Narrator's POV:

„Huff Huff Huff, shit I'm just barely making it." Mikel was catching for breath while running through the outskirts.

Further away a bypassing Octoling patrol sees him running through the Outskirts.

A young recruit asks "Why is that huge Inkling running so fast? Is he transporting something important?"

"Nah that's just Mikel who is probably late for his Sunday meeting at the bar.", the leader answered "But this is bad since my boyfriend is just about to finish his Sunday work for today."

"You mean Andrew? Why's that a problem?"

"Let's say those two can't stand each other..." she sighted.

Mikel's POV:

Mikel just manages to barge into the bar before the clock hit 14:00 "Made it....ufffffffffffff."

"Pah damn I lost my bet," Grizzlo said with crossed arms.

"Looks like our first round goes on you, you old egg basked." Marco was grinning from one ear to another.

"Shut up, Mikel what are you standing around? Move your lazy ass over here."

Mikel sat down with them at a table near the counter catching his breath. "Nice.... Huff ..... to see ya guys today."

Grizzlo: "Why are you out of breath that much today? Did you oversleep again?"

Mikel: "Nah I got held up by Skarlet."

Grizzlo: "Who is Skarlet?"

Marco: "That octoling you two brought back from the nightshift. Her name is Skarlet."

Grizzlo: "So that's her name and it wasn't US, it was HIM who brought her back. I just gave them a ride."

Marco: "Which already surprises me to no end, since you're so bitchy about your Truck."

Mikel: "C'mon shut it Marco. Anyway, I want to talk about my nightshift next week."

Grizzlo: "Aha, well but first I want to know a few things about you and that octoling of yours."

Mikel: "First her name is Skarlet! Skaaarleeet! OK and second why do you want to know about her?"

Grizzlo: "Since you took you time getting here Marco started sharing some interesting information about you and your lovely octoling getting to know each other."

Mikel turned from copper to red on the spot and turned to Marco with a threatening voice: "Maaaaarco~ what did you tell him?"

Marco: "Oh just about how you two looked like a couple when you were feeding her, - "Mikel started glowing red from embarrassment and anger "- and I was just about to explain Grizzlo her amnesia, but I'll better leave that to you now."

Mikel: "Why me?"

Grizzlo: "Because I want to hear all the juicy stuff that happened too."

Mikel: "That's not going happen, no way, I'm not telling you." "How by the damn mothership should I explain them she doesn't even know what a >Good night story< is?"

Grizzlo: "Oh then I have no interest about what you want for your nightshift next week."

Mikel: "Piece of Salmon shit!"

Marco: "Oh now he's mad."

Grizzlo: "So how about it?"

Mikel: "Alright Griz....... But if you two start laughing, I swear you two are flying out of here!"

Mikel then started talking about his evening and morning with Skarlet........ leaving out as much perverted stuff as possible, which proved to be extremely difficult.

During their talk an inkling with black backcombed tentacles that was wearing shades, a black Inky Rider and Moto Boots entered the bar and headed to the counter. Grizzlo, Marco and Mikel knew him all too well, but they failed to notice him, since they were so focused into their discussion.

Andrew's POV:

"Aaaaah, finally finished with that Sunday shift. Now I'm just gonna get something to drink and then I'll head to my lovely girl at home. She should be finished with her patrol soon so were going to have a wonderful evening."

He then walked into the bar and headed to the counter. While going for his destination, he noticed three very familiar figures. A big burly Inkling with standard business clothes, a blue inkling with one eye Black Trainers an Urchin's Cap and a Friendship Tea. And last but not least a Copper inkling with a Navi Eminence Jacket, some huge worker boots and not even a piece of headgear.

"Ugh not that Salmon freak Mikel again... I'm not in the mood for a fight today but this guy never looks fresh!" Andrew just wanted to order something when he heard Grizzlo talking something "......about you and that octoling of yours."

"OCTOLING! Wait he said yours? That's not my girl........... ok what's going on?!" He then went to a seat near their table to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Mikel's POV:

Mikel: ".................and that's why I need to get back from work earlier than normal Griz. Don't worry I will bring in a fine quote but I should be at home before she wakes up."

