer", Moose said.
"Need help with something", Marina asked.
"No, I'm good for now", Moose said, "but thanks anyways."
Marina made a pose and disappeared from the case, and Moose walked away with his new shoes.
"Of all the shoes I imagined I might get from an amiibo, a pair of high heels was not one of them", Moose said, "but I guess it wouldn't hurt to give them a try, at least."
Moose walked back to Flounder Heights and went upstairs to the Tacklers' shared apartment.
"Tack, Uni, Bangs", Moose said, "I'm home!"
No one responded.
"Guys", Moose asked.
Still no response.
"I guess they're not home right now", Moose said, "no matter though, I've got some shoes to try on."
Moose sat down on the couch and removed his Neon Delta Straps, then proceeded to put on the World Tour Heels.
"There we go", Moose said.
He got up off the couch and began to walk, but as he did so, his legs wobbled and he stumbled a little bit.
"I guess walking in heels isn't as easy as it looks", Moose said, "this is gonna take a little practice."
Moose walked slowly and carefully with his arms spread out to help him keep his balance, and pretty soon, he managed to walk in his new shoes without losing his balance.
"There", Moose said, "that's more like it."
He went into Uni and Bangs' shared room to look at himself in the mirror, and felt very pleased upon seeing how the World Tour Heels looked on him.
"You know, I wasn't too sure about these heels at first", Moose said, "but now that I'm seeing myself in them, I think I make them look pretty good."
He then smiled from underneath his Skull Bandana.
"And now", Moose said, "it's time to have some fun."
Moose proceeded to do a bunch of stuff while wearing his heels, like walk through the apartment hallway like a supermodel, stopping to pose a few times as he did so, performing some emotes while wearing the heels, which included the Bait the Hook, Perfect Pirouette, and Squiddin' Around emotes, and also danced to some songs he had playing on his phone, but while trying to dance to "Liquid Sunshine" by the Squid Sisters, he ended up falling down.
"Okay, so maybe these shoes aren't the best for dancing in", Moose said, "that's good to know."
But Moose didn't let that bring him down, and he continued to have some more fun while wearing the World Tour Heels, and after a while, he decided to take them off and put them back in his box so his feet could have a rest.
"I'll tell you one thing", Moose said, "these shoes may be stylin', but if you wear them for too long, your feet will begin to hurt."
He closed the lid on the heels' shoebox and smiled as he thought about how great he thought his new shoes were.
"Who knew I'd enjoy a pair of high heels this much", Moose said, "these are definitely one of the best pairs of shoes I've ever owned."
He then opened the shoebox back up a little bit and took a look at the World Tour Heels as he pondered to himself.
"Maybe I could make them my new go-to pair of shoes", Moose said.
Just then, he heard a key in the door.
"Sounds like the others are back", Moose said.
He closed his shoebox and set it down on his bed then went to greet his teammates, who had just walked into the apartment.
"Hey, guys", Moose said.
"Hey, Moose", Tack said, "what you been up to?"
"Oh, nothing much", Moose said, "just hanging around and doing nerd stuff."
"Okay", Tack said, "well, I just got back from a killer training session over at the firing range."
"And me and Uni went on a little shopping spree over at Barnacle & Dime", Bangs said.
"That's right", Uni said, "and while we were there, we got something I was thinking we could all try for snack."
She reached into one of the shopping bags she was carrying and pulled out a box, then opened it up and showed the others its contents, which were four orange-ish cookies that had white chocolate chips inside them and powdered sugar sprinkled on top.
"They're pumpkin spice cookies", Uni said, "I figured since it's that time of year again, we might as well get into the spirit of the season."
"Sounds good to me", Moose said.
"Me too", Tack said, "let's eat!"
The Tacklers each grabbed a cookie out of the box and bit into them.
"Mmm", Moose said, "these are so good."
"Tastes like fall, doesn't it", Uni asked.
"You got that right", Tack said.
As the group ate their cookies, Bangs decided to try and start a conversation among them.
"So, guys", Bangs said, "have you heard about the new amiibos that were released?"
"Sure did", Tack said, "they're new figures of the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook, right?"
"That's right", Bangs said, "they were released not too long ago."
"And they're really popular, too", Uni said, "they were sold out of them at every store in B 'n D that carries amiibo."
