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In the very corner of the cafeteria sat Nori, hunched over with only an apple sitting in front of him on the table. His amber eyes scanned the crowded lunchroom and he gritted his teeth in anger at the happy faces of the Inklings. Of course they're happy. They defeated my leader and destroyed my home. Now I have to come to this dump every day. He thought to himself, snatching the apple and sinking his fangs into the fruit, tearing off a piece. Loudly chewing, his attention was captured by the male Octoling and female Inkling fighting in the center of the cafeteria. Chuckling, he put the apple down and stood up, padding towards the two with a sinister look on his face.

When he approached them, he shoved the younger Inkling away from the Octoling and stood in front of her, "You Inklings can never stop harassing us, huh? You steal our home, kill our friends and then destroy Octo Valley and yet you still aren't done bothering us? You've gotta be kidding me." Nori growled, scooping up the female by the scruff of her shirt and lifting her up off the ground, "How about I teach you a lesson, eh? Maybe then you'll know how we Octolings feel about you squid freaks ruining everything for us." he threatened, curling his other hand into a fist and raising it towards her face.

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Nori smirked, swiftly moving his fist towards Pippa's chin but he was soon cut off by the sound of an air horn. He lowered his fist and turned his head only to see the principal and his Octoling lackey. Growling to himself, he tossed the girl onto the ground and averted his attention to the principal, "Why should I listen to you, fatso?" he seethed as the woman jerked his arm away from Pippa and intervened in between them. Despite his attitude, he ended up following close behind the vice principal, as he had a high respect for his Octoling authorities.

"That little squirt was the one who started it. The fact that me and him are in trouble are 'cause fatty hates Octolings," Nori retorted, pointing a blaming finger on Pippa. As he walked down the hallway, Inkling and Octoling students alike were gawking at the trio, the younger Octoling students cowering in fear of the principal. Nori absolutely hated how his race had to fear the Inklings and he would glare at every Inkling he passed.

As they neared the principal's office, Nori glanced over at Cyrus with bitter amber eyes, "We can beat up that punk after school, if you want. That way I'll have my weapon and these idiots can't stop us."