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[jowls]

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[jowls]

Very funny.
That's what my burner phone is for.

If it's a girl, we should call her Katherine.

[rockitlike]

Katherine Samantha? A little old fashioned, but it's kind of nice.

[jowls]

Admit it, Scully. You like old fashioned.

[rockitlike]

Well, I've been nontraditional on enough fronts, sometimes you need balance.

I wouldn't have thought of it-- too close to naming her after myself-- but I think I like it.

Katherine Mulder.

[jowls]

In that case, I think you're duty-bound to give this one your middle name.

You know. For balance.

Samantha's still ok, right?

[rockitlike]

Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way.

As long as it's a girl, anyway. If it's a boy we're totally unprepared.

[jowls]

The problem is simple: "William" covered a lot of family members in one fell swoop. Who's left to name a kid after?

We'll have to look further afield.

[rockitlike]

I'm going to veto Charlie, I don't want to look that uncreative.

We could call him Walter.

[jowls]

Skinner'll think we're sucking up.

Maybe as a middle name.

[rockitlike]

I'm not sure we wouldn't be sucking up. But most of the friends we've had don't have particularly usable names.

[jowls]

So that's a 'no' on Frohike Mulder?

[rockitlike]

Richard Melvin Fitzgerald Mulder?

[jowls]

Langly'd hate it if we called a kid Richard.
He'd have to be Ringo.

[rockitlike]

Might still be too unwieldy for a little guy. We'd better hope she decides to be a Katherine.

[jowls]

Or we stick a different name on the front and let him have three middle names.

Which brings us back to the problem of what we'd call him, if he decides not to be a Katherine.

[rockitlike]

We could get away with calling him Kid and Junior for a few years before anyone caught on.

That or we go back to Mortimer as a first choice.

[jowls]

Kid, yes. Junior, no. At that point, we might as well name him Fox.

[rockitlike]

I mean, I am partial to Fox.

[jowls]

Yeah, but will his classmates?

[rockitlike]

That's what all the middle names are for. He can go by Melvin if he wants. Or Walter. Or Mortimer.

[jowls]

[ There's a brief pause, as though someone on the other side of the conversation is thinking about something. ]

You really like the idea of Fox Mulder II?

[rockitlike]

I like Katherine Samantha a little better.

But every Fox I've ever met has been wonderful, so why wouldn't I want you to be his namesake?

[jowls]

Because two kids sharing my name seems a little egotistical? Self-serving at the very least.

If he looks like a Fox when he comes out, then fine. But I'm still crossing my fingers for Katherine.

[rockitlike]

I guess we'll have to wait until we meet them.

But if intuition counts for anything I think it's Katherine.

[jowls]

According to my sources, at this very moment, it's a turnip.