It seemed friendly enough, and we all accepted it and took it in, but now I'm not so sure. Why has it no name? It exists only in our memories now. It exists only as "The Thing From Last Night".
As thinking creatures, we need names attached to entities to make their existence more definite. When something has no name, it's just... just... "The Thing From Last Night", and we're left with an uneasy feeling.
Is it safe? Is it friendly? What are its true intentions? And why why why has it no name!?
"The Thing From Last Night" has no name because I didn't give it one. Yes, I created "The Thing From Last Night". I alone conjured the idea and brought it into its material existence. It's my fault that it had no name and was subsequently alienized.
On the plus side, perhaps this alienization made it more interesting, more of an adventure. Just what were we dealing with? How would it behave under certain conditions? What would be the long term effects of developing a relationship with "The Thing From Last Night"?
In the future, however, I will give these almagamations a name. An identity of their own. In that way, I expect to avoid the ridicule, suspicions, and overly critical eyes of those who would judge my capabilities and mental faculties.
*Note to self: Next time when someone asks, "What's for dinner?", don't answer, "The Thing From Last Night".
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