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Gotta Find Me a Future

Part 1: Sunset

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A full page, full color comic cover.

Pearl stands in a dark bathroom. Behind her, there is a large, rectangular window that opens to the Inkopolis skyline; it is dawn and the sky is dark blue mixed with the teal and pink of sunrise. Pearl is underlit so her chin, neck, and hands are glowing gold. She is dressed in a black t-shirt, with her tentacles pulled back into a ponytail in the middle of her head, and has a solid black choker around her throat. She also has a silver metal chain looped around her neck, upon which a silver ring is strung. The ring is also silver and has turquoise stones inlaid on its surface. She is pulling the neck of her t-shirt out as if to stash the necklace and ring inside. At the top of the page, the title of the comic is written in white letters: Gotta Find Me a Future, Part One: Sunset.

Page 1:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: A wide, thin panel that is framed so that we can see below Marina’s eyes but above Pearl’s. Marina is dressed in a white shirt and both characters have their tentacles pulled up. Marina is wearing big hoop earrings and is saying, “Wow!”

Panel 2: A wide establishing shot of Pearl and Marina walking through the booths at the Grand Festival. The sun is high in the sky and there are a few clouds. Pearl is wearing a black t-shirt and gray joggers; Marina also has on gray joggers, which she’s wearing low on her waist. The booths are currently being set up so there are assorted boxes and merch in various states of disarray. Marina leads the way with one hand against her chin, thoughtful, as she takes in all the booths. Pearl follows closely behind with her opposite hand raised to brush behind her ear.

Marina: They really know how to throw a party! Oh, look at that!

Pearl: No kiddin’. Looks like they decided to go all out.

Page 2:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: A solo shot of Pearl. She has caught sight of something; she’s distracted as Marina’s dialogue fades out behind her.

Marina: Too bad we don’t have time to check out the festival… What with the final soundcheck and rehearsal and–

Pearl: Uh-huh…

Panel 2: A worker jellyfish in a cap holds up two small, big-headed Pearl and Marina plushies. They are lit up with a white aura.

Panel 3: A montage shot of all the Pearl plushies that Marina has collected. Pearl stands in the middle, chibi-ified with her hands in her pockets and a small frown. She thinks to herself “Shit, I know Marina’s going to want to grab one to add to her collection…” Around her, the plushies are:

a Pearl plush labeled “Surprise Pearl” standing in a pantry, flanked on either side by cup noodle
A Pearl plush labeled “Drumkit Pearl” lying on her back in a bass drum.
Six Pearls flanking a Marina plush on a window sill, three on either side, some lying down, facing directly toward the viewer, labeled “Window Watchers.”
Three off-model Pearl plushies labeled “Bootleg Pearls.” Their moles are in the wrong place and they have visible stitches.
A Pearl leaning against a set of matching Pearl and Marina swim form pillows.
A Pearl peering sideways out of the inside of an award shaped like a clam shell. It is labeled “Award Pearl.”

Panel 4: Montage continues. A small flashback scene where Marina is shown clutching a shopping bag full of Pearl merch. She holds out a credit card and says, “All of it on this card please!” Pearl stands next to her, thinking, “My card…”

Current day Pearl is shown sweating, overlaid next to the flashback, and she narrates: “Even though we definitely have enough at home. And Shiver will throw a fit if we’re late again…”

Below that is a shot of Shiver, underlit, as she holds her hands out and says “How NICE of you to join us this evening. All of us were JUST taking a break. No need to rush.” The top of Frye’s head is shown below her, saying “Uh oh… Shiver’s mad.”

Page 3:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Pearl glances at Marina, worried and sweating slightly, as Marina continues to speak. She hasn’t seen the plushies yet.

Marina: Just promise you won’t rap during the soundcheck today…

Pearl, thinking: Gotta distract Marina…

Panel 2: A shot of Pearl grabbing Marina’s hand.

Pearl: Mm-hm.

