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The one who shows up when the plot thickens and the snacks run low.

means A person (or animal) you spend time with, travel alongside, or keep regular company with — someone whose presence fills the space beside you.

from From Latin com- 'with' plus panis 'bread' — literally 'one you break bread with.' The word traveled through Old French compaignon into English, carrying that warm image of two people sharing a loaf at the same table. Its kin 'company' comes from the same hungry root.

latin roots
From com and panis: one you share bread with
royal honor
Order of the Companions of Honour exists in Britain
loyal stars
Many stars travel in pairs, gravitationally bound forever
old wheels
Originally meant a fellow traveler on the road
for instance

laika the space dog — soviet dog who orbited earth in sputnik 2, 1957, first animal in space

chewbacca — fictional wookiee companion to han solo in star wars

sherlock holmes watson — dr. watson as holmes' constant companion in arthur conan doyle's detective stories

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