HOME | DD

Description

[War Pearl walks into the room and glares at the two Octoling with a delightfully evil expression]

War Pearl: Finally, a Marina who speaks in an accent I can understand and doesn't blow a chunk of my wealth on scotch. That makes a change. And you...[glares at Agent Eight] must be this Agent Eight gal I've heard so much about. Never got to meet you in person back in my timeline. I wonder what happened to my version of you...eh. You're probably Tartar food.

Marina: Pearlie? What is the meaning of this?

Eight: M-Miss Pearl? You take evil persona too serious, no?

War Pearl: ...Right, I guess I DO need to offer something...approaching an explanation, I suppose. How simple do you want it?

Marina: Pearl, what is going on?! What's with the stupid clothes and the eyes and the whole evil thing? You're getting WAY too into this Chaos thing, this is serious! I could lose EVERYTHING from this! Eight, the Captain...you...

War Pearl: I would've thought the eyes alone would've tipped you off that I'm not YOUR Pearl. Well, here's the thing. I'm not one for Chaos...I'm here for Order. Like you.

Marina: I...what?

[War Pearl slowly walks forward and takes a seat on the opposite chair]

War Pearl: There we go. Now, allow me to explain. I...am Pearl. But not as you know her. I'm a Pearl from a timeline where I never got to experience the wonderful, beautiful life I got with you. Damn Cuttlefish sicced his good little soldier on us the moment we escaped the concert. Remember?

Marina: ...Wh-when we first met? I remember. We got jumped by some Inklings and...you fought them off.

War Pearl: That's the one. This time, I wasn't strong enough. I got to see you get two Hero Shot blasts to the chest in perfect clarity.

Marina: Oh no! I...died?

Eight: Mother Marina, do you believe? How? There no basis in reality!

War Pearl: Not THIS reality, no. You don't need to believe me, I know for a fact it happened anyhow. With THIS!

[War Pearl holds up a red crystal. It has a steel band across it the middle of it, and it is glowing softly. Both Marina and Eight gasp, but Marina moreso]

Marina: Impossible...

Eight: Mother Marina? What is it?

Marina: ...Impossible. A-A theory! It's-

War Pearl: A Splitter Crystal, yes. Two of these and you can cross to other dimensions. That's what the legend says. And how fortunate that I come across a couple while out moping. I crossed into what people call the true timeline. And I saw...everything. I saw the life I would've had with you. Best friends, co-hosts, perhaps more. Off the Hook would take the world by storm, even the Squidsters couldn't top us! We saved the world, the world LOVED us, we adopted Eight as our hero child and we made Inkos and Octos live in harmony! And I. NEVER GOT. TO EXPERIENCE. ANY OF THAT!!!

[War Pearl's explosion of anger sends Agent Eight flying over the sofa, springing back up with her Octoshot and aiming it at the angry squid. War Pearl stares blankly at the two for a bit, before she sinks back into the chair and sighs harshly, pinching the bridge of her nose]

War Pearl: I'm so sorry, I just...I'm not like the others, no. I don't break down, I don't lash out. I don't get...mad. Except when I think back to that. To what I lost. To what I NEVER...got to experience. Your Pearl is so lucky...she has the perfect life, with you...

Marina: You...really think so?

War Pearl: You two have done so much, and saved the world. And she wants to throw it all away?! I don't think she understands, 'Rina! I never got to have ANY of what she's taken for granted. Sure I gathered up another Marina, but she ain't the same. She's like me, what they call a Warmonger. We're evil and broken. Hence, the eyes. But she's violent and drunk. A handful. She could never replace you, never.

Marina: [scared] Who the shell are you?

War Pearl: I'm the Pearl you need right now. I'm the Pearl who will hold your hand when you say "don't run off". I am the Pearl that understands what you're so afriad of! And I'm gonna make damn sure you never lose a soul. And Order, safety above all else...that's how we're gonna do it.

