Hiding In Plain Sight @bigdumboctonerd - Tumblr Blog

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[However, from where Nu and Neo are now, they can hardly see the sky. in fact, they can hardly see much of anything - aside from an odd, floating blue-green orb, beckoning them further into the strange darkness of the massive building they found.]

[The building held strange signals - unlike the ones that lead them to the strange machinery pieces they found, but not too dissimilar. And it was their job to find out just what this building was hiding...]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[They signal to Nu to follow, wandering into the mysterious building, keeping their guard up in the case of immediate danger, and occasionally checking to verify the odd signal was indeed coming from this place.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[As the duo approached the orb, it slowly floated towards what they could only assume might be the ceiling. Stopping when they stopped, matching their walking speed perfectly, leading them to whatever might be lurking in the dark.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

[All around them is a massive dome stadium, perfect for a concert. They seem to be on an elevated platform - and just as they realize that, the bridge that they came here on retracts, leaving them with no way to escape...and no access to a respawn anchor.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[They stare up at the Octobot replica, trying to see if they can recognize the pilot within it. Unsure how to respond to the replica’s existence in the first place, though they do not seem pleased.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[She superjumps off of the Octobot Replica, landing with a splashdown in the middle of the arena. She somehow managed to switch her weapon in that time, and uses her newly-"summoned" charger to shoot two fully-charged shots at both Nu and Neo... before switching to a grizzco splatana and trying to use the shock to get in close enough.]

[Neon responds by throwing a couple of precise burst bombs at Norma, then quickly and erratically moving about with their octobrush, keeping their distance and speed to remain out of range and make themselves a difficult target.]

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]

[Neo readies themself, watching to see how Four decides to switch things up for this round.]

[Four equips her hero roller and begins trying to steamroll through Neo and Nu.]

[As she does this, the Octobot Replica begins rapidly throwing massive bombs down and sending spinning punches whenever it stops.]

[Neo continues to dart around with their brush, making use of their evasiveness to dodge the constant obstacles.]

[They focus on Four, giving a death glare as they move.]

[Neon gets somewhat close to one of the oncoming bombs in the process, and disappears as it explodes, the Octobrush they had flung away from where they had been standing mere moments ago……]

Nu: NEO-!

[Four takes her chance.]

Four: MC! PYRITECHNICS!

[Suddenly, Nu is surrounded by a cage of fire. He freezes, looking for an exit-]

[And one appears, allowing Four to jump him.]

[Something falls from the air, vague movement descending behind Four…]

[A couple of suction bombs are forcefully stuck to Four’s back, and the figure of movement appears to jump away, revealing itself in the process.]

[A second Norma…? Armed with a hero shot.]

[Norma grabs at her back in panic for about a milisecond before equipping her Grizzco Splatana and hitting the duplicate with it.]

[Her hero armor breaks, but she isn't splatted yet. She tries to attack the mimic a second time, but Tyr forces her back.]

Norma: Mocking us is a low blow. At least we try to fight fair, don't we?

[The mimic staggers slightly as their armor breaks upon being hit with the Splatana. Though they quickly regain their stance.]

[They approach Nu to see if he is okay, and respond to Norma in that familiar robotic tone…]

Neo: This fight is only fair because of your modified weapons and your Octobot Bootleg. Which is the only thing even worth making a mockery of. If the playing field was level you would be done with already.

[They stare at the two, and exaggerate a yawn.]

Neo: Had you fished that out of a junkyard or someplace similar?

[They drop the disguise, taking up their typical appearance again.]

[Physically, Nu seems fine, although he's obviously shaken up from the fire and Neo's disappearance.]

[Meanwhile, it's Tyr's turn to rage at Neo's insults. He balls his fists, slams the control pad in front of him... and a burst of flames shoots up right in front of Nu.]

[Nu is practically sobbing as he backs away from it, and something in the headset Tyr wears glitches. Tyr ignores this, however, as he makes a plan.]

[He somehow communicates to Norma what exactly this plan is, and she jumps back down, advancing on Nu.]

[Tyr seperates them with a wall of fire, attempting to corner Neo and force them off the edge with spinning punches.]

[Neo is a bit startled by the sudden fire wall, but maintains their composure.]

