Technical Difficulties (A Splatoon Script)

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

(Coral gives a very small smile and wipes away a tear.)

Coral: Alright. I'll try.

Captain: Good, then. (They talk.)

Coral: Thank you, Captain. You have no idea how much this means to me. Now, I should probably be heading home. I'm sure Brooke is wondering where I went.

Captain: You didn't tell her?

Coral: N-no sir. I forgot. I'm honestly surprised she never called me. I wonder if she's okay. (They stand up.)

Captain: Well, come on. I'll walk with you back to Pearl's. And I'm sure Brooke's fine.

Coral: Thanks.

Cakepop: Bwooweep? (They start to walk off.)

Coral: Alright, Cakepop, you can come, too. (They leave the canyon.)

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(Inside Micki and Nicki's base, no one's around except for Brooke, V, and Pearl. They're all against separate pillars, each facing each other. Their hands are tied together above their heads and fastened to the pillars. Brooke is still unconscious. V and Pearl are awake. They all have trackers on their necks. They're all supposed to be gagged, but they're so loose that V's and Pearl's gags have already slipped off.)

(Pearl and V stand silently.)

Brooke: Hrrrmmm... Hnnnn... (She begins to wake up.)

Brooke: Nrmf...

V: Huh? (He notices Brooke starting to wake up.)

Micki: Hm? (In her room, she watches them from security cam footage. She's eating a late-night snack. Lots of anime posters are on the walls, she's got some empty cups of ramen, an open pack of Pocky, and other things that you'd find in a weeaboo's room.)

Micki: Oh! They're all awake now! (Micki glances at the computer.)

Micki: I guess, time to go be intimidating.... Aww, and I already changed into my pajamas! I just got comfortable to watch some TV! This stinks! (She groans.)

Brooke: Mmrrrr... hrm? (She opens her eyes, still slightly dazed, but notices the gag.)

Brooke: Hhrrrhmm! Nnnngh! (She flails her head around, trying to get the gag off.)

Sound effect: slip

Brooke: *gasp!* What happened?! Where am I?! What's going on?! (The gag slips off, but she still panics.)

V: Brooke?

Brooke: Am I- Am I- Oh no. (She glances up at the ropes around her wrists.)

Brooke: [whispered] No, no, no... nononononooooo... This isn't happening, this isn't happening. It's just a bad dream. Just another bad dream. (She starts to struggle.)

Brooke: Come on, come on, come on! (She shakes around to try to loosen the ropes.)

Brooke: Why can't I transform? I can't, I can't...

V: Brooke? (He glances over at her.)

Brooke: Wait, where is she? Where is she? Where's Coral?! Coral?!

V: Brooke... (She looks around frantically.)

Brooke: Coral! CORAL?! Don't worry, I'm coming! CORAL!!! (She leans forward and shouts.)

V: BROOKE! (Brooke's startled as V calls her.)

V: Coral isn't here. She wasn't with us when we were caught. (She glances over at him, a bit surprised, and he leans over as far as he can towards her.)