Splatoon: A Long Road to True Freedom

To Confess At Last

  After leaving the others in an upset hurry, Connor spends some much needed alone time to go over his current situation and sort things out. After calming down and ultimately coming to a heartbreaking decision, he returns to his and Tobias' shared apartment to set things straight mostly for himself and insure their friendship was not in danger. Little does Connor know that, upon seeing him come home, Tobias becomes filled with a strong determination to set things right and to at last come out and confess to the Inkling how he feels about him. Tobias just prays that he hadn't misread Valerie's hints that Connor apparently shares the same feelings for the Octoling. 

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Connor silently kept going through his locker within the gym, not really feeling up to working out or doing any battles, but at the same time not really wanting to return home just yet. He wasn't ready to face Tobias and most likely the others yet. He also knew that he shouldn't really be out in the open where he could be easily spotted because considering how he left, they were most likely going to be forming a search party for him soon.

Wouldn't be the first time.

That's mainly why he stopped by the gym. He had spare clean clothes that he hasn't really worn recently so he should be able to blend in with the city quite easily. All he wanted to do was just go for a walk. Away from it all for a while. He really just needed some time to himself to sort through his feelings and to decide what his next move was going to be. Seeing yet another apology text from Callie flashing on his phone, Connor quietly snorted and set the device to 'Do Not Disturb' before setting it inside his locker.

He knew if they really wanted to find him, they would just track his cell phone. About to shut the door to the locker, something hanging caught his eye, making them narrow as he scoffed. It was his Splatfest Tee. The teams he didn't really care for... but it had been a while since he last participated in a Splatfest and this was Tobias' first one since coming to the surface. How do you prefer your orange juice? Team Pulp versus Team No Pulp... He had explained to Tobias how Splatfest works and together they both chose Team No Pulp. The Octoling seemed super excited to be playing in his first Splatfest with Connor, the Inkling himself knowing he certainly was.

It was this weekend actually; two days to be more precise.

'Guess that doesn't matter now... I'm sure he'll be playing with his crush. Hopefully whoever this Inkling is Tobi likes picked the same team at least.' He frowned while accidentally slamming his locker door shut. After making sure it was locked, Connor sighed through his nose and placed his Woolly Urchins Classic hat on his head, minding his yellow tentacles and heading out of the building, stuffing his hands into the pockets of his Matcha Down Jacket. Not really having a destination in mind, the Sun & Shade Squidkid shoes on his feet automatically took him to the sewer drain that lead into Octo Canyon.

Coming through to the other side, he sighed with relief as he was greeted by no one but silence. D.J. Octavio however was still present within his snow globe.

Upon seeing the infamous Agent Three looking downright miserable, the D.J. smirked wickedly; "Aww, what's got you so bent out of shape on this lovely day, Agent?"

Not really in the mood to deal with the Octarian leader, Connor simply glared at him from under the brim of his hat and spat before turning his back to him and walking away; "Piss off D.J.. Not in the mood for your shit right now..."

D.J. Octavio blinked, eyes wide as he stared after the Inkling in offended shock. "Well... that was rude."

After making double sure no one else was around, Connor moved to the edge of the large floating land and Super jumped over towards the rocky structure that encircled the entire canyon like a crater. This was the perfect place to get much needed fresh air and open space to think. No one would think to find him here and there were no enemies, though he had his Hero Shot with him just to be safe, and it easily offered miles of ample walking space.