"Huh, what do you know", Tack said.
"Guess I should consider myself lucky I was able to get my hands on my new Marina amiibo", Moose thought.
"Not gonna lie, I'm not really sure what to think of the gear the new Squid Sisters amiibo give you", Uni said, "but the new Off the Hook amiibo gear looks really fresh."
"I'll say", Bangs said, "did you know that the shoes the Marina amiibo gives you are a pair of high heels?"
"High heels, you say", Tack asked.
"That's right", Bangs said, "an actual pair of high heeled boots."
"And here's something that's even more wild", Uni said, "you can wear them regardless of your gender."
"She's right", Moose said, "even if you're a guy, you can still rock a pair of heels just like Marina."
"Male Inklings and Octolings wearing heels, huh", Tack said, "now there's something you don't see every day."
"I know", Bangs said, "I mean, until some time ago, certain pieces of clothing could only be worn if you were either male or female."
"That's right", Uni said, "but at this point in time, gender norms are pretty much out the window."
"You said it", Tack said, "I will admit though, sometimes it does feel a little weird seeing someone wearing clothing that isn't normally worn by their gender."
"I know, right", Bangs asked, "remember that other day in Rainmaker mode when there was a male Inkling on the other team wearing a female school uniform?"
"Yep", Tack said, "that was definitely something you don't see every day."
Unknown to the other Tacklers, their conversation was starting to make Moose feel a little unsure about his new shoes.
"What do you think of those shoes, Moose", Uni asked.
"Who, me", Moose asked, "well, I think it was pretty bold of amiibo to make a piece of gear like that available to all genders."
"Oh, yeah", Uni said, "I suppose it was a pretty gutsy move on their part."
"Definitely", Bangs said, "there's no telling how certain people would have reacted to a pair of high heels being available for all genders to wear."
"Or the reactions of your friends if they found out you own said pair of heels", Moose muttered.
"What was that, Moose", Tack asked.
"What", Moose asked, "oh, nothing, Tack."
He then got up from his seat.
"Anyways, thanks for the cookie, Uni", Moose said, "it was really good."
"Anytime, Moose", Uni said.
"Well, I'll be in my room if you need me", Moose said.
"Okay", Tack said.
Moose went into his room and walked over to his bed, then picked his shoebox with his World Tour Heels inside it up off of it.
"There's no way I can let the others find out I own these shoes", Moose said, "who knows what they'd think of me?"
He then proceeded to slide the box under his bed.
"For now, it's probably best if I keep them in the dark about them", Moose said.
But after glancing back at their box under his bed, he began to rethink his decision a little bit.
"Though, I guess I could still put them on every now and then", Moose said, "I'll just have to be careful so they don't find out."
And thus began Moose's attempts to keep his World Tour Heels hidden from his friends while trying to enjoy them as much as he could, one of which included him snapping pictures of himself striking poses with his heels on.
"Oh, yeah", Moose said, "I am killing it."
Suddenly, a notification appeared on his phone warning him that its battery was running low.
"Uh-oh", Moose said, "guess like I better plug this this in before it dies."
He looked around for his phone charger, but couldn't find it anywhere.
"Where is that charger", Moose asked, "I could have sworn it was in here somewhere."
Then, he remembered something.
"Oh, that's right", Moose said, "I last used it to charge my phone in the kitchen."
Moose walked out of his room and went to the kitchen, and after looking around on the counter, he found his phone charger lying on it.
"Here it is", Moose said.
He picked up the charger and put it in his pocket.
"There", Moose said, "now to get back to my room and..."
"Moose", Uni asked, "is that you?"
Moose heard Uni coming and looked down on his feet, and upon noticing that he was still wearing his World Tour Heels, he began to panic.
"Oh shoot", Moose said, "I forgot to take my heels off."
Moose looked around worriedly as he thought about what he was gonna do to hide his shoes, and a few seconds later, Uni walked into the kitchen.
"Moose", Uni asked.
But Moose was nowhere to be seen.
"Moose", Uni asked, "where are you?"
"In here", Moose's voice said.
Uni looked over at the food pantry, which Moose was hiding in.
"Moose", Uni asked, "what are you doing in there?"