Panel 3: Pearl tries to drag Marina quickly past the jellyfish setting up the booths. One behind the counter of the Off the Hook booth waves at them as they pass.

Marina: Pearlie, I mean it. I can’t do my job if you’re–

Pearl, acknowledging the waving jellyfish: What up, Jeltonio.

Panel 4: Marina sees the merch booth. She freezes, forcing Pearl to stop too. Pearl chokes and looks panicked.

Marina: WAIT.

Panel 5: Marina puts a hand to her face and grins, surprised, with small sparkles around her eyes.

Marina: Pearlie…

Pearl, thinking: Ah well…
Page 4:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Marina zooms up to the booth, dragging Pearl behind her. Pearl trips as she’s pulled and she cries “Woah!”

Marina and the jellyfish working the booth wave at each other as Marina leans over the counter. There is a box of overstock Pearl and Marina plushies next to the jellyfish.

Marina: Hi Jeltonio! You got the goods for me?

Panel 2: A top-down view of a big-headed Pearl plush.

Marina: You.

Panel 3: Marina looks down at a box of Pearl and Marina standees.

Marina: Aaaaaand…

Panel 4: A front-facing view of a Pearl and Marina standee. The standees are full color PNGs of Pearl and Marina’s in-game models. Marina snags the Pearl one.

Marina: You.

Panel 5: Marina takes off with her haul, carrying the plushie and standee hugged to her chest. Pearl rushes to follow her. Jeltonio waves after them while the worker jellyfish with a cap watches them go in confusion.

Marina: Always a pleasure doing business~! C’mon Pearlie! We’re late!

Pearl: Don’t you already have twenty of those?

Panel 6: A shot at Marina’s shoulder-height. Marina is smiling as she holds the Pearl plush up to her cheek. Only the top of Pearl’s face, from her mouth up, is visible in the panel as she struggles to keep up.

Marina: Thirty-seven! This makes thirty-eight! A nice even number so none of my Pearlies are lonely.

Pearl: I’M only one Pearlie.

Panel 7: Marina comes to a stop, while Pearl side eyes her from behind.

Marina: Yeah, because you’re– Oh hi, Acht!

Page 5:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Acht stands in front of the Urchin stage, which is in the final phase of construction, dressed in their usual outfit of long, black dress and hat. Their headphones are missing, so all of their piercings are visible. Marina hands her plushie and standee to them.

Marina: Perfect timing, keep these safe for me, kay?

Acht: Uh…

Panel 2: Marina turns back to Pearl, who is surprised.

Marina: You’re the only Pearlie, but YOU’RE not lonely…

Panel 3: A shot facing directly toward the stage. Marina leans forward and boops Pearl right on the nose, while Frye, sitting on a speaker with a microphone in her hand, Callie, pointing and smiling at Pearl and Marina, and Shiver, standing in the background with her hands on her hips, annoyed, are watching them. All of the idols are dressed in casual clothes. Big Man is to the right, interfacing with a jellyfish sound tech.

Marina: Because you have ME!

Panel 4: Pearl smiles and blushes, pleased. There are small sparkles surrounding her.

Panel 5: Pearl leans forward, blushing a bit.

Pearl: Oh yeah?

Panel 6: Marina grins down at her, while Pearl stands up straight with her hands on her hips.

Pearl: Well, I think–
(The ‘I’ is emphasized.)

Page 6:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: A large, jagged speech bubble interrupts the frame. The words “ERR ERR” are handwritten in an erratic font, and the speech bubble completely covers the stage behind Pearl and Marina. Pearl and Marina are pictured jolting in shock, Marina jerking up straight while Pearl is bowed forward. Behind Pearl, and a jellyfish covers their ears.

Panel 2: Frye and Callie are still sitting on the stage. Frye smiles with one eyebrow cocked and the microphone up to her mouth, while Callie leans her chin on her folded hands. The speech bubble coming from Frye’s mouth is still jagged and the font is still handwritten; it extends over to the next panel.

