#asksquidbeakagents

“Why did you build a spaceship?”

It’s a sunny spring day in the Splatlands, but Sabi and Tay are in the shade. A conveniently large boulder casts a shadow over the sand, where the Octarian Emperor has parked the modified Octobot King to be worked on.

“Seemed like a good idea,” Tay replies, his focus entirely on tightening something inside the mechanism.

“Because Ribbon had a dream about it?” Sabi scratches his ear. He passes his brother a screwdriver when his hand is held out for it. “Can this even safely leave the atmosphere?”

“It was a cool dream—and if it looks like a spaceship, it might as well be a spaceship. It’s all about the aesthetic. I have no doubt that I could make a fully functional spacecraft, it would just, er, take much more time. I have a lot of responsibilities, you know.”

“Which is why we’re out here fixing this, and not back underground??”

Tay stops, though not because of anything his brother has said. “Did you hear that?”

Sabi’s ears prick up slightly, though whatever his brother heard is no longer audible. Still, he asks, “Is—is someone there…?”

“By the look on your face, I’m guessing it’s the first time you’ve noticed my shop?” Inquired an Octoling lass with long crimson red tentacles from behind the rather sturdy folding table she had just put up a few moments ago and was setting them up for work for the day.

🔪: any weapon you want to try use?

I do miss using Rollers, maybe at the rate they keep nerfing the brellas I might go back.

🔧: any weapon you wish you can master, but just can’t?

Already did this one my dude

🔨: booyah bomb or ultra stamp?

“Cause when you do it, people die?”

“No. Right now. Your giant genocide statue just fired on the city because people were eating seagulls. I don’t know how you’re still alive, BUT CONTROL YOUR DAMN CREATION!”

9. Do they empathize with non-sentient things (dolls, plants, books…)?

"Humph, if you MUST know...my most beloved items include my Dualies." Minu brought out the faded pink Dualies, which were scratched and banged up, with several dents. One of the nozzles didn't seem to work properly either. "These mean everything to me...I promised to be the best for my grandmother. Oh, and I suppose my several stuffed animals from Dad, and my kimonos from mom...and this thing." She held up what looked to be an old time cell phone charm. "I don't know what the heck this is, but apparently someone gave this to Mom, and then she gave it to me...she said it was a secret, but I like the look of it because it's shiny, so I hold onto it. It's a little shark, see?"

13. Name one thing their parents taught them.

"How to mend clothes! Granted, it doesn't look the prettiest. I mean, look at what I'm wearing now." Jesse laughed nervously. "My old cape that I wore about five years ago now doesn't look much better. But I made that when I was down in the metro! I used a bunch of fabric I found on the ground! Not my best idea...but Octa seems to love wearing it, so I guess it's okay!"

📊 - How does your muse feel about the state of the world? Could it be better? Could it be worse?

8 has never been much of an optimist, though she’s not all that much of a pessimist, either. She tends to have a more pragmatic, realistic view–however her state of mind has changed a bit since her time in the lab that mutated her. Cynicism and mistrust have settled in, though she tries to give people the benefit of the doubt… She’s aggressive, but not unreasonable. 

As for her opinion of the state of the world, she definitely thinks it could be better, though she doesn’t want the pristine, perfect world that Order seems to envision. She wants to see a world where people are able to make decisions of their own, but they also account for other people and their opinions as well. Despite her cynicism, she does hope that things can change for the better. After all, she did get out of that terrible, terrible lab.