"I was feeling kind of hungry, so I thought I'd see if I could find anything good to have for a snack in here", Moose said.
"Oh, okay", Uni said, "but why are you doing it with the door shut?"
"Oh, that", Moose asked, "I like to look for my snacks in private because it helps me find what's really good."
"Oh, okay", Uni said, "well, I guess I'll leave you to it, then."
"Great, thanks", Moose said.
Uni walked back down the hall, and Moose peeked out of the pantry and saw that the coast was clear.
"That was a close one", Moose said, "I gotta remember to check my feet before I leave my room from now on."
He then reached into a bag of crunchy snacks he had gotten out of the pantry and put one in his mouth.
"But at least I managed to get a nice snack out of this", Moose said.
Later, Moose was in his room scrolling through the different songs he had downloaded onto his phone until he found what he was looking for.
"Here we go", Moose said, "okay, let's try this again."
He then played the song, which was "Liquid Sunshine" by the Squid Sisters once again.
"Hopefully I can get it right this time", Moose said.
Moose then attempted to dance to the song once again, performing the same moves the Squid Sisters did when they performed it at concerts, and when he came to the part where he stood on his heels, which was when he had fallen over the last time he tried dancing to the song, he successfully managed to pull the move off.
"Yes", Moose said, "I did it!"
Moose continued dancing, but was soon interrupted by a knock on his door.
"Moose", Bangs' voice asked.
Moose suddenly became worried upon hearing Bangs' voice.
"Oh shoot", Moose said, "I can't let Bangs see me like this."
Outside, Bangs knocked on Moose's door again.
"Moose, are you in there", Bangs asked.
There was no response, so Bangs opened the door to see for herself.
"Moose", Bangs asked.
Moose was lying in his bed with his covers pulled over him, obviously so he could hide his heels from Bangs.
"What's up", Moose asked.
"I thought I heard some music in here", Bangs said.
"Music", Moose asked, "oh, yeah, I was just listening to some tunes on my phone."
"Without your headphones on", Bangs asked.
"I couldn't find them", Moose said.
"Isn't that them over there", Bangs asked.
Bangs pointed to Moose's dresser, which a pair of Squidlife Headphones was sitting on top of.
"Oh yeah, there they are", Moose said.
"Now that you've found them, do you think you could listen to your music with them on, please", Bangs said, "it was kind of loud."
"Sure thing", Moose said, "sorry about that."
"It's alright", Bangs said.
Bangs closed Moose's door, and Moose got out of his bed and walked over to his dresser.
"Guess I got a little carried away there", Moose said, "but thanks to Bangs, I know how to make sure something like that doesn't happen again."
Moose put his headphones over his ears and plugged them into his phone, then hit play on his music and begun dancing to it again, this time with only him being able to hear it, and later that night, Moose was trying to get some sleep, but was having trouble doing so.
"What was I thinking, drinking that whole bottle of mineral water", Moose asked, "I'm never gonna get any sleep now."
After struggling a little more to get some sleep with his full bladder, Moose finally decided he'd had enough.
"That's it", Moose said, "I gotta go now, or else I'll never get some sleep."
As he got up out of his bed, he noticed his World Tour Heels next to it and got an idea.
"I know it's just me going to the bathroom", Moose said, "but I doubt anyone will see me in my heels at this time of night."
So, Moose put on his heels and walked down the hall to his bathroom, but his footsteps made a noise because of his heels, and Tack was awakened by it, and was confused because he hadn't heard that noise before.
"What's that noise", Tack asked, "sounds like there's someone in the apartment."
Down the hall, Moose had finished up in the bathroom and was making his way back to his room.
"Ah, that feels so much better", Moose said, "hopefully now, I'll be able to get some sleep."
But as Moose was about to go back into his bedroom, a light shone on him.
"Hold it right there", a voice said.
The voice belonged to Tack, who was shining a flashlight on Moose, and as Moose noticed that it was Tack, he started to feel worried.
"Oh, great", Moose thought, "just when I thought I was in the clear."
Fortunately, though, Tack was only shining his flashlight on Moose's upper body, so he couldn't see that Moose had his World Tour Heels on, and Moose walked in front of a decorative plant that was in the hallway in an effort to keep it that way.
"Moose", Tack asked, "is that you?"
