"Hah, sorry..."

She's not really sure what she's apologizing for, but either way she felt the need to say it... Kiwi didn't even do anything but just stand there, she really tried to get closer but as soon as the little Smallfry moved closer, she was hiding in her squid form.

"...He's so tiny, I know he won't hurt me... Yet it's like it's linked in my head that makes my body go into danger mode..."

She leans forward a bit, resting her chin on her hands.

"Lemme guess-- Your brothers told ya to do it, didn't they?" Vio is snickering on the other side of the line. "Don't worry. It's workin' just fine."

@ourple-octoling

"...It was either that or something worse. I chose the lesser of two evils..." Sylvia groans, pinching the bridge of her nose. "In less.. embarrassing news, I assume things are going well for you?"

She makes a face, she sounds so robotic... kinda like her mother, she realizes. Well that's an unpleasant thought...

"...I'd ask if you want to hang out, but I'm kinda on babysitting duty at the moment... Not like, Haru and Zach, they can at least behave themselves. I mean I've got a toddler with us at the moment and... yeah."

There's a bit of noise on her side of the line, Zach and Haru's voices briefly calling out a "hello" to Vio before going back to whatever they were doing.

SOFT ACTION PROMPTS // accepting.

     A very common sight unfolds in Eden’s bedroom; Eden is pressed against Tsunaomi’s side, flipping through a photography trade magazine.  Each page discusses the pros and cons of lenses, of different editing softwares, and the merits of avoiding editing entirely.  Most of it makes Eden’s eyes glaze over, so she’s mostly just there to turn the pages, once Naomi is done reading

     Eden is the one who notices Viorel enter, giving him a bright smile as he walks over and sits next to her.  Once Eden is sandwiched between her big siblings, she hums happily, and butts her head against Vio’s shoulder.   ❛  Are you here to bore your brains out too?  ❜

      ❛  I’m not holding you hostage, Edie—  ❜  Naomi laughs softly.

"We will allow it this time!"

"...Mostly cause Dad said we can't interrogate Vio anymore when we told him about it..."

"This became war the second the other team started squid/octo-bagging."

Sylvia adjusted the Octoling Goggles (though she calls them Octoleet Goggles around people since most have the replicas and not the real deal) to rest on her forehead, looking out at the map. She hums, pointing to one of the higher vantage points.

"Of course, you're always welcome here."

Sylvia chuckled softly, leaning against the back of the couch. Vio popping in after late night flower deliveries was unexpected, but welcome. The rest of her family had gone to sleep before he arrived, Sylvia being the only one awake. Which was a blessing in disguise, Vio gets to sleep without answering 20 questions from her family.

"...She visited you on Valentines Day...?"

Zach stared at Vio, repeating what he said. Okay, normally that wouldn’t be a big deal, Sylvia visited Vio at his shop whenever she was in Splatsville! But... She left her ID at his place?? Like, his HOME? (No, she just dropped it as she was leaving the shop but Zach doesn’t know that...)

"...Haru! Can you go get Sylvia!" He called into the house, hearing a faint "okay!" back. Zach looked at Vio, narrowing his eyes a bit.