Frye: SAVE IT FOR THE AFTERPARTY!!

Panel 3: Marina laughs, smiling up toward the stage, while Pearl looks annoyed behind her.

Panels 4 & 5: Marina approaches the stage and leaps up under her own power. Callie jerks to the side, whistling in appreciation, while the jellyfish sound tech jumps in surprise.

Page 7:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Big Man and the sound tech are both wearing headphones and holding clipboards. Big Man smiles at Marina, while the jellyfish is trying to speak to her. Marina, holding up a clipboard of her own, winks down at Pearl.

Panel 2: Pearl winks back from the ground. A jellyfish crosses behind her, holding a bundle of cables. Another inkfish approaches from behind, wearing a gray dress, sneakers, and a black jacket. Their head is cut off by the top of the panel.

Panel 3: A speech bubble comes from off panel: “Status report, soldier.” Pearl jumps, surprised.

Panel 4: Marie smiles at Pearl, jacket pulled off her shoulders. She is wearing a black cap with a small squid-shaped pin attached to it. Her shoulders and chest are freckled.

Marie: Hey.

Pearl, off-panel: Yikes, Marie. We gotta get you a bell.

Marie: You’d be satisfied to know you’re not the first person to tell me that.

Panel 5: Marina is shivering with excitement as she does the soundcheck with Big Man. From off panel, Marie asks “She got any idea?”

Panel 6: Pearl and Marie look up at Marina.

Pearl: No way. What about Callie?

Marie: She’s easy to distract. I’ll tell her right before we go on for the last time, like we agreed. Warning: She WILL cry.

Pearl: That’ll be three of us.

Page 8:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Marie claps a hand on Pearl’s shoulder.

Marie: You gonna be able to do all this? Between now and then, I mean.

Panel 2: Pearl grins back at Marie, confident.

Pearl: You know me. I live in the moment.

Panel 3: Marina and Big Man smile and wave at Pearl from the stage, beckoning her. Around them, jellyfish continue to set up.

Marie, off panel: Better get going.

Panel 4: Marie bumps Pearl’s arm with her elbow. Pearl gulps and reaches up to grab her shirt, where the ring she has on a chain rests against her chest.

Marie: Good luck, if I don’t get to talk to you before then.

Pearl: Thanks.

Panels 4 - 6: Pearl jumps up onto the stage, using a hand-up from Callie, who grins and cheers. The sound tech jellyfish looks surprised again.

Panel 7: Marina hands Pearl a microphone, learning down and grabbing her arm.

Marina: Here you are.

Pearl: Thanks.

Panel 8: Pearl looks out at the flat ground, where jellyfish continue to do construction. Marie has turned to talk to Acht, who stands with one hand on their hip. Pearl thinks to herself: Huh.

Page 9:

A grayscale comic page. It is a full page illustration with no panels.

A front-on shot of Pearl and Marina on the stage. Pearl is in the middle of the page, while Marina stands to the left, half cut off by the page margin. To Pearl’s right, below her elbow, the sound tech jellyfish storms off from one too many startles.

Marina has her hand on Pearl’s lower back, smiling closed mouthed down at her, while Pearl looks pleased with one hand on her hip and the microphone held halfway up to her mouth. Pearl thinks to herself: Nice to see them get along.

Page 10:

A grayscale comic page. It is a full page illustration with no panels.

A match-cut to the page before it. Pearl is standing in the center of the page, in the middle of a dark room and lit from below. She is dressed in her old punk outfit–ripped tank top, tight jeans, and a long necklace with a pendant hanging from it that’s a solid metal with a punched out four-pointed star–has all of her piercings, and is years younger. She is also scowling and has a large, juicy burger resting on the console in front of her.

The dark room is decorated with old band posters. There’s a sofa behind her with a blanket and pillow haphazardly thrown on it, and there are shelves to the right of the sofa with records and CD cases lined up on it. Above and behind Pearl, there are two speakers pointed out at the room in either corner and an unlit “RECORDING” light (the word is written in Inkling language).

