[Open Thread] Mall Shopping

    Radie was shocked into a silence. Gently, a hand of his reached up and touched around his eyes. The black makeup which he used for fake Inkling ink was beginning to feel wet, slowly coming off. Maybe he sweat too much during his turfing today? He was sweating even MORE now that the Inkling girl had recognized what he was. 

    Was she an agent? Was she going to experiment on him? Radie's head was spinning. He had a glassy, dazed look in his eyes for a mere moment before shaking, ever so slightly. He looked back into her eyes. 

Exciting, huh? Is that how Agents described dissecting Octolings? And species? It was true, he was a subspecies, and right now he COULD use his toxic ink to get away out of this situation...but the tone of her voice, the way she looked; This inkling didn't seem HOSTILE... This was a hard decision for Radie to make. He didn't want to be violent, but is violence the only way out of this situation?


    Maybe he had been quiet for too long; his green eyes stared into hers before stuttering, "M-me? Octoling?" Dude its obvious you are one now!

((OOC: OOPS he was wearing makeup? sorry OTL))

Catherine seemed unperturbed at Radie's discomfort. "Are you not? You seem to have been trying to hide your eyes a bit, though your makeup seems to be fading. I don't blame you. Most inklings are afraid of Octolings. But you seem okay. I've read a lot about the history of inklings and octo--" Catherine didn't get to finish her sentence as another inkling cut into their conversation and apologized. She recognized him as the inkling that she had been watching talk to Radie before.

"Oh that's quite alright. No harm done. I'm Catherine." She said, introducing herself to the new inkling. She contemplated their situation and looked around. "Are either of you hungry? I haven't quite eaten my lunch yet, and I would be more than happy to share. Company is always nice, and it seems like you two were in a conversation earlier. And don't worry about money or anything, I have a bit left over. I can buy more food if needed." She said with a smile. She usually didn't have company to eat with, but she wanted to talk with Radie more, since she was so interested in him now that she could tell he was an Octoling.

Catherine felt a little uncomfortable with Radie's eyes on her. Now she knew how it felt to be stared at and she felt embarrassed that she had made others feel this way a lot. She was careful to not say anything else about Radie being an octoling in front of the other two inklings who had joined their conversation. Judging by how he was covering his head and wearing eye makeup (even though it was smudging and a bit faded now) it was clear he didn't want his secret known. Now that she thought about it though, she knew that octolings weren't exactly welcome but there also was the possibility this octoling was not as friendly as she had presumed him to be. She chewed her lip nervously at the thought that she may have just made herself a target for an octoling agent as an inkling who knew too much about his cover. He seemed friendly enough, but now that the idea had popped into her mind she couldn't quite shake herself entirely free of it. 

"Oh no, it's okay. I've got it! I'll be back real quick." Catherine waved her hands at Cato's offer to help pitch in with paying. Now she was feeling really nervous about the thought that Radie might be a hostile octoling who now had a new target to eliminate. She needed a little space to calm herself down and tell herself that nothing had been proven yet and worrying so much was needless stress. She quickly ducked into the restaurant she'd gone to earlier and ordered a large "party platter" they offered that had samplings of just about everything from their menu. It was expensive, and after she'd bought it she had no money left over to buy that book she'd been eyeing, but she didn't particularly mind. She always figured she could save up again and play more turf wars. She returned to the group bearing a large platter piled high with tempura, sushi, takoyaki, and much more.