[They dodge the punches being hurled at them, being careful as to not let themselves stray close to the edge.]

[Waiting a bit for one of the punches to land, they time their movement, jumping onto one of the fists as it retracts, quickly pulling them up towards the bot.]

[Tyr is shocked once he realizes, attempting to grab Neo before they can touch anything sensitive.]

[Neo jumps to avoid Tyr’s grasp, using the added momentum from the fist to counter-tackle him.]

[Due to the sheer force of the tackle, Tyr is pushed back into the wall, just narrowly avoiding cracking his skull against it.]

[Regardless, he's both stunned and extremely vulnerable now.]

[Neo removes Tyr’s headset and throws it somewhere, taking some of their frustration out on it.]

[They quickly take off the jacket of their hero suit and tightly restrain Tyr with it, leaving Neo in just their normal shirt.]

[Neon turns to the replica’s control panel, taking control of it and deactivating the wall of fire.]

Norma: huh- WHERE'S THE PYROTECHNICS, MC?!

[Tyr is completely immobile and unable to speak, regular side effects of sudden not-mind-control-anymore...]

[Norma, sensing she's not gonna get an answer anytime soon, continues attacking Lyca, who was as shocked as her about the sudden lack of fire.]

[Neo sends a spinning punch towards Norma, careful not to aim too close to Lyca.]

#CHOCOOOO #Giant cake for everyone #Neo looks so cautious of that strawberry/lh

CHOCOBOX

i got!!! 2 more chocoboxes from my partnoir i will be answering later but awwahhhhh,,,, thank you to everyone who sent things ;w;

FEATURING @whisperingzeltus OC NEO1!!!!!

who are you and why are you in my orbit get out

Who are you may I ask?

And your “orbit” is a collection of blogs that are being followed by people that you follow

You can turn it off in your dashboard settings…

who do i follow that follows you

my info is on my blog unlike you

your blog is just cryptic poetry

it is good though

thanks for the information. i'm going to turn orbit off. i don't want thinks orbiting me.

According to your follow list I’m mutuals with a couple of those you follow, namely Tyr, Octavio

That’s probably why I might have constantly been in your orbit

Rest assured I’m making no effort to “orbit” you intentionally

you

are

"mutuals"

with

I am so sorry for my insubordination sir, rest assured I will not speak out of line again

You do not need to address me so formally

Military/dome etiquette isn’t required here…

oh. well then

thanks for the information

can you tell me more about squidblr

What exactly do you need information on?

where do I find my friends and the band posts

You have to manually search for them and follow. Unlike other platforms, there isn’t much of an algorithm here

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]

[Neo readies themself, watching to see how Four decides to switch things up for this round.]

[Four equips her hero roller and begins trying to steamroll through Neo and Nu.]

[As she does this, the Octobot Replica begins rapidly throwing massive bombs down and sending spinning punches whenever it stops.]

[Neo continues to dart around with their brush, making use of their evasiveness to dodge the constant obstacles.]

[They focus on Four, giving a death glare as they move.]

[Neon gets somewhat close to one of the oncoming bombs in the process, and disappears as it explodes, the Octobrush they had flung away from where they had been standing mere moments ago……]

Nu: NEO-!

[Four takes her chance.]

Four: MC! PYRITECHNICS!

[Suddenly, Nu is surrounded by a cage of fire. He freezes, looking for an exit-]

[And one appears, allowing Four to jump him.]

[Something falls from the air, vague movement descending behind Four…]

[A couple of suction bombs are forcefully stuck to Four’s back, and the figure of movement appears to jump away, revealing itself in the process.]

[A second Norma…? Armed with a hero shot.]

[Norma grabs at her back in panic for about a milisecond before equipping her Grizzco Splatana and hitting the duplicate with it.]

[Her hero armor breaks, but she isn't splatted yet. She tries to attack the mimic a second time, but Tyr forces her back.]

Norma: Mocking us is a low blow. At least we try to fight fair, don't we?

[The mimic staggers slightly as their armor breaks upon being hit with the Splatana. Though they quickly regain their stance.]

[They approach Nu to see if he is okay, and respond to Norma in that familiar robotic tone…]

[They stare at the two, and exaggerate a yawn.]

Neo: Had you fished that out of a junkyard or someplace similar?

[They drop the disguise, taking up their typical appearance again.]

[Physically, Nu seems fine, although he's obviously shaken up from the fire and Neo's disappearance.]

[Meanwhile, it's Tyr's turn to rage at Neo's insults. He balls his fists, slams the control pad in front of him... and a burst of flames shoots up right in front of Nu.]

[Nu is practically sobbing as he backs away from it, and something in the headset Tyr wears glitches. Tyr ignores this, however, as he makes a plan.]

[He somehow communicates to Norma what exactly this plan is, and she jumps back down, advancing on Nu.]

[Tyr seperates them with a wall of fire, attempting to corner Neo and force them off the edge with spinning punches.]

[Neo is a bit startled by the sudden fire wall, but maintains their composure.]

[They dodge the punches being hurled at them, being careful as to not let themselves stray close to the edge.]

[Waiting a bit for one of the punches to land, they time their movement, jumping onto one of the fists as it retracts, quickly pulling them up towards the bot.]

[Tyr is shocked once he realizes, attempting to grab Neo before they can touch anything sensitive.]

[Neo jumps to avoid Tyr’s grasp, using the added momentum from the fist to counter-tackle him.]

[Due to the sheer force of the tackle, Tyr is pushed back into the wall, just narrowly avoiding cracking his skull against it.]

[Regardless, he's both stunned and extremely vulnerable now.]

[Neo removes Tyr’s headset and throws it somewhere, taking some of their frustration out on it.]

[They quickly take off the jacket of their hero suit and tightly restrain Tyr with it, leaving Neo in just their normal shirt.]

[Neon turns to the replica’s control panel, taking control of it and deactivating the wall of fire.]

who are you and why are you in my orbit get out

Who are you may I ask?

And your “orbit” is a collection of blogs that are being followed by people that you follow

You can turn it off in your dashboard settings…

who do i follow that follows you

my info is on my blog unlike you

your blog is just cryptic poetry

it is good though

thanks for the information. i'm going to turn orbit off. i don't want thinks orbiting me.

According to your follow list I’m mutuals with a couple of those you follow, namely Tyr, Octavio

That’s probably why I might have constantly been in your orbit

Rest assured I’m making no effort to “orbit” you intentionally

you

are

"mutuals"

with

I am so sorry for my insubordination sir, rest assured I will not speak out of line again

You do not need to address me so formally

Military/dome etiquette isn’t required here…

oh. well then

thanks for the information

can you tell me more about squidblr

What exactly do you need information on?

who are you and why are you in my orbit get out

Who are you may I ask?

And your “orbit” is a collection of blogs that are being followed by people that you follow

You can turn it off in your dashboard settings…

who do i follow that follows you

my info is on my blog unlike you

your blog is just cryptic poetry

it is good though

thanks for the information. i'm going to turn orbit off. i don't want thinks orbiting me.

According to your follow list I’m mutuals with a couple of those you follow, namely Tyr, Octavio

That’s probably why I might have constantly been in your orbit

Rest assured I’m making no effort to “orbit” you intentionally

you

are

"mutuals"

with

I am so sorry for my insubordination sir, rest assured I will not speak out of line again

You do not need to address me so formally

Military/dome etiquette isn’t required here…

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]

[Neo readies themself, watching to see how Four decides to switch things up for this round.]

[Four equips her hero roller and begins trying to steamroll through Neo and Nu.]

[As she does this, the Octobot Replica begins rapidly throwing massive bombs down and sending spinning punches whenever it stops.]

[Neo continues to dart around with their brush, making use of their evasiveness to dodge the constant obstacles.]

[They focus on Four, giving a death glare as they move.]

[Neon gets somewhat close to one of the oncoming bombs in the process, and disappears as it explodes, the Octobrush they had flung away from where they had been standing mere moments ago……]

Nu: NEO-!

[Four takes her chance.]

Four: MC! PYRITECHNICS!

[Suddenly, Nu is surrounded by a cage of fire. He freezes, looking for an exit-]

[And one appears, allowing Four to jump him.]

[Something falls from the air, vague movement descending behind Four…]

[A couple of suction bombs are forcefully stuck to Four’s back, and the figure of movement appears to jump away, revealing itself in the process.]

