#splatoon tickles

Marina sets up the movie, then sits patiently on the couch in Pearl’s apartment as she waits for her to return; Pearl said she would be right back before she slipped herself into her room with a smile plastered across her face.

Just then, the door to Pearl’s room swings open. Pearl hops out, dressed in an entire vampire costume fit with a cape.

“Ta-da!” Pearl presents herself to Marina. She does a little spin, then poses with her cape by holding it in front of her face to act like one of the classic vampires she’s seen on TV. She drops the act, then smiles at Marina. 

“What do you think? It’s my Splatoween costume for this year!” Pearl squeals with excitement. 

Marina cups her hands together and her eyes sparkle with joy. “Oh Pearly! I love it! It’s adorable!”

“Whaaat? Adorable???” Pearl says as if she is offended. “No way, I’m supposed to be scary!” Pearl holds her hands up into claws and lets out a hiss in character. Marina just giggles.

“Hehehe. Sorry Pearly,” she covers her smile with a curled first, “I still think it’s cute instead of scary.”

Pearl puffs out her cheeks and crosses her arms. After hearing Marina’s giggles, however, an idea springs into Pearl’s head. She perks up and a smile replaces Pearl’s previous pout.

“Adorable huh?” Pearl’s expression turns more smug. She takes a few steps closer so she can stand near the couch. “Okay then… What if I do… this!” Pearl suddenly pounces towards the cushions, tackling Marina in a hug into the arm of the couch. Marina lets out a lighthearted scream, paired with an outpouring of soft, squeaky giggles when Pearl begins nuzzling into her neck.

“Hehehe! Pehehearli-eEEEK!!!” Marina squeals as she feels Pearl’s nuzzles turn into playful nibbles at her neck. The Octoling scrunches her shoulder and squeezes her arms to her sides. With Pearl laying halfway on top of her, she also shoves a gentle palm into Pearl’s chest as her smile beams.

Pearl pauses her nibbles to respond to Marina’s reaction. “Hold still Marina!” Pearl chuckles into her neck. “I can’t be a scary vampire if you keep squirming like that!” 

Pearl snuggles her face into Marina’s neck again, right before using her little squid fang to draw out more of Marina’s laughter with tickly ‘vampire’ bites. 

“I cahahahan’t! It tihihihickles!” Marina turns her head into her shoulder and covers her mouth with one of her hands, sweetly giggling behind it.

Pearl lifts up her head. “Hey! Don’t hide your smile from me!” Pearl delicately grabs the hand that was covering up Marina’s sweet smile. “Just for that, this arm is getting nibbles too!” Pearl pulls Marina’s arm towards her, across the octoling’s chest, to graze her fang gently across her arm. The nibbles at the new spot immediately send tickly sensations towards Marina, earning another squeal from the octoling. Marina curls herself up on the couch as Pearl nibbles up and down her arm, all while releasing carefree giggles the whole time and fluttering her legs on the couch.

Pearl pulls her head away to allow Marina a short break. “Aww, your giggles are so adorable, Marina. Ha! Now it’s my turn to call you adorable. Hey, maybe since I’m such an adorable vampire, I’m a vampire that feasts on giggles instead of blood!” 

The inkling pauses. “Hmm, so if that’s the case, where would be the best place for me to feast on some laughter.” Pearl’s eyes drift down to Marina’s exposed tummy. Another wide smirk curls on her lips.

“Ah ha! Perfect!” Pearl exclaims.

Marina sees Pearl shifting closer to get to her tummy. Immediately, Marina springs forward and grabs Pearl’s hands, gigging as she speaks, her tummy fluttering already. “Ohohoh no! Pearlie! Wait!”

“Sorry Marina, but a vampire has to eat!” While Pearl laces her fingers with Marina’s to hold her hands, the inkling takes a sudden deep breath. She puffs out her cheeks with air, then dips her head directly towards Marina’s belly, giving her a great, big, tickly raspberry. 

Marina explodes with laughter like a splat bomb going off during a turf war. Pearl lets go of her hands and Marina attempts to curl herself forward, but her tummy is filled with more silly sensations when Pearl nibbles around her belly. This whole time, Marina’s giggles have been soft and squeaky, but with her belly now the target, her giggles reach another octave (or octo-tave as Pearl might joke with her later).

Marina curls her arms close to her chest and giggles into her shoulder. “Pehehehearliehehehe!”

Pearl pauses her nibbling to tease. “Mmm, your giggles are delicious Marina! I could drink up your laugh all day!” The inkling plants another raspberry on Marina’s tummy.

“Eeehehehek! Buhuhuhut yohohohou won’t rihihihight??!” Marina squeals. “I’ll ruhuhun ohohout of giggles behehefore then!”

Pearl moves her head away and chuckles. She shakes her head, “Nah, I think I’ve had my fill.” She pats Marina’s stomach, then sits next to the octoling.

Marina, catching her breath, lets out her leftover giggles. “Hehe, it’s just like the vamp-squid movie,” Marina says with her limbs still compacted in a ball. She begins to unfurl herself as she recovers, “Except that you used raspberries and nibbles to ‘defeat’ me.” 

“Oh yeah. Ha! I guess I did,” Pearl smiles.

Once she replenishes her air, Marina sits herself up. She takes another look at Pearl’s outfit and an idea clicks. “Hey! What if I dress up as the werewolf for Splatoween to pair with your vampire?”

Pearl audibly gasps. Her eyes shimmer wide with excitement. “That. Would be. AWESOME! Yes please!!!” 

“Yay!” Marina cheers. “Oh, we’ll be so cute together!” Marina catches herself, “I- I mean scary! Very scary.”

“I think he does,~ but he also needs a punishment for ruining my X power too, so he better be ready~” Mega braced for impact as the 2 friends inched closer to him.

Using the limited brain power Mega had left in him, he looked around for a possible escape route. His face flushed a deeper shade of red as Mira began to circle around him slowly, blocking off multiple escape routes while wiggling her teal-tipped nails at her brother.

“Megaaa~ you know you can't be mean to my friends!~ I end up having to hear from them that you always torture them in ranked modes…” Mira frowned sarcastically; she couldn't hide the wide grin plastered across her face.

“You have too many friends, you i-idiot!- most of them are way lower ranked than me, so of course I'd beat them anyway!” Mega tried to hide his overly flustered face; his eyes stayed glued on his sister. But, due to the limited brain power he was operating on, he completely forgot the other threat was already closing in on him.

“Well, next time don't think about taunting anyone! Especially me~” Someone had whispered right into his pinkish ear as he felt Vespers sneaky hands wrap around him, holding him from under his arms. Exposing his entire torso and leaving most of his body immobile. Mira looked up into her poor brother's eyes as she wiggled her nails dangerously close to his sides.

“I’m s-sorry okay!- I didn't mean to taunt anyone; I was just caught up and full of my s-self!” Mega desperately wiggled around; with his already weakened arms from being tired, he had very little strength to fight back. The more he thrashed around, the more the two friends giggled to themselves. Without realizing it, Mega's fighting caused his shirt to lift slightly, just barely exposing his bare torso.

“You did apologize… but you still need to be punished, my dear brother~ maybe this will make sure you never taunt my friends again~” Mira winked at Mega as she slipped her hands under Mega’s shirt, very slightly scritching and scratching his sides.

“I s-sahahahaid everything I c-could!.. lehehet me down you idiots!…” Vesper gasped, looking at Mira through Mega's shoulder, gently resting her head there.

“Idiots!? That's not very nice you damn tryhard~” Vesper glanced at Mira, using her pouty face; she glared at Mega; he knew this wasn't the end. Mira sighed, gently lowering her tickly fingers so that she could attack his ribs.

“M-mirahahaha!- c-cut it out aahahalready!-” Mega spoke through his giggles the best he could. Vesper, still restraining him, giggled as she whispered directly back into his ear/

“All you gotta do is promise~, and I’ll let you free~” The more she whispered, the redder Mega’s ears became as Mira started to spider down his entire torso, from his sides to ribs, now reaching a much more sensitive spot. His tummy.

“You can do that right, Mega?~ for your sister's sake?~” She spoke in the most sly and teasing voice she could while reaching down to his tummy.

“OHOHOHOOKAYEHEHEHE! I W-WILLHEHEHEE! JUHUHUST S-STOP IT ALREADY!” The blue-haired octo was starting to lose it. His giggles turned into full-on laughter while still struggling to fight and to find a way out of this situation, which he knows he caused himself. Both Vesper and Mira giggled alongside Mega’s laughs. Knowing he would listen to the two of them without any problems, she prepared herself for the final blow. Mira winked at her brother one more time before running her nails down his sides, leading her to his hips. She rubbed circles along another one of his most sensitive parts of his body.

“I P-PROMISEHEHEHEHE! I W-WONTHEHEHE DO IT AGAHAHAHAIN!..” Mega’s laughter shot up an octave as he started to reach his breaking point. Mira knew time was up and he was already exhausted from his battles earlier in the day.

“Well, you did promise so I’ll take that!~” She finally put a halt to her tickling. Vesper sighed, releasing her arms as Mira pulled his shirt back down to save his tummy.

“That was not needed at all you idiots!.. but whatever… I’ll keep my promise, as long as you guys forget that this ever happened.” Mega stood firmly; his sister couldn't resist laughing at his flustered face. Who would possibly try giving orders to the person who just tickled and teased him to bits?? He was a fighter… Mira knew that, knowing they always grew up having tickle fights, which she would mostly win. Mega used to make her swear to never bring it up to any of his friends. Vesper covered her giggling mouth as she grabbed her bag, approaching the siblings’ door.

”Well that was fun, but I should really go get some sleep… That was fun, you two~ and Mega make sure to never taunt my buddies again!~ or else the punishment will be a lot worse for you~” She stuck out her tongue before exiting the apartment. Mira locked the door and sat down on the couch, ready to play games for the remainder of the night. Mega was heading to his room before stopping in the hallway; he turned around and poked his head out.

”Nothing happened, and we never speak about that.” He quickly scurried off to his room as his twin sister shouted from the couch.

“Sure sure~ Just make sure you got a better plan if you wanna escape the tickle monster!~” This only made Mega incredibly more flustered. He pouted before shutting and locking his bedroom door. In the other room, Mira smiled; she loved her brother and her friends, and moments like these made her feel warm and fuzzy inside. Something she wants everyone to experience.

Loss after loss after loss… Vesper sat down on her slosher before sighing to herself. She only wanted to test what she had learned from previous battles, only to lose 5 times in a row… She kept encountering the same dapple dualies player, who eventually was just taunting her for a while.

“This got boring way too fast…” Vesper sighed, thinking about what she possibly could do? She wanted to train the entire day, so she cleared her entire schedule, but now, she understood she was having an off day, and it was better that she wouldn’t destroy her rank even further. She sat there idly on her bucket for a while before eventually coming up with a solution to her boredom.

Vesper ran back to her apartment, placed her bucket back on its stand, and ran out the door, grinning eye to eye.

“If I can’t entertain myself, I’ll just get someone else to do it~” she thought in her head. it took her less than 5 seconds to choose that special someone she would cling to so she could be freed of her boredom. Vesper walked confidently up to the door of another apartment and knocked. Footsteps could be heard from the other side, while Vesper sees the shadow of someone in the doorway. Before she knew it, the door had swung open.

“Vesper?! What brings you by? I thought you were out trying those new-“ Vesper had cut her friend off.

“Not now, Mira… I’m here because I need someone to entertain me!~ and I’ve chosen you for that job~” Mira sighed, the 2 octolings had met at a video game convention and ever since they’ve been best of friends.

“This is the third time you’ve said this to me in the past week!!- You know I’m not some type of clown!” Mira tried her best to look annoyed while she shut the door, but Vesper knew she didn’t mind; they practically are always at each other's side. The pair has known eachother for 5 years now, if anything, you could call them long lost sisters at this point. Vesper smirked and looked past Mira’s pretend upset expression and saw none other than their favorite game on Mira’s television, with conventionally 2 controllers placed on a small round table in front of the TV.

“Oh? Are you playing with your brother?” Vesper walked over and sat on the couch before picking up one of the controllers.

“Nope… Mega is in X rank right now, I’m pretty sure, he’s been warming up all morning despite the fact I’ve been trying to make him take a break, but he seems pretty stuck up on getting a certain power…” This made Vesper’s eyebrow rise, looking up at Mira, who made her way and sat next to Vesper, grabbing the other controller.

“He’s in X rank right now?… did I run into him earlier and didn’t realize it??” Vesper got lost in her thought before Mira poked her side to bring her back to reality.

