#ask shiver hohojiro

[alterrune]

ALTERNARUNE: FINAL MISSION - RETURN OF THE MAMMALIANS

(After assembling the 3 pieces of the machine to form a giant shredder and having the Advisor shred the fuzzy ooze surrounding the rocket, we all make a mad dash to the top of the rocket, where, strangely enough, the defenses that were there before are no longer active. But finally, after a mad dash to the top...)

Guys! Over here!

(...we see Cuttlefish, who, aside from a few minor scratch marks, is perfectly fine.)

Craig! Are you okay?

Don't worry about me, squiddo. Worry about Grizz.

(And as if on cue...)

Ah. So we finally meet face-to-face, employees.

...YOU. Alright, you big teddy bear, last chance to back down before things get ugly.

We at Grizzco appreciate your feedback. Unfortunately, any feedback will no longer be applied at this time. We are launching our grandest plan yet.

And what would that "grandest plan" entail?

(The rocket fires up, with Grizz hanging onto it by the side.)

It entails the end of your employment, and the end of the world as you know it.

You are hereby relieved of duty and will be replaced by mammalians who will obey my every order.

Don't call it Hairmageddon, by the way. H.R. doesn't like that.

Have a nice end of days.

(The rocket launches off into space.)

"Oh dear. Without a way to get up there, we won't be able to beat Grizz."

"What are we going to do?"

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

(It's Deep Cut...and Off The Hook?)

We have a plan! Watch this. Eels, dance formation: TOWERING WHIRLPOOL!

(Frye's eels suddenly spin into a giant towering whirlpool, stretching all the way into the sky.)

Master Mega, give these guys a ride, would you?

(Shiver's giant shark then surfaces from the giant whirlpool, ready to drive us upwards.)

Here. You guys may need these.

Yeah, you can't breathe in space, so Rina, Acht and I made these for you.

Well, the New Squidbeak Splatoon made them. We just made some improvements.

Go ahead. Put them on.

Space Gear equipped!

Go get 'em, CSB.

(The Space Gear seems to be a more high-tech version of our regular Agent Gear, but now painted completely black with accents matching our colors. Mine is navy blue, Alter's is red, Violet's is purple, Henry's is light blue, Ellie's is hot pink, Laurence's is grey, and Lily's is pastel pink.)

(With that, we all quickly get on Master Mega and drive up into the sky. After we get enough distance, we all super-jump to Grizz's location.)

-🔺💜🔵💕✍🏼-

(Landing right at the end of the rocket, Grizz notices us right away.)

HEY, FUCKFACE! YOU CAN'T GET RID OF US THAT EASILY!

(Everyone looks at me in shock at finally speaking at a normal volume.)

Finally healed up, eh?

Yeah, I've finally reached the point where I don't need that stupid tape recorder anymore.

YOU STILL PERSIST?! EVEN AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE THROWN AT YOU?

We're stubborn.

Yeah, it's just what we do.

YOU HAVE BEEN RELIEVED OF DUTY. I BELIEVE YOU SEVEN DESERVE A BREAK. NOW COME OVER HERE...

...SO I CAN BREAK YOU!!!

Not a chance, pal.

Let's do this.

(The seven of us then proceed to fight Mister Grizz. He uses a lot of attacks on us, rotates the rocket, and even tries to send out his fuzzy goons to try and kill us. But none of them work. We eventually corner him at the tip of the rocket and aim our weapons at him.)

You give up yet, or are you thirsty for more?

I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR PLAN B. GRRRAAAAHHHH!!!!

(Suddenly, Grizz tears into the rocket, and absorbs all the fuzzy ooze inside of it! The rocket's outer hull violently explodes, sending us into the deep reaches of space...)

-🔺💜🔵💕✍🏼-

(...that is, until we land on something with a CLUNK.)

YO YO YO! This is DJ BL3ND3R, comin' atcha live from the depths of space with a track that'll flip this battle on it's head!

(It's Dystopiac! Or, rather, his alter ego, "DJ BL3ND3R". He seems to have come in clutch with a giant flying turntable spacecraft, which manages to catch all of us.)

Say it with me now!

THAT HEAVENLY MELODY!

THE ONE AND ONLY!

CALAMARI INKANTATION!!!

(Suddenly, a burst of energy flows through all of us. I know that song has powerful properties, but even I wasn't expecting this. It seems that all the sea life wants us to win, and by god, we will.)

Let's fucking go.