Page 11:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: A young Marina stands in a well-lit soundbooth. Her tentacles are short, shoulder-length, and she is singing into a microphone on a stand. She is wearing a white crop top and has a large hoodie tied around her waist and headphones tight over her ears.

Marina is scrunched up into poor singing posture, with her hands held up near her chest, and her mouth is open wide, head forward. A speech bubble shows her hitting the notes: three eighth notes and a half note tied into a quarter note in the next panel.

Panel 2: Pearl scratches her cheek, holding a wired, studio microphone in her other hand, as she listens.

Panel 3: Marina pulls the headphones down as she turns to look at Pearl through the glass separating them.

Marina: Pearl? Is good?

Page 12:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Pearl scratches at her chin with her eyes closed as she thinks: Hmmm…

Panel 2: Pearl holds the microphone up to her mouth so that she can be heard beyond the glass in the booth. Marina is pictured from behind, hanging the headphones on the microphone stand.

Pearl: C’mon out for a bit.

Panel 3: Marina enters into the mixing studio, casting a lot of light into the space with the open door. She holds her hands up in front of her, nervous. Pearl stands in front of her, one hand on her hip.

Marina: Is bad? Do again?

Pearl: You hit the note, but I’m not getting that “OOMPH,” y’know?

Panels 4 & 5: Marina’s is speechless for a moment, processing Pearl’s words. She isn’t fluent in Pearl’s language yet. She cocks her head to the side.

Marina: … “Oomph”? What is “Oomph?”

Pearl, off panel: Ah, right.

Page 13:

A grayscale comic page.

Panels 1 & 2: Pearl explains with her arms crossed, before waving one hand in the air as she speaks.

Pearl: It’s like, uh, depth, y’know? Gives ya goosebumps an’ all. Point is, I think y’gotta change up your posture a bit. I didn’t learn much from my singing coach, but I did learn that posture can make all the difference.

Panel 3: Pearl places one hand on the mixing console as she turns to Marina fully.

Pearl: Just copy me and see if it feels better this way.

Panels 4 and 5: Pearl visibly inhales, drawing her chest wide, and plants her feet hard on the floor.

Pearl: First, open your chest up. Now, plant your feet.

Panel 6: Pearl is pictured in a full body shot, holding one hand out with her chest wide and open and her stance wide. Behind her, there’s a swirl of energy, showing how to pull strength from the earth to sing with.

Pearl: Yer gonna make yourself a– Uh, a conduit. Gonna draw that energy up from the ground an’ through your body, ‘kay?

Page 14:
A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Marina cups her hands together, excited, as her eyes light up in understanding.

Marina: Electrical conduit! O-okay Pearl!

Pearl, off panel: Cool, back in the booth then ‘Rina. Really liked that conduit line, huh.

Panel 2: Pearl helps Marina find the ideal position in the booth by maneuvering her arms. Marina watches this with a serious expression.

Pearl: Relax your arms. And DON’T lock your knees!

Marina: Okay…

Pearl: There ya go.

Panels 3 & 4: Pearl goes back to her seat in front of the mixing console.

Pearl: Alright! Got a good feeling ‘bout this one. Track start… And here we go–

Panel 5: Marina closes her eyes, preparing to sing again.

Page 15:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Pearl leans forward, tense. She can sense that something amazing is about to happen and there are visible shivers drawn on her body. Her heart thuds loudly, illustrated with a EKG reading showing a spike in her heart rate and a large “B-THUMP” sound effect written behind her.

Panels 2 & 3: Marina centers herself and inhales deeply.

Panel 4: Marina opens her eyes, inspired and focused, and turquoise sparkles appear around her eyes.

