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[couldbebeautiful]

[The feed opens onto a view of a kitchen in De Chima, and—a Roomba. The Roomba that's come with this particular household, in fact, whirring cheerfully away. It doesn't actually seem to be cleaning, however: in fact, it's just soaking up the sunlight by the window, like a cat.

This is already weird enough by itself, but clearly the person shooting this video has other plans. The camera turns, to reveal Veronica Sawyer.]

So I noticed this little—what was it called, a Roomba? It's started following me around lately, which is really weird but kinda cute. [She smiles a little.] I just came home and saw it like this.

[She turns the camera around again, to focus on said Roomba. It is now making an odd whirring noise that could easily be construed as a mechanical version of a purr. Then she turns the video back on herself.]

Anyone feel like helping me name a semi-sentient vacuum cleaner that thinks it's a cat? Personally I'm leaning towards Fluffy, but I'm open to suggestions.

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[couldbebeautiful]

It'd be a lot more fitting if it did any cleaning. [A brief pause, then:] I sort of remember Bastet was a cat goddess, right?

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[lempereur]

Bastet? Yes, Egyptian.

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[couldbebeautiful]

You sure know your myths. [She's kind of impressed.]

What other godly names do you have for me? [Somewhere off-screen, the Roomba whirs happily away before it bumps into something. Keeps bumping into something as if attempting to get up on the counter.]

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[lempereur]

It's somewhat of an interest of mine.

[ back home he goes to alternate worlds and fights them all SO ]

For a bumbling robot?

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[couldbebeautiful]

Yeah, it'll be funny.

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[lempereur]

...Nekomata, Japanese cat demons.

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[couldbebeautiful]

Nekomata. [It sounds odd in Veronica's American accent, and she pushes a few strands of hair back behind her ear.] That's a good name. Tell me more about them?

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[lempereur]

They have forked tails, live in the mountains, and shapeshift into humans in order to fool people and eat them.

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[couldbebeautiful]

How very.

[It's a dry response, but Veronica's interest has been piqued by this guy. Starting out with an obscure Greek goddess definitely got her attention.]

So—Nekomata. Neko for short?

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[lempereur]

[ Are obscure mythological references not common knowledge? Call Yusuke oblivious. ]

That's just a regular cat. But it might work on its own.

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[couldbebeautiful]

Hey, Neko!

[The Roomba whirs, somewhere out of frame. It could perhaps be construed as an approving purr, and Veronica's certainly taking it that way.]

I think it's partial to the name.

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[lempereur]

Problem solved.