"Yes, it's me", Moose said.
"What are you doing out of bed", Tack asked, "it's 2:00 in the morning."
"I was just going to the bathroom", Moose said, "what are you doing up?"
"I heard a noise", Tack said, "it sounded like there was an intruder in the apartment."
Moose was quick to realize that Tack must have heard the sound of him walking in his heels.
"It was probably nothing", Moose said.
"I'm not sure", Tack said, "it sounded like there was someone walking around in high heels."
"I didn't hear anything", Moose said, "you must have just been hearing things."
As Moose spoke to Tack, he carefully removed his shoes from his feet.
"Well, I'm going back to bed now", Moose said, "goodnight, Tack."
Moose walked to his bedroom while holding his heels out of Tack's sight and quickly went back inside it.
"Um, okay", Tack said, "goodnight."
Once he was back in his bedroom, Moose set his heels back down in the ground and laid down in his bed.
"It feels like every time I try to enjoy my World Tour Heels, one of my teammates shows up and almost sees me in them", Moose said, "makes wearing them even harder than wearing heels usually is."
He turned to his side in his bed, looked over at his World Tour Heels, and let out a sigh.
"So much for my amazing new shoes", Moose said, "how am I supposed to enjoy them when my friends keep showing up at the worst possible times?"
The following morning, Moose stretched his arms as he let out a yawn and got up out of bed and went into the kitchen.
"Well", Moose said, "guess it's time to get today started."
Moose went to the fridge to fix himself something to drink, when he notice a piece of paper taped to it.
"Hm", Moose asked, "what's this?"
It was a note from Tack, and Moose opened it up and began reading its contents, which were:
Moose,
I'm taking Uni to her dentist appointment. We should be back in around an hour, or so.
-Tack
P.S.
Bangs wanted me to tell you that she's making a grocery run at MakoMart and also to text her if you think of anything you need or want from there.
Once he was finished reading Tack's note, a smile appeared on Moose's face.
"This is perfect", Moose said, "with the others gone, I can wear my heels around here as much as I want."
He then opened the fridge and took out a bottle of orange juice and poured the last of its contents into a cup for him to drink out of.
"But first, I should probably text Bangs and tell her we need more orange juice", Moose said.
Later, after eating breakfast (and texting Bangs), Moose got dressed into his usual Skull Bandana and Striped Peaks LS, then finished off by putting on his World Tour Heels, which made him smile as he looked at them on his feet.
"Let the fun begin", Moose said.
Moose did some of the same things he did with his heels on the previous day, which was mostly dancing and pretending to be a supermodel, but after a while, he began to feel a little tired of doing stuff like that, so he decided to take a break and do some other activities, like playing video games on his Cubic Gaming System, writing fanfictions on his laptop, and organizing his amiibo collection, and after a while, he began to realize something.
"You know, this isn't exactly what I envisioned when I thought I'd be able to enjoy my heels without the others around", Moose said, "there must be something more exciting I can do while wearing them."
He sat down on his bed and thought for a minute about what he could do with his heels on that seemed like fun, then, after looking outside his window, he got an idea.
"I know, I'll go for a little walk around the neighborhood", Moose said, "get a little fresh air, and maybe also show off my new heels a little bit."
With that decide, Moose got up, walked out of the apartment, and began making his way downstairs.
"As long as I don't say out longer than I need to, I should make it back before Tack and the others do", Moose said, "I hope."
Once he was all the way downstairs, Moose stepped outside through Flounder Heights' front doors and looked around at how nice of a day it was.
"Yep", Moose said, "it's the perfect day for a walk."
Moose proceeded to walk along down the sidewalk and take in his surroundings, and along the way, he passed by a few groups of Inklings and Octolings, who all gave him surprised or amazed looks, and also included a group of female Inklings who giggled and waved at him.
"Hello, ladies", Moose said.
But his walk was soon interrupted by the sound of a man's voice.
"I say, boys wearing high heels", the voice asked, "what has this world come to?"
Moose stopped, thinking that whoever said that was talking to him.
"Um, I-I can explain", Moose said.
But after looking around, he couldn't see anyone near him.
"Huh", Moose asked, "then who said that?"
"I mean, really", the voice said, "does gender have no meaning anymore?"