[A second Norma…? Armed with a hero shot.]

[Norma grabs at her back in panic for about a milisecond before equipping her Grizzco Splatana and hitting the duplicate with it.]

[Her hero armor breaks, but she isn't splatted yet. She tries to attack the mimic a second time, but Tyr forces her back.]

Norma: Mocking us is a low blow. At least we try to fight fair, don't we?

[The mimic staggers slightly as their armor breaks upon being hit with the Splatana. Though they quickly regain their stance.]

[They approach Nu to see if he is okay, and respond to Norma in that familiar robotic tone…]

[They stare at the two, and exaggerate a yawn.]

Neo: Had you fished that out of a junkyard or someplace similar?

[They drop the disguise, taking up their typical appearance again.]

[Physically, Nu seems fine, although he's obviously shaken up from the fire and Neo's disappearance.]

[Meanwhile, it's Tyr's turn to rage at Neo's insults. He balls his fists, slams the control pad in front of him... and a burst of flames shoots up right in front of Nu.]

[Nu is practically sobbing as he backs away from it, and something in the headset Tyr wears glitches. Tyr ignores this, however, as he makes a plan.]

[He somehow communicates to Norma what exactly this plan is, and she jumps back down, advancing on Nu.]

[Tyr seperates them with a wall of fire, attempting to corner Neo and force them off the edge with spinning punches.]

[Neo is a bit startled by the sudden fire wall, but maintains their composure.]

[They dodge the punches being hurled at them, being careful as to not let themselves stray close to the edge.]

[Waiting a bit for one of the punches to land, they time their movement, jumping onto one of the fists as it retracts, quickly pulling them up towards the bot.]

[Tyr is shocked once he realizes, attempting to grab Neo before they can touch anything sensitive.]

[Neo jumps to avoid Tyr’s grasp, using the added momentum from the fist to counter-tackle him.]

who are you and why are you in my orbit get out

Who are you may I ask?

And your “orbit” is a collection of blogs that are being followed by people that you follow

You can turn it off in your dashboard settings…

who do i follow that follows you

my info is on my blog unlike you

your blog is just cryptic poetry

it is good though

thanks for the information. i'm going to turn orbit off. i don't want thinks orbiting me.

According to your follow list I’m mutuals with a couple of those you follow, namely Tyr, Octavio

That’s probably why I might have constantly been in your orbit

Rest assured I’m making no effort to “orbit” you intentionally

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]

[Neo readies themself, watching to see how Four decides to switch things up for this round.]

[Four equips her hero roller and begins trying to steamroll through Neo and Nu.]

[As she does this, the Octobot Replica begins rapidly throwing massive bombs down and sending spinning punches whenever it stops.]

[Neo continues to dart around with their brush, making use of their evasiveness to dodge the constant obstacles.]

[They focus on Four, giving a death glare as they move.]

[Neon gets somewhat close to one of the oncoming bombs in the process, and disappears as it explodes, the Octobrush they had flung away from where they had been standing mere moments ago……]

Nu: NEO-!

[Four takes her chance.]

Four: MC! PYRITECHNICS!

[Suddenly, Nu is surrounded by a cage of fire. He freezes, looking for an exit-]

[And one appears, allowing Four to jump him.]

[Something falls from the air, vague movement descending behind Four…]

[A couple of suction bombs are forcefully stuck to Four’s back, and the figure of movement appears to jump away, revealing itself in the process.]

[A second Norma…? Armed with a hero shot.]

[Norma grabs at her back in panic for about a milisecond before equipping her Grizzco Splatana and hitting the duplicate with it.]

[Her hero armor breaks, but she isn't splatted yet. She tries to attack the mimic a second time, but Tyr forces her back.]

Norma: Mocking us is a low blow. At least we try to fight fair, don't we?

[The mimic staggers slightly as their armor breaks upon being hit with the Splatana. Though they quickly regain their stance.]

[They approach Nu to see if he is okay, and respond to Norma in that familiar robotic tone…]

[They stare at the two, and exaggerate a yawn.]

Neo: Had you fished that out of a junkyard or someplace similar?

[They drop the disguise, taking up their typical appearance again.]

[Physically, Nu seems fine, although he's obviously shaken up from the fire and Neo's disappearance.]

