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After they moved in together, Maverick found a little stray black cat in their backyard and immediately decided to adopt it. Ice just rolled his eyes and said he had no interest in fluffy animals, refusing to pet its head when the cat rubbed against his leg.
A week later, Maverick got home earlier than usual, and heard Ice's voice, cheerful and high-pitched: "Who's a good kitty? Who's Daddy's good kitty? Yoooou are a good kitty----"
Maverick opened the door and saw Ice squatting down in front of the purring cat, hand under its chin.
"What's that noise just now, Ice?"
"...TV."
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Maverick calls it "kitty". Ice calls it "that little thing" in front of Maverick, and "our first child" whenever Mav is out of earshot. Bradley and Jake calls it "fuzzy coal ball".
However, all the other officers in Navy refer to it as "mini demon" or "small devil". Why? Because when anyone comes to visit Admiral Kazansky at his home, that kitten will block the hallway - unless you have brought a dried fish.
Two, if you are Cyclone.
Many in the Navy have seen the cat scratching the Admiral's strictly confidential files. When they tell the Admiral, the man just shrugs.
Then the officers will shake heads and compare it with Maverick, who is now perching on Kazansky's desk and flashing his smile, the cat sound asleep on his lap.