Names
In which Rat explains
Good time of day, humans!
Transcript:
TV Human: — We’re talking to Rat… simply «Rat»? Don’t you have another name?
Rat: — Well, you see… I grew up under a communist regime.
Rat: — Everything was in short supply there, even names.
Fact check: partially true. Although it was not an universal policy, Soviets did indeed discourage giving children multiple names, particularly in the Baltic states, where this practice was (correctly) seen as a part of historical German influence.
That's bad when even patronymics are in short supply.
It's my understanding that there was sufficient vodka to help numb the despair.