Tossing and turning in my bed, I let out a frustrated groan into my pillow.
Ever since I told the Heartslabyul and Savannaclaw students goodbye, my mind spun from the new discovery that Azul, Jade and Floyd all attend Night Raven College— along with the idea of getting Ruggie hired at Chicken Breast.
First, how was I supposed to talk to the merfolk trio? Just "wassup ya'll, long time no sea 🌊 ✨" them?
Do they even remember me?
I quickly shook that thought out of my head. Of course they do— I better be engraved in their minds with all the bullshit they put me through since the day we met.
Though, I was still upset that Azul called his restaurant a lounge. It's a fucking restaurant.
Calling it a casino would be closer than lounge!
And that leads to the other side of the storm in my mind: Ruggie.
He seemed decently willing to quit his job, and knowing how bad the three mermen were as children, I couldn't blame him. I betted five Madols with myself that they only became worse.
Ruggie is from NRC and Xianniang has trust issues with that school, but he seemed like a nice person. Hard-working enough to have hired.
The only problem was that he's a student— students can rarely leave the school ground without permission from a teacher or headmaster.
'Headmaster...?' I thought.
As I pondered a solution, I turned to my other side on my bed and stared at the blinds.
I remembered the black Porche outside my window, and the dark figure inside. Quickly throwing the sheets away from my body, I gave myself some space.
With a groan, I turned my nightlight on and grabbed my phone.
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(Y/N) SHANN
is typing...
[(Y/N) is online!]
(Y/N)
Ruggie
(Y/N)
Do you know how I can approach Octavinelle?
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I stifled a sigh when a reply wouldn't pop up. He wasn't even online.
Begrudgingly, I opened my second option to message at the ungodly hours of the night.
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(Y/N) SHANN
is typing...
[(Y/N) is online!]
[Cater is online!]
[Ace is online!]
(Y/N)
Guys how can I approach Octavinelle
[Deuce is online!]
CATER
I'm
CATER
Bestie is everything okay at home????
(Y/N)
YES??? 😭
DEUCE
That's the uhhh
DEUCE
The seashell one right??
(Y/N)
Yeppparoo
ACE
Ew why would you go there
ACE
When you have US
(Y/N)
B-b-b-because 🥺
ACE
Gagging rn
DEUCE
Gagging on dees nuts
CATER
BWAHAHAHHAHAHAH
CATER
ACE YOU BETTER TAKE THAT L
ACE
SHUT UP IM GONNA FUCK YALL UP AT CROQUET TMR
[Ace was temporarily banned!]
DEUCE
NO YOU WONT
CATER
NOW THATS UNFAIR
CATER
I GOT MY ASS BEAT BY LILIA IN THE FINALS
(Y/N)
Yeah it looked like it hurt when he blasted that water magic at you 💀
CATER
IT DID
CATER
I'LL MAKE HIM BUY ME COOKIES OR SMTH AS PAYBACK
ACE
Trey can make cookies 1000000x better than anything he'll get you 🙄
CATER
Okay true—
DEUCE
💀
(Y/N)
I'm too tired to remember the tournament rn
CATER
But apparently not tired enough to want tO GO TO OCTAVINELLE
(Y/N)
SHUSH I FOUND OUT AT THE TOURNAMENT THAT MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS ARE THERE
CATER
WHAT
ACE
WHY ARE ALL YOUR FRIENDS PSYCHOS?
DEUCE
FROM OCTAVINELLE??
DEUCE
HOW DO YOU MEET MERMEN IN YOUR CHILDHOOD EVEN
DEUCE
ARENT THEY IN THE SEA?? IN THE WATER?? NO AIR?????
CATER
HOW DO YOU BEFRIEND THEM????
ACE
WHO ARE THESE PPL
(Y/N)
Y-you might n-n-not know them 🥺
(Y/N)
Theyre
(Y/N)
Azul Ashengrotto, Jade and Floyd Leech 👉👈
[Ace is offline!]
CATER
STOP.
DEUCE
Wh
[Ace is online!]
ACE
YOU DONT MEAN THOSE UGLYASS CREEPYASS OVERPOWERED ASS TWINS RIGHT
ACE
AND THE HOUSEWARDEN
ACE
RIGHT
DEUCE
Those twins were scary asf bro how—
CATER
THEYRE YOUR FRIENDS????
CATER
ARENT THEY FAR FROM SAGE ISLE
(Y/N)
IM ORIGINALLY FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN QUEENDOM
(Y/N)
YK THE ISLANDS THAT MEET WITH THE CORAL SEA
DEUCE
Ohh that makes sense!!
ACE
Ew youre a country kid like Apple
(Y/N)
You mean an ISLAND kid 🙄
(Y/N)
Get it right 😒
CATER
Arent ppl there rlly cautious abt merfolk 💀 how tf
(Y/N)
Idk Azul like
(Y/N)
Washed ashore when I was 8
DEUCE
Washed ashore?!
