Quick Replies To A Question About Pets

[Below is an archived version of one thread response to a LiveJournal post here, because LiveJournal became hard to impossible for me to access. Icons and threading not preserved, nor are other peoples' replies.]

[Martin Fitzroy (coastally@livejournal.com)]
Martin is sitting on a chair, decked out in standard Earth slacker clothing: t-shirt, blue jeans, a brown leather jacket that looks like its seen better days. His hair is a little messy, and probably smells vaguely sea-salty, for those who pay close attention. How long he's been there is anyone's guess.

"So. Say you're in the market for a pet. What kind would you personally get, and what would you recommend?"