[The nug is quite pleased about this turn of events - or, as well as pleased as it can get, at any rate. It's not afraid, anyway, and even goes so far as to move a little closer to Clara in order to get more of this nice attention that she seems willing to give it.

As for Jamie, he doesn't join in on the petting, leaving that for Clara to handle. It seems content enough with what it has right now, and that makes him content enough to stay out of that part of things. Instead, he moves to sit next to her, on her other side and out of the nug-scritching zone while he thinks about that.]

Artie? Hm. Don't know. That's short for Arthur, isn't it? People might think we named him after the King Arthur here. Don't know how kindly he'd take to that. What do ye think of Mungo?