Marco: "You're caring waaaaay too much about her, but well that's part of your personality. I had to endure that horror a lot, back in the day."

Mikel: "You really wanna make me hurt you the same way, as I do with Drew when I see him?"

Grizzlo: "Hahahahaha, you two never change! But back to your need. I can make arrangements, but if I need an extra rescue ship, I will call you during the day is that a deal?"

Mikel: "Alright deal. I need to go now; I don't want to leave her alone too long." "Who knows what that pervert is going to do to my stuff while I'm out of the house"

Skarlet's POV:

Skarlet was taking a break from the game she was playing, since she broke all the highscores and started playing with his plush toys, while sniffing all of them. Sadly, they were rather clean, but at least they had his strong smell on them. She just started fantasizing when suddenly: "Hatschiiii.... Why do I have this unwell feeling, that he's coming home soon? Ugh better pull myself together. Maybe I can get to him tonight?", she said whit a smirk.

Narrator's POV:

Mikel was just heading outside when Andrew got off his chair from the counter and started heading outside too. "Ooooh I'm sooo gonna get him now." He thought with a grin.

"Ah shit I forgot Drew had to work today, and it seems he eavesdropped on our conversation Grizzlo." Marco whispered to Grizzlo.

"Well I noticed him for quite a while now but don't you think it's more fun this way?"

"Ugh fun?"

"Those two always hate each other and at every opportunity they have they're fighting. Even when Mikel helped Drew hooking him up with his Octoling commander those two just can't stand each other."

(Quick A/N trivia: There is an old Octoling outpost at the Octo canyon. The Octolings there got quite lazy since there is actually no war anymore and the whole Zapfish disaster was far away from them. And since a lot of the inhabitants here are inklings that just want to be far away from the daily city noise of Inkopolis, the one or other relationship came together. It's an open secret known only by the locals around here.)

After Andrew got out of the bar, he spotted Mikel just a little bit further away and started screaming: "HEEEEYYYY you Salmon freak my aren't you dressed fresh today!"

"Not this fcking pice of Salmonshit again." Mikel started to go away, before he would boil over.

"I heard you caught yourself an Octoling with amnesiaaaaaaa! My aren't you a bolt one going for a defenseless girl!"

"OK THAT DOES IT!" "YOU'RE DEAD!" Mikel stormed back at Andrew with full speed.

"Ha hit a nerve?" Andre just barely managed it to move aside to evade Mikel's punch, which would've sent him straight to the official respawn pad. (Nowadays citizens are connected to an official respawn pad when receiving a fatal wound to prevent accidents and deaths.)

Andrew spinned around and gave Mikel a full roundhouse kick at his shoulder, which did just nothing. "Man do you make love with those Steelheads that your skin is this tough?"

"Oh just you wait, I'm gonna take my time sending you to the respawn pad you fashion freak!"

"Better a good looking fashion freak, than a mountain that stinks of salmon piss!"

The fight continued for a short while, since Andrew knew most of Mikel's moves, but in the end he got headbutted band fell backwards with his shades knocked off.

"Ouch that hurts."

"Had enough?"

"Yeah, Yeah. But tell me what has it with that amnesia Octoling of yours?"

Mikel hesitated for a moment, then realized his girlfriend was the Octoling commander which he helped him to make a move on. "Her name is Skarlet and I'm taking care of her until she is healed from her amnesia." Mikel told him while handing him his shades. "And keep those shades on to hide your Octoling eyes. You know how UNFRESH you look without them, also people are still not used seeing an Inktoling around."

Andrew snapped the shades out of his hand and covered his eyes with them. "Suit yourself!" He then turned around and walked away.

Mikel just shrugged and started to walk back home when Andrew shouted back "Just don't let the same disaster happen that was Lena.... You won't survive it."

Mikel stood still for a moment "I know that all too well, that I won't survive it if my heart gets shattered again, that's why I want her to get better soon." He then started walking back home to Skarlet.