[Meanwhile, it's Tyr's turn to rage at Neo's insults. He balls his fists, slams the control pad in front of him... and a burst of flames shoots up right in front of Nu.]

[Nu is practically sobbing as he backs away from it, and something in the headset Tyr wears glitches. Tyr ignores this, however, as he makes a plan.]

[He somehow communicates to Norma what exactly this plan is, and she jumps back down, advancing on Nu.]

[Tyr seperates them with a wall of fire, attempting to corner Neo and force them off the edge with spinning punches.]

[Neo is a bit startled by the sudden fire wall, but maintains their composure.]

[They dodge the punches being hurled at them, being careful as to not let themselves stray close to the edge.]

[Waiting a bit for one of the punches to land, they time their movement, jumping onto one of the fists as it retracts, quickly pulling them up towards the bot.]

who are you and why are you in my orbit get out

Who are you may I ask?

And your “orbit” is a collection of blogs that are being followed by people that you follow

You can turn it off in your dashboard settings…

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]

[Neo readies themself, watching to see how Four decides to switch things up for this round.]

[Four equips her hero roller and begins trying to steamroll through Neo and Nu.]

[As she does this, the Octobot Replica begins rapidly throwing massive bombs down and sending spinning punches whenever it stops.]

[Neo continues to dart around with their brush, making use of their evasiveness to dodge the constant obstacles.]

[They focus on Four, giving a death glare as they move.]

[Neon gets somewhat close to one of the oncoming bombs in the process, and disappears as it explodes, the Octobrush they had flung away from where they had been standing mere moments ago……]

Nu: NEO-!

[Four takes her chance.]

Four: MC! PYRITECHNICS!

[Suddenly, Nu is surrounded by a cage of fire. He freezes, looking for an exit-]

[And one appears, allowing Four to jump him.]

[Something falls from the air, vague movement descending behind Four…]

[A couple of suction bombs are forcefully stuck to Four’s back, and the figure of movement appears to jump away, revealing itself in the process.]

[A second Norma…? Armed with a hero shot.]

[Norma grabs at her back in panic for about a milisecond before equipping her Grizzco Splatana and hitting the duplicate with it.]

[Her hero armor breaks, but she isn't splatted yet. She tries to attack the mimic a second time, but Tyr forces her back.]

Norma: Mocking us is a low blow. At least we try to fight fair, don't we?

[The mimic staggers slightly as their armor breaks upon being hit with the Splatana. Though they quickly regain their stance.]

[They approach Nu to see if he is okay, and respond to Norma in that familiar robotic tone…]

[They stare at the two, and exaggerate a yawn.]

Neo: Had you fished that out of a junkyard or someplace similar?

[They drop the disguise, taking up their typical appearance again.]

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]

[Neo readies themself, watching to see how Four decides to switch things up for this round.]

[Four equips her hero roller and begins trying to steamroll through Neo and Nu.]

[As she does this, the Octobot Replica begins rapidly throwing massive bombs down and sending spinning punches whenever it stops.]

[Neo continues to dart around with their brush, making use of their evasiveness to dodge the constant obstacles.]

[They focus on Four, giving a death glare as they move.]

[Neon gets somewhat close to one of the oncoming bombs in the process, and disappears as it explodes, the Octobrush they had flung away from where they had been standing mere moments ago……]

Nu: NEO-!

[Four takes her chance.]

Four: MC! PYRITECHNICS!

[Suddenly, Nu is surrounded by a cage of fire. He freezes, looking for an exit-]

[And one appears, allowing Four to jump him.]

[Something falls from the air, vague movement descending behind Four…]

[A couple of suction bombs are forcefully stuck to Four’s back, and the figure of movement appears to jump away, revealing itself in the process.]

[A second Norma…? Armed with a hero shot.]

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]

[Neo readies themself, watching to see how Four decides to switch things up for this round.]

[Four equips her hero roller and begins trying to steamroll through Neo and Nu.]

[As she does this, the Octobot Replica begins rapidly throwing massive bombs down and sending spinning punches whenever it stops.]

[Neo continues to dart around with their brush, making use of their evasiveness to dodge the constant obstacles.]

[They focus on Four, giving a death glare as they move.]