Moose followed the sound of the voice and looked around the corner to find a jellyfish speaking to a male blue Inkling with a Cornrows hairstyle who was wearing the World Tour Heels as part of his outfit, which also consisted of the Squid Clip-Ons and Annaki Polpo-Pic Tank.
"I-I just thought it looked nice with this outfit", the Inkling said.
"Yes, I suppose it does look nice", the jellyfish said, "nice and feminine!"
"What's that supposed to mean", the Inkling asked.
"You're a male Inkling wearing feminine clothing", the jellyfish said, "do you not have a single shred of dignity in you?"
"Dignity", the Inkling asked, "what are you..."
"Women's footwear were designed to be worn by women, not the opposite gender", the jellyfish said, "only a man with no sense of decency would wear such a thing."
"B-But", the Inkling said.
"If you're going to parade around in heels like this for all the world to see, then maybe you ought to become a crossdresser", the jellyfish said, "yes, just walk around dressed like something other than a young man, because you certainly don't look like one."
The Inkling was deeply hurt by the jellyfish's words and ran away crying with his hands in his face, running past Moose as he did so, who was trying to avoid being seen by the jellyfish out of fear of coming under fire from him.
"Impertinent youth", the jellyfish said, "if that's what the young Inklings and Octolings are wearing these days, then society has truly gone to the dogfish."
With that, the jellyfish walked away in the opposite direction, and Moose turned around and began making his way back to Flounder Heights, now more worried than ever.
"This issue just got even worse for me", Moose said, "if that jellyfish was willing to say all of that to that Inkling for wearing heels, who knows what he or anyone else would say to me?"
At last, he reached Flounder Heights.
"You know what, from now on, I'm only wearing my World Tour Heels in the apartment when I'm the only one there", Moose said, "it won't be easy, but at this point, I don't really have any other options."
Moose walked inside the building, and there, in the lobby, to his horror, were Tack and Uni, who had come back from the latter's dentist appointment and were having a conversation with one another.
"You know, you should really listen to Dr. Bluestreak and floss more often", Tack said, "the way he described it to me, it sounded like a lot of ink came from your gums when he flossed your teeth."
"Hey, you're the one who's constantly complaining about me spending too much time in the bathroom", Uni said, "do you really want to me to add something that'll cause me to spend even more time in there?"
As the two siblings were talking, Moose turned around and tried to tiptoe away before either of them could see him in his heels, but he accidentally bumped into another Inkling who was walking in through the front door.
"Hey, watch it", the Inkling said.
"Oh, sorry", Moose said.
He then covered in shock, and Tack and Uni, who had both heard him speak, looked over in his direction.
"Moose", Tack asked.
Realizing that his friends had seen him, Moose looked over at them and smiled sheepishly from under his bandana.
"Oh", Moose said, "hey, guys."
Tack and Uni looked down at Moose's feet and saw that his World Tour Heels were on them.
"Moose", Tack asked, "are those..."
"It's not what it looks like", Moose said.
"Those look like the the shoes you can get from the new Marina amiibo", Uni said.
"Okay, it's kind of what it looks like", Moose said, "but..."
"When did you get those", Tack asked.
"Well", Moose said, "I..."
Right when Moose thought things couldn't get worse, Bangs walked into the lobby.
"Hey guys, I'm back from the store", Bangs said, "Moose, I got you some more orange..."
Bangs then noticed Moose's World Tour Heels.
"Hey, are those the heels from the new Marina amiibo", Bangs asked.
Feeling like there was no point in trying to hide his heels from the other Tacklers anymore, Moose decided to come clean with them.
"Yes", Moose said, "they are."
"How long have you had them", Uni asked.
"Since yesterday", Moose said, "I managed to get my hands on the new Marina amiibo and got them as a gift from her."
"Lucky", Uni said.
"Tell me about it", Moose said, "it was only one of three left in stock when I went to buy it, and the other two were pre-orders waiting to be picked up."
"Wow", Uni said, "that is lucky."
"But it's also beside the point", Tack said, "Moose, why didn't you tell us about your new shoes?"
"W-Well", Moose said, "I..."
"Were you worried we'd be jealous that you got one of the new amiibos", Bangs asked.
"No", Moose said, "I..."
