#pinkfishing

[primordial-tartar]

YOU FEAR PINKFISH? SHOULD. LORD HORRORBOROS WILL RISE AND DEVOUR ALL, FALSE SAVIOR

The Salmonid are eloquent, as usual.

[kl-foodie]

Pinkfish Does It Again! Malaysia's Most Anticipated Mid-Year Festival Returns

Subang Jaya, 9 June 2024 – Back with a bang, the second edition of Pinkfish Music & Arts Festival 2024 soared to new heights, returning to the iconic Surf Beach at Sunway Lagoon on 8th June 2024. The venue buzzed with 15,000 diverse music lovers and art enthusiasts, decked out in “sequins and silhouettes,” attracted by a mix of international legends and homegrown talents. The newly expanded main…

[al-xks]

"When smoke rises from the seven rings, The pinkfish will emerge from the sea, devouring all the creatures of the land."

[iri-scrublord]

So. Biggest Run. Grand Big Run.

On one hand, it was really cool getting to see the venue early. And we got 1.5 Billion eggs. Y'know. That's cool. That's really fuckin' cool. Plus, I think most people have chosen a side on the Grizzco Weapons of either 'I'm going to learn how to use this without self-amputation' or 'I've decided self-amputation is not worth the risk'. So despite the amount of work going into all this, there were somehow fewer on-site injuries. Which astounds me.

But hey! Good on us for not getting killed!

...

......

Speaking of which. Uh.

Is anyone going to talk about the frankly disturbing similarities between what's been happening and the Madaian apocalypse??

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"When smoke rises from the seven rings, The pinkfish will emerge from the sea, devouring all the creatures of the land." - Book of Madai 10:10

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I don't know if y'all have been counting

but there have been seven locations affected by Big Run. Wahoo World, Inkblot, Undertow, Um'ami, Barnacle & Dime, Eeltail, and now the Bowl.

And I'm SURE y'all noticed the weird red sky the air turns and the dip in (already bad) air quality this entire damn continent feels every time one of these things pops up.

The one before this one, all six of the previous places were raided at once. We were spread fucking THIN, okay? I think that this quota effort was Grizz trying to drive these things extinct to stave off the coddamned salmonid apocalypse.

Am I crazy? Am I being fucking crazy???

I dunno man I'm kinda panicking a little.

I'm going to drink some sake and try and come down from this.

[zikadraws]

So about your last post about the lings mutations and everything. It is all so cool and creative. What if the inklings and octolings are actually working for a way to eliminate the radioactivity, or maybe they came up with some kind of medicament to lower up the rate of developing mutations?

(Thank you :>)

Oh I'm sure they've been trying to, once they somewhat identify where the problem is coming from. Which takes some time when you assume that's just something that happens because it's been happening for so long.

I think they can somewhat sense the places where the radioactivity is the most dangerous (it gives Seafolk headaches and dizziness and generally triggers their "Let's Nope out of here" instincts), and that's why they generally stick to the coast when building habitat, because the inside of the continents is most affected by nuclear poisoning. (That and also cultural and instinctive reasons. What came from the sea sticks to the sea.)

However, since it's been up to 10 000 years since the nuclear outbreak, the time mark around which nuclear poisoning really starts fading out is up, and these mutations are slowly getting less common. Which is a good new, but that also means that it would occur to the Seafolk that their mutations aren't, like, normal. Though to be honest, they did not really catch that yet. Save for a few particularly perspicacious individuals, still a bit too isolated and considered as nerds to be really relevant yet.

Although, once they get that they got a problem, a potential good solution to that would be, not so surprisingly... Salmon Eggs.

The Salmonids, as we know, live in a forbidden zone of the ocean, and I like to suspect their QG might actually be located in abandoned, flooded nuclear power plants. Literally the most radioactive place of the oceans... And yet, they are somewhat fine, and even thriving out of it.

(That's why they look a little fucked up, and also it aligns with notably the "Gone Fission" Salmon Run level. Also you know how nuclear waste is usually pictured as green sludge ? Well that also matches their 'ink'. (Also iodine is medically used to help against radiation poisoning and there is a ton of that in fish.) So yeah nuclear salmon.)

And it's been widely demonstrated in the Hero Mode that the Salmon Eggs are a source of power and pretty much an organic gold mine. So why wouldn't they, as well, be a remedy to radioactivity ? It isn't that much of a stretch, and I could actually bet that Nintendo is gonna pull out a fast one like that.

✨"Where's there's Salmon, there's a solution~"✨

So all in all, it would be extremely beneficial to come to a peace agreement with the Salmonids. Politically, ecologically, technologically, biologically and medically speaking. But unfortunately, all of this continues to be obstructed by Grizzco's work and propaganda, and the hostilities related to the Octarian alliance.

