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Who: Aoko, anyone
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Not really applicable, but the Iskaulit if anybody does feel like it!
When: January 1

[ The video opens up to Aoko, perched on the edge of the Iskaulit's boxing ring. She's wearing both her exercise gear (which seems to include a scarf, do not question her questionable life choices) and a bright, beaming smile — the kind that may or may not preclude mischief. Her poker face could really use some work. ]

Hey! I need help. It's really important.

[ There's a beat. ]

… What's the best way to turn the word 'agent' into a cat pun?

[ She's asking for a friend, really. (If by that we mean, "she's asking so she can embarrass a friend, should he ever turn up amongst the fleet.") ]

Oh! And one more thing. If anybody here likes simple number games, check out the file attached to this video. Each box is filled with a number between one and eight, and a number can only appear once in each row and column. The inequalities are there to make things more interesting – and to act as clues! [ Her grin softens into something lighter, more cheerful than outright devious. ] I'll give cookies to everyone who finds the solution.

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[she knows this look]

[the look of someone judging her SO HARD in pointed silence]

Kaito!

[ She puffs herself up, hands balled into loose fists by her chest. ]

This is important! Seriously important! I can't just call him Washingpaws, you know!

[GROANS. . .]

. . .

Have you tried "Agenyaat?"

[ The groan knocks a solid dent in her mask of seriousness, leaving Aoko snickering under her breath. Just wait until she lets slip what his robot lion is called … ]

Agenyaat? Agenyaat … [ She hums, considering. ] Nyaagent … Pawgent, Meowgent … [ Her nose scrunches up with indecision, and after a moment, she sighs. ] Well, it's not bad.

[if she tells him he will totally hang up on her]

You're not gonna get anything better out of "agent," that's for sure. What's with your odd obsession for cat puns, anyway?

Weirdo.

How does asking one question make it an obsession, Bakaito? [ Honestly. She sticks her tongue out at him, complete with 'nyeh!' ]

[ But then, because she's a good friend, she deigns to answer. ]

I'm building a robot lion and naming it after Puma-nii.

[rests his chin in his palm and rolls his eyes]

'Cause I know for a fact this isn't the first time you've used cat puns.

Wouldn't a robot puma be more appropriate, by the way?

[not even gonna ask what the robot is for tbh]

Hmmm....

"Pawgent"?

To tell you the truth, they're mostly just, um … cat shaped? [ Lions sound cool, ok, don't judge her. (It's too late for that. Far, far too late.) ]

… and cat … sized. [ Cat sized. Capsized. She's going to have to remember that one. ] Anyway, that doesn't matter, the important thing is that they're gonna be super cute when they're done.

[ Hmm. Aoko brings a hand to her chin, deep in consideration. ]

Pawgent, huh. [ Hm!!] That could work, but the other part of the name is "Washingpaws" …

Would Pawgent Washingpaws be too much?

Oh, hmmm...maybe?

[he thinks about it some more]

"Catgent Washingpaws"?

Uh huh.

[his mouth quirks into an amused half-grin]

You're still a weirdo.

[says the pot to the kettle. for the second time this conversation]

Edited 2017-01-01 20:33 (UTC)

Nyagent, of course! It's pawsitively the best answer I've got!

Oohhh!

[ Aoko, utterly delighted, gives a double thumbs up ]

That's meowvelous, Freyja!

Ooh! I like that one. Catgent Washingpaws ... [ She murmurs the name a couple of times. ]

It's definitely got purrtential.

You're a weirdo.

[ The world's wittiest comeback, ladies and gents. ]

By the way, what do you think of "Leonyaad Purrch"?

[ She can't resist asking, mostly just to see the look on his face. ]