Sure enough, everyone called out names that reflected their own distinctive tastes again.
Except...
Klee Meow, you're using "Toot Toot Forward" again? And Ai Haibara Meow, you aren't actually Shiho Miyano, so why did you come up with "Sherry" too?
Xie Wen stared speechlessly at the cats around him and scratched his head in frustration.
Not using Sapphire Star is fine, but which name should we choose?
"Big Brother Xie Wen, let's call her the Pretty Toot Toot Sapphire Star Lady Samurai Maria Sherry, meow!"
Pointing at their new ship, Klee Meow once again proposed padding the word count by combining all the names.
This time, however, Xie Wen shook his head. "Unless something unexpected happens, we won't be changing ships again. Using that name wouldn't be fair to the cats who join us later."
"Then why not simply call her the Palico, meow?" Hua Mei Meow wasn't particularly attached to a name. She walked over and rubbed against the back of Xie Wen's hand. "As long as you don't mind not being included in the name, Admiral, meow."
"Of course I don't mind." Xie Wen rubbed the little tabby's head, then looked at the other cats. "What do you think?"
Neither Meow Jūshirō nor Ai Haibara Meow particularly cared whether their proposed names were used, and both were quite happy with "Palico." Sanji Meow, however, muttered, "Isn't that name a little too ordinary, meow...?"
Although Klee Meow nodded in agreement too, her little face looked rather disappointed. She still seemed to prefer "Toot Toot Forward."
So Xie Wen made the decision outright. "Then Toot Toot Forward it is! The figurehead was made to look like Klee, so we might as well let Klee name her too! I think our future companions will approve of Klee's name as well!"
"Agreed,