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Okay, it should be on, so --

[The video starts with a close-up of the lower part of a face. But then, Elle leans back, and the rest of her face comes into view. She grins.]

Awesome! Man, this is cool. Er -- Hi! I just got here today. Name's Elle, Elle Days, I recently signed on as a guide, so I've got training starting pretty soon, but I wanted to try this thing out. [She holds up a hand and wiggles her fingers in a wave, her smile widening.] So, uh. Hi.

I guess I could say a few things about myself? Sure, alright. Um... Back home, I do work as a courier. Which, really, means I do a little bit of everything, not just delivering mail or whatever. Running, gunning, exploring, throwing rocks at deathclaws... Getting into trouble. That sort of thing. Uh... I live in a casino-slash-skyscraper thing with my friends. Anddd... My favorite drink is Nuka-Cola. Um.

[There's a beeping noise. Elle glances to her left, and her grin is back.] Right! And I didn't come alone. I brought a friend along for the ride. [She adjusts her communicator so that a robot comes into view.] This is ED-E. ["Eddie."] He's what we call an eyebot. He's like a floating radio with lasers. And, a few other nifty tricks. Say hi, buddy.

[The robot bounces in the air and makes more beeping noises, cheerful this time.]

Oh! [The feed refocuses on Elle again. She leans in closer.] And, uh. Boone? Are you watching this, too? This is where you ran off to, right? [She smiles sheepishly.] Sorry to crash the party. But, they offered, and, I mean, d'you really think I would've said no? [Cue nervous laughter.]

Anyway, uh. I look forward to meeting all of you! Thanks. Um. Now to stop the...

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[Something inside her settles.] I've missed you, [she admits earnestly as she steps back.] We all have. They don't say as much, but it's true.

[On a whole, the group isn't really the best at openly talking about Feelings. That's pretty much been Elle's job, one that she's happy to do, and one that means that it's especially up to her to convey this, even with her being the only one here.]

I'm so happy that you're doing good for yourself here.

Yeah, I've... missed you guys too.

[Feelings are most definitely not something Boone is good at expressing, but he did miss Elle and he does miss everyone else.]

Still kinda strange. Being here.

[He stuck around Vegas mostly because it was Carla's favourite place, and leaving almost felt like leaving her behind, too. And although he's no longer there, he still wonders what she would have thought of the resort here. It's not Vegas, but it's not Novac either.]

Wanna go back and visit sometime. Not sure when, but...

[He's making a life for himself here, but he can't let go of Vegas just yet. He still wants to see it again.]

Well, when you decide when you wanna go, let me know so we can go together. [Elle gives him a small smile.

She tilts her head.] You've been liking it okay, even with it being weird? [She hasn't actually asked that yet. It's been implied, but it's not a bad idea to ask for sure. To know for sure.]

Yeah. Probably would've gone home by now if I didn't like it. Get homesick sometimes, but I decided to stick around a little longer anyway.

[He steps back, and waits for Elle to start walking so they can head back to see the cats.]

Should probably warn you, my cat is kinda protective over Niko's right now. Mine's the black one. He won't really hurt you, but...

[Boone takes off a glove and shows Elle the faint scratches on it. None are all that deep, and they didn't really hurt, but he gets the feeling he'll be wearing gloves a lot while petting Snazzy all the same.]

[Elle walks with her fingers linked behind her neck. ED-E floats along after her happily, beeping to Rex as if they're going to have their own little conversation.

She peers down at Boone's hand, blinking at the scratches there. Well, they could be a lot worse. She ends up grinning.] I can't really blame him. I'll be sure to be on my best behavior. [With that, she puffs up her chest a bit, as if that's a grand achievement somehow.]

So, what're their names?

[That shouldn't be a hard question, and yet it is.]

I just call Niko's cat Snazzy. Can't say her real name. And... I guess I didn't name mine yet.

[He's just been calling it "cat", though it's technically a beast here.]

Not really good with names.

Awww, c'mon. No name at all? Not even, like... I dunno. "Fluffy"?

D'you want help with it? I'm sure I could come up with something you'll both like... I mean, I named Roxie, and she seems to like it okay. [Elle, you named her "Roxie" because it's one letter off of "Rexie."]

He's not as fluffy as Snazzy.

[So calling the less fluffy cat Fluffy would just seem weird.]

Guess I've gotta name him at some point. Sure.

[When they get back to his house, he opens the door and looks around for the beasts. He finds they've moved since he left the house, and now they're lying in Rex's bed. Snazzy meows at them happily enough, but Boone's cat just blinks at them with his four eyes and then turns his head away.]

He's friendly sometimes. Not like Snazzy, but if he wants you to pet him he'll come over.

[He doesn't seem to want attention right now, though. Boone goes over to them and bends down anyway, tickling behind Snazzy's ears. Although the black cat stares at his hand as if debating whether or not he wants to swipe at it, the other one purrs loudly.]

[When Elle first sees the animals, she just kind of... stops.

And stares.

Because.

Oh my god???

They're so cute???????????????

Ohhhhhhhgoddddddddddd.

Elle just stands there with her hands on her cheeks for a moment. The cuteness of the situation intensifies as Boone goes over and pets the kitty's ears.

She really has to take a moment to just. y'know. breathe. So she doesn't hit the roof. (Instead, she just kind of squeaks.)

After said moment, she slowly follows after Boone, lowering herself down to sit on the floor on her legs. She doesn't reach out for them yet; she wants to see if they'll accept her being even this close before she tries anything like that.]

Hey, there, sweeties, [she coos. You can thank Lily for all of the pet names Elle uses.]