And the upcoming septa-centenary (or every 70 years ?) Great Salmon Invasion, where "pinkfish will emerge from the sea, to devour all living creatures" is not going to make things any easier... Although if it does, it sure would make for a great story.

[herosplatling-replica]

astronomy lesson

Freya wakes up on the roof in the middle of the night. Tartar tells her about its new hobby.

924 words, no general warnings 

It's the middle of the night when Freya's jolted awake. The cold night air is almost freezing on her skin as she blinks, feeling a drip of that bioluminescent blue ink fall out of her eyes. 

"Shit," her mouth moves on its own as Freya scrambles to get a better hold on a tile. "I knew I should've- damn it. It's fine, go back to sleep, Freya."

"Tartar? What are we doing on the roof?" Freya asks, watching as the AI pilots their body to a safer spot. If she cranes her neck, she can spot a pile of haphazardly placed furniture on the ground floor stacked up to presumably let the AI climb up here in the first place. 

"It's- shit." Freya watches as Tartar keeps its grip on a roof tile, adjusting to ensure they don't fall. "I must apologize. I should just go back insi-" 

"Hey, you're not in trouble or anything. I promise." She can feel the tension in their body lessen slightly. "I'm just curious, that's all. If it's too personal, I can just go back to sleep." 

Tartar doesn't respond, but adjusts itself to sit upright on the roof. "I am aware that your neighbors consider this behavior odd, but… I am stargazing." 

"You are?" 

"Affirmative." The AI quiets down as it lays down on the roof, watching the stars. 

"Huh. I didn't realize you took an interest in that sort of thing, Tartar." 

The AI huffs out a laugh at that. "It is a little preposterous for an information bank to have 'interests,' but I suppose it is one."

The two of them share a quiet moment as Freya's eyes scan the stars. She can tell the AI is tracing something out, but isn't sure of the shape. 

"What are you looking for?" Freya asks at last. 

"Orion's belt. From there, Orion the Hunter." Tartar traces out the line with a finger, well aware that Freya can follow along that way. "Follow the bow's path, and you'll find Taurus." 

"Who's Orion?" 

"A hunter from Greek mythology. I believe you would call him a pathetic excuse of a hunter, though. He was not very valorous." Tartar lets out a chuckle at that, refocusing its gaze on the stars. "That isn't the only interpretation of the constellation, though. There's a different version of who that figure is that varies from human culture to human culture. Some cultures believe Orion's Belt to be sacred animals, or figures of importance in their respective religions." 

"That's interesting. And Taurus?" 

"Taurus is from the Western Zodiac. It takes the shape of a bull and is associated with many ancient human cultures. Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian… you name it." 

Freya quiets as Tartar continues to trace out constellation after constellation, the AI giving a brief explanation of the shape and culture that named it. The vigor in which Tartar talks about each set of stars paints a picture in Freya's heart that she cannot deny. 

Tartar… misses humanity, doesn't it? 

"Your turn," the AI huffs out, giving control over Freya's right arm back to her. 

"My turn?" Oh, the constellations. Freya's eyes scan the stars, searching.

"They don't need to be human era constellations. I am just curious as to what your society makes of the star map." With that, Tartar gets comfortable on the roof, adjusting their left hand behind their head. 

"There's the Rainmaker," Freya says, tracing the gun's shape with a faded barely green finger. "In its path is Baby Zapfish, then the Great Zapfish." 

"Mhm?" 

"And then south of the Great Zapfish are the three clans, the Eel, the Shark, and the Manta Ray." She couldn't tell if the AI was actually paying attention to her, but she kept going anyway. "Along the edge of the three clans is the Pinkfish, and the King Pinkfish… then further south, the primordial ancestors."

"And those are?" 

"The Kraken and The Dofleini. Presumably the first of our kind to walk the earth." 

Freya let her free hand rest on her stomach, watching the stars twinkle faintly. There were so many things she wanted to ask Tartar, but she felt the moment was fragile enough as is to disturb the peace. So for now, she was fine with being quiet, watching the night sky with the remnant of humanity's mechanical creation. 

"Thank you, Freya. I have updated my information banks accordingly and added the constellations you shared with me under the Mollusc Era of star maps." 

"Hey, don't mention it. I figured you wanted to know. Plus, you're a pretty good teacher." 

"Hmm?" 

Freya grins as she watches the sky, searching for Orion again. "I didn't think I'd be learning astronomy from you. This is nice. Thanks for the lesson, genuinely." 

