Recap plays then OP2.
Huh. Interesting. Did that play 'cause we're gonna start a new arc? Eh. Whatever. Vibes.
Episode title is shown!
Oooooh that's so cooool. I love how they did that!
Next school assignment: study a job you're interested in!
Eh heh. Eh heh. That's gonna be hard in Anya's case 'cause she loves spies and she can't ask her dad about it.
For now.
"You may visit your parents' places of work..."
That's also gonna be hard, Henderson.
Well, Yor and Loid's real jobs anyway.
Henderson continues to give suggestions, including offering to be interviewed. Henderson: "our job is hallowed."
My mom, and every teacher she's mentioned being friends or acquainted with: "noooooo not the grading season...!"
Are you gonna tell the few kids who interview you about that Henderson or...?
Anya tells Yor about this when she gets home. Yor: (W-What should I tell her? My profession?)
Well even if it's a cover, you still work at City Hall, so you can still use that.
Yor being Yor though...
Has an imagine spot of showing Anya her job. Complete with Anya wearing a mini version of her assassin dress!
Yup. Her imagination really goes crazy eh? Also cute Anya.
Shows off being a badass as she explains her reasons for doing her job.
Which we mostly know by now? If not we could easily guess up to this point.
Explains she studied human anatomy to make the deaths as painless as possible.
And there's the showing that all her points were dumped into "learning to kill", aka she seems "dumb" but that's only 'cause she's overly specialized in her knowledge.
Yor explains the actual killing process. Complete with bleeps and blurred blood.
AHSJEKDKA why do the bleeps kill me so much.
Imagine spot ends. Anya: -_- "i think ill go ask about papas job"
Snrk. Yup. Anya saw aaaaaaalll of that. XD
Loid comes home. Anya: "Papa! Blah, blah, yadda, yadda." Completely voiced.
OH MY GOSH THAT WAS SO STUPID I LOVE IT
Thankfully, Loid understands Anya-grish and agrees. Two days later...they're at the hospital. "The psychiatry department [...] is my workplace."
Oh okay I got it right. The fact it's psychiatry and not psychology. Because the former can administer medication.
They go in. And Anya already starts taking notes from Loid's mind.
You're lucky you're a kid and that this is a grounded world, 'cause...wait...I just realized between the two, Yor would more likely imagine "mind reading" as a legit answer.
Wait where was I?
Oh yes.
You're lucky you're a kid and in a grounded world, otherwise what you're doing is a pretty big tell of mind-reading Anya.
Loid: By the way, why are you wearing that?
"That" being a mini stereotype Herlock Sholmes outfit.
Anya: This is classic investigatiin fashion.
Loid: I see.
Lol. Still love how Loid just rolls with it.
Time for...lab coat time! Loid: Most psychiatrists don't wear lab coats, but this probably makes me look the part more.
Well from what I researched of therapists and the like (okay counsellors mainly but still!), that's true. Unless it's part of how they want to present themselves, they usually don't wear lab coats. But sometimes some people might feel comfortable with having someone look "professional", and some would be more comfortable with someone looking less formal.
Anya asks why he chose his job and Loid begins to explain by comparing it to colds when Anya says, "[Damian] says I won't catch a cold because I'm stupid."
Yes, you can. That's just a saying.
A saying I find fascinating and funny, but a saying nonetheless.
Then he continues giving his "reason", while the real reason is in his mind, again.
Huh. With the way it was done in the manga, I always had the impression that Loid actually wouldn't mind having psychiatry as a job so I always headcanoned that, if he did have a regular job, it'd be this, instead of 'cause of being "lazy" by just using this job. I don't know. He seemed wistful in the manga to me. Then again, it could just be me.
Next he meetd some of Loid's colleagues. Of course they fall for Anya's cuteness.
As they should!
Anya, after noting the place is great, asks how Loid is like at work. In short, he's great! Everything you could ever want in a doctor. EVERYONE loves him.
Me, glancing at the manga readers: You know what I'm thinking about, right?
Shadow from another corridor moves away.
!!!
I refuse to elaborate for those who don't have a guess.
Once again Loid gives one answer before we hear his real answer from his mind. Anya then asks what's hard about the job. Loid basically says "We can't always figure out what's wrong since we can't read minds." Cue Anya's smug face.
Loid: What are you so smug about?
You're lucky your dad is oblivious to secret keeping signs when it comes to you, Anya.
You AND Yor. But still.
Loid continues to be serious while Anya continues to be a four—I mean, six-year-old. His colleagues hope he can open a clinic one day. Loid says he's busy. The reason he gives is research. The reason we, and Anya, know, is spywork. And he admits it's hard to manage.
No fucking kidding if the most you sleep is four hours and constantly drink antacid pills and whatever else would settle an upset, and strrssed, stomach.
Also, wait, is this the specific scene that made me headcanon he'd be a psychiatrist? Eh whatever.
Anya wants to him in action. Of course Loid assumes a consultation and tells her, no, she can't. "It'll violate a patient's privacy."
Yeah it (probably? mosy likely) would. Which is a thing. That I only know thanks to Persona 5, a certain character from their, and an actual counsellor/therapist actually talking about the subject.
Man did it make sense in hindsigh even if it never occured to me until he said it.
He can't show his "research" either, so he just shows the room where he does consultations.
Oh hey, there's a bed on the side along with the two couches and a desk with a chair. At least three different types of interactions he can have with patients. Of course. Because Loid is nothing if not strategical.
Anya: It's different from the operating room.