Page 16:

A two-page spread in full color. Marina is depicted hitting the note with her mouth, eyes, and arms wide. Her chest is open and her hands are held out equal with her shoulders, palms up. The background is of a nondescript concert lighting setup, with dozens of lights casting down onto her. There is a slight fog near her waist, and the rest of the background is black.

In full color, Marina is illustrated as she was in the past, with short tentacles and in her white crop top. Also depicted are ghostly apparitions of her longer tentacles and her Grand Fest ear cuff, see-through but still there, as if blending the past, present, and future.

Page 17:

A full page grayscale illustration of Pearl as she listens to Marina sing. There are visible tears in her eyes and her mouth is slightly parted in awe. She is lit with a soft glow, as if Marina’s voice is dawning on her like a sunrise. There are pink sparkles around her eyes.

Page 18:
A white comic page. There are no illustrations, just black text center-aligned on the page. It reads the following:

When they ask me later, during interviews, when I knew we had somethin’ special,

I’ll say it was when you took that breath, the sharp catch of it, or maybe it was the high note that flipped outta you like it was nothin’.

Or maybe it was after that, when we stepped onto stage together the first time.

Or maybe after that, when you looked at me like I was the most important person in the world.

Or maybe before all’a that.

Page 19:
A two-page spread, in full color. There is white text written across the top, which reads: “When you held out that cassette player and I hit play, and heard your voice for the first time…”

The illustration depicts Pearl and Marina in various stages of their relationship, from when they first met through Octo Expansion, the Splatoon 2 Final Fest, and to the present. The base of the illustration is Pearl and Marina’s arms, outstretched across the length of the page, Marina on the left and Pearl on the right. Parts of their chests are visible and they are both wearing black tops. Marina has on a black, fingerless glove and Pearl a spiked bracelet. Between their hands, Marina is passing Pearl a battered cassette player (an illustration of their first meeting on Mt. Nantai).

Balanced on their outstretched arms are different depictions of Pearl and Marina, aging as they get closer to the center. On the far left, Marina is shown with short tentacles and a matching set of white sweatpants and crop top. She has her arms out as if she is performing, and has a black and turquoise cropped vest on and a similar jacket tied around her waist. On the far right, Pearl is posed similarly and is wearing a black and pink jumpsuit, white boots, her typical gold crown, and a white jacket is tied around her waist.

Moving toward center, Pearl and Marina are depicted in their Octo Expansion outfits, both crouching and staring toward each other. Marina has her laptop balanced on her knees and one tentacle is wrapped worriedly around her arm, while Pearl leans on one elbow with her cell phone clutched in her other hand.

One step from the center, Pearl and Marina are dressed in their Final Fest outfits, but their headgear is swapped. Pearl is pointing to Marina while wearing Marina’s silver and blue headphones, while Marina is crying and wearing Pearl’s black crown.

The final illustration in the center of the page: Pearl and Marina stand atop the cassette player, clutching hands with their foreheads pressed together. They are dressed in their Splatoon 3/Side Order outfits and are both smiling. Behind them, the background is painted like a sunrise, with the bright light of the sun centered right on the middle drawing.

Page 20:
A grayscale full page illustration.

Pearl and Marina perform at Grand Fest. There are two moments depicted on the page, the top bleeding down into the bottom. First, Marina hits the high note during Ebb & Flow, throwing her whole body back while her hand claws up to the sky. Pearl dances in front of her, grinning out at the crowd.

Second, Pearl and Marina hit their marks together, back to back, grinning over their shoulders. The crowd below them is full of Inklings, Octolings, and jellyfish screaming and yelling, some crying. Behind Pearl and Marina, a jellyfish visibly shreds on a guitar.

Page 21:
A full color page of Pearl and Marina striking their signature Off the Hook pose at the end of a Grand Fest performance. Their arms are linked between them and they’re both grinning huge for the crowd with sweat rolling down their faces and bodies. They are dressed in their traditional Inkopolis News outfits and the crowd is all raised hands, squared off Inkling fingers and pointed Octoling fingers, along with a bright pink light stick. The hands are colored in shades of gray, while Pearl and Marina are in full color, their zipper pendants glinting in the lights of the stage.