Marina: You're...pledging support?

War Pearl: More than that. I'm gonna lead you to victory over that Gremlin. I'm gonna subjugate the ungrateful and make them see the truth. Even if we have to control them, I will make sure you get the future you desire! One of control. One of safety. One where you and your family are at no risk of being offed by some skull-wearing punk who thinks they're the next Mad Mollosk! One of...Order. So...[stretches her hand out] you in?

[Marina waits for a good long while, the cogs turning in her head like they've never turned before. Eight, wary, lowers her Octoshot and joins Marina on the sofa]

Eight: Mother Marina...I beg of you. We can not trust her!

Marina: ...But...I have to. I'm not going to lose you. Not now, not ever.

Eight: But...!

War Pearl: Hush, child. The adults are talking.

Marina: Eight...could you...give us some time?

Eight: I...[glares at Marina] This is madness, Mother! I no stand for this!

[she storms out of the room. Marina sighs]

War Pearl: Don't worry, she doesn't understand yet. She'll come around. They always do.

Marina: I gotta make sure...nothing else matters. [a good pause] Say...where is your Marina, anyhow? The one you mentioned was always...uh-

War Pearl: Drunk? Yeah, she's a wreck. It was a world where I died. Fell down some stars. Anticlimatic. We had a...falling out, recently. We had very different ideals of what's going on here. Don't worry, she's non-functional without me to clean her up. Most days she's too drunk to talk. She's not gonna get in our way. So! Down to business. Ever heard of Hypnoshades?

===

Previously, on The Chaos Arc: fav.me/ddaas3m

Next Time: fav.me/ddac6dd

Part 2, now. War Pearl makes her presence much more know, and as she does, she monologues to Marina about how Order is to win the day. It MUST. The Octo child must be protected, above all else. Even free will. Will Marina take her up on her offer? Hmm...

Assets Used:

GTA V Online Apartment [v1 Final] by Mark2580 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Off the Hook Models by LilRobot and friends - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Description

[War Pearl walks into the room and glares at the two Octoling with a delightfully evil expression]

War Pearl: Finally, a Marina who speaks in an accent I can understand and doesn't blow a chunk of my wealth on scotch. That makes a change. And you...[glares at Agent Eight] must be this Agent Eight gal I've heard so much about. Never got to meet you in person back in my timeline. I wonder what happened to my version of you...eh. You're probably Tartar food.

Marina: Pearlie? What is the meaning of this?

Eight: M-Miss Pearl? You take evil persona too serious, no?

War Pearl: ...Right, I guess I DO need to offer something...approaching an explanation, I suppose. How simple do you want it?

Marina: Pearl, what is going on?! What's with the stupid clothes and the eyes and the whole evil thing? You're getting WAY too into this Chaos thing, this is serious! I could lose EVERYTHING from this! Eight, the Captain...you...

War Pearl: I would've thought the eyes alone would've tipped you off that I'm not YOUR Pearl. Well, here's the thing. I'm not one for Chaos...I'm here for Order. Like you.

Marina: I...what?

[War Pearl slowly walks forward and takes a seat on the opposite chair]

War Pearl: There we go. Now, allow me to explain. I...am Pearl. But not as you know her. I'm a Pearl from a timeline where I never got to experience the wonderful, beautiful life I got with you. Damn Cuttlefish sicced his good little soldier on us the moment we escaped the concert. Remember?

Marina: ...Wh-when we first met? I remember. We got jumped by some Inklings and...you fought them off.

War Pearl: That's the one. This time, I wasn't strong enough. I got to see you get two Hero Shot blasts to the chest in perfect clarity.

Marina: Oh no! I...died?

Eight: Mother Marina, do you believe? How? There no basis in reality!

War Pearl: Not THIS reality, no. You don't need to believe me, I know for a fact it happened anyhow. With THIS!

