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[This place wouldn't do, War Marina had told Pearl. This apartment was too stuffy, too dingy. They needed a place to get a nice drink and talk it out. That and Pearl didn't have any OctoScotch on her, and that seemed to be all that this Marina had to drink...ever. So, they moved on to somewhere much better lit. They chose The Salmon's Squad bar and cafe in a remote part of Inkopolis. Not many people would be there, and it was one of the few areas that would even be open at this point in time. The cafe was dingy and covered in smoke, but it obscured the two enough. Pearl bought one of the cheaper energy drinks - she wasn't exactly planning on sleeping, anyhow - and this Marina got a bottle of OctoScotch. They sat, and War Marina took an instant swig of her moonshine]

War Marina: Aaah! [loud belch] Ah yeah, that's helped to dull the pain a little. Ooh.

Pearl: How can you stand to drink that stuff? Marina...well, my Marina...she doesn't exactly speak highly of that hogswill.

War Marina: Do y'all even know what it is? Octarian moonshine, Pearlie! Mah people brewed this by the gallon back in the Canyon. Strong stuff that hurt to even think about...hell, helped us get through life in that backwater. Maybe when we win, ah can get all those ingrates to take a taste of their own medicine!

Pearl: Look, just spill the beans. Or your guts, whatever comes up first. Who are you? You ain't the Marina I know. You're not one of those crazy fangirls, are you?

War Marina: No! Ah know things only your Marina could know!

Pearl: Like?

War Marina: Like how y'all splat the bed 'til you were 18 and own a teddy bear called Mr Pinkles!

Pearl: [hurriedly shushes her up, harsh whisper] NOT in a...semi-public place! And more importantly, who told you this?!

War Marina: ...You did. Ah know you, Pearlie. Ah understand you. And ah miss you. In mah world, yer...dead.

Pearl: ...I'm what?

War Marina: YER DEAD, Pearlie! [Pearl shushes her, and War Marina calms down. She begins to silently cry] One of those there...hater-types pushed you down a flight'a steps. You didn't survive your trip! Ah found yer in a puddle of yer own INK! Didn't take long for the people to turn on me after that. Ah don't think we ever saved Eight from the Metro...so the moment that Agent type saved Callie, EVERYONE saw what Octavio was like. Everyone thought they knew what we were!

Pearl: That...sounds horrible.

War Marina: Ya think?! Ah broke. Ah turned to the strong stuff to dull that pain...took to tryin' ta destroy the city with a mech'a mine! Didn't work. Ah would've been screwed if Pearlie didn't save me. Another Pearl. One...like me. Eyes like this...[prys her eyelid open so Pearl can get a better look at her eye] Only her's is blue. She's above me.

Pearl: What are you?

War Marina: We're...Warmongers.

Pearl: ...That's METAL and I love it.

War Marina: We live to take our anger out on those that made our lives a MISERY! But there's so much stopping us. Regulations. Restrictions. RULES. Don't you see? We NEED chaos, we need a lack of laws! We gotta show the people that turn our backs on us that WE'RE in charge! Mah Pearl, the evil one...she spent so much time settin' that up. Oh but NOW when Order is on the table, NOW she takes it! Talks big about playin' the Long Game. [takes a big swig of booze] It's bullsquid! ALL OF IT! She and your Marina wanna turn Inkopolis into a dystopia! Y'all seen those new glasses people wearin'?

Pearl: The ones with the boppers on the sides? Yeah, what about them?

War Marina: 'Rina's idea. She had the gall to call 'em Hivemind Antenna. They're no better than THESE! [slams something down on the table. It's a set of black shades with LEDs on the front] Hypnoshades. Octavio's pride and joy. Eighteen months, he made Callie wear these!

Pearl: Hmm. Real dodgy stuff. We both saw how bad he got, what he did to her. What these things... [realises something, stares up at War Marina in terror] She didn't! Not 'Rina!

War Marina: Yeah, 'Rina! These are identical to them there Callieshades! Even the motherboard, EVEN THE WIRING is the same! Put it in those "Eye of Justice" helmets, too! If a signal ever got sent out, that's it! You're Master Mother Marina's Marionette, and there ain't nothin' y'all can do to stop it! Imagine it. Cities full of those Inkling scum marchin' in lockstep! All day. EVERY day!

Pearl: ...M-Marina...[tears up] How could she? This was what she was trying to avoid! What she wanted to make sure...never happened again.

