pantheraliam | psl/meme catch-all (2025)

Delinquent.

[He can practically hear Haruaki shrieking (wait, is that really him?).]

[Yeah!] Free-spirited.

[Sano offers her a flat look.]

That doesn't count. Nothing hyphenated.

Who made that rule?

A nerd?

Free-spirited is two words.

[Girl, you know he's right!]

Hmph. Well, I think we’ve established I’m a punk, so.

[A shrug. Frankly, it’s just nice to not be stuck with one word anymore.]

[After a beat,] You want a trophy? [In any other context this would sound sarcastic. Maybe it’s a little sarcastic? She's not making fun of him, though....]

[She doesn't sound sarcastic, but what else could a comment like that be? He sounds sarcastic.]

I don't see any lying around.

[One moment.

[Aubrey walks offscreen from the nebulous comedy-anime-adjacent meme void.

[Aubrey returns from the nebulous comedy-anime-adjacent meme void, with a sturdy piece of paper and a pink pen.

[Aubrey clicks the pen, writes for a little while, and then hands it over:]

Word Association Winner Certificate

____________________
(your name here ↑)

[Wait. Who wrote down Sano's name? And where did all those guys cheering come from?

[Sano accepts the certificate, confetti exploding from an unknown source above his head.]

Thanks...