[War Pearl holds up a red crystal. It has a steel band across it the middle of it, and it is glowing softly. Both Marina and Eight gasp, but Marina moreso]

Marina: Impossible...

Eight: Mother Marina? What is it?

Marina: ...Impossible. A-A theory! It's-

War Pearl: A Splitter Crystal, yes. Two of these and you can cross to other dimensions. That's what the legend says. And how fortunate that I come across a couple while out moping. I crossed into what people call the true timeline. And I saw...everything. I saw the life I would've had with you. Best friends, co-hosts, perhaps more. Off the Hook would take the world by storm, even the Squidsters couldn't top us! We saved the world, the world LOVED us, we adopted Eight as our hero child and we made Inkos and Octos live in harmony! And I. NEVER GOT. TO EXPERIENCE. ANY OF THAT!!!

[War Pearl's explosion of anger sends Agent Eight flying over the sofa, springing back up with her Octoshot and aiming it at the angry squid. War Pearl stares blankly at the two for a bit, before she sinks back into the chair and sighs harshly, pinching the bridge of her nose]

War Pearl: I'm so sorry, I just...I'm not like the others, no. I don't break down, I don't lash out. I don't get...mad. Except when I think back to that. To what I lost. To what I NEVER...got to experience. Your Pearl is so lucky...she has the perfect life, with you...

Marina: You...really think so?

War Pearl: You two have done so much, and saved the world. And she wants to throw it all away?! I don't think she understands, 'Rina! I never got to have ANY of what she's taken for granted. Sure I gathered up another Marina, but she ain't the same. She's like me, what they call a Warmonger. We're evil and broken. Hence, the eyes. But she's violent and drunk. A handful. She could never replace you, never.

Marina: [scared] Who the shell are you?

War Pearl: I'm the Pearl you need right now. I'm the Pearl who will hold your hand when you say "don't run off". I am the Pearl that understands what you're so afriad of! And I'm gonna make damn sure you never lose a soul. And Order, safety above all else...that's how we're gonna do it.

Marina: You're...pledging support?

War Pearl: More than that. I'm gonna lead you to victory over that Gremlin. I'm gonna subjugate the ungrateful and make them see the truth. Even if we have to control them, I will make sure you get the future you desire! One of control. One of safety. One where you and your family are at no risk of being offed by some skull-wearing punk who thinks they're the next Mad Mollosk! One of...Order. So...[stretches her hand out] you in?

[Marina waits for a good long while, the cogs turning in her head like they've never turned before. Eight, wary, lowers her Octoshot and joins Marina on the sofa]

Eight: Mother Marina...I beg of you. We can not trust her!

Marina: ...But...I have to. I'm not going to lose you. Not now, not ever.

Eight: But...!

War Pearl: Hush, child. The adults are talking.

Marina: Eight...could you...give us some time?

Eight: I...[glares at Marina] This is madness, Mother! I no stand for this!

[she storms out of the room. Marina sighs]

War Pearl: Don't worry, she doesn't understand yet. She'll come around. They always do.

Marina: I gotta make sure...nothing else matters. [a good pause] Say...where is your Marina, anyhow? The one you mentioned was always...uh-

War Pearl: Drunk? Yeah, she's a wreck. It was a world where I died. Fell down some stars. Anticlimatic. We had a...falling out, recently. We had very different ideals of what's going on here. Don't worry, she's non-functional without me to clean her up. Most days she's too drunk to talk. She's not gonna get in our way. So! Down to business. Ever heard of Hypnoshades?

===

Previously, on The Chaos Arc: fav.me/ddaas3m

Next Time: fav.me/ddac6dd

Part 2, now. War Pearl makes her presence much more know, and as she does, she monologues to Marina about how Order is to win the day. It MUST. The Octo child must be protected, above all else. Even free will. Will Marina take her up on her offer? Hmm...

Assets Used:

GTA V Online Apartment [v1 Final] by Mark2580 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Off the Hook Models by LilRobot and friends - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…