I have come across folks with names like Champagne, but when it comes to RP, they can usually be a warning sign if there's no reason given for why their parents would name them that (being romantic oddballs, cultural reasons, etc.), at least in my experience. I probably should have mentioned that. I probably also should have mentioned that if he is French, which the last name at least seems to indicate, naming him that would have not only been unlikely but downright illegal, since ot to mention, up until very recently France actually had *laws* about what you could and couldn't name your kids. To quote Wikipedia: "First names are chosen by the child's parents. There are no legal a priori constraints on the choice of names nowadays, but this has not always been the case. The choice of given names, originally limited only by the tradition of naming children after a small number of popular saints, was restricted by law at the end of the 18th century. Officially, only names figuring on a calendar, or names of illustrious Frenchmen/women of the past, could be accepted. Much later, actually in 1966, a new law permitted a limited number of mythological, regional or foreign names, substantives (Olive, Violette), diminutives, and alternative spellings. Only in 1993 were French parents given the freedom to name their child without any constraint whatsoever."

And he was born in '88, sooo....admittedly Wiki is not THE most reliable source but I'd read about the French name laws elsewhere so I know they're real.

That is a very interesting FYI, and considering I actually did already know some of that, I should have considered it when I wrote that bit out. Even if it was indeed likely not what she was going for.

THAT IS SO COOL ABOUT THE DOGS!

Yeah, the pretty-angel transformation is what made it post-worthy. The rest is really just gravy that doesn't bug half as much as my in-depth nitpicking probably suggests.