And now it is late enough maybe she should take her cafeteria pass and go eat.

She is a bit hungry and maybe it isn't open round the clock. She goes looking for the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is currently open! Odette is also heading in to eat. She waves.

Wave! Perhaps if there is space she will sit with Odette.

Odette is sitting at a table with several other students, including her sister, but there is totally room.

"May I sit here?"

"Sure!"

"You must be Mirelote! Odette and Illia mentioned you."

"Yes, that's me. Pleased to meet you."

"I'm Constanza Hirsch, Illia's girlfriend."

"What is the naming convention here exactly -"

"First name given name second name family name. It's not universal but it's pretty common in Genosha."

"I see. My names are both given, I use them interchangeably but most people have a preference."

"Huh. Why two?"

"One from each parent. Father first if applicable."

"Oh, that seems convenient."

"It works for us."

"Sometimes parents argue over who gets to pick the kid's given name. Mom named Odette and Dad named me."

"Occasionally Elf parents argue over whether a name is suitable or not but mostly they just call the children by the names they chose themselves until the child has a preference."

"I have my maternal grandmother's name, Dad picked Illia's to match--the Odyssey and the Iliad are a famous pair of books."

"Aw, that's cute - you're twins?"

"Yeah."

"Is that common in humans? It happens in Elves but only deliberately, and I'm not sure humans could do it deliberately."

"It's not very common, but it's not rare enough to be very remarkable. How do you do it on purpose?"

"Elves have a lot of control over our bodies and someone decided to see what would happen if they had two babies at once."