"Were you afraid we wouldn't think your heels went with your outfit", Uni asked.
"No, that's not it", Moose said.
"Then what is it", Tack asked, "come on Moose, just say it."
Moose did so.
"I was afraid, alright", Moose said, "afraid that you all would tease and judge me for wearing high heels even though I'm a guy, and that you'd think I was some weird crossdresser."
The other Tacklers were surprised by what Moose's words.
"I really like these heels, and was even considering making them my new main shoes, but I was too afraid of what you all might think if you found out about them", Moose said, "well, guess I don't have to worry about that happening anymore."
Moose turned around and walked over to the elevator and went inside it, and after its doors closed, the other Tacklers looked at each other with worried expressions.
"Poor Moose", Uni said, "it sounded like he was really worried about being seen in those shoes."
"I don't see why", Bangs said, "I don't have any issues with it."
"Yeah, me neither", Uni said.
"Same", Tack said, "Moose is our friend, no matter what kind of shoes he chooses to wear."
"Exactly", Uni said, "if only he understood that."
"Well then, let's make him understand", Tack said, "come on, guys."
"Where are we going", Bangs asked.
"To have a little talk with Moose", Tack said, "hopefully we can set the record straight with him."
"I hope so, bro", Uni said, "I really hope so."
Up in the Tacklers' apartment, Moose was playing games on his Cubic Gaming System when the others came inside.
"Hey, Moose", Tack said.
"Oh", Moose said, "hey, guys."
"Do you have a minute", Tack asked, "I think we need to talk."
"Sure, why not", Moose said, "I've got all the time in the world to hear what you guys have to say about my new heels now that you know about them."
Moose paused his game and put his feet up on the couch, and the others saw that he was wearing his Neon Delta Straps.
"I see you're wearing your normal shoes again", Bangs said.
"Yeah", Moose said, "I figured there was no point in fooling myself into thinking that I could really wear a pair of high heels and expect my friends to be cool with it."
"Actually, we wanted to talk to you about that", Tack said, "Moose, we are cool with it."
"Sure you are", Moose said.
"No, really, we are", Tack said.
"Tack's right", Uni said, "we don't care what kind of shoes you decide to wear."
"Yeah", Bangs said, "it's what's inside that counts, or something like that."
"What we're trying to say is that if you want to wear those heels as part of your main outfit, then do it", Tack said, "we don't have a single issue with that."
"That's right", Bangs said, "besides, you really make those heels look good."
"Tell me about it", Uni said, "they actually go pretty alright with your outfit."
Hearing his friends' words of encouragement helped make Moose feel a little bit better.
"So, what do you say", Tack asked, "wanna rock those heels again?"
"Could you excuse me for a second", Moose asked.
Moose got up from the couch and went to his room, and a few seconds later, he came back wearing his World Tour Heels, to the delight of the other Tacklers.
"You sure you want to be seen with a guy wearing high heels", Moose said.
"If he's as good a friend to us as you are, we don't care what he's wearing when people see us with him", Tack said.
"Yeah", Bangs said, "besides, if anyone tries to tease or make fun of you, we'll teach them a lesson with a good old fashioned beating."
Moose felt very happy upon hearing how supportive his friends were willing to be.
"Thanks, you guys", Moose said.
"That reminds me", Tack said, "wanna come rock your heels in a bit of Turf War?"
"Oh, shell yeah", Moose said, "I'll go get my Heavy Edit Splatling."
"Great", Tack said, "we'll be waiting for you."
Moose went to get his weapon, and some time later, a bunch of Spawners were flying over the Humpback Pump Track stage, and on one side of it, the opposing team emerged from their Spawners with lime green ink, and on the other side, the Tacklers emerged from their Spawners with purple ink.
"Here we are", Tack said, "are you ready to slay with those heels, Moose?"
"Are you kidding", Moose asked, "I've been ready since we walked into the lobby."
"That's what I like to hear", Tack said.
The Tacklers got into their spawner drones, and after they shot out of them and landed on the stage, they quickly got to work on inking as much turf as they could, and as Moose charged up his Heavy Edit Splatling and ran forward firing it, he was feeling much more confident about wearing a pair of heels as part of his outfit than he was before, and was also happy to know that he had such supportive friends in the other Tacklers.
