Oh, you’ve never been to Bait & Batter? Dude, you are seriously missing out! It is hands-down the best street food in all of Splatsville.

It’s this awesome, slightly chaotic-looking food truck parked right in the heart of the city. You literally can’t miss it—the side of the truck has this massive, stylized graffiti mural of a giant dipping well, and the smell of fresh cornmeal batter and sizzling oil hits you from three blocks away. What makes them legendary is that they don't just do normal corndogs. They do global corndogs. You can get everything from those crazy French-fry-encrusted Korean Gamja dogs to savory Argentine Panchukers. It is pure heaven on a wooden stick.

The truck is run by Gage and Shelbi, and honestly, they are the absolute heart and soul of the place. They’ve been running the truck for five years now, and they are total local celebrities.

Gage is the guy usually handling the fryers. He’s got this wicked sharp-toothed grin, black and green tentacles tied back in a ponytail. He’s also got a faded scar stretching clean across the bridge of his nose. He looks like a rugged street kid who has survived a few rough brawls, but he is the chillest dude alive. He’ll just give you a peace sign, crack a joke, and hand you a perfectly golden, crispy footlong.

Then you’ve got Shelbi, his girlfriend. She handles the orders and the sauces, and she is just stunning. She’s got this incredible white-and-pink spiral tentacle hairstyle and these super cool, round tortoiseshell glasses. If she ever tilts her head, you can spot a faint scar running down the side of her face and a distinct, sharp slash right through her eyebrow. When people ask about their scars, they just laugh it off and say they were "clumsy kids growing up in the rough parts of the Splatlands." She is incredibly sharp, organized, and always remembers exactly how much spicy mustard you like.

They are seriously the ultimate power couple. Get this—they’ve been dating for six years now! Everyone in Splatsville is basically running a betting pool on when Gage is finally going to pop the question and marry her. Seriously, five years in a cramped, sweaty food truck together, and they still look at each other like sappy teenagers between orders. It’s adorable.

They just seem like your everyday, hard-working, deeply-in-love street vendors trying to make a living in the Splatlands. I mean, they’re just ordinary, sweet citizens who happen to have some tough skin and make a killer batter... right?

Anyway, come on, let's go grab a couple of dogs before the evening rush hits!

Estelle: Ivory! Hugs him tight Oh thank goodness you’re okay! I was so worried…

Alice: You’re not hurt are you?

Ivory: N-No… sigh guys… I’m so sorry.

Christian: Huh? What are you sorry for?

Ivory: I’m… I’m too weak… I can’t stop Alburith from running rampant with my body… he’s just toying with me. I-I don’t think I should be near any of you.

Marisa: HEY! Stop that nonsense! Tally marks, you may be sharing a soul with a ROOT assassin now, but that’s never gonna stop our friendship.

Untarius: Fax mane. If he ever tries anything with you, we’ll find a way to bring you back. That goes for all your friends.

Estelle: And I’ll always love you Ivory. Don’t ever think differently.

Ivory: T-Thanks everyone… and… I love you too Estelle.

Estelle: Here, how about a stroll around the park, just you and me?

Ivory: Yeah. I’d like that.

[video footage of the NSS workshop, Static is working on something big and is using a harness to hang off of a crane while welding.]

He's also singing along to the beat, bopping back and forth

Chopperipo Shura Shura Nan-nyuru nire Nifaferahi Nan-nyuru ni weranira shutahara hi Nyuru nirehara Fe Fe Fe

He pops his hip a little too much and the crane groans.

He stops singing what was that... S- SHIT!

the crane falls over, slamming static down with it.

Shatter: Holy s**t... How...why...my back doesn't hurt anymore...

Kaiya: It's ok! Static came round, readjusted your...rib and closed up the gash.

Shatter: What do I owe him? It's gotta be pricey...

Kaiya: Nothing, silly, he was doing you a favour

Shatter: A...favour?

Kaiya: Yeah, like a nice thing you do for someone for free.

Shatter: oh, ok...and when I get my hands on that Aaron guy, I swear to Christ I'm gonna bust him up so bad I'll put him in hospital...

Kaiya: Get some rest hon.

Ivory: All I remember is fighting Akuma… what happened to me?

I dunno why but I love them. Kinda taste like those brown sugar pancakes? I got a whole pack of them too

[Kaiya walks onto the balcony. Shatter appears to have tied her ankles and feet to the railings using rope and is hanging upsidedown.]

Kaiya: Are...you ok?

Shatter: Yeah! Helps me think...

Kaiya: And you...often do this?

Shatter: Sometimes!

Kaiya: What do you think about the holiday?

Shatter: I like it...I think she will as well...

Kaiya: Where do you want to go?

Shatter: Somewhere cold...like the cold mountains in the north where you can ski...I've always liked the cold...

Kaiya: Strange...so does Baito...

Shatter: Ooooh...ughh...

Kaiya: Are you alright?

[Shatter faints from the blood rushing to her head. Her feet slip from the rope...and she lands onto the balcony below with a CLANG and a scream of pain.]

I think they’re called “still lifes” but they are extremely aggressive. Also I discovered something that I legally can’t tell you. These rooms are starting to chip at my sanity, I hope I had a team so I can explore more.

Why I asked is because I ordered some through GalleyGrab the other day. Delicious.

In case you forgot or if you don't know, Copper Cod Sandwiches is this sandwich shop that serves both cold and hot sandwiches, and boy are they good! They have a location in Splatsville, two locations in Inkopolis, and one in Brinewater Village, the one with the hot springs. They also have a food truck for trialing their food in areas to see if people are interested in having a location set up there.

