Splats learns through Skyber that Clyde might not be who he says he is. While not confirmed, Clyde bears an odd resemblance and secret namesake to the late godfather of a once-powerful criminal organization/casino, The House. [Sleep over?]
After a heart-to-heart with Charlie, Gyssabel ungrounds herself out of the holding cells, with Skyber’s coaxing. She helps the dragon escape as well, and the latter briefs her on her next mission, who she will be partnering with Brown to get some dirt on a new suspect: Ridley. Ungrounded
Jett has completely gotten distracted on her mission to solve the Orbeez case and decides to play old Sega Genesis fighting games with Prof. Vincent. Vincent: Like a Dragon
Charlie’s tech friend Ethan resumes his quest to fix Charlie’s prosthetic leg. He acquires materials from Vincent (Leg Quest: Start!) and a new, modern design blueprint from Dr. Ernst (Is the Doctor In?). All he needs now are the biometrics tests.
Pearl hosts a music appreciation festival in the gardens, where several booths are set up for previous and current bands native to ERA, like Collateral Damage and the Offchords. Casti is revealed to have played with a prior band, The Madlads, under the alias Rosie Star. Brown appears briefly to question why they have a cardboard cutout of him. Kay, Pearl, and Casti decide to form a new band. Among the Stars
Valnetina bullies Pearl, who in turn bullies a vending machine. Orbeez explode everywhere. Chocante
Artemis advises Kate to seek therapy. B punk
Kay urges Carrie to have a jam session with her, but Carrie is too tsundere to accept. Unlock Your Inner Rock
Despite her hatred of authority, Nikki engages in idle small talk with Big Arm, the chancellor of ERA. Pinky Bothers the Elderly
Splats and Fraise, the two Canadians, get into a very not nice conversation with each other. Canadian beef
Kay concludes her impromptu fight with Lily. It turns out that Lily picked a fight because she felt left out of the Wildcard Tournament from months ago (recap on that arc yet to come). After nearly getting caught, the girls bring each other to SOL (“Shit Outta Luck”, Clyde Lily and Bob’s group name for each other)’s secret hideout to recover from injuries. Intellectual Problem Solving King of Diamond’s Throne
Nathaniel takes out his emasculated rage out on his roommate, Hugo, and bullies him because he’s a generally happier person than him. Hugo tells him to chill. Anti Bullying Brooding