At dawn three days ago, Brain burst through his plant screaming for a press conference—annoying all his semi-asleep neighbors. The Bubbly Review arrived as soon as we could, expecting an announcement of some nefarious plans. Our nervousness quickly turned to surprise when Brain demanded a new name.
“I don’t want to be mistaken for a mouse! I will not be compared to a species that drown easily,” Brain said, thrashing back and forth in front of the mic and jutting out his impressive teeth.
“You don’t look like a mouse,” Wilt sniffed.
“Call yourself whatever you want. We don’t care,” Sassy said before going back to sleep.
“I agree with the big guy. Shut up and go home,” Ezekiel groused.
More grumbling filled the water, and Brain found himself at the center of more attention than we think he intended. Thankfully Pinky was there and decided to show off her nifty boxing skills. Shocked, everyone backed off, including us. She’s such a dainty thing; who knew?
“I want to be known as Einstein from here on out,” Brain said.
To which Beetlejuice remarked that he didn’t find Brain to be “all that smart.” Pinky did not take that comment kindly and chased Beetlejuice to the top of the tank.
“I am smart and I look like a scientist,” he continued.
With Pinky gone, Ninja Smee felt safe to snicker to SweetTart, “Yeah, a mad scientist.”
Brain turned in the proper paperwork to the authorities, and they have granted the name change. So far, everyone is calling him Einstein only half the time, including the authorities.
We won’t venture to find out whether this is on purpose.
–The Bubbly Review
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