What's In A Name?
Van had left Hitomi to pick a name for the baby if it was a girl. She began to think.
She thought of a name that would be fitting for a princess. Would she be courageous? Beautiful? Intelligent? Would she have psychic powers like she did?
Hitomi thought about that. She wouldn't wish that on her own daughter. Psychic powers were too overwhelming, even for her as a teenager.
Hitomi thought about what her daughter would be like. Would she be gentle, kind, and caring? Would she be bold, assertive, and champion for all that is good? Would she be quiet, reserved, but always with her heart in the right place?
Should she name her daughter after someone she once knew to remember him or her by? Her mom? No, she was still alive. Better to save it for someone like…Merle.
She thought about the name, and it wasn't a terrible name, if she put her own spin on it. Merle never was a terrible person, and Hitomi never truly hated the catgirl.
Meruru. It just flows from your mouth like a river. Meruru. Meruru.
Hitomi began to think that Van would object to the name, but he had put her in the position to think up a girl's name. He really had no say in it. It was better than the name Van had come up with for their son.
Van Slanzer de Fanel II. What on Gaea is Van thinking?
Hitomi giggled to herself and soon fell asleep.