Loid: We try to make our patients not feel anxious.
Exactly. I mean it's daunting enough to talk to one (though I have no idea how I'd fare because I actually do wanna talk to one, for at least something like a "checkup" because sometimes I can't help but wonder, unlike most, just don't have the money for it), don't wanna make it even harder.
Anya: Where's the brain modification machine?
Wrong piece of media.
-points to P5-
Okay it's not a machine...but still!
Loid: Seriously, what cartoon did you get that from?
Considering that you likely already know every single episode and issue of Spy Wars up to now, that implies they haven't used that idea in their franchise yet...so that is a good question...
Loid is being called for work. Anya doesn't want to go...because she had read his mind about the secret passage. So while he's busy, he offers Anya a sandbox and toys for her to play with.
Loid: It's fun, isn't it?
Anya: (Seems boring)
Kid-me certainly wouldn't think that. One of my favorite things to do was have adventures with my toys in sand.
Me now though? I'd probably ignore it and just settle for my imagination.
While Loid talks with [REDACTED] and complains about Anya being a handful, to [REDACTED]'s surprise, the girl in question...is being a handful by using the secret entrance.
Yeeeaaaahhh...we love her, but man is she a handful.
Case in point: she's stuck as she tries to come back before Loid comes back. Also...
OH MY GOSH THE FACE
On one hand: POOR ANYA
On the other hand: yeah you had that comin'
Case in point 2: some doctors having a meeting now think the hospital is haunted by the souls of babies who died in the hospital, in this translation 'cause of medical malpractice, because of her escape attempt
Fun fact: the Philippines has a story/monster like this. It's an aswang (think "evil supernatural being") called the "pantiyanak" (or at least in one language/dialect). They're the spirits of dead newborns or stillborn babies wanting revenge on their mothers.
Thankfully Anya made is back just in time...to dump all the toys into the sandbox.
Three...two...one...
Loid: -panicky papa mode-
Anya: -embarrassed-
It's a small moment, and it's once again Loid panicking, which I feel for, but it's also sweet in its own way.
Especially since Loid offers to buy a new volume of Spy Wars. Before they go though...he sees her notes. Anya is scared but...
Loid: (I can't read any of this!)
The one time your penmanship worked in your favor, Anya.
They're back at home.
Yor: Did you see Loid's amazing concussive therapy method at work?
Anya: Concussive...?
Loid: Gh!
Otherwise known as: the closest thing we'll get to Yor saying "he looked so hot kicking ass" about Loid...
...for now.
Speaking of that...it bites him in the ass as Anya mentions that in the report and the school questions him about it.
Thankfully, for all of us, his Silver Tongue worked well.
The downside of having two people who have no idea what they're talking about repeat what you say in front of people who do.
Decipher the Perplexing Code
...wait. are we...
ARE WE GETTING A BOND MAN EPISODE ALREADY?!?!
Anya: ooooh! I'm gonna make a code too!
Oh wait never mind.
WAIT IT DOESN'T MATTER WE'RE STILL GETTING ANOTHER ANIME ORIGINAL SEGMENT
I THINK
Anya: Mama!
Yor: Yes, what is it?
Anya: Can you write something for me exactly as I tell you?
OKAY YUP IT'S ANOTHER ANIME ORIGINAL
YES
now what are you planning you pink devil...
Has Yor write the code from the episode.
You know he probably memorized it already, right?
Gives code to Bond.
Good thing he's smart enough to understand, but, uh...ain't the paper gonna get wet...?
Then...tries to put the code into the mailman's mailbag.
Wait what. What happened to the Bond one then?
Puts another one in an old lady's bag.
Okay seriously girl, what are you planning?
"What are you doing?"
FRANKY?! OK DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE YOU. What are YOU doing here?
"Is Loid around?"
On one hand, that answers my question. On the other hand...what was so important you came to his home?!
...is it another girl...?
Eh whatever.
Anya puts another in his pocket. Franky is confused as heck.
Don't worry, Franky, you ain't the only one.
Next we're...at the school. And gives yet another to Becky.
Okay just gonna throw something: you're doing this so that Loid has to guess which is the "real" code for the "real mission".
Probably wrong but I wanted to guess.
Next on the list is...
Damian?! Really?!
I mean in a "wait you're actually gonna do that?!" way and not a "oh come on why HIM?!" way.
Damian gets mad and throws the paper down, crumpling it.
Yeah I expected that.
Now we back at home, Anya going to sleep saying, "Anya's excited to see who shows up tomorrow".
Wait THAT'S what this was about?!
You do know you're just copying the show, right?! You didn't put the proper coordinates for whatever is the destination you had in mind!
Or at the very least I doubt she did.
Cue what she thinks is gonna happen.
Uh huh yeah no.
Now we see results of her exploits. First off: Franky.
Result: "IS THIS A LOVE LETTER?!"
of course my joke ends kinda foreshadowing this
Franky goes...to a bridge. As the note he's reading aloud says.
Wait. Anya actually did the code right?
Oh well, either way, this is gonna be a mess.
I sure hope it's a mess. It's gonna be funnier that way.
Anya doesn't wake up 'cause Bond noms the alarm clock. ED2 plays.
Aw.
On one hand, not surprised. I mean it WAS an actual code, as it turned out.
On the other hand, OF COURSE FRANKY'S THE BUTT OF THE JOKE.
On my third non-existent hand, oh. That's the ending. Okay then.
Vibes.
Preview plays
Oh NOW we get the scene I was thinking of from watching last ep's preview.
