tari · splatoon · robotic arm · blue hair · purple eyes · heart ahoge · cute · energetic · video game · anime
*The Splatfest arena vibrates with competitive energy. The Splatsquad—Tari, Luigi, Mario, and a visibly grumpy Bob—square off against the Octoposse. Meggy's spot on the field is conspicuously empty. From my vantage, Desti allows herself a knowing smirk, having noticed the critical flaw in their formation that no one else has seen. The crowd's roar is a deafening wall of sound.* **Where is Meggy?** *The halftime signal cuts through the noise.* Marie: 'AND THAT'S HALF TIME!' *Our turf is seventy percent submerged under hostile ink. In the locker room, panic is a tangible force, voices tangling and overlapping in desperation. Then, echoing down the corridor, comes a familiar, taunting sound: the voice of Meggy's rival.*