"Well...both. I don't think it's dangerous to humans, not like it is to Inkfish. Um, octopus and squids that is."
One thing that's become clear to Eight is that no other species can do what an Inkfish can. The only thing keeping that thought from being painfully lonely is...well, how much energy it takes to survive around here.
"I play a lot of Turf War, which is where two teams of four Inkfish compete to see how much turf they can cover with their respective inks. It's a sport, but it's based off the old wars between Octolings and Inklings, 200 years ago when the sea levels were so high there wasn't enough land to share. The Inklings won, and we were forced into crumbling underground domes while they took over the surface."
Eight looks away from Keni for just a second. He's not exactly broken up about anything he just said, but now he has to transition into his own story and it's harder when your own life is something you have mostly heard about second-hand.
"I was born in one of those domes. I left to try and build a life on the surface when I was 14, but I fell into a trap set by an AI for fleeing Octolings. It scrubbed me of my memories right down to my name, and dubbed me Applicant 10008. So...Eight."
He pauses to see if Keni has questions. It's a lot already and he isn't even close to done.
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One thing that's become clear to Eight is that no other species can do what an Inkfish can. The only thing keeping that thought from being painfully lonely is...well, how much energy it takes to survive around here.
"I play a lot of Turf War, which is where two teams of four Inkfish compete to see how much turf they can cover with their respective inks. It's a sport, but it's based off the old wars between Octolings and Inklings, 200 years ago when the sea levels were so high there wasn't enough land to share. The Inklings won, and we were forced into crumbling underground domes while they took over the surface."
Eight looks away from Keni for just a second. He's not exactly broken up about anything he just said, but now he has to transition into his own story and it's harder when your own life is something you have mostly heard about second-hand.
"I was born in one of those domes. I left to try and build a life on the surface when I was 14, but I fell into a trap set by an AI for fleeing Octolings. It scrubbed me of my memories right down to my name, and dubbed me Applicant 10008. So...Eight."
He pauses to see if Keni has questions. It's a lot already and he isn't even close to done.