24th Invasion

[moemoetentacles]

[Action; in and around 452 Stone Street]

[For anyone living on, hanging out near, or walking down Stone Street today - there is something happening on at 452 Stone Street that you may wish to investigate.  The windows to the house are open, and the sound of a small explosion rings through the air, followed by the surprised and panicked scream of a certain little squid-child.  There is now black smoke billowing out of the living room window, and the sound of coughing.  After a few seconds, Squid Girl's head pops out of the window as she tries to get some fresh air into her lungs.]

Aaaaaahhhhh... what's wrong with that stupid thing!

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[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Gat steps back again, if only so that the ink doesn't splatter all over his clothes. He looks mildly impressed, though.]

Alright, I reckon that proves it enough.

Uh—I take what I said back.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Good! I'm far superior to humans, so I don't like being compared to them.

Plus, they're jerks.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[And now he's casting a skeptical frown at Squid Girl once more. Great, more racial tensions. As if he didn't see enough of that in Gurhal as it is.]

An' why do you say that, if'n ya don't mind my askin'?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Because they totally messed up the ocean with their garbage!

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Okay, depending on those circumstances, she may have some justification in disliking humans—but Gat's skeptical frown doesn't leave his face.]

An' th' part about considerin' yourself superior?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

It's because I am!

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Still frowning over here.]

An' what reasons d'you have for considerin' youtself superior to them?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Because the ocean is way better than living on land!

*can finally tag back now!*

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

...

[The expression on Gat's face changes into something both critical and incredulous.]

That's all?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

...I just don't like them, okay!

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Gat sighs and rubs one of his temples with a hand. He doesn't sound too happy with Squid Girl.]

Alright, alright.

I reckon if this kinda thing can happen in Gurhal, it can happen anywhere.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, people are jerks no matter where you go.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[If he were any other person, Gat would have the urge to tell Squid Girl to look in the mirror. Instead, he just chuckles dryly at the irony.]

I'm talkin' about race relations. One race thinkin' they're superior an' treatin' th' others poorly.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Well they started it! We sea creatures were just swimming around minding our own business! It's humans that dumped their garbage in our home!

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Gat raises an eyebrow at this.]

Have your people tried negotiatin' with whatever government's in charge of human society?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

They wouldn't listen.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Gat shakes his head. There's a sort of grim frown on his face; in his mind, he's thinking that Squid Girl is just a young example of an entire race of sea-dwelling humanoids, and that the human nations of her world refused to listen to them.]

[A situation like that, combined with Squid Girl's attitude, is way too much like the racial tensions that have plagued Gurhal for centuries.]

So it's goin' both ways, then.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but the humans definitely started it!

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

You're sayin' they said th' same things about your people you've said about them?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

No, they started it when they started disrespecting their natural resources and taking the ocean for granted.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Gat chuckles and shakes his head. He's smiling slightly.]

Now you're soundin' like a Newman.

Odd you said "we sea creatures," though. Most folks don't talk about all plants an' animals livin' in their territory if their people've been wronged.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

But we have to eat the other stuff to survive.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah—but don't ya'll got ocean farms or somethin' like that? Agriculture's th' foundation of any civilization.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Ocean farms? What?

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

... Your folks don't do any kind of animal husbandry? Or growin' sea plants for food?