nervous dinosaur

“I can teach you how to swim, if you want.'
I kind of liked his voice. He sounded like he had a cold, you know, like he was about to lose his voice. 'You talk funny,' I said.
'Allergies,' he said.
'What are you allergic to?'
'The air,' he said.
That made me laugh.
'My name's Dante,' he said.
That made me laugh harder. 'Sorry,' I said.
'It's okay. People laugh at my name.'
'No, no,' I said, 'See, it's just that my name is Aristotle.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe