Technical Difficulties (A Splatoon Script)

Part 3 - The Truth, Crushes, and Other Things that are Scary

Pearl: Well, if you keep sneaking out the way you did last night, Brooke's gonna find out easily. If you need to get out again, lemme know so I can make sure you can get with V.

Coral: Oh! (They talk.)

Coral: It's not like that! I'm helping him make a cure for everyone! At least, that's what we agreed on. (She sweats again.)

Coral: What? (Pearl smirks at Coral.)

Pearl: Nothing. Nothing at all. (She smiles.)

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(A week of time passes, and the agents are hard at work. Coral and Brooke work with the agents in the day, and Coral and V work together in the night. Pearl sometimes joins in with them. Near the end of the week, Brooke notices Coral having naps, making her confused. Eventually, her curiosity grows too much.)

Brooke: So is it just me, or has Coral been acting weird this last week?

Pearl: In what way? We're all weird here! (They're in Pearl's kitchen. Brooke sits at the island with a barstool. She fixes a weapon while Pearl is cleaning up a bit.)

Brooke: Yeah, yeah, whatever. I know that. I'm just meaning that she's acting differently. I keep seeing her getting naps in the day. She never does that! She hates naps! She likes to be active. And then in the mornings, she seems a little loopy and happy.

Pearl: Coral's normally happy! I like that!

Brooke: I mean like... weird happy. (They talk.)

Pearl: Pfffhhh, you make it sound like she's smoking some kind of seaweed or something! (Pearl laughs.)

Brooke: Well, how am I supposed to know? She hasn't been talking to me like she used to! I have no idea what's going on with her. (She's aggravated.)

Brooke: Do... you know anything about it? (Pearl looks panicked at Brooke's question.)

Pearl: Nope! Don't know a thing! Gosh, I wonder why she's acting weird! (She whirls around, face a little red.)

Brooke: Pearl... you better tell me the truth. I know you were just lying. (She gives a slight glare.)

Pearl: [whispered] Oh, caaaaarp!

Brooke: Come on, Pearl. You need to tell me. (Pearl looks really panicked.)

Pearl: I don't- don't know?

Brooke: Pearl, if you don't tell me, I'm going to find out myself! I need to know what's going on with my little sister! (Pearl shrugs and Brooke starts to get mad.)

Pearl: [thought] Forgive me, Coral! [spoken] She's... she's been leaving the mansion at night. She's been going to the canyon. Coral wanted to help V. (Pearl caves in.)

Brooke: What? (She pulls Pearl really close by holding onto her shirt. Pearl is startled. Brooke is glaring coldly in Pearl's face.)

Brooke: Why has she been doing this? She knows she shouldn't! I thought I made it clear I don't want her around V! Especially not alone! (Brooke yells.)

Pearl: She- she hasn't been alone! Most of the time, I go with her! (Brooke still holds Pearl's shirt.)

Brooke: So now you've been hiding stuff from me? Really?! Am I the only one who doesn't know about this?!

Pearl: No! No one else knew, I think! (They yell.)

Brooke: Ugh, why did she go behind my back? Ever since that V guy showed up, he's done nothing but cause trouble! (Brooke lets go and turns away. Something snaps in Pearl.)