ACE
WTF
CATER
Islanders are scary—
(Y/N)
But anygays
(Y/N)
Hear me out
DEUCE
About what—
CATER
BESTIE YOU NEED TO RAISE YOUR STANDARDS?!?!
ACE
DO NOT
ACE
(Y/N)
CMON THEYRE KINDA.. 🤭
DEUCE
WHAT
ACE
I BET YOUR BLIND ASS SAW THEM FROM HALF A KILOMETRE AWAY
ACE
RETHINK EVERYTHING.
(Y/N)
NAH I STALKED NRC'S WEBSITE AND SAW CLOSE UP PICS 😻
(Y/N)
THEY'RE 🥵
CATER
NO.
ACE
NVM ITS YOUR BRAIN THAT FUCKED UP
[Ace was temporarily banned!]
DEUCE
DUDE THEY TRIED TO MUG US WHEN WE WERE RESEARCHING THE INCIDENTS OVER MAGIFT
(Y/N)
Sounds like them 💀
(Y/N)
They tried to drown me a few times 🤩
CATER
WHAT IN THE KILLING STALKING
ACE
@Deuce get the cauldron ready
DEUCE
NO—
CATER
IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO I AM HERE????
(Y/N)
STOP TREATING ME LIKE IM SUICIDAL
CATER
WELL IF YOURE TRYING TO APPROACH THOSE MFS THEN ILL TREAT YOU LIKE SUCH 🤚
DEUCE
YOURE SUICIDAL—??
(Y/N)
IM NOT.
(Y/N)
(Y/N)
LIKE WHAT CATER ONCE SAID
CATER
WHAT DID I SAY
(Y/N)
"Don't kys youre too sexy haha 🥺🥵✨ "
ACE
HE DID SAY THAT HAHAHAHDH
CATER
ITS TRUE THOUGH
(Y/N)
Frfr
(Y/N)
So
(Y/N)
How can I talk to Azul or the Tweels
CATER
tweels 💀
ACE
Just say hello idfk
DEUCE
I'm sure they'd remember you!
DEUCE
I hope that's a good thing—
(Y/N)
Way to give me hope 💀
(Y/N)
What if I said
(Y/N)
"Whats your snap b, im just trying to link with yo fine ass, lemme tap that—"
ACE
YES BWAHAHHA
CATER
NO
CATER
I'M GETTING GREY HAIRS HERE
DEUCE
...
DEUCE
They have therapists on sage island, right?
ACE
THEY DO
CATER
WE CAN BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM WITH THE ONE RIDDLE ALWAYS CALLS
DEUCE
K ILL TALK TO RIDDL
(Y/N)
DO NOT 😭
(Y/N)
OMG
ACE
suuuuuuuuuuuure
CATER
Give us a TBH to prove your innocence 🔫
(Y/N)
Hmmmm
ACE
HMmmMm
(Y/N)
HMMMMmmMMm
DEUCE
hmMmmMMMMmmMmM
CATER
HmmMMMMMMmmMMm
(Y/N)
HMMMmmMmMmMmmmMmMmMMMMMMmmMMmMmMMmmMMMMMMmMmMMMmmMmMmMmmmmmmmMm
ACE
HmmmmMmMmMmmmmMmMmMmmmmmmmmmMmMmmmmmMMMMMMMMMmmmMMmMMMMMMMMmmmM
(Y/N)
Tbh Azul is kinda fine
CATER
*gunshots*
(Y/N)
AKDBKSBDJSHFJDHJ
DEUCE
WHAT THE FUCK
[Deuce was temporarily banned!]
ACE
YOU SIMP
ACE
ION EVEN CARE ANYMORE 🤚
(Y/N)
D-do y'all think I can pull him? 🥺 *hair tuck*
CATER
AKBDSKFB
ACE
From my impression from Magift?
ACE
Anyone could pull him 😐
DEUCE
Are albino's your type??
(Y/N)
Albinosjdhbf??
(Y/N)
OHH CAUSE OF SILVER
(Y/N)
Yeah prolly 💀
ACE
Bro's wild
(Y/N)
Yeah man I got rabies n shi
DEUCE
YOU HAVE RABIES??
(Y/N)
I PROMISE I DONT BABYGIRL 😈
(Y/N)
🦷 grwr 😼
DEUCE
??
CATER
Well
CATER
Make his pockets hurt at least 😃
(Y/N)
Ofc 😍
(Y/N)
He must be rlly rich now that he has a business 💀
ACE
HE'S LOADED
CATER
Less than Idia Shroud—
CATEE
BUT STILL.
DEUCE
HOW ARE YOU MEETING ALL THESE RICH PPL??
(Y/N)
IDK MAN
CATER
AND HE'S A SCAMMER
CATER
HE ONCE BRIBED ME TO
CATER
.
(Y/N)
TO WHAT
DEUCE
CATER??
ACE
WAS IT ASSASSINATION
CATER
Shiiii how did you know 😔
DEUCE
.
(Y/N)
.
ACE
.
