"I'm home, did you miss me?"

The energetic patter of Sissycookie's footsteps greeted Anon as he stepped through the doorway of their apartment, grocery bags in hand, leaning down to give his red-hoodied partner a peck on the forehead as they drew near. Cookie flushed adorably, looking to the side and shifting their weight from foot to foot before responding. "Welcome back, darling. Did they have everything?"

"Yeah." Anon replied, stepping towards the kitchen. "The Emburger patties were even on sale." He wasted no time in dividing the groceries between fridge, cupboards, and freezer, although as he went to open the latter an unusual sight greeted him. A strange brown creature nestled in a waffle cone, staring smugly ahead. Some kind of...novelty ice cream?

"Oh" Cookie explained, standing on tiptoe to see into the freezer. "That was mixed into a variety pack of popsicles, I'm not sure what flavor it is but it looks cute, doesn't it?"

Anon wasn't so sure. He could have sworn the odd cone-creature's eyes had moved. Almost like it was Thinkin'...

:3

He tore his gaze away, shutting the freezer and turning back towards Cookie. "Well, that's all we had planned for tonight. Wanna get cozy and watch something?"

Cookie nodded enthusiastically before pausing and furrowing their brow. "Well...yes, but the internet's out. Something about chewed cables...we can try satellite tv though!"

Anon frowned, their landlord had said something about TV when they'd moved in but he'd always preferred to watch other things, wasn't TV mostly commercials these days anyway? He made his way to the living room, Cookie in tow, fumbling around the console before finding an odd looking box with the words 'phase network' emblazoned on the side, accompanied by a geometric 'P' logo. This must be it. He turned about to ask Cookie if they'd seen the remote, but his red-clad companion was two steps ahead, already triumphantly clutching a rather boxy remote in one plush crab claw. "Found it!"

Anon cracked a smile, unable to resist patting their head once more before making sure the box was plugged in and retreating to the couch, pulling Sissycookie close under a blanket and pressing the power button on the remote. An odd flicker of static swept the screen before an image came into view, bold text on a dark urban background...some kind of political ad? A deep voice boomed through the speakers as the image switched to a cute looking girl with four wings and a tail, her eyes blocked out by a black censor bar.

"She's been hiding the truth for too long. The public deserves to know that REMILIA NEPHYS IS THE BRATTIEST MEMBER OF PHASE CONNE-"

Anon clicked the upward arrow to change channels. Politics. Yikes. Not a great start to the TV experience.

"What was that about?" Cookie asked, looking up at Anon from their usual spot snuggled against his chest.

"I don't know, some faraway politician. Let's see what else we can find." He returned his gaze to the television, this channel appeared to be some sort of talk show. One of the hosts leaned forward, gesturing with their hands.

"I love my star woman! I love Shiina!"

The other man on the TV thought for a moment, before offering a their response in a measured tone.

"Interesting. I love Dizzy."

Star something? Dizzy? Anon had never heard of these people, although Cookie had perked up for a moment at the mention of the word star - he'd have to ask about that later. Next channel.

Politics again, this time the hosts were discussing poll results, with a large bar at the top of a chart showing that the majority of respondents had voted for 'PANKO MANKO'. Next channel.

A figure in a long white coat standing on a rooftop. This might be interesting. Anon lowered his arm, keeping the remote close. The camera zoomed in as the character turned around, revealing a face with bushy eyebrows and thick glasses.

"Moo!"

Anon blinked. Moo? Was this some kind of foreign language show? The soft shudder of Cookie's laughter against his chest interrupted his thoughts and he looked down. "Do you like this one?"

Cookie's giggles subsided and they glanced up. "No, it was just a little bit funny. You can keep scrolling." Next channel.

Some older anime. Serious looking characters were observing the final stages in the assembly of an unusual looking mecha, composed of mismatching parts. It seemed to have...brown and pink hair and a tiger tail?

"This will be our strongest Zord yet, practically a guarantee of victory...if only we can find the proper pilot."

Anon wasn't too keen on starting with what appeared to be a late episode, although he made a mental note to search up 'zord anime' later. Next channel.

The logo at the bottom of the screen identified this channel as 'LemonTV' although there was no image - only a black void and a constant hum, some kind of audio error...no, it sounded more like someone whining...

"UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-"

Next channel.

"How's her condition?"

This seemed to be some kind of medical drama, a girl with long blue hair was being rushed through a hospital hallway on a wheeled stretcher, surrounded by concerned staff sporting the overly-neat haircuts of hollywood actors.

"Blunt force trauma to the forehead, possibly multiple instances. She may be suffering from a concu-"

Anon tapped the power button with a sigh, turning off the network box and glancing down at Sissycookie. "What a shame, nothing good to watch." Cookie nodded in agreement, seeming quite unbothered by this turn of events.

"Guess we'll have to find other ways to entertain ourselves~"