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Emma turned to Morro, shopping basket in hand. "Okay, Morro. What do we need?"
Morro looked down at the list. "Uhhhh... we need... cow juice... and red alien eggs... and little trees.. and yellow smiley faces... and-"
"Morro."
"What."
Emma gestured to the screen. "Our viewers can't understand that, bud."
Morro blinked, looking from Emma to the shopping list to the camera pointed their way. "...What? That's exactly what it says!"
Emma sighed, snatching the crumpled list from his hands. "Milk, tomatoes, broccoli, bananas, and—" she squinted, "—mac and cheese. How did you get 'yellow smiley faces' from mac and cheese?!"
Morro shrugged. "Because they make me happy."
"...Fair."
He grinned.
Emma rolled her eyes playfully and looked at the camera. "Okay, for those of you just tuning in, today we're doing the 'Grocery Challenge,' where someone—" she nudged Morro with her elbow, "—wrote our shopping list in riddles, and someone else has to figure out what it actually means."
Morro gave a smug little bow. "You're welcome."
Emma pointed to the next item on the list. "Alright, what's 'soft squares of doom' supposed to be?"
"...Tofu."
Emma blinked. "Wait, seriously?"
Morro nodded solemnly. "Never trust a food that squishes like a pillow but tastes like homework."
The camera zoomed in on Emma's deadpan stare. "...I regret everything."
From inside the shopping cart, Blackie peeked his head out of Emma's purse, sunglasses perched on his tiny feline nose. "If you two could wrap this up before the ice cream aisle, I'd appreciate it. I have standards."
Emma nearly dropped the list. "BLACKIE?! How did you even get in my bag?!"
Morro snorted. "Obviously, he teleported through the pocket dimension where sass lives."
Blackie yawned. "That, or I didn't feel like staying home and listening to you two argue over cucumber physics again."
Emma groaned. "Why did I agree to film this show."
Morro grinned at the camera. "Because chaos gets views, babe."
Blackie nodded. "And so does a handsome cat."
Emma looked skyward in defeat. "I need coffee."
Blackie stretched. "Get me one too. Black. Extra drama."
"Of course," Emma muttered. "Wouldn't want to ruin your aesthetic."
Morro waved the list. "Next stop: the land of crunchy pillows!"
Emma frowned. "What even is that supposed to be?!"
Blackie and Morro answered in unison: "Croutons."
Emma: "...Okay but that one's kinda clever."
Blackie: "Thank you. I came up with it."
Morro: "Hey!!"
Emma, sighing into the camera: "Please send help."