I'mma charge up a Booyah Bomb for this big pile of fur, but I need y'all to watch my six for me. Can y'all do it?

Of course we can. We'll distract him for a bit.

(We then proceed to fend off a whole boatload of enemies that Grizz sends our way. It takes about a solid minute of fighting, but eventually...)

BOOYAH!!!

(Dystopiac fires off a MASSIVE Booyah Bomb directly onto Mr. Grizz's face. The energy causes the remaining parts of the rocket to begin crackling with energy, mere seconds from exploding.)

I see how it is. Fine. You win. I will be resigning as leader of Grizzco Industries henceforth.

I'll tell H.R. to give you 999 of each type of seashell as severence pay.

And one last message for the CSB:

FUCK. YOU.

(The rocket fully explodes, vaporizing all the fuzzy ooze in the explosion, and sending Grizz helplessly falling back down to Earth.)

C'mon, y'all. Let's bounce.

(We then head back down to Splatsville.)

-🔺💜🔵💕✍🏼-

A FEW HOURS LATER...

Breaking News from the Anarchy Splatcast!

"Listen up, it's going down."

"Repping the Splatlands, we are Deep Cut!"

"Anarchy Splatcast! We're live!"

"Here we go!"

"You lip sync, we drip ink..."

"Shiver, Frye, and Big Man!"

-----

"Breaking news, you two!"

"Uh...Big Man? There's no Splatfest planned."

"(sigh) Even if there was one, I'd lose it, anyways."

"It's not that! Splatsville's Great Zapfish has finally been recovered!"

"REALLY?! I thought it was lost for good in some kind of explosion!"

"Actually, it was hurt, but it wasn't dead. After some care was given to it, it was able to finally come home!"

"Yeah. Wonder how it---"

(door opens)

Sorry, but we're not letting this stay under wraps.

"OW! HEY! WATCH IT!"

People of Splatsville, we are the ColorStreak Battalion. And you have us and many others to thank for saving you all from a fuzzy end.

You all know Mr. Grizz, right? The guy who runs all those Salmon Run shifts? Well guess what? He wanted to turn your entire world into a giant ball of fuzzy ooze to "return to mammalian times" or whatever, and all those Golden Eggs you were collecting helped fuel that.

Had it not been for the marvelous talents of Callie & Marie of the Squid Sisters, Pearl & Marina of Off The Hook, DJ Dedf1sh aka Acht Mizuta, Shiver, Frye & Big Man of Deep Cut, Harmony of Chirpy Chips fame & her pet goldfish Synth, PMD!Kyle & Blastie (a Persian/Blastoise Pokémon duo known as Team Waternorm), the New Squidbeak Splatoon agents Dystopiac, Eight, & their Advisor, and the awesome beats of DJ BL3ND3R, you all would be under that big bear's control right now. This was no one-man show.

Yeah. And thanks to us, you are all safe and sound. We didn't want this story to go completely untold and not have people celebrate us, so we decided to tell you all ourselves.

By the way, this notice from Grizzco is adressed to all of you. It says:

To all employees of Grizzco Industries:

I, Mr. Grizz, will be stepping down as CEO of Grizzco industries. As you no doubt are aware, I have done some heinous acts that used all of you as pawns.

My statue in the lobby will be replaced with a new one that will link to your new CEO, a cat by the name of L'il Judd. My original plan was to have the original Judd replace me, but his work as a referee conflicts schedules far too much for that to work. Do not worry, L'il Judd will be a fine boss.

I am sorry for what I have done, and do not expect forgiveness. I tried to destroy the entire world, why would anyone forgive me for that?

Regardless, I would like to clarify that operations will be the same as before. We will simply be under new management.

I thank you for your time with me, and hope to see the golden egg count continue to skyrocket.

Goodbye, and farewell.

- Mr. Grizz

Hm. Seems like he's actually realizing the error of his ways!

Honey, considering he lost all his fur in that explosion in space, I think he's got no choice anymore. Oh, by the way, WE WENT TO SPACE. We actually stopped him with the help of DJ BL3ND3R, who shot the final Booyah Bomb that stopped his plans for good.

Come to think of it, we haven't even introduced ourselves.

Let's go from the top, shall we?

Indeed. In order, our names are Alter, Violet, Henry, Ellie, Kyle, Laurence, and Lily.

The 5 of us are the ColorStreak Battalion. Laurence and Lily usually fight from the sidelines, but they're still just as much to thank for saving the world as we are.

