Chorda Katabasis?
Okay so! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY back I had a funny inside joke relating to one of my fics where Dedf1sh was implied to be the commander of the octo girls group.
However as of Side Order, I scrapped that since the Dedf1sh in my head and au was DEF not gonna be like the canon one.
So! I created Chorda! Or, Chord. She is the character replacement of that role in the octo girls's lives.
She was once a very skilled and stern leader. Middle aged- and also stood as the medic of the group. Despite being quite emotionally disconnected from the group, Chorda was able to lead them into following her orders one way or another- like how a parent negotiates with her different kids on why they should do what she says yknow?
To Ingrid, she provided her lots of things to do and treated her like a second in command- which boosted Ingrid's obedience since she wanted to be seen as a good and reliable soldier.
To Mira, she didn't humor any of her attempts at slyness and never gave her any reaction if she frustrated her- which made Mira bored of trying to make her annoyed and would begrudgingly follow orders.
To Sasha, she gave a decent amount of attention. Sasha wants praise and for someone to appreciate her- so Chorda also gave her lots of things to do so she could be rewarded with attention and "You did a good job."
To Cynthia, she recognized her natural affinity for agility and would push her towards doing things to use her more effectively.
She used all of them very efficiently as a leader, using their flaws and strengths the best she could as a squad- but she never really addressed their issues or insecurities or tried to fix the hurt in them. She just, used what she had and stayed as unpersonal as possible.
It made leaving them in the dead of the night a bit easier for her during the Inkantation- when she was struck with the memory of who she truly failed. Someone very far away... and who Chorda wanted to reunite with at all costs...
...Only to fall, alone, into the Deep Sea Metro.
Katabasis; a journey to the underworld.
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Wait so Ingrid was a octotrooper ?
Yes and no! See- according to Nintendo we know three things.
One is that octolings are born from eggs.
Two is that octolings can also be born from tentacles.
Three is that those tentacle born ones will either grow into normal octolings or continue growing into octotroopers or tentacle based octarians- and are separated into separate schools after these signs show.
Ingrid was just tentacle born, but grew into an octoling. She was one of the many mass produced soldiers for the army, and as a result, I don't think she knows any potential parents.
Probably resulting in her heavily idolizing and trying to impress her superiors as a sort of parental replacement. One being her grouo's previous Elite Commander, Chorda Katabasis- who eventually disappeared after the Inkantation and was replaced by Callie in Splatoon 2.
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God I want Edelgard and Ingrid to interact so badly
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