B-Squad Common Room, SPD HQ, Newtech City [July 31st, 2025]

[bridge_carson]

In retrospect, the fish tank in the common room probably wasn't the best place to *hide* an octopus.

On the other hand, the octopus seemed to be happily making friends with the fish who normally lived there, so that was... something?

Bridge was sitting on the couch, contemplating bringing Cam-Mollusc out for a playdate.

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[multiplez]

"Hey, Bridge," Z said upon walking into the common room. "What's up?"

She hadn't noticed any changes to the fish tank yet, no.

[bridge_carson]

"The Synthetron keeps giving me blueberry muffins instead of chocolate cupcakes," Bridge complained.

Oh, and there was an octopus in the fish tank. Shh.

[multiplez]

Past tense? What madness was this?

"Try punching it," Z said. What? She wasn't the scientific genius of the group (that would be Bridge). "Or maybe it thinks you need to eat more fruit."

[bridge_carson]

Laziness more than madness, really.

"Chocolate is a bean?" Bridge tried.

As if to emphasise Bridge's point, the octopus took that moment to reach up and slap a tentacle on the water.

[needsaparrot]

Xander was not going to be the one to ask "Why is there an octopus in the fishtank."

This was partially to do with the fact that after Fandom and Sunnydale he wouldn't find an octopus in the fishtank to be all that surprising, and partially because he hadn't noticed it yet.

What? He was too busy slouching on the couch reading his newest issue of Hardwoods Monthly. Not dirty.

"You know, when I subscribed to this I was kind of actually hoping it would be dirty."

[bridge_carson]

You live in a Disney-owned fictional universe, Xander. THERE IS NO DIRTY HERE.

"Why would you think it would be dirty?"

[needsaparrot]

"Because it's published by the same people who make Nail It, which is dirty." Duh. Who said he ordered it in this universe?

[bridge_carson]

"So they're branching out?" Bridge guessed. "Trying to grab as much of the market as possible."

[time_flyer_5]

Jen looked a little . . . flat, when she walked into the common room.

And tired, and cranky, but mostly slightly less than three-dimensional.

"I think we finally got the bugs worked out of the containment card upgrade tech."

[bridge_carson]

"Good," Bridge nodded. "Cause oh man, that thing last week with the Vorax? Wasn't pretty," he made a face. "...Are you okay?"

[time_flyer_5]

"I have the feeling back in my feet," Jen assured him, hobbling just the slightest bit on her way over to the couch. "It was only gone for a second."

[multiplez]

"Whoa," Z said. "Are you okay?"