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a boy character named jen? LOL I saw this in the 80's as a child


and the name of the boy Jen always confused me. LOL

Why choose a girl's name for a boy character?

That's goofy.

Happy Valentine's Day!

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That's the sort of stuff you do when you're working in a fantasy realm. You're trying to create a world completely from scratch and make it seem exotic and strange, and that often involves turning certain things on their ear.

Names are always the tricky part. Why is there a "Luke" Skywalker who rarely comes into contact with anyone else who has a contemporary "Terran" sounding name (Han, Leia, Lando, Obi-Wan, Wedge, Biggs, Yoda, etc)?

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This is true, fellow earthling. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

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