Aster was falling in love with that squeaky little noise and he hoped he'd hear it more, even when he wasn't touching Timmy's tail. "Asteropaeus, a hero of Troy from The Iliad," he said, a little embarrassed. But hey, he'd brought it up. "The story goes, that my mum and da played a game of Trivial Pursuit to see who got to name me, and my mum won." He laughed. "She's a history and mythology prof, so she named me after the only Trojan who was able to wound Achilles and draw his blood. But I think my da was okay with it because of how it means 'star' too. He's a astrophysics professor. So...you know. My parents are basically giant geeks." He was grinning though. "I kind of am too, to be honest."