War Marina: She talks big about the shantytowns. 'Bout how she don't want 'em back no more! But that's not the whole story! She wanna protect the city, no matter what it takes! And that [burp] includes takin' away free will! Where free thought drags yer down the clinic! To be "rehabilitated". That there edgelord got it right! What else do ah need to say, girl?! Order's gonna eradicate choice! Nothing changes, ever again! FOREVER!!!

Pearl: ...She couldn't! She'd never- [trails off and stares at the glasses...and begins to sob] I just wanted this to be a stupid little game, 'Rina! For squids and giggles!

War Marina: Shhh, shh, it's okay! [brings Pearl into a hug] It's okay...we can fix this. You and me. Pearl and Marina! Not getting cooked, staying off the hook! All that wonderful stuff, you and me. Yes...[sniffles] Aw hell...ah'm gonna cry too! But, you see now, yes? 'Rina's a threat! Mah Pearlie's a threat! A future of Order is a future where everyone's a glorified robut! Where y'all have a mouth, but ya can't scream! We can't let Order win. Chaos has to reign! We HAVE to win! And ah'm gonna help ya! All the way to the end!

Pearl: ...Y-Yes...[breaks from the hug] We gotta win. No matter...what it takes. Let's go.

===

Previously, on the Chaos Arc: fav.me/ddac6dd

Next Time: fav.me/ddb48n0

Fun fact, this was supposed to take place in the apartment from Part 3, buuuut the shot was pretty bad, so I took it again in a new location. This looks, like SO much better than the previous shot, like, damn. Also, going over War Marina's dialogue in my head has allowed me to get good at a Southern accent. Not there yet, though.

Part 3. Where one Warmonger speaks in hushed tones and logical reasoning, another may scream out in raw emotion. This twisted Marina does her best to convince Pearl that Chaos MUST win. But what could she reveal to do so? How would Pearl dare to react? And in the end...who is leading who to war, here?

Assets Used:

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

Dark Kraken Eyes by Paws1999 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Splatoon 2: Leggings and Shorts - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles… (Sort of. The textures for the female leggings make up her recoloured outfit)
Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion: Off the Hook model pack by JarOfDelisauce and crueldude100(Evan) - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Rainy Cafe by Vtail64 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Mafia 2 Bottle Prop by Cubic Tuxedo - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Euroshopper Energy Drink by Marek Saar - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

it's three in the fucking morning what am I doing with my life

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[This place wouldn't do, War Marina had told Pearl. This apartment was too stuffy, too dingy. They needed a place to get a nice drink and talk it out. That and Pearl didn't have any OctoScotch on her, and that seemed to be all that this Marina had to drink...ever. So, they moved on to somewhere much better lit. They chose The Salmon's Squad bar and cafe in a remote part of Inkopolis. Not many people would be there, and it was one of the few areas that would even be open at this point in time. The cafe was dingy and covered in smoke, but it obscured the two enough. Pearl bought one of the cheaper energy drinks - she wasn't exactly planning on sleeping, anyhow - and this Marina got a bottle of OctoScotch. They sat, and War Marina took an instant swig of her moonshine]

War Marina: Aaah! [loud belch] Ah yeah, that's helped to dull the pain a little. Ooh.

Pearl: How can you stand to drink that stuff? Marina...well, my Marina...she doesn't exactly speak highly of that hogswill.

War Marina: Do y'all even know what it is? Octarian moonshine, Pearlie! Mah people brewed this by the gallon back in the Canyon. Strong stuff that hurt to even think about...hell, helped us get through life in that backwater. Maybe when we win, ah can get all those ingrates to take a taste of their own medicine!

Pearl: Look, just spill the beans. Or your guts, whatever comes up first. Who are you? You ain't the Marina I know. You're not one of those crazy fangirls, are you?

War Marina: No! Ah know things only your Marina could know!

Pearl: Like?

War Marina: Like how y'all splat the bed 'til you were 18 and own a teddy bear called Mr Pinkles!

Pearl: [hurriedly shushes her up, harsh whisper] NOT in a...semi-public place! And more importantly, who told you this?!

War Marina: ...You did. Ah know you, Pearlie. Ah understand you. And ah miss you. In mah world, yer...dead.

Pearl: ...I'm what?

War Marina: YER DEAD, Pearlie! [Pearl shushes her, and War Marina calms down. She begins to silently cry] One of those there...hater-types pushed you down a flight'a steps. You didn't survive your trip! Ah found yer in a puddle of yer own INK! Didn't take long for the people to turn on me after that. Ah don't think we ever saved Eight from the Metro...so the moment that Agent type saved Callie, EVERYONE saw what Octavio was like. Everyone thought they knew what we were!

