“Mostly here. They only come up to ships they recognize. So It’s good to see big daddies pod again.”
Carlos hummed and nodded. “How… how does the rest of the
crew react to them? Do they like space-whales?” They probably weren’t called that, but Carlos was hoping his communicator, or Yondu’s, would translate the term for him.
“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?”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.
“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?”
Yondu chuckles. “They like you… oh look it’s a baby.”
A tiny smaller then Carlos one floats around pressed against a much larger one obviously it’s Mother.
Carlos gasped softly. “Oh, my goodness,” he said in awe. “That’s
incredible,” he said again, watching the creatures as he tried to memorize
every bit of them.The baby creature acts much like a whale floating around and spinning around playfully.
“Oh my goodness,” Carlos repeated. “It’s so cute… how old do
you think it is?”“I’d say given its size….. it’s only a few weeks to a month or two…” the baby does a playful bob and spin then comes up to Carlos and Yondu reaching feelers out to investigate
“Awe…” Carlos cooed. He gently reached out his hand – not to
pet it, but to let the baby feel it and hopefully not bite it.The baby feels around him even up to his face curious and noses at him and plays with him and rubs against him.
“Hehe. He really likes you.”
Carlos chuckled
softly. “Does he? Wait, how are you able to tell its gender?”“By the length of the feelers. Males are longer females short. And he likes you and rubbing against you. We see this pod a lot. You can name him.”
“Ah, I see,” Carlos said. But then he looked over at Yondu,
confused. “What? What do you mean ‘name him’?” he asked.“Give him a name. His moms called serinity… big daddy is big daddy…..”
Carlos laughed at that, without really meaning to. “Who
named him that?” he asked.
Yondu chuckles. “They like you… oh look it’s a baby.”
A tiny smaller then Carlos one floats around pressed against a much larger one obviously it’s Mother.
Carlos gasped softly. “Oh, my goodness,” he said in awe. “That’s
incredible,” he said again, watching the creatures as he tried to memorize
every bit of them.The baby creature acts much like a whale floating around and spinning around playfully.
“Oh my goodness,” Carlos repeated. “It’s so cute… how old do
you think it is?”“I’d say given its size….. it’s only a few weeks to a month or two…” the baby does a playful bob and spin then comes up to Carlos and Yondu reaching feelers out to investigate
“Awe…” Carlos cooed. He gently reached out his hand – not to
pet it, but to let the baby feel it and hopefully not bite it.The baby feels around him even up to his face curious and noses at him and plays with him and rubs against him.
“Hehe. He really likes you.”
Carlos chuckled
softly. “Does he? Wait, how are you able to tell its gender?”“By the length of the feelers. Males are longer females short. And he likes you and rubbing against you. We see this pod a lot. You can name him.”
“Ah, I see,” Carlos said. But then he looked over at Yondu,
confused. “What? What do you mean ‘name him’?” he asked.
Yondu chuckles. “They like you… oh look it’s a baby.”
A tiny smaller then Carlos one floats around pressed against a much larger one obviously it’s Mother.
Carlos gasped softly. “Oh, my goodness,” he said in awe. “That’s
incredible,” he said again, watching the creatures as he tried to memorize
every bit of them.The baby creature acts much like a whale floating around and spinning around playfully.
“Oh my goodness,” Carlos repeated. “It’s so cute… how old do
you think it is?”“I’d say given its size….. it’s only a few weeks to a month or two…” the baby does a playful bob and spin then comes up to Carlos and Yondu reaching feelers out to investigate
“Awe…” Carlos cooed. He gently reached out his hand – not to
pet it, but to let the baby feel it and hopefully not bite it.The baby feels around him even up to his face curious and noses at him and plays with him and rubs against him.
“Hehe. He really likes you.”
Carlos chuckled
softly. “Does he? Wait, how are you able to tell its gender?”
Yondu chuckles. “They like you… oh look it’s a baby.”
A tiny smaller then Carlos one floats around pressed against a much larger one obviously it’s Mother.
Carlos gasped softly. “Oh, my goodness,” he said in awe. “That’s
incredible,” he said again, watching the creatures as he tried to memorize
every bit of them.The baby creature acts much like a whale floating around and spinning around playfully.
“Oh my goodness,” Carlos repeated. “It’s so cute… how old do
you think it is?”“I’d say given its size….. it’s only a few weeks to a month or two…” the baby does a playful bob and spin then comes up to Carlos and Yondu reaching feelers out to investigate
“Awe…” Carlos cooed. He gently reached out his hand – not to
pet it, but to let the baby feel it and hopefully not bite it.
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