Inkpond

The Inkpond was a short lived iteration of the Duckpond, lasting not even an entire day. The change began when Lm1xb, Zigzem Izzzy, and Orca made an agreement to start a competitive Splatoon 3 team.

## The Beginning of the Inkpond

During the late evening of November 25th, Lm1xb, Zigzem, Izzzy, and Orca were discussing the upcoming Splatoon 3 video game. They were all avid players of the previous Splatoon games. Zigzem had previously been on a comptetitve Splatoon team in the past, prompting the others to decide to create a new team. The server was renamed to the Inkpond and a new icon was created. Zigzem sent the following message that night.

"Attention all Inkponders, this is now a competitive Splatoon 3 server. If you are not a competitive Splatoon 3 gamer then please go to your nearest Meijer and purchase a copy of Splatoon 3 only on the Nintendo Switch OLED. Please make sure to send a verification of your purchase to my direct messages on Discord. Expect a response in 3 to 27 business days. Note: If you are not Ziggy, Lmone, Orca or Izzzy and have verified your purchase, you will be placed into the sub role on our team and will only be allowed to participate if you play something other than dualies."

## The End of the Inkpond

The Inkpond lasted nearly a day, it ended on November 26th when Ziggy posted a follow up message in memos:

"Well, I'm sorry I have to say this guys, but the competitive Splatoon 3 team of me, @Lm1xb but lmone themed , @orca  and @yeyeye  have officially disbanded. I met Lm1xb and Orca back in the summer of '83 while at a scrimmage for Splatoon 1. I specifically remember Lm1xb holding a 0.32 kd and Orca standing afk in spawn while eating a pretzel when I first met them. Since then we've attended multiple tournaments, most notably the Naperville, Illinois 2012 Splatoon Charity Tournament Semifinals, the 7/11 Grand Opening scrimmage in Orlando, Florida and probably the one I remember most, our Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online - Arcadian Teen Tournament Quarterfinals. From the moment we started, Lm1xb was always there for us. Whenever we needed a Genji on our team he was always the first to switch off healer. And Orca was easily the best ACOG user during our practice sessions, making sure to never miss a free teamkill. But all good things must come to an end, and a rift really started to form within the team in the past decade. My unrestrained addiction to using team funds to buy Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards started to cause arguments within the Squad, and the last straw was broken when I accidently spent all of our money on 37 copies of Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival in the hopes that the price would skyrocket in the next couple minutes. After several months of deliberation, we've all decided to go our separate ways due to creative differences. Will our team ever return? Who knows? Maybe when Splatoon 3 comes out that spark will be reignited. But until then, my time in the competitive Splatoon scene is once again over. I want you all to know there's no ill will between me, Lm1xb and Orca, we just all formally agreed never to speak to each other again. It's not me, it's them. So to all of you who have poured hundreds of hours into watching us compete over the years and still believe in us, goodbye and good riddance. -Ziggy"