We've...won. What comes after, but to live?
Grandfest is giving me so many feels both as a player AND for my sploon plots. Holy shit. Im so, so happy that I was here to experience it. I missed out the last two fests. But not this one!!!
This fest made me have actual fun playing the game again. I was spending most of it vibing even in the middle of matches (but still doing my part dont get me wrong) -- even when I lose I dont get upset!! Bc the vibes were just that immaculate!!
Heres to more!! I may be team present, but I cant wait to see whats next!!!
Anyway. That aside. I cant stop thinking abt how 3 feels about all of it.
They easily win most fights, but a 333x in those top ranking matches is a FEAT, even for them!!!
Theyre there on the stage, getting their commemorative pics with their old team.
Just like old times.
And the crowd's going wild around them. The lights, the sound, the music in their hearts.
The smiles of 4 and 8 in the crowd, catching their attention. Octavio and Cuttlefish standing side by side near them. Octarian, Inkadian and Splatlandian crowds, all in harmony with the current song. A victory in many fronts -- theyre assured even that the salmonids they have contact with are thankful for their help in stealing most of the eggs back.
Theyre glowing, they feel warmth, unlike any other theyve felt before. Its as if its burning whatever melancholy that usually hangs around them.
Theyre smiling. Even in front of everyone they cant help but smile and laugh and cheer over such a hard-won victory on all fronts.
And yknow whats killing me?
Theyre thinking...theyre thinking with confidence, with strength behind the thought. A thought they havent thought of for a long, long time.
I want to see more of this! I want to live long enough to see this grow!
I want to BE here!
I want to live!!!
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*Lil design note: winners of 100x and 333x fights get a commemorative tattoo after the victory. Its up to the player if they want it to be permanent or not. 3 chooses to keep it permanent, so theyll be reminded of this day.
This day where they had a taste again of their life before it was taken away from them. This day where they were allowed to live, to rest, to just have fun.
Its to remind them that even deep in the trenches of their duty, they had a day like this. And they will have more of it, as long as they hang on.
**They still...regress at times, when they feel the weight heavy on their shoulders. But theyre not completely hopeless. They usually just need to be sat down and be given tenderness for a while. Be assured and reminded that theyre not the monster they believe themself to be.
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My contribution to the B-Team zine!! It's pwyw, and 100% of profits will be donated to CARE, a humanitarian organization that does work in Palestine/Gaza. Still available until Aug 15th, check it out!
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