"Okay then."

"Hey, uh, just letting everyone know: We still hate the Squid Sisters' guts."

"Our leader's right. We still hate them, we just were forced to work with them."

"Regardless of such, we would like to thank you for being with us during such a rough time in Splatsville."

"We no longer have to siphon power from Inkopolis Plaza, even though we REALLY want to keep doing that."

"And just in time for Christmas, too! My little siblings will be THRILLED to know we can light up the tree again!"

"Yeah, without blowing a fuse in the apartment this time. Dystopiac was really ticked about that one."

"Well, then, that wraps things up in a neat little bow, doesn't it?"

Indeed it does, Shiver.

-----

"And that's it, for now."

"Ooh, spicy!"/"Let's get out of here."

"From all of us in Splatsville, and from the CSB, that's a wrap!"

"CATCH YA LATER!"

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[nephilimbrute]

some bancala walker concept outfits. 100% will draw more

[boffix]

We need COCK Boss Marie

[sailorsplatoon]

Do you have any body type headcanons for the idols and Acht?

I do! This will be long, I am not sorry >:3

For Acht, as a result of a few bits of dialogue implying it (and that bluesky post you tagged me in), I think they’re almost dangerously thin. Part of that is because of the sanitization and not eating during that, but #3 etude also implied Acht didn’t eat much before being sanitized either. I think they’ve begun gradually eating more after escaping the metro, but they’re still very thin. 

I headcanon that Pearl is similar in that she’s very thin, but not as a result of not eating, rather it's due to her body type. She is just really really tiny, and to be proportional to the rest of her body, she is also pretty skinny. She’s still a healthy weight, unlike Acht, but she’s thinner than the rest of the idols. 

I headcanon that Marina is very buff. She had a workout habit as a soldier in the Octarian Army, and then just never broke it. She is absolutely jacked and often uses this as an excuse to carry Pearl around. It probably also helps when working with machinery, since she can easily carry heavy parts.

For Callie, I headcanon that her body type is naturally on the fatter side, but during Splatoon 1 her and Marie’s producers really pushed for her to be thin. So she went on a ton of super strict diets and workout regimens. She got thin, but it put a lot of pressure on her about her body, and she stopped being able to like the person she saw in the mirror. She kept up the diets and workouts up until she joined up with Octavio, when he no longer made her stay on such strict routines. Afterwards, she finally opened up to Marie about how much she hated all the regimens, so Marie fully encouraged her to drop them all. By the time of Splatoon 3, Callie grew to be much fatter, and much happier. Now she can look in the mirror and smile at who she sees looking back at her.

For Marie I headcanon that, unlike Callie, she was always on the thinner side. Not as thin as Pearl, but still thin. However I think she’d have larger thighs and hips, and a bit of a flatter chest. Because I’ve pre-established that I headcanon Callie and Marie’s splat 1 producers as being awful, I think the producers would often edit Marie’s thighs during newscasts to make them look thinner. Marie grew self conscious about it, which is why she often hides her thighs under long dresses, jackets, or her kimono. However, sometimes when she’s feeling confident she’ll decide to wear something shorter and show them off out of spite for her old producers.

I headcanon that Shiver is pretty lean, having a very athletic build. She’s not buff like Marina, but she definitely works out. I think Shiver works out more for the purpose of flexibility than strength, though. I also like to headcanon that she binds her chest, obviously not when she’s working out though.

For Frye, I headcanon that she is tall and fat, making her very intimidating because she could effectively beat up pretty much anyone. She’s tackled Big Man a couple times, and she has been very easily able to stop him from getting back up. She very much uses her body to her advantage in any way she can. 

Big Man as a manta ray is obviously pretty flat, but I think if he were to have a cephalopod form he would just be absolutely massive. Around 7 ft tall, 300 lbs is what I’m thinking. What can I say, he’s a very big man.

Thank you for the ask!!! I did not anticipate this to be as long as it is…

[loafbud]

some shiver stuff would be nice :D it's how i got introduced to your super-cool art style after all, as well as part of the reason i'm on tumblr in the first place lmao

dang, that means a whole lot to hear!!! here is a shiver for you 🫡🫡

[dr-spectre]

I know she's not ur skrunkly but she's mine- can you gush abt frye for a bit? I like frye yaayy ,XD just talk abt her idk free pass

If Callie and or Marina didn't exist, then I know which character in this franchise I would become obsessed with.

