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Jasper was always trying to support his family, which often led to him working odd, sometimes dangerous jobs. Today he was working one such job, which was setting up the glowing splatfest signs and banners. All of the designs of which were submitted via an online website or by mail, then voted on by the various residents of Splatsville, which would often lead to a mix of very well done art and designs, and the ‘I LOVE MEN’ style of sign that the group was currently struggling to put up.
“Jasper, can you please stop moving the ladder I’m gonna fall!” Violet sighed, trying to put up the aforementioned ‘ I LOVE MEN’ sign.
“Isn’t there a rule that submissions have to be splatfest related?” Skylar said, holding up a ‘ I LOVE BIG MEN’ sign with Athena.
“Tell that to the people submitting these,” Violet replied, finishing putting up the sign, and coming down the ladder, “where's the banners?” She asked, “Might as well put them up now since we’re here.”
The winning designs for each team had banners made of them that would be put up for each team, “yeah they’re in the truck,” Athena said.
“Thanks!” Violet said.
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“Hey Jasper, your boyfriend likes cookies right?” Athena said, sitting down next to Jasper, who was currently taking a break from turf wars, his splatana was placed down next to him.
“Yeah, I can’t stand them,” Jasper replied, “Why?”
“My partner made too many cookies to know what to do with, and the bakery can’t sell them all today so we’re trying to give most of ‘em out,” They explained.
“Yeah my boyfriend would love some!” Jasper said with a smile, as Athena placed down a small bag of cookies with a small sticker on it that read ‘Funky Fresh Bakery’ with a small drawing of a squid shaped macaron.
“Thank you! See ya later tonight?”
“Yeah, thank the skies we’re not working in Scorch Gorge again,” Athena laughed.
“Yeah that was a lot, never again”
“Never again.”
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Later that day Jasper, Violet, Athena, and Skylar arrived at Eel Tail Alley to work on adding the cannons to the stage. First thing the group needed to do was to implement the launchers that shoot the cannons out onto the stage for the players to be launched out of. The launcher part was already put together, and the group just had to put it on the stage at a specific spot.
“Jasper, can you please stop hoarding all the metal?” Skylar asked, holding a hammer and shooting Jasper a light hearted glare.
“Violet has it,” Jasper said, as the octoling was not around to defend herself, as she had left to get a blow torch to help weld the metal to the stage with more than just screws.
“No I don’t stop shifting the blame, clam boy,” Violet replied, having grabbed said blow torch.
“You’re no fun,” Jasper complained.
“You’re annoying,” Athena said with a grin, causing Jasper to roll his eyes.
“You’re a bi-“
“Language,” Skylar said in a sing-songy voice.
“You’re joking, right?” Violet asked.
Skylar just grinned.
After about another few hours the group had finished implementing the launcher, and now just needed to test it out.
“So do I just I stand her- AHHHHHH,” Jasper yelped, as the minute he stepped on the coffee machine-like spawner, it was shot out. “Ok it wor-“ Jasper got shot out of the cannon, causing everyone to burst out laughing as Jasper landed face first on the, thankfully padded, ground. Violet super jumped over to make sure that Jasper was ok.
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After the fiasco at Eel Tail Alley, Jasper got patched up and Skylar decided to treat everyone to ice cream, as it was their idea for Jasper to test it out, and “forgot” to tell Jasper how sensitive the trigger for the launcher was. Oh well, at least the group got ice cream out of it.
“Hey how’s your boyfriend doing?” Violet asked, she had ordered a dragon fruit and mango flavored ice cream.
“Good, he finally started hrt,” Jasper replied, he had gotten a strawberry and chocolate flavored icecream.
“He’s trans too? Cool,” Skylar said.
Splatsville has always been accepting of trans and same sex relationships, it was remarkably easy to get your hands on HRT, it was similar to how you’d get any other perscription medicine, all you would have to do is go to a few sessions with a gender specialist and they would prescribe you your hormones.
“Yep, we’re both T4T,” Jasper explained.
“Sweet, my partner’s bakery is doing great right now, we’ve been selling more cake and muffins than we can make,” Athena said.
“You’re in a queerplatonic relationship right?” Violet asked.
Athena nodded, “yep!”
“Cool, I considered being in one, but I don’t think it’s for me,”
“Man y’all talking about your partners are making me feel jealous,” Skylar laughed.
“Get clowned on,” Jasper said with a grin, causing Skylar to roll his eyes.
“Bold words from the clown,” Violet deadpanned.
Jasper shot Violet a wary glare.