“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.Yondu nods and holds him close as the baby plays with them.
Carlos watched the animal with a softer grin. “Awe…. I’m
sorry, but he’s really adorable. I… I wish I had my phone with me to take a
picture.”Yondu smiles and tosses a little orb out that turns and scans them taking a few pictures and a little video.
For a second, Carlos about panicked when Yondu threw the orb
out into space. However, he realized what it was and let out a small sigh of
relief as it stopped and started to take pictures. “That’s really handy,” he
told Yondu. “Things like that on Earth still have to be remote-controlled.”“That’s earth hehe.” Calls the orb back just as the pod headed off into the void. “Hold on were headed back to the ship.” Tightens his arms and heads back to the ship.
Carlos was a little more ready for it this time and he held
onto Yondu with both arms, looking over his shoulder at the departing pod of
animals. “How often do you see them?” he asked YOndu. “Do they hang out in this
one area of space, or do they move around a lot?”
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