New rats!

[oyceter]

I have new rats! Ren is still very unhappy about them, and every time I bring him out, he suspiciously sniffs at the blankets and tries to reassert his control over the territory. Also, they try to peek at him through the bars of the cage, and he doesn't do anything, lures them in, and then violently lunges.

*sigh* Maybe he is just too old for new rattie companions.

But the new rats are incredibly cute! They are so sweet and shy and friendly! It took a long time for Ruki and Ren and Bya to warm to me, but these guys actually jump toward me when they get frightened sometimes! And they climb all over me! The hooded one is a little more courageous than the brown one, who is very skittish and shy. The hooded one will amazingly sit still for the camera while the brown guy runs around sniffing everything and jumping at every other noise. They aren't very licky yet, but I can't tell if that's because they're still shy, or if they just don't do that.

So, people, help me with names! I was originally thinking of Hikaru and Kaoru from Ouran, but these guys are way too sweet to be the Hitachiin twins. I'm also contemplating Ed and Al (the new rats are brothers). Any other suggestions? Doesn't have to be from anime or manga or even a fictional source at all.



I think this is the hooded guy, although their faces look a lot alike.




The hooded guy again! Hopefully he is not planning an escape.




The little brown guy. He looks so much like Ruki, but is definitely the complete opposite in terms of personality.




Wee hooded guy hiding.




Brown guy sniffing around.




Rattie brothers, startled by the flash!

Comments

[celestialcuming.livejournal.com]

Oo! I didn't know rats even got affectionate! They are utterly adorable though :)

[oyceter]

Rats can be so affectionate! All of mine have been, it's just taken a few longer to warm up than these guys.

[rilina.livejournal.com]

Possibly spoilery speculation for xxxHolic/Tsubasa:
Syaoran and Watanuki. Though only CLAMP knows what their connection is. Clearly Watanuki would be the skittish one.

Also, I think you should read further in Ouran. :)

[rilina.livejournal.com]

Um, that said, I think Ed and Al are adorable names! And the pictures are so cute!

[octopedingenue]

If they are named that, I will totally secretly call them Edo and Aru in my head.

RATTIES SOCUTE!

[oyceter]

I know, me too!!

[oyceter]

I like your suggestion! I know, I keep meaning to read ahead, but I'm staring at the computer screen so much for school and whatnot that reading more manga on the computer just makes my head hurt =(.

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

Cute, cute, cute!

[oyceter]

They are so adorable!

[bravecows.livejournal.com]

i like ed and al!

fred and george if you like hp
bangers and mash
siew mai and har kau
zhu ge liang and liu bei :)

[oyceter]

Heeeee I love the Three Kingdoms suggestion! Though I feel like naming someone Zhuge Liang would just be asking for trouble ;).

[bravecows.livejournal.com]

but he would be clever and win you wars! :D

[oyceter]

It is true! Either that, or he would come up with notorious ways to escape from his cage and lay siege to the kitchen...

[oracne.livejournal.com]

I love the hiding in the blanket pic.

[oyceter]

It's so cute! They sort of peek out and then duck back in periodically.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Rattie toes!

[oyceter]

They are so small and fast!

[chomiji]

Marshmallow and Brownie sez ratses haz funny feet!

Seriously, they are adorable! They seem to have a permanently unsure facial expression, as though they are not exactly worried, but wondering whether they ought to be ... I think one of them should definitely be called Watanuki.

[oyceter]

I know! I think Watanuki fits the little brown guy perfectly, only I'm not quite sure how to nickname him (Wa? Watarin?)

[chomiji]

I think maybe the usual would be Watachan or even Wacchan ... I found a scholarly paper online on the subject once, when I was thinking about a fanfic ... .

[oyceter]

Scholarly paper! That is awesome, thanks.

[larryhammer]

Ichi and Daiyo, perhaps?

---L.

[oyceter]

Oh, is that from anything in particular?

[larryhammer]

Two legs of the love triangle in Parfait Tic.

---L.

[riemannia.livejournal.com]

They are so cute!

[oyceter]

They are! I am overwhelmed by their cuteness!

They're adorable!

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I vote for Ed and Al. (:

Re: They're adorable!

[oyceter]

They are so cute! And so sniffy! And so curious!

Re: They're adorable!

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I want to meet them!

Re: They're adorable!

[oyceter]

You should come over sometime! Oh, I forgot, I am going to measure you for your kimono if you still want it? Remind me if I forget at the next Firefly thing.

Re: They're adorable!

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I do still want it! I've not chosen/paid for the yarn yet, either. We should sort that all out.

October is crazy, but maybe we could get together next month?

Re: They're adorable!

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Deal me in on this please? I have STILL not seen the two of you in yonks.

Re: They're adorable!

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I'm fine with that! We don't have anything concrete planned, but once we start tossing dates around, we'll "deal you in". (:

[yhlee.livejournal.com]

So cute!

[oyceter]

They are! I want everyone to meet them now!

[redrose3125.livejournal.com]

Eeep! [[emits joyful bubbles at the cuteness of the rats!]]

[oyceter]

I know! I spent so much of yesterday just cooing over them instead of doing homework.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

AWWWW!

Sam and Dean. Um. Ah. Wow, it spoilery even to say one name from Vampire Knight!!

[oyceter]

I was really tempted, but I don't think they're angsty enough for any character of Vampire Knight ;).

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Very, very cute!

[oyceter]

THanks!

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Socute!

I like Ed and Al. There's always Chocolate and Peanut Butter.

[oyceter]

Hee! I cannot decide between Ed and Al or Doumeki and Watanuki!

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

If I were better versed in CLAMP I could probably advise one way or the other, but alas....

So cute!

[(Anonymous)]

They're adorable. I have to rat boys of my own - I named one Yuki (after the rat character in Fruits Basket) and one Bear (no anime or manga reference, he's just big).

Re: So cute!

[oyceter]

Awwww so cute!