The Lost City of Splatlantis (Open and Accepting)

[actuallypunny]

(I just realized he used to be Agent 4, can that not be a thing? It wouldn't make sense for him to have been Agent 4 at one time when we already have an Agent 4, unless he left the Squidbeak Splatoon and rejoined later)

(yeah! his backstory was that he was agent 4 previously, left the squidbeak, and returned once he heard about the squidbeak reforming.)

[Demon God Caelan]

(We can start now. I have a feeling he won't get along with Caelan/Agent 8)

Caelan was in Inkopolis Square sitting on a bench. He removed his skull bandana from his mouth and lit a smoke. He was still a member of the Squidbeak Splatoon, but with DJ Octavio reformed, there wasn't much to worry about. Caelan felt glad that his former boss was able to make amends with the Inklings, but even so, there was still some anti-Octarian sentiment in Inkopolis, and then there were the Octarians that refused to believe that Inklings and Octarians could ever be friends again. As he blew smoke out his nose, he sighed, "I wonder what those guys are planning..." as he looked up at the Great Zapfish

[actuallypunny]

Reese never really spent much time in Inkopolis Square for his own pleasure. He’d only be there for the Deca Tower’s turf lobby, and that was about the extent of which he did in that area of the city. Sure, some of his favourite bakeries were around too, but he never really hung about the busy crosswalk-turned-shopping-district area that many Inklings and Octolings called their second home.
He was about to enter the lobby when the acrid stench of cigarette smoke distracted him from completely entering.
Who the hell is smoking around here?
He looked furtively around the lobby area for the source, proving fruitless in his search. The only people in the lobby were kids heading in to battle, or weary players taking a break from the sport. Reese strode out of the lobby, searching for the source before spotting the nearby Octoling puffing smoke into the air without a care. Who did they think they were, smoking in a public area like this? With so many kids around, no less.
Reese hated making a scene (or kicking a fuss about anything, really), but there was something about this guy that just... ticked him off. Besides the ‘being an Octarian’ thing.
Reese walked over and stood next to the bench for a moment before speaking up.
“You should stop smoking. Not everyone likes the stench of it.”

[Demon God Caelan]

(Caelan's not in the lobby, he's outside)

[actuallypunny]

(Caelan's not in the lobby, he's outside)

(edited my reply to reflect that, my b)

[Demon God Caelan]

Caelan said nothing to Reese's remark, continuing to smoke his cigarette. When he was done with it, he threw it in a cigarette disposal nearby. He stood up and looked at Reese with an icy glare before walking away, not saying a word. As he walked away, he stopped at the Crust Bucket and got a Double Seanwich. As he ate it, he still kept an eye on the inkling who acted like he had the right to tell him what to and not to do. He'd been smoking in Inkopolis Square since the day he escaped the Deepsea Metro, and nobody said a thing until now.

[actuallypunny]

Reese glared at the defiant octoling as they continued to smoke. Stupid bastard.
He wasn’t going to chase after Caelan, he knew that. He had better things to do with his time besides getting on the octoling’s case about smoking in public. Honestly, the nerve of that damned octo...
“Tch. Suit yourself. I’ll be having the last laugh when you die early. I don’t have time to waste with people like you.”
With that, Reese turned heel and left Caelan to his crunchy snack. If there was one thing Reese was good at, it was getting under people’s skin with underhanded remarks. Although he acted nonchalantly as he walked away, he was still prepared for the possibility of the octoling retaliating.
The cigarette smoke clung to his jacket. It’s going to take a while to wash out.

[Demon God Caelan]

Caelan walked towards the Inkling after finishing his food and said, "Listen, I don't want to start anything with you, I'm used to the anti-Octarian sentiment here, I've been used to it ever since I made it to the surface. But I deserve some respect, I'm Agent 8 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, I saved the city from a superweapon that could have easily wiped out all of Inkopolis, not just Inkopolis Square." Most people remembered the giant human statue that nearly destroyed Inkopolis, but very few people knew who actually destroyed it, other the Off the Hook, Agent 3, and Cap'n Cuttlefish.

[actuallypunny]

“You? An agent?”
Reese barked a sharp laugh. Who did this guy think he was? “Bullsquit. If you were an agent, you wouldn’t be announcing it to the world, I can tell you that much.”
Reese had to commend the guy for at least getting some of the facts straight, but that still didn’t help his case with sounding like a kid trying to be threatening. Reese couldn’t help but smirk.
“Listen. If I were you, I wouldn’t be going and telling everyone ‘I’m an agent!’ Do you even know who you’re talking to? You can’t just go out on a limb and say that crap, you’ll get yourself killed before you can even say ‘Squidbeak Splatoon’. Now shut up and go home to your mum, alright? You make yourself sound stupid, and I’m sure if anyone in this ‘splatoon’ even saw you right now, they’d pretend they never knew you. Got it?”
Stupid idiot. Where did he even learn about the splatoon?

[Demon God Caelan]

Caelan rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't believe me, this'll prove it." he showed the annoying inkling his Squidbeak Splatoon badge. It was impossible to fake them, and they didn't sell replicas in stores, and it said, "Agent 8" Caelan held back his fist from punching Reese in the face and said, "Listen, you don't know anything about the horrors I went through in the Deepsea Metro, Cap'n Cuttlefish and I nearly got turned into a smoothie, so piss off. I know who I am, Agent 8 of the Squidbeak Splatoon. Whether you choose to believe me is your problem, not mine."