Technical Difficulties (A Splatoon Script)

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

Coral: Yeah, well- (V's at a desk full of the experimentation equipment.)

Coral: I left my hat here! And I love that hat! I couldn't leave it here overnight! (She grins, knowing that's not the full truth.)

V: Oh, yeah, Cakepop found it earlier.

Cakepop: Bleee! (V points to Cakepop. Coral's hat is on a hook next to V.)

Coral: Well, thank you, Cakepop! *snicker* Is that seriously what we're going to call it? I mean, sure, Rosie named it, and the name is cute, but it's just weird to call it that!

V: Yeah, but I think we should keep calling it "Cakepop". For Rosie.

Coral: Yeah, good idea. (She puts her hat back on and smiles. V gets up.)

V: What? (Coral looks down at Cakepop, fascinated and curious.)

Coral: Tell me how it works! How you fixed it! How you found it! Sweet rings of calamari, tell me everything about the robot! I gotta know what you did!

V: Oh! (She turns quickly and speaks quickly and energetically. V is surprised.)

V: Well, it was a lot of trial and error. Really, I don't know that much about robots. I found it- well... (He shrugs.)

V: Where I came from, I found Cakepop a little broken and left in the trash. I don't know why I felt like I should fix it, but I did. And I gave it a better home. (He speaks.)

V: I just took out all Cakepop's broken parts and replaced them with new ones. There were a lot of broken parts, but I could find replacements for most of them. Besides that, I can't really tell you much about it. I haven't figured out how to work it, except for turning a defensive mode on and off, and I haven't even figured out how to control the defensive mode. Besides that, it makes funny faces and cute noises.

Coral: And find hats!

V: Yes, and find hats. (They laugh.)

Coral: Well, if you can't tell me much about Cakepop, then tell me about your experiments! How do you make them work? (She motions toward the table.)

V: Oh, hahaha, I haven't actually been able to make any of them work yet. But see, the ooze is filled with the DNA of octolings. Parts of the DNA has gone through mutations, making it the way it is. When it comes in contact with another person, the DNA will forcibly bind itself to the DNA of the victim, making them sanitized. If I can figure out how to decompose the unwanted DNA without making the victim's cells go into cellular decay, then I- (He explains.)

Coral: Wut?

V: Oh, you weren't understanding all that, were you? (He glances over at Coral, who looks really confused.)

Coral: Yeah, I didn't get any of that. You lost me at the beginning.

V: Sorry!

Coral: No, it's fine. I've never understood science. At all. (They laugh.)

Coral: So, what does this thing do? Or is it another science thing that I won't get?

V: Oh, that? (Coral picks up V's guitar case.)

V: That's not anything sciency. That's my guitar!

Coral: What? No, it's not!

V: It's not what? (He takes it out.)

Coral: A guitar! There's no way that that's a guitar!

V: It is.

Coral: Nuh-uh! Where do you plug it in? And why's it wooden? And why's it got a hole in the middle? And no fancy design? (She pokes at the guitar as they sit down.)