I think what makes Frye so lovable is that she has range! At one moment she's a silly little girl, a badass with style, or just a plain ol' hot woman.

I want you to look at this and tell me "nah that ain't hot." If you do then i know you're a massive liar and you should not be trusted, EVER!

I mean just... LOOK AT HER!!!! She's gorgeous!!! "Oh but her forehead-" IDC!!! IT'S GETTING SMOTHERED IN KISSES!!!

God i love her, i love her voice, her singing, her personality, her dynamic with Shiver and Big Man. It's all some good shittttt!!! When she's in songs, she's usually the part that gives a song that extra energy and flavor. She's VITAL to some tracks, if Three Wishes didn't have her then that song would be way worse.

Frye is also an underdog and i think everyone loves to root for an underdog. Seeing the love and cheering when she won another Splatfest in over a year was a fucking magical moment in the fandom and i won't forget the joy and happiness i felt seeing her FINALLY win!!

I'm also interested in the potential she has for future stories, especially relating to her family for which she has a lot of love for and we still have a lot to learn about. I think exploring themes relating to families and seeing Frye's siblings and grandfather would be really really cool for Splatoon 4!!! Maybe they could explore Frye's parents who weren't there for her as often when she was growing up, which left Frye feeling lonely and she helped form Deep Cut as a result due to her loneliness and longing to make friends. I think it would be really sweet and amazing to see that for our baby girl Frye.

Providing that Nintendo doesn't drop the ball and decide to do push all of that character exploration aside for a a certain arc for a 3rd time.... You know what I'm talking about...

I will have hope, because it's good for my mental health.

[pelagic-paradigm]

THE NEW DEEP CUT OUTFITS

you can tell my fav

[agenteight-10008]

what would you do if agent 4 was turned into a cat like lil judd?

mm. kittyfour.

i'd beg marina and pearl to keep them. i love kitties. if they said yes, kittyfour would live in my room in a box. but only if they admit that pancakes are better.

-agent eight, 6/10/20XX

p.s:

new catbeak splatoon. kittyneo, kittyfour, kittymarie, kittycallie, kaptain kitty. friedkitty. big kitty. coldkitty. i wonder what it'd be like if all of my friends became cats..

[alterrune]

Question for each of all you, do you see yourselves as being a vampire or werewolf?

Vampire.

Werewolf.

Skeleton.

...what? I can't take a third option?

[squidthusiast]

here take these *runs away cackling to my evil haunted mansion*

HELLO??? WHAT IS THIS

[gatoburr0]

[sailorsplatoon]

How would everybody take care of a Chao?

Four would be a little bit reckless, but ultimately they do everything they can to be a good Chao parent. They probably give their Chao a little too much freedom though. Acht is similar in that they let their Chao do just about anything in wants, but they do take time to care for it as well.

Callie and Elita shower that little guy in love. They are never going to let it feel alone or abandoned ever. They might be a teeny bit overprotective

Marie and Shina aren’t as overprotective and kind of elt their chao figure things out on it’s own, but they still parent when they need to.

Shiver and Birch fully encourage their Chao to be as chaotic as it wants, and they always express how proud of it they are after.

Frye and Elle show their Chao endless affection, though not to the point of being overprotective. Frye does have a habit of rough housing with it. 

Pearl and Marina would do everything in their power to spoil their Chao. Pearl would buy it literally anything it asked for, and Marina would spend as much time with it as she possibly can. 

Captain, Eight, and Big Man would be just about the perfect balance between being super protective and giving their Chao freedom. They manage to balance it out well.

Neo would be a little worried about the responsibility, but then it would pretty much take care of the Chao the same way it takes care of Lil’ Buddy, minus the throwing at fuzzy ooze part….

Thank you for the ask!!! None of them would dare abuse their Chao

[loafbud]

Mb guys I transferred my period onto her 🙏

so THAT'S what happened!!

[dr-spectre]

Which one would you save from death. Marie or shiver?

Both.

[ghosthoodie]

OMG I love Kaity Perry. Any chance we the people could get some good left shark?

YES ANON…love this ask it made me giggle

[pelagic-paradigm]

can u draw shiver with a kimono?

i can

i like to think she wears yukata and hakama with tasuki during warmer months or if they’re doing stuff but for formal occasions she gets out a really nice furisode with a cool obi and all the decorations too. their swag

while i think she kinda pingpongs between being more masc and more feminine they prefer whatever looks cooler. and for kimono/furisode/yukata it tends to be the feminine stuff lol