Because I am the Lab Pet. This is my nickname, in 'real life,' and I've earned my title. My realm is the laboratory and I am science oriented. I am an outsider by not in my lab. I've worked/researched in many laboratories and I'm firstly a chemist. Quite a long time ago, with my academic mentor nearby, I accidentally dripped sulfuric acid whilst titrating onto the inside of my left forearm above my glove. My lab coat sleeves were rolled up. I screamed, became faint...ouch. I remember I cried because I thought I had disappointed my mentor and I told him I was so sorry - it was my fault and I didn't mean to. Instead of being angry with me (he's was a kind man), he told I never disappointed him. That means a lot to me. He's always called me the Lab Pet, maybe since that accident. The name stuck. My lab coat is embroidered with the Lab Pet, I have a jacket and a shirt with that printed, etc. Some I know, in the lab, refer to me as the Lab Pet......Plus, I think I am sort-of 'pet like,' or animal-ish (not quite human); more like a lab instrument. My name is special to me. I am the pet of the lab.
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The ones who say “You can’t” and “You won’t” are probably the ones scared that you will. - Unknown