Little Lovecraftians

(I’m at Friend #1’s house playing a board game, when their three-year-old son, my godson, starts pointing at the pieces. We’re all huge nerds.)

Godson: “What’s that?”

(The piece is a sea monster called the Krakenoid.)

Friend #1: “He’s kind of like Cthulhu. Do you know who Cthulhu is?”

Friend #2: “If he doesn’t, that’s really your fault.”

Friend #1: “Can you say ‘Cthulhu,’ [Godson]?”

Godson: “No.”

Friend #2: “That’s probably wise.”