Page 22:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Pearl and Marina are obscured by a large wall of fog. The crowd calls out: Wooo! Oooh! AAAAA! YEAH!! Off the Hook!! Fweeeeet~! AAAA! Yeah! Off the Hook! Woo!! YAAAAAAH!!

Panel 2: Pearl and Marina are lowered to the ground under the stage, panting. There is a large, rectangular wash of light from above and the stage is held up by metal supports.

Panels 3 - 5: Pearl and Marina clasp hands and squeeze. Marina’s free hand comes around to grab Pearl’s from the other side so that she’s holding Pearl’s hand in both of hers.

Page 23:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Marina leans into Pearl’s side, resting her forehead against the top of Pearl’s head. Pearl looks up and sideways at her, surprised, while one of Marina’s tentacles curls around Pearl’s shoulder.

Panel 2: Marina presses her face against the side of Pearl’s head. Her eyes are closed as she breathes through her mouth. Pearl doesn’t move, surprised into stillness. They’re both spent from the performance and sweaty.

Marina: I can’t wait to perform with you like that for the rest of my life.

Page 24:
A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Marina leans over, Pearl’s face gathered between her hands, and presses a kiss against the side of Pearl’s head, right in front of her ear. Pearl’s eyes widen and she’s too shocked to react, blushing across her whole face.

Panel 2: Marina jumps off the stage, giggling to herself, while Pearl stands, stuck, limp and surprised, on the stage behind her.

Panels 3 - 5: Pearl raises a hand to her ear and a hand to her chest, right over where the ring is hidden under her costume.

Pearl: Holy FUCK Marina…

Page 25:
A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: A match-cut to the last panel of the page before. Pearl is in the same spot in the panel, with her hand cupped around her jaw. She’s sweating and dressed in a baggy t-shirt. A voice comes from off panel: “You know Shiver and Frye will never go for it.”

Panel 2: A wider shot of Pearl sitting on the floor of a dance studio. She is seated under the ballet barre with her back against a mirror that spans the entire wall. Her shirt is tied up in the middle and her shoes are kicked off.

She leans back on the mirror and looks up at Marie, who is standing next to her and leaning on the barre. She is holding a water bottle to her head and has her shirt sleeves and hem rolled up. On her backside, the word JUICY is embroidered with rhinestones.

Pearl: Yo. They can be bought. They speak the first language I ever learned.

Page 26:
A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Marie leans her elbow on the barre with her eyes closed.

Marie: You’re going to pay them so they’ll let you propose at their final splatfest?

Pearl, off-panel: Already did.

Panel 2: Marie looks up.

Marie: Already did?

Panel 3: Marie sinks to the floor next to Pearl and offers her the water bottle. Pearl waves it off.

Pearl: Yuuuuup. Big Man didn’t take it, but Shiver and Frye were just going on and on about how good it’ll be for ratings. Only cost me fifty-thousand each.

Marie: Unreal…

Panel 4: Marie leans back comfortably.

Marie: What do you want to do about Callie? There’s no way she’ll keep it quiet.

Pearl, off panel: That’s where you come in.

Page 27:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Pearl kicks Marie in the leg, which causes Marie to grumble, “Quit it asshole.”

Pearl: Don’t tell her, at least not until like… right before we go on the last time.

Marie: Mmm… This means we’ll need more rehearsals… You guys aren’t going to be able to sing after you do it.

Panels 2 & 3: Pearl and Marie lean back against the wall again, Pearl with her eyes closed.

Pearl: I figured the five of you can do our chorus. Hopefully we’ll be back on our feet by the end.

Marie, sighing: Hopefully.

Panel 4: A shot from behind as Pearl leans toward Marie again.

Pearl: What? Think you guys can’t handle it?