[Neon gets somewhat close to one of the oncoming bombs in the process, and disappears as it explodes, the Octobrush they had flung away from where they had been standing mere moments ago……]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

featuring neo of @whisperingzeltus fame!

#BOYOYOYOYOOYYOIJNG/POS

[The fake sky above Alterna is dark. A deep blue with paintstrokes of purple artfully placed where both humans and cephalings alike imagined they would go.]

[Neon stares into the building, quiet and cautious.]

[Was it coming from the orb? Something else entirely? It is hard to say as of yet, but they store that thought in the back of their mind to keep an eye out for…]

[Nu follows, making sure that Princess is triply secured in his backpack to prevent any seperation.]

[Neo continues to follow the orb, keeping quiet.]

[They keep their weapon ready should they need it….]

[The orb slowly floats farther up and away, until the two see it partially illuminate a massive... THING...]

[It flies up, disappearing into the bottom of the thing.]

[Then...]

???: Looks like our guests are finally here...

Nu: Wh-who-

???: HEY, MC!

LIGHTS!

[Massive spotlights turn on, shining down from above and temporarily blinding the two agents. Once they regain vision, they see a massive Octobot King replica towering above them.]

???: FLIGHT TEST!

[The Octobot King replica lights up and lifts off, the spotlights following it and illuminating the rest of the area.]

???: PYYYROOOOOOTECHNICS!

[Massive blue-green flames shoot out from around the arena, prompting Nu to run into the middle, away from the fire.]

???: Final check...

One, two , three-

HELLOOOOOOOO, ALTERNA!

[The sheer volume of the shout nearly knocks the two over.]

[Neo follows after Nu towards the center as well, making sure to stay near him, and quickly stabilize themself. Taking in their surroundings to process all that is happening.]

[Neo readies themself to battle this thing. If they can fight the real Octobot King, they can take on a replica.]

[Standing in the Octobot King Replica, a black laptop covered in stickers floating around him, is a tall Inkling, his ears slightly fuzzy.]

[Something about him is...familiar somewhat. Nu definitely seems to recognize him.]

[Before either of them can react, the walls suddenly light up with screens, revealing the stands in the stadium are full of Octarians.]

[All the screens show the same thing; the mysterious announcer, apparently on top of the Octobot Replica, holding up a small microphone.]

[...And, to nobody's surprise, it's Agent 4.]

A4: MUUUAAHAHAAAAAA-

Nu: Norma...

A4: THAT'S SUPERIOR OFFICER FOUR TO YOU, ROOKIE!

A4: Thank you both for falling into our trap! Now that you're without your precious respawn anchors, we will finally be able to destroy you.

A4: And don't worry - with help from our superior operatives, we've managed to catch the other agents, so NOBODY WILL BE COMING TO HELP YOU!

A4: ...Well, we caught the majority of the other agents... Nera and Autumn are safe far away from here. They'll never even know what happened.

[Neon does not react at all for a few moments.]

[And then they just seethe.]

[Neo has to take a moment to breathe and recollect themselves. They remain stone-faced. Outwardly at least.]

Neo: How utterly unsurprising….

Neo: Nu. When we are finished here, do you think we should take these bear droppings to your surface museum to be dissected?

[Nu hesitates, then nods confidently.]

Nu: At least, then, they'll contribute something useful to history.

[Norma snarls]

A4: Enough theatrics... I'm going to destroy you both, so stand still.

[They keep mental note of the weapons Norma displays access to, keeping their focus.]

[She doesn't seem too effected, but she ends up missing her shots, just one managing to hit Nu's ear.]

[Nu ignores the pain of having his ear hit and begins shooting at A4 the second she turns to attack Neo again.]

[Neo tosses more bombs at Norma, to interrupt her movement and throw more ink around to gain some map control.]

[They submerge themselves and surge right towards Four to attack her up close.]

[The combined forces of the two manage to destroy Four's hero Armor, prompting her to jump back on the Replica.]

A4: Why isn't this working?!

A4: ...I have been going far too easy on you.

A4: MC, you're gonna need to add more than just backing vocals to this track!

[Tyr immediately plays a remix of the backing song with several notes and motifs from "I Am Octavio"]

[A4 scoffs, but jumps down, reinvigorated.]