stackyFACTSAn ambitious author desperately wanted his new cold-blooded protagonist to have the most profoundly boring, forgettable name imaginable to help him secretly blend into high society. He simply stole the bland name directly off the cover of a thick, academic field guide strictly detailing Caribbean birds.
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