V.B. is a baby sloth. Sloth couples tend to have loooong engagements. V.B.'s mother was in labor for 17 months. Besides they don't like fast-talking politicians. Sloths are too slow to catch their own food, which is pretty sad considering they mainly eat plants.
Sloths prefer flourescent lights that flicker on slowly and take a while to light up completely.
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