[Elle gets a suspicious stare from Boone's cat, but the other one seems happy to have her there. Her tummy is pretty big now, and she spends a lot of time lying on her side and napping. When Boone's hand goes from her ear to gently stroke her side, he finally gets his hand swatted.]

Hey, no. Stop that.

[He talks to the beast as if it were a small child. It just stares up at him, paw ready to swipe again. Eventually the paw gets lowered, but Boone decides not to annoy him any more and goes back to rubbing Snazzy's head.]

Like I said. Kinda protective.

[He doesn't blame him, though. He knows the feeling well enough. He's just trying to keep his family safe.]

[Dammit, even that's cute.

The momma seems friendly enough, but Elle doesn't wanna make the dad mistake her reaching out to pet as a hostile move, so she continues to keep her hands to herself for now. Despite that, though, Elle's smile doesn't shrink or dim in the slightest.

She speaks directly to Boone's cat.] It's alright, dearie. We're not here to hurt the baby. I just wanted to meet you. Is that okay?

[He just looks at Elle as she speaks, but at least he doesn't seem about to swipe at her. Finally he turns his head to look at Boone again, and then closes all four eyes briefly as he gets more comfortable.]

You can pet her if you want. Sometimes he won't even let you do that, but I guess he's okay with it right now.

[He moves out of the way so Elle can get closer.]

[Somehow, earning even the grudging, temporary acceptance of Boone's cat is elating. Maybe it's because it's a cute animal. Maybe because it feels a little like winning over Boone when he's being grumpy.

She slides herself a bit along the floor so that she can reach Niko's cat more easily. She reaches out to let the kitty sniff her fingers first, but if she's given the approval, then she'll scritch at the top of her head.]

[Elle had Snazzy's approval from the moment the beast saw her, and she butts her head against Elle's fingers to get her to pet her, still purring. Boone's cat doesn't do anything except eye those fingers suspiciously.]

So... what would you call him?

[Y'know, since he can't really call it "asshole cat" forever.]

[Aaaaaaaah, cute, so cute, yay kitty. Elle upgrades the scritch to full-on pets, and she beams happily.]

Hmmmm... [Elle's petting slows down as she thinks. Well... She thinks that it'd be nice if his name matched Snazzy's somehow. She knows that "Snazzy" isn't her full name, but it's what she has to work off of right now. So... words like snazzy...

Ding.] Oh, I know. You know, there's this phrase, I heard it once at the Tops -- "snazzy jazzy"? [She starts to grin again, because it's kind of stupid, and it's contrary to the cat's personality. But she also thinks that's what's charming about it.]

...Snazzy jazzy.

[He says it so flatly that it almost sounds ridiculous coming from him. Then he looks at the black cat.]

You think Jazzy would work?

[His echo makes her start to giggle again. Don't judge her, okay.]

Yeah! I think it's cute. [She looks to the cat in question.] What do you think, huh? Does Jazzy sound okay to you?

[The look the beast gives Elle is about as flat as Boone's voice. Somehow, that just makes it a better idea.]

Okay, sure.

[He's sure the beast will never respond to it, but it's better than what he had.]

Snazzy and Jazzy. Huh. Gotta wonder what their kid will be called.

[Elle laughs outright now.]

Maybe something like "Fancy"? Y'know, keep to the theme. It doesn't exactly match, but I don't know a whole lot of other words that end the same. "Fuzzy"?

[Snazzy, Jazzy, and Fuzzy. The thought makes him smile, just a little, but it soon fades.]

Can't really name the kitten myself. Someone else is gonna give it a home.

[He doesn't know Wander, so he can't tell if he'd stick to the theme or not. He's a little sad to think they're giving their baby away, though. Especially seeing how protective the father to be is.]

Ohhhhh. [Like with puppies. She gets that. Baby anythings require a lot of care, and Boone and Niko are both busy with their work, right? So, it makes sense. Boone doesn't exactly sound too happy about it, though.

She studies his face for a moment.] Well... That's okay. That'll make it meaningful for the two of them to share, y'know? [She leans slightly to bump her shoulder against his.] Do you guys know who's it's gonna be yet?

Wander's gonna take it. He's the short orange guy.

[He doesn't think Niko would give the kitten to a bad home, so he assumes it'll be happy enough with Wander. Still, he worries that it could cause some distress to the beasts when they find out their child is missing. At least they can visit sometimes.]

Oh! I've talked to him. He seems really nice and happy. I'm sure the kitten'll have a lot of fun staying with him.

[But... Knowing what Elle knows about Boone, she knows that he's not just worried about the baby. And she doesn't know the cats well enough yet to be able to figure if they'd be alright.

... though... she has an idea.]

Do you guys have plans for Wander to come over and see the family? Before the kitten's old enough to go stay with him, I mean. That way, Snazzy and Jazzy can get to know him. [And if they know him, maybe they'll feel better about the kitten going to him, too.]

No, we never planned anything like that.

[Maybe they should, but he's still not sure that would make the parents feel any better. At least the kitten would probably be better about it, though. After all, that way it wouldn't be handed off to a complete stranger.]

I think that... maybe, it'd help. Maybe it'll make it easier on everybody, even just a little bit.

[She rubs behind Snazzy's ears. With the whole "breeding when food" thing, her normal suggestion for helping winning animals over doesn't quite work... And that'd take more time than they'd probably have for it to fully work, anyway, especially with the way Jazzy seems to be. So, she's suggested what she's been able to think of, at least.

She hesitates before asking this next question. She feels a little awkward, prying so soon after showing up, but... She's worried.] How have you been? With... all of this.

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