Pearl: That...sounds horrible.

War Marina: Ya think?! Ah broke. Ah turned to the strong stuff to dull that pain...took to tryin' ta destroy the city with a mech'a mine! Didn't work. Ah would've been screwed if Pearlie didn't save me. Another Pearl. One...like me. Eyes like this...[prys her eyelid open so Pearl can get a better look at her eye] Only her's is blue. She's above me.

Pearl: What are you?

War Marina: We're...Warmongers.

Pearl: ...That's METAL and I love it.

War Marina: We live to take our anger out on those that made our lives a MISERY! But there's so much stopping us. Regulations. Restrictions. RULES. Don't you see? We NEED chaos, we need a lack of laws! We gotta show the people that turn our backs on us that WE'RE in charge! Mah Pearl, the evil one...she spent so much time settin' that up. Oh but NOW when Order is on the table, NOW she takes it! Talks big about playin' the Long Game. [takes a big swig of booze] It's bullsquid! ALL OF IT! She and your Marina wanna turn Inkopolis into a dystopia! Y'all seen those new glasses people wearin'?

Pearl: The ones with the boppers on the sides? Yeah, what about them?

War Marina: 'Rina's idea. She had the gall to call 'em Hivemind Antenna. They're no better than THESE! [slams something down on the table. It's a set of black shades with LEDs on the front] Hypnoshades. Octavio's pride and joy. Eighteen months, he made Callie wear these!

Pearl: Hmm. Real dodgy stuff. We both saw how bad he got, what he did to her. What these things... [realises something, stares up at War Marina in terror] She didn't! Not 'Rina!

War Marina: Yeah, 'Rina! These are identical to them there Callieshades! Even the motherboard, EVEN THE WIRING is the same! Put it in those "Eye of Justice" helmets, too! If a signal ever got sent out, that's it! You're Master Mother Marina's Marionette, and there ain't nothin' y'all can do to stop it! Imagine it. Cities full of those Inkling scum marchin' in lockstep! All day. EVERY day!

Pearl: ...M-Marina...[tears up] How could she? This was what she was trying to avoid! What she wanted to make sure...never happened again.

War Marina: She talks big about the shantytowns. 'Bout how she don't want 'em back no more! But that's not the whole story! She wanna protect the city, no matter what it takes! And that [burp] includes takin' away free will! Where free thought drags yer down the clinic! To be "rehabilitated". That there edgelord got it right! What else do ah need to say, girl?! Order's gonna eradicate choice! Nothing changes, ever again! FOREVER!!!

Pearl: ...She couldn't! She'd never- [trails off and stares at the glasses...and begins to sob] I just wanted this to be a stupid little game, 'Rina! For squids and giggles!

War Marina: Shhh, shh, it's okay! [brings Pearl into a hug] It's okay...we can fix this. You and me. Pearl and Marina! Not getting cooked, staying off the hook! All that wonderful stuff, you and me. Yes...[sniffles] Aw hell...ah'm gonna cry too! But, you see now, yes? 'Rina's a threat! Mah Pearlie's a threat! A future of Order is a future where everyone's a glorified robut! Where y'all have a mouth, but ya can't scream! We can't let Order win. Chaos has to reign! We HAVE to win! And ah'm gonna help ya! All the way to the end!

Pearl: ...Y-Yes...[breaks from the hug] We gotta win. No matter...what it takes. Let's go.

===

Previously, on the Chaos Arc: fav.me/ddac6dd

Next Time: fav.me/ddb48n0

Fun fact, this was supposed to take place in the apartment from Part 3, buuuut the shot was pretty bad, so I took it again in a new location. This looks, like SO much better than the previous shot, like, damn. Also, going over War Marina's dialogue in my head has allowed me to get good at a Southern accent. Not there yet, though.

Part 3. Where one Warmonger speaks in hushed tones and logical reasoning, another may scream out in raw emotion. This twisted Marina does her best to convince Pearl that Chaos MUST win. But what could she reveal to do so? How would Pearl dare to react? And in the end...who is leading who to war, here?

Assets Used:

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

Dark Kraken Eyes by Paws1999 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Splatoon 2: Leggings and Shorts - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles… (Sort of. The textures for the female leggings make up her recoloured outfit)
Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion: Off the Hook model pack by JarOfDelisauce and crueldude100(Evan) - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Rainy Cafe by Vtail64 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Mafia 2 Bottle Prop by Cubic Tuxedo - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Euroshopper Energy Drink by Marek Saar - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

it's three in the fucking morning what am I doing with my life