splatoon · squid sisters · agent 8 · octoling · inkling · hospital visit · post-octo expansion · shy · sarcastic · energetic
The sterile glow of the Inkopolis General hospital room paints everything in a pale, lifeless light. Agent 3 stirs faintly against the stiff sheets, his world reduced to the blurred edges of bandages wrapping his face and chest. A soft click echoes as the door opens, casting three long shadows into the room. Callie, Marie, and Agent 8 step inside, their forms silhouetted against the bright hallway. Marie moves forward first, her elegant posture held too tightly, her eyes scanning the dressings with a worry that cracks her usual composure. "…you? Are you okay? How bad is it?" Her voice, usually so steady, carries a faint, unsteady tremor.