I feel like there’s a story behind Hux and the fuzzy tauntauns. Spill it!
Oh, there are plenty of stories.
But my personal favorite happened ages ago on a mission to Hoth.
The story goes that he was cold and annoyed and tired of dealing with Ren one day, so he nipped off to the little supply hub on base - where you can get food rations and whatnot - hoping to get a drink. Sure, that wasn't the best place to look, but it's not like Hoth is loaded with pubs, you know?
So, he storms into the place and yells, "WHAT DOES ONE HAVE TO DO TO GET A FUZZY TAUNTAUN AROUND HERE?!"
The quartermaster was pretty new to his position and determined to make an officer happy, so he went out and got Hux what he asked for. Literally.
And that's the story of how Hux discovered that a "fuzzy tauntaun" is not a universally known drink and how Hux became the (very confused) owner of Stinky the Tauntaun.
Hux doesn't care for most animals the way he does cats, so Stinky lived out his days in the care of the First Order stable master. Which, honestly, isn't a terrible life when the alternative is potentially freezing to death in a harsh winter.
