“I did. Hehe. He may be big but he’s a cuddled and gentle.”
Carlos laughed again. He looked at the critter. He could try
naming it something spacy and cool… but then it occurred to him that maybe he
should pick something that translators didn’t exactly translate – something that
would sound the same all around. Something Earth.“Um… what if I call him John Wayne?”
“John Wayne? Ok earth boy hehehehe. John Wayne he is. Johnny for short.” Reaches out and pets the baby creature.
Carlos just smirked a bit. “No – it has to be John Wayne. No
nick-naming. Nobody calls John Wayne ‘Johnny’.” He also reached out to a feeler
and let the little one wrap it around his wrist.
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