CATER
STOP WITH THE SILENCE
CATER
ITS /J I SWEAR
[Riddle is online!]
(Y/N)
IDK IF I CAN TRUST YOU MAN 😟
RIDDLE
Personally, I would NOT recommend you seeing anyone from Octavinelle.
[Cater is offline!]
RIDDLE
For your mental and physical safety.
(Y/N)
Aww but why 🥺
(Y/N)
They're so silly
(Y/N)
Silly goobers
ACE
Yeah Ridd
ACE
... 🧍🏼
RIDDLE
Floyd is an awful creature who eats not only the pages of his workbook and notes, but mine as well.
The other two are no better, either.
ACE
I'm just gonna...
[Ace is offline!]
(Y/N)
Why is everyone leaving—
DEUCE
It's probably cause we're like an hour past screentime curfew lol
DEUCE
.
DEUCE
Oh
DEUCE
OH
DEUCE
SORRY HOUSEFARBDEN
[Deuce is offline!]
RIDDLE
Fools, the lot of them.
(Y/N)
💀
(Y/N)
You gonna make them wipe windows or
RIDDLE
Consider yourself lucky for not being a student at Night Raven College.
RIDDLE
However, please refrain from messaging my students past 8:00PM.
(Y/N)
Whatever you say babygirl 😘
RIDDLE
.
[Riddle is offline!]
[(Y/N) is offline!]
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Just as I was about to turn my phone off for another hour or so of staring at my ceiling, my phone buzzed from a new notification.
I blinked at the sender, and quickly re-opened the messages app.
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RUGGIE BUCCHI
sent you (1) message!
[Ruggie is online!]
RUGGIE
Why tf are you messaging me
(Y/N)
You gave me your number 🤚
RUGGIE
Obviously it was a mistake
(Y/N)
Well anyways
(Y/N)
I haven't been able to stop thinking abt you since we met
RUGGIE
...
RUGGIE
This isn't a confession is it
(Y/N)
No??
RUGGIE
Good
(Y/N)
Esp if there's your hunk of a housewarden around
RUGGIE
...
(Y/N)
Anyagys
(Y/N)
Hear me out 🤚
(Y/N)
You work at Mostro right?
RUGGUE
Unfortunately
(Y/N)
So what if you get me to meet Azul or the twins
RUGGIE
What the fuck
(Y/N)
And I'll get you a job at Chicken Breast
RUGGIE
Where the fuck
(Y/N)
DW ILL BE ABLE TO CONVINCE XIANNIANG
RUGFIE
Who the fuck
(Y/N)
Babygirl I need coherent answers
(Y/N)
"When the fuck 👻"
RUGGIE
Why the fuck
(Y/N)
"How the fuck"
(Y/N)
SO IS IT A YAY OR A NAY??
RUGGIE
No thanks
RUGGIE
I don't even know you
(Y/N)
Wrong
(Y/N)
Cmon its a good job I swear 😭
(Y/N)
And we rlly need new workers cause the last one tried to rob us of 100 pounds of chicken
RUGGIE
Okay...
RUGGIE
But still no
(Y/N)
WHY 😭
RUGGIE
As a student I need perms to leave campus
RUGGUE
I'm not asking every day smh
(Y/N)
you know how your headmaster is sweeping all overblots under the rug?
(pun intended)
RUGGIE
You crazy motherfucker
RUGGIE
You're gonna blackmail the headmaster? Just to talk to Azul, out of all people??
RUGGIE
Just go there yourself??
(Y/N)
IM SCARED 🥺
RUGGIE
ASK ONE OF THOSE TEA PARTIERS TO GO WITH YOU
(Y/N)
NO THEYRE GONNA GET THEMSELVES SCAMMED OR BANNED
RUGGIE
True
(Y/N)
AND THEY CALLED ME MENTALLY INSANE FOR TRYING
RUGGIE
And they were right
RUGGIE
Don't drag me into your shit
(Y/N)
I will don't worry 😼
(Y/N)
So are you working tomorrow?
RUGGUE
No
(Y/N)
Then we're meeting after school tmr!
RUGGUE
Wtf
(Y/N)
Okay so imma go to monstro like after school hours tmr
(Y/N)
Knowing them theyll prolly hold me hostage for the rest of the day so maybe I can show you the job the day after???
RUGGIE
Whatever
RUGGUE
Why do you want to see them anyways?
(Y/N)
SO BASICALLY
(Y/N)
They're childhood friends I haven't seen since I was ten 🥺 so I wanna say hi
RUGGIE
Ew
RUGGIE
This job offer better be above minimum wage
(Y/N)
OFC IT IS POOKIE 🤞
[Ruggie is offline!]
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A shit-eating grin crawled up onto my face, and I flew open my chat with Xianniang.
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(Y/N) SHANN
is typing....
[(Y/N) is online!]
(Y/N)
I FOUND A NEW HIRE
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WHY DONT THEY HAVE MASQUERADE OUTFITS??? 😭
DO I NEED TO DESIGN SOME??????