“Pick your character already!! Jeez, for someone who’s so bored, how could you be lost in thought for so long…” Mira smirked at Vesper. She knew that Vesper seemed to be a little frustrated when battling was brought up, so she knew forcing her into Mario Kart would keep her distracted from any negative thoughts she may have been having.

“Alright alright!- really does it matter that much?.. I’m gonna win anyway ~” Vesper, in her most cocky tone ever, gave Mira that damn smirk before getting even more comfortable on the couch, putting her legs right into Mira’s lap as she decided to play a little crooked for whatever reason… Mira looked down at the sight before smiling and thinking for a moment.

“Maybe today I’ll show you what Mega taught me what to do if I ever fall behind!~” Mira stuck out her tongue at Vesper before quickly locking her eyes on the TV. As the races went on it was obvious who was in first place. The 2 teal haired octolings were both competitive, but one of them always had came out on top way more than the other.

“First place 4 times in a row for the entire Grand Prix.. got nothing to say for yourself, Mira?~” she in fact, did not have anything to say… BUT, instead of words, she had an action instead. Before Vesper could even react, Mira had pulled her onto her legs, bringing her not only closer to Mira but also putting her torso area in range of Mira’s arms. Vesper seems to have forgotten that her best friend actually had a surprisingly bit of strength, which allowed her to move Vesper with no struggle at all.

“Mira!- I meant to say something, not do somethin-GHEHEHE!-“ before Vesper could plead her case, Mira had taken things into her own hands, grabbing Vesper's hips and giving them a big squeeze.

“Actions do mean more than words, so you should be grateful~” Mira whispered into her ear, attempting to crumble Vesper into a pile of giggles.

“M-MIRAHAHAHAHA!-“ Vesper’s giggles hid the fact that she was planning on switching the tides but just needed a way on how…

“Well, now I’m doing something about it~ can’t Vesper handle a few little tickles?~” Mira continued to dance around her upper body, placing each one of her slightly pointy fingers on every spot she could.

“O-OHHOHOHOOKAY I GIVEHEHEHE UP!…” Vesper was able to mutter out before her ticklish attack came to a close. Mira grinned ear to ear as Vesper switched positions and sat on her legs, while Mira turned her body so she could rest her head on Vesper’s thigh.

“You know, for someone who has such a sassy attitude, you sure have a pretty funny weakness~” Mira moved closer and whispered into Vesper’s ear, her face slightly glowing red before deciding it was her chance to change the tides. Vesper glared back at Mira, her eyes locking deep into her teal pupils before quickly moving into action. Before Mira could even react or fight back, Vesper had both of Mira’s wrists caught in her left hand. Mira let out a small gasp as she felt her arms being lifted up above her head, then locked into place when Vesper sat on her hands with her knee to make sure they were pinned right where she needed them to be.

“And for someone who’s so confident, you sure leave yourself open too often~ maybe this is the reason you keep losing in X rank, hm?~” Copying Mira’s verbal teases from earlier, Vesper slowly trailed her nails down the poor girl's arm, making her giggle and wiggle around.

“D-damnhehehehe ithehehehe!- v-vehehehehesper!!-“ Mira was attempting to kick her legs in an attempt to loosen Vesper’s grip on her arms. Vesper made sure to keep Mira as still as she could, scribbling all around her arms. As she continued her assault, Mira could feel Vesper’s nails slowly but surely reaching down to her underarms.

VEHEHEHEHESPER!!- NOT THAHAHAHAT SPOTTT!!…” Vesper smirked as she listened to her best friend’s voice. The girls' laughter had seamlessly gone up an octave higher as she reached one of her weakest spots.

“Jeez!… it couldn’t be THAT bad, right?~” Vesper cooed into her ear despite the fact that she was being the most hypocritical person in the world at that moment. Mira tried her best, thrashing around, squirming, even attempting to scratch Vesper’s knees, which still held a tight grip on her hands.

“VESPER I S-SWEAREHEHEHEHE!!-“ Vesper cut off Mira’s threat with her pointer finger pressing down on her lips. She looked down at her flustered friend with a sly smirk on her face. Mira’s face boiled as she felt the finger press down on her own lips. She was losing strength and was starting to accept her ticklish fate. Vesper kept up just a little longer, inching down gently to her ribs and eventually to her tummy.

“VESPER NOHOHOHO Y-YOU CAHAHAHAHANT JUST!!…” Vesper watched her laugh changed instantly once reaching different spots. She found it both amusing and cute how one’s laughter could change so much depending on where they are being tickled. Mira kept on wiggling and squirming like usual, Vesper was pretty much rocking back and forth while her knees stood as still as possible to keep her arms bounded.

“Maybe endurance training is needed for something like you~ You may be able to survive in the lower ranks but people have some strange tactics in X rank so you need to make sure you keep all of these pesky weak spots safe!~” Vesper had thought back to one time, during her early days in X rank, when she witnessed one of her teammates being cornered by a roller user and a brush user. Before she knew it, her poor teammate got pinned down by the roller as the brush started to tickle the teammate to bits… Vesper ran away but had accidentally locked eye contact with those enemies, they started started to chase her down, but luckily the game ended just in time. She didn’t play for the next couple of days as she feared those players would find her.

“THISHEHEHE CANT HAPPEN IN X RANK YOU L-LIAREHEHEHEHE!..” Mira wanted to deny what Vesper was saying, but deep inside, there was definitely a possibility of tickling being used as some sort of tactic to weaken the enemy.

“Of course it does silly!~ You know, even the ink can make you more tickli!-“ Both Vesper and Mira clamped their mouths closed. Both of them glared over to see someone opened the door that Mira had forgotten to lock since Vesper was too busy making an entrance earlier…

“Uh?… Am I I-interrupting something?…” Mira’s face was boiling red. It was her twin brother, Mega. He was only just returning from his own X rank session, and now he’s coming home to hearing laughter outside the door, and now he sees Vesper on top of his sister with her fingers scattered around Mira’s tummy when he opens the door.

“Nononono!- It’s okay Mega!!- Vesper was just preparing me for X rank!” She laughed nervously, trying to cover up the fact that she tried to form a lie out of thin air. She was being punished for starting the tickle fight… not some type of endurance training.

“I’m pretty sure tickling isn’t gonna help you?…- Vesper, what were you doing to her…” Mega sighed, he’s used to dealing with Mira’s and Vesper’s antics, but never he saw one of top of another.

“It would technically, if you were smart enough to understand…” Vesper scoffed off at Mega before staring at his gear.

“Hey where were you by the way?…” Vesper‘s sarcastic tone faded as she talked in her more genuine voice.

“well I’ve been in X rank for maybe 4 hours today?.. yea it’s been one of those days.” Mega watched Vesper’s eyes very closely

“Why do you ask?…” Vesper inched closer before her brain clicked. In X rank the players’ names are blurred so you don’t know who’s who… she knew that Mega used dapple dualies… and on top of that, she recognized the gear he was using!… She never thought it was him because his gear was different from before, but now she realizes the dapple dualies that was causing her so many problems was standing right infront of her! Mega watched as she stared into his soul, slowly taking a couple of steps back, trying to inch closer to the side where Mira was standing.

“Do you… remember a slosher player from about 2 hours ago… you fought her a couple times and even TAUNTED her…” Vesper didn’t even sound angry. This was her perfect opportunity to get revenge for herself, her small smile turning into a more wicked smirk.

“OH!.. t-that was youuuu huh?.. ehe…” Mega ran over and crouched behind his sister in pure fear. As she saw Vespers’ fingers wiggling towards him. Mira knew what was going on and decided to play around a little. She quickly turned around with her hands on her hips.

“Mega!! How dare you taunt my friend that much!!” She tried to act as shocked as she could… how could her own brother torture her friend?? AND almost getting away with it??

“You gotta be kidding me?!- taking her side?!-“ Mega shot up as he picked up his pace. Before he knew it, he felt contact as his back was up against the wall. He stared as now 20 fingers were teasingly wiggling towards him.

“My poor brother~ with this type of reaction, I think he needs some endurance training too!~ don’t you think Vesper?~” Mega couldn’t hold it in as his face started to turn a light pink color. He hated this feeling and knew what was coming.

“I think he does~ but he also needs a punishment for ruining my X power too~ so he better be ready~” Mega braced for impact as the 2 friends inched closer to him.