Splatoon: Alone

Prologue

A/N: Hey hey, I'm back with one more story. This time I've decided to change things up a little, the Introduction and main chapters will be told from a first person perspective, however inbetween the main chapters there will be an interlude told in third person, in order to show some things the main chapters missed. It's been a while, and I don't know what angst really is... but I hope this idea works out well.

Just a warning, although my previous fics didn't exactly have the lightest tones, this one may get worse in the initial chapters.

As usual Splatoon belongs to nintendo.

Introduction

It's another normal day for me, I find myself taking notes as I listen to a professor give a lecture over the sound of electrical humming.

"By definition a virus can inhibit the host's DNA, RNA and protein synthesis as..."

I must pay close attention to every word spoken here, every bit of information here may come in handy for the future of Octo Valley.

I scribble down everything I can, as fast as I can, no need to worry about the quality of handwritting as long as it's legible to me.

Oh right, I have yet to introduce myself, my name is Nathalie, I'd tell you my last name but I don't know what it is. I'm a 15 year old Octoling, and like other Octolings at this age, I'm attending college.

Why do Octolings attend college at the age of fifteen? Well that's probably because of Octo Valley. It's fallen further and further into disrepair after the Great Turf War and has become a dangerous place to live.

In the past an Octoling could live to ages of 150 years, now our average life expectancy was only 25 years. Because of that we finish primary and secondary education at 14 years of age, then we either go on to attend college or find some other work.

I chose the former, sure the army is always accepting new applicants but I'm not interested in that. I want to help make Octo Valley safer, so I've decided to pursue a career in medical sciences, that's why I'm here.

As the day goes on I fill pages and pages with messy yet still readable notes, then it was time to head home.

"Nathalie! Nathalie!" Someone calls out my name.

With a flurry of footsteps an Octoling speeds over to me, well that should be expected, we did walk home together each day after class.

Her name is Alexsandra, but I just call her Alex, she is an Octoling just like me, we are both fifteen years of age, though she can be a bit clumsy sometimes..

"Alex! what did you miss this time?" I asked

"Why do you immediately assume I missed something?! Well you are right... I missed the part about blood coagulation, but still..."

"Oh that? That was just part of an example and not all that important, still I'll let you see my notes once we get home." I smiled

It was important to stay positive at this age, after all this is the age of hard work for us Octolings.

But not to worry, after three years of hard studies I'll be out there saving lives.

Yes, I want to get my medical degree and save lives in Octo Valley! I'm sure Alex feels the same! We can make the Valley a safer place if we try hard enough!

"Nathalie? Why are you looking at me with such a determined face?"

"Oh, I guess I was lost in thought there. Haha." I didn't realize my body was on autopilot, I must have made some silly faces thinking about the future.