^ I can sorta see the logic behind that - canon pairings will (obviously) have canon material about them to satisfy shippers. With subtext pairings, us shippers have to go out and look for fanart to get our fill.
^ It's a game mechanic IIRC - the floppy disks are an item that the girl with the sunglasses (Kalina) makes. Gentiane is basically asking her to get back to work.
Is NicoNozo really that underrated? I mean, MakiNico and NozoEli have a lot more fanart/doujins but as far as I know NicoNozo is the second most popular ship involving Nico and Nozomi.
I really don't think Either of these qualify as lolis. Splatoon's art style is very cartoony so their proportions in official art aren't that of a normal adults but i don't think they look like children, especially on most fan depictions.