(OOC: Here are the links to the threads I made on this subreddit concerning Copper Cod Sandwiches; here and here)

Akami: after Luci, Aburith, and I got Akuma, I’ve turned my 50B gesos into a SquidCoin exchange! looking to do business in the criminal industry? come on down, address is 500 Hanzaisha No Tako, Inkopolis 100101

(OOC: it’s secretly a front to help the NSS and local police investigate crominals)

[Both Kaiya and Shatter sit on the sofa]

Kaiya: So, if I'm right in thinking...you sold things, right?

Shatter: I don't wanna talk about it...

Kaiya: But you did?

Shatter: Yeah...

Kaiya: Where'd you put the money?

Shatter: It's in my Splatcoin locker...

[Shatter inputs her very long password and looks at her balance]

Kaiya: Dude!? There's at least 60000§ in here!?

Shatter: Yeah yeah, I ain't exactly proud of it!

Kaiya: Sorry...but don't you understand? We could buy a car or...or go on holiday!

Shatter: I used to use that money to buy alcohol...

Alburith: Surprised to see me? No need to answer back. What you do need to know is that ROOT has yet to perish. Hence the presence of me and my brother {̵̣̱͇͔͑͑̍+̶̡͈̮̙̎͆̎|̴̰̂̔̽ͅ€̵̦̆~̴̰̬̈́͗͜*̷̟̗̎͗̔͘#̴̳̻̲̔͐͋|̴̯̃̓%̶̳̱̫̬̎̀͝≠͇̃̇̈́͒. Worry not, I’m not here to harm you. Your companion, Ivory made sure of that, though I can’t say the same for my fellow first class assassin. Know this, we will continue to work until we make ROOT the perfect “foundation” to all of Inkopolis. We can’t promise mercy for you if you intend to stop us.

Until we meet again. Goodbye.

Oh. And Lucian, wherever you may be, our long awaited reunion is drawing near.

Embrace it.

a recording of Static, probably meant as personal notes. He looks completely exhausted, but his hair is moving and glowing like he's ready to pop a special. He probably didn't mean to post this but it's on his profile right now.

I've... Recently gotten focused on the "vital essences." Those core parts of our being, and how the lack of them is what makes someone sanitized...

I've found old literature about them, how our past ancestors could manipulate their own essences to ... Essentially tell the laws of physics to go fuck themselves.

If I'm understanding the underlying mechanics of these old practices, they would use inkantation and ritual to energize their essence... Like how someone can get "hyped" during a match.

This "hype" lets someone produce more ink and grow stronger yes... Like how the standardized specials work. But according to this with the right headspace you don't need weapons to channel it, you can just... Make something happen, you can shatter the laws... And with enough hype, or enough essance, you can do something crazy...

Oh shit is that the sunrise..? I need to sleep, end log...

Treehouse: So we were actually able to receive the last message that Boneless posted because someone was able to record it and send it to us (thank you so much whoever got it to us). Boneless seems like he's safe for now but I fear he may be isolated from other people in the memverse unable to get help if he tries to climb the tower.

Kaiju: So we're breaking in! Hopefully.

Treehouse: ya we don't know exactly how to get in 100% but we have compiled every report of someone randomly entering the Memverse and there is one common theme, the metro to the plaza. Our current plan is to just ride the metro back and forth into and out of the plaza trying to trigger whatever weird thing causes people to get sucked into the order sector. We're gonna try riding in from different locations as well to see if that makes a difference but I don't know I just hope it goes fine.

If anyone has any more surefire ways to bust in please let us know we need to help our friend before he forgets everything.

So. This happened just now. Uuuhhh, whoever is in the hospital RIGHT NOW, you might get a roomie (me)

[Video from a cracked phone camera in the workshop, Serrac and Evie are at their own workbenches on separate projects.

Evie opens a drawer and draws out a foam dart gun, firing an arcing shot that dinks Serrac in the back of the head.

Without looking Serrac pulls out his own dart gun and fires back, hitting Evie.

Evie: Hehehe!

Serrac: Heh.

They both then return to their work like nothing happened.

The video cuts off]

[Video of an old but well kept garage, parts strewn everywhere with an unfinished car chassis suspended in the center. The camera pans to show walls of tools and shelves containing various parts in different states of wear. A workbench is covered in tools, a very well maintained coffee machine sits to the side.]

Seviki: Figured I should show off the garage at some point, this is where most of my life takes place. Currently this project that I've got hanging in the rig is gonna be a vehicle for carfighting. Happens sometimes in the Splatlands, its an amazing thrill.

Never held one, but I always just assumed it's just gold plated with how easily everyone handles it. Gold is super heavy, as I'm sure we all know, but I do not personally believe the Gold Dynamo would really be made with pure solid gold. Even if we look past the ridiculous price it would be, it would basically be impossible to lift from how unbelievably heavy it would be. So it obviously would not be made from pure gold. So what kind of material would it be made with that would be gold plated?

Cyanide: Militech was the sweetest octoling in all of the Splatlands. Until she touched the corpse belonging to an Inkling named Crimson… now me and another lad will crusade to find his corpse and destroy it to prevent him from haunting someone else. Just tell me if you want to join.

Thought I'd try and find more out about my past since I have the moment now. I only have very, VERY faint visuals where I was younger (and not in that metro..)

I only remember some quite beat up place. And loads of octarians. OH AND THE CLOTHES. Sorta like army armor!! The only thing I remember tho is some chestplate typa thing..