Sun Mote Copse i just want to be part of your symphony

Eljay nodded and they were on their way to find the moose that Epic had found earlier. They were barely underway when Epic asked him out of the blue if he could call him El or Jay. Nobody had ever really nicknamed Eljay except for his closest relatives. It sort of felt like all of the suggestions were already taken; 'El' was daddy's nickname that mommy had for him and 'Jay' -- or well, Jayjay -- was mommy's nickname for him. He supposed that was free-for-all, but had never given it much thought until now. Even though it wasn't specifically hers, he still felt a bit possessive about it. But it wasn't like Eljay was going to stand up to Epic about it.

Oh, um, my mom calls my dad 'El', so I guess that's... That'd be a bit weird. His name's Elwood. I was named after dad. Then, after a few seconds while he sniffed a scent trail that turned out not to be any good, he added: But I guess Jay is... That's okay. There wasn't a lot of enthusiasm to his voice, but neither did he sound unenthused.