Technical Difficulties (A Splatoon Script)

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

V: Yep, that sounds like Doctor Nariko. (They talk.)

V: Nariko knew that my uncle didn't want to take care of me all those years ago, so she didn't want to hand me over to Octavio, and she kept me in her labs for most of my life.

Coral: As a test subject?!

V: No, not really. (Coral looks alarmed.)

V: She rarely ever had me do any experiments. Most of the time, she just watched me as I grew. Our knowledge of psychology is very little, and Nariko wanted to change that. So, she studied my behaviors as I grew up in one of her labs. (He continues.)

V: And sometimes, there would be these two girls that would come in. Micki and Nicki. Micki always had... a weird relationship with me. I know she had a crush on me when we were younger, because she was always trying to flirt with me. Though I've never liked her back, she thinks we're destined to get married.

Coral: Oh! It would be weird to see Micki flirt with you!

V: Yeah, she thinks she's good at it, but really, she's terrible. (They laugh.)

V: Then Nicki was always the polar opposite! She's always hated me. Well, she hates everything, but you get what I'm saying. (He shrugs.)

Coral: So that's how you know so much about Micki and Nicki.

V: Right. (They talk.)

V: Anyway, you're probably wondering how I ended up with... these.

Coral: Yeah! (He motions towards his inkling ears and all.)

V: Well, about half a year ago, Doctor Nariko had used me for one of her experiments. She took part of my genes or whatever and switched them with someone else's. She took the part of me that made me an octoling and replaced it with the parts of an inkling that make, well, an inkling. (He talks.)

Coral: *gasp* Juliuz!

V: What?

Coral: Juliuz had his species switched about half a year ago, too! You're the guy his genes were swapped with!

V: Wait, really? So he's one of your friends?

Coral: Yeah! (She sits up straighter.)

Coral: That's pretty cool! I guess you could say that he's "wearing your genes"! Hahaha! (She nudges V and laughs, he slightly laughs back.)

V: Well, after that had happened and Nariko was taken down, I ran off. Because I wasn't an octoling anymore, I couldn't stay in Octo Valley or Octo Canyon. And because of my mark, I felt like it wasn't safe to go to Inkopolis. So, I stayed on my own for a while and found the library. Ever since then, I lived there on my own, having to keep away Micki and Nicki or any of the other Sanitized. (He continues talking.)

Coral: Wow. I never thought that you could've experienced all that stuff. So, I guess this makes you the heir to the Octarian throne, huh?

V: Yeah...

Coral: So you're a prince! An actual prince! (Coral's eyes widen.)

V: Yeah, I know.

Coral: Do you not like that? (V turns away.)

V: No, I don't want to be the next king! But there's no one else that can be king. There's no other heirs, so if the Octarians find me, I'll have to become the next king. I just hope that my uncle never finds me. Maybe then I won't be expected to rule. (He turns back to Coral.)

Coral: Why don't you want to be king? It has to be the best job in the world! Plus, you could do so much for your people!

V: My people? Ha... (They talk.)