27th Invasion

[moemoetentacles]

[Anyone wandering around... well, what used to be some portion of the town, since it's hard to tell now, will find Squid Girl collapsed on the ground having a horrible nervous breakdown.  Her tentacles are limp and lifeless, and she's clutching them desperately in her hands, rubbing at them and shaking them and talking to them.]

H-hey... wake up!

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[hwamei]

[ Oh dear. Don't cry, Squid Girl, don't cry! She can't bear to see you like this. ]

Squid Girl! Aiya... [ She rushes to crouch by her side. ] Is everything all right? You're not hurt, are you?

[ Taiwan is hesitating, but she tries to reach out to her. ]

[moemoetentacles]

My tentacles... what's wrong with them? Why can't I move them anymore? What did they do to me?

[hwamei]

I don't know... It looks like the whole town is gone. So it was all fake...

[moemoetentacles]

And there's still no ocean.

[hwamei]

It's... [ She swallows. ] it's gonna be okay. Hey, here, let me help you up.

Can you still walk?

[moemoetentacles]

Yeah, everything else works fine.

[She takes Taiwan's hand anyway as she stands, though.]

[hwamei]

Squid Girl's tentacles can't move, but she still looks the same. Why is that?

Anyway, we should find a safe place first, you know. [ She grips Squid Girl's hand tighter. ]

[moemoetentacles]

I don't know. This is what I always look like.

[She keeps a pretty tight grasp on Taiwan. Poor thing's pretty scared right now.]

[hwamei]

Where's your family? Are you all alone?

[ She's scared too, but she can't show that in front of someone who needs her. ]

[moemoetentacles]

My family's all drones and this one jerk that doesn't like me.

[hwamei]

Still?

[ She grips Squid Girl's hand tightly ]

Well... if you don't have anywhere else to go... would you like to stay with me?

[moemoetentacles]

Can I?

[hwamei]

Of course you can! I can't leave my ally behind.

[moemoetentacles]

Yeah! Allies have to stick together until the very end.

[hwamei]

Yeah! So it's okay.

[ Without warning, she carries Squid Girl on her back. ]

I've got you!

[moemoetentacles]

Whooooaaaa!

[Squid Girl grabs on, almost falling off because of her first instinct to cling to things with her now nonfunctional tentacles. Normally she's not very touchy-feely, either, but she's come to trust Taiwan a lot, so instead she'll just enjoy the ride.]

Okay then, let's go!

[Pointing dramatically over Taiwan's shoulder! Into the distance! Toward new horizons!]