"We can attack it from the direction of the phonemes, if you know what sounds you like?"

Hum.

"I like b's, n's and m's... Also l's and r's and w's. Some other consonants aren't bad, too, though vocalized ones like b and d are prettiest."

"Don't care as much about vowels, though 'oo' and 'yu' sounds are really meh. Sounds like 'ih' and 'eh' and 'uh' flow well."

"Billow, willow, relative, miniature..."

Giggle. "Not relative or miniature. Billow is nicer than willow, but still... Too soft? I guess?"

"Banana. Monster. Loyal."

"Banana sounds funny!" She says it a few times, giggling. "...But not a name, it's too silly."

"Monster and loyal are neat."

"Do you like those or should we keep going?"

"I like them!"

"Which one's better as a name?"

Hm that is a very big decision. 

"Loyal, I think," she says after a lot of thought.

"Good to meet you, Loyal."

Happy noise.

Suppose this means another nameday cake. Ellie should learn to bake.

Ellie's really good at poffins! They could have a cake-sized pile of those. 

That'd definitely make fairly apportioning easier...

And having actually edible food for everyone who isn't Loyal!

A spicy cake doesn't sound very good, no.

You could maybe do some sweet and spicy pepper icing, but it'd be a very tough balancing act. 

Loyal sticks her tongue out at Intrepid. 

Double spicy poffins would probably be good, though.

Oooooo yes.

Ellie will whip up a batch of those for Vaporeon, and then regular spicy and sweet for everyone else.

Everyone else appreciates it.

And this way Loyal doesn't have to worry about Garnet stealing her food!

An unexpected but welcome benefit.