Marie: Let’s see…

Page 28:

A grayscale comic page.

Panel 1: Marie holds a hand up as she counts off members of the Now or Never Seven.

Marie: Callie will be a mess. Big Man might be too. You two blubbering all over each other in the front. That’s me, Shiver, and Frye to cover seven parts.

Panel 2: Pearl leans her face into her palm again, while Marie cracks the water bottle open.

Pearl: Easyyy~ I can kick you some cash too, if you want. I know it’s a big ask.

Marie: Heh. I’ll let you know.

Page 29:

A white comic page with one speech bubble that reads “Guess we gotta get back to practicing then…”

Below that, there are two lines of text, bolded and centered on the page:

End of part one

To be continued in part two

CREDITS:
A black and white comic page. At the top, there’s a small vignette depicting a humanized shiba inu having an exchange with an inkling.

Shiba: What if I did a comic for GFMAF?

Inkling, sweating: …You sure about that?

The shiba is then shown bent over a drawing tablet, sweating profusely.

Shiba: Okay, may not have been my brightest idea…

Inkling: I told you!

A speech bubble appears from below, as if others are yelling from off-screen: We’ll help!!

The majority of the page is taken up by four inksona drawings of the people who contributed to the comic (and the two production cats), drawn in three different styles by three different people.

The first is of the same inkling as before, posed in Off the Hook’s signature news pose. She has short tentacles that are styled asymmetrically to one side. She is wearing a sweatshirt with a fat, grinning fish printed on it and square glasses. Next to her, her credits read:

ASHE
@theashemarie
“You should put ‘juicy’ on her ass.
– Story
– Dialogue & Narration
– Moral Support
– Feedback
– Tangent Detector

The second is an inkling drawn in the same style. She is dabbing with her right arm in a sling, and is dressed in an open baseball jersey, tank top, and shorts. Her tentacles are bob-length. Her credits read:

KATIE
@katiemonz
#1 Regional Champ at Falling Down the Stairs
– Flat Values
– Shading
– Emotional Support
– Cat Pic Supplier

The third is an octoling in a new style, crouching under the hand of the first. They are striking the same Off the Hook pose and wearing a baggy t-shirt and long shorts. His tentacles are short and he has pierced ears. His credits read:

RORY
@Squidthusiast
Token Overworked Youth
– Color
– Rendering
– Feedback
– Emotional Support
– Screenshot Fiend

The fourth is an octoling sprawled out on the floor in the Family Guy death pose. The face isn’t visible and they are dressed in a t-shirt and cuffed jeans, with their tentacles in a ponytail. The credits read:

FRUMP
@ShibasSrem
– The Drawer
– Tri-slosh Main

This comic is an adaptation of @theashemarie 's fanfic

of the same name (link here). It was 4 months of hard

work for @theashemarie, @katiemonz, @squidthusiast, and me.

We are very pleased to share Part One of this labor of love with you.

Please look forward to Part Two in the coming months!

It's a whole different experience trying to adapt a written work to comic format, and I took a few liberties here and there with certain scenes. I'm very thankful that my friends stepped in to help with this massive project, they helped so much and are so talented! Please give them a follow, look at their work, leave comments and tags, let them know how much you like their stuff.

Ashe, obviously, handled the bulk of the writing and the alt-text, and offered insight on the parts that were changed by me. Katie is the one responsible for the shading and flats, and helped keep my and from being injured. She also offered a lot of feedback for the paneling and layout, being a comic veteran herself. Rory is in charge of anything that is colored, so the cover and the three colored spreads were his doing. Just fucking exceptional work from all of them. I handled the sketching, lining, and layout as well as the rewriting of one scene.

We are already starting work on part two, but we are also all working adults and these things take time. Hoping to get part two out sometime this year… Either way, thanks for reading and have a kind day!

A white page with black text printed on it. It reads:

SPECIAL THANKS
Ashe, Katie, and Rory
For helping make this comic a reality

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