Tartar makes a quiet hum in response, the AI not finding much to say to that. 

"Can I make a request though?" 

"What would that be?" 

"Next time you come up here, at least bring a jacket."

"...Yes, fair enough. I could do that."

"Awesome. Now, can you tell me more about one of those ancient human cultures?" 

"Hah, eager to learn, aren't you? Very well." 

She could feel herself starting to drift off halfway through the history of the Ancient Babylonians, but Freya could tell that the AI was smiling. Was this back and forth conversation fulfilling for it? Did it make Tartar feel better, even if only marginally? 

Freya wasn't sure, but as she drifted off to sleep, the AI's hand laced together with Freya's. 

"Good night, inkling." 

"Good night, Tartar." 

[splatfacts]

"When smoke rises from the seven rings, The pinkfish will emerge from the sea, devouring all the creatures of the land." -The Book of Madai, chapter 10, verse 10

Big Run is alot more than it may seem...

(Original Twitter Post, Sources from the Splatoon 3 Chill season Trailer and Sunken Scroll 17 from Splatoon 2)

[hijackmac]

DUE TO PEOPLE DISCOVERING THE CLOUD SHOWIN UP IN THE BG OF THE BIG RUN ANNOUNCEMENT I CAVED IN AND MADE UP MY OWN BIG OL PINKFISH SALMONID.. mf wakes up from a long nap only to decide eating the land creatures sounds really good rn..

[anozumis-art-blog]

“When I heard a melody from heaven, I looked up at the sky and saw the Pisces eclipsing the Ursa, And from the seas rose a New Great Wave And across the lands runneth the pinkfish”

-The Book of Squilla, Chapter 12 verse 1

Finally finished this piece! All the salmonids are here, which one is your favourite? (also the full image size is too big so I had to compress, sorry if the quality is bad; you can see the full uncompressed image on twitter below!)

If you look closely, you can see all the towers from Splatoon 1, 2 and 3 in the background!

Fun fact, this piece is a parody of Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa!

Also fun fact, Squilla is a type of mantis shrimp!

I post WIPs on twitter so give me a follow there! (tho if things go bad with twitter I’ll retreat to my tumblr here!)

[smallfry372659]

Is there.. like.. a smallfry virus?

pinkfish get sicks 2

we got sumthin caled 'scale rot' andd its a DOOZY

[averagedualies]

🪬-tell me of gods

"when smoke rises from the seven rings, The pinkfish will emerge from the sea, devouring all the creatures of the land"

...I was never very religious. There were some religions in my world that I knew of, but I personally didn't believe in legends

Except for this. I had no clue what it meant, but because I was younger and dumber, I assumed that because something is old it must be true

In this case, turns out it was true! Big run happened, and reignited that childish fear of mine. Despite that, I got a job at grizzco, and fighting the salmonids weirdly made them seem less scary to me, less godlike

…Horoboros is still terrifying though. Would rather deal with glowflies than that.

[kl-foodie]

Pinkfish Music & Arts Festival Happening In KL This Weekend Is Perfect For All Music & Arts Lovers

Bring your labour day long weekend to a whole new level, because Pinkfish Music & Arts Festival is happening this Sunday, 30th April 2023, at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon! A curated creative music & arts experience just for you by Hitman Solutions & Happymoon. It celebrates the expression of art through live acts, both local & international, as well as art installations from various artists gifted…

[badlydrawn-homestuckoc]

pinkfish blorbo are u participating in any funny life changing games

SYLVIA: Funny life c)(anging games ¿?

SYLVIA: Noot t)(at I knoow oof ¡! bloop bloop

SYLVIA: Alt)(ooug)(, noow t)(at yoou mentioon it . . . my moore-eel mentiooned an interesting game.

SYLVIA: T)(ey )(aven't gootten a )(oold oof it yet, t)(ey seem too be )(aving soome troouble.

SYLVIA: Bloop bloop, and goood t)(ing tooo ¡! T)(ey t)(-ink it will -kelp me and t)(e oot)(er -fis)( in oour s)(ooal- get aloong. I dooubt me and t)(at -sea urc)(in- will ever get aloong. As muc)( as it pains me too admit defeat.

[bugsinspace]

The tides are churning. The waters rise. As the rings open, pinkfish fall from the skies. Armed with pans and cookware they're here to take our lives  There's an anger and a hatred in those crazed and golden eyes

[lanscaliburr]

AI Art: Pink Goldfish a.k.a. "Pinkfish"

title says it all.. fishes are cute!!

[mirerrrrrr]

fanni fanni bc memula gerak pinkfish berdua je dengan akak and now ramai gila??? including my boyfriend???????