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the USERNAME meme

Journal names. They're something we all think about, and that we often try to make as fittingly torturous to our characters as possible. Isn't it nice that our characters never have to know they're wandering around with that horrible label attached to them?

...wouldn't it be fun if they did?

RULES

1 Your character is communicating with others through a journal community, just like how we're using them, and they are perfectly aware of that fact. Whether they think that's normal or not is totally up to you.

2 The also know that when they signed on to this community, they were automatically assigned a name that supposedly has something to do with their personality and/or history. They didn't have any say in what that name was going to be, they're just stuck with it.

3 Make a post with your character's reaction to seeing what their own username is. Do they think it fits? Do they hate it with a passion? Are they downright confused?

4 Comment to other people's posts with your character's reactions to everyone else's usernames. If they know the other character, they might have good reason to laugh at them or feel sorry for them. If they don't, this could lead to some pretty interesting first impressions, don't you think?

5 If you want to use a name that's different from your actual journal name, just mark that in your post. No need to create a whole new journal just to make your character's life worse for one meme. ;)

6 PROFIT!

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What's the point of all that? It seems very tiresome and not worth all the effort I went through in the first place. If I was going to do that, don't you think I just would have brought you, and you alone, back?

Like I said; how should I know? Maybe Composers get bored. Maybe it's more fun to screw with someone in every way.

As I said, you could look at it from a logical standpoint. Or, you could simply trust me, couldn't you?

[He does trust Joshua, to an extent. 'Trust your partner', and all, and Neku tries to trust all of them even now. If he didn't trust Joshua then he wouldn't speak to him if he could avoid it.

It's just not that easy to totally trust your partner when you know that they shot you for their own twisted game.]

...I do trust you. Mostly.

Except over this?

[It was all for a reason, in the end. Even if the reason Joshua started out with wasn't the reason at the end. Changing his mind was a rather big shift, and he feels that should be enough. But oh well, Neku never did things Joshua's way if he could help it.]

[there is it, the classic Vantas self-deprecation.]

You seem awfully certain of your status as an annoyance without consulting those around you first.

The universe isn't all that great sometimes.

Nice to meet you. I'm Vala.

[Have a bitter laugh for just a moment. He knows that all too well.]

Nice meeting you too.

[That shuts him up for a second, while he struggles to come up with a way of continuing on his stubbornly self-loathing track without disrespecting her implied opinion, and finally he gives up.]

... OK, I guess I wasn't thinking.

I talk to myself so much sometimes I forget that what I say isn't what everyone wants to say.

And don't tell me that's fucked up, I know it's fucked up.

What is your username all about?

How'd you end up with that job? And please don't say "I'm actually a fiction writer with too much money and time on my hands."

I don't know why you bothered telling me anyway.

It's not as if I would actually listen.

[she is giving him a Disapproving Look that Rose would probably describe as "maternal", though Kanaya has no clue what that actually means. But she can't stay upset at him, don't tell anyone.]

You should remind yourself you put an end to a murderous rampage with only a shoosh and a pap--even though I don't find myself particularly satisfied with the outcome and would like to have had a hand in it myself--the next time you feel like giving yourself less credit than is due.

[wow can any of their conversations end without talking about how much she wants to kill Gamzee. That would be a miracle.]

Double meanings, apparently. On my night job, my chest is exposed and I have a cross on it, so it's bare. But I've also got plenty of them to bear.

Oh, that's clever. If a bit... unfortunate.

Why do you have a cross on your chest?

Don't worry, we'll break out ourselves every once in a while. Less work for you, right?

Ha ha, wow, you just smuggled your hatecrush into this conversation like a pro, look at you mastering the subtle art of snarky horseshit in a positive reinforcement sandwich.

Maybe you should write me a note, like, "Your Moirail Is Awful And Your Greatest Accomplishment In Life Is Making Him Momentarily Less Awful With The Application Of Your Surprising Soothing Talents, P.S. I Still Think He Should Be Dead". Then I can look at it when I wake up every evening and feel conflicted over my conciliatory role.

You'd have to ask the creators for that one. Symbolism, I bet. Me and my coworkers all have them somewhere.

... Yuri, you are hopeless, you know that?

I know, I know, it is probably a bad excuse. Your creative juices are always flowing, stop being ridiculous! I admit, I am surprised to see no reference to caf-pow for your name. Still, yours beats mine.

Too bad hotfedwhowillkickyourass is too long of a name. I kind of like that; it is pretty funny.

I am so much more than my choice of beverage! I mean it's vital... and if someone cut my supply I'd probably call you and your kick-punching in first thing... and I am trying to figure out how to make my own just in case they screw it up like that one time... but other than that.

You are, yes. It's just association, I think. Like if Gibbs were in here, I would expect him to have some sort of reference to coffee or boats in his name. Or head-slapping. If he could figure out how to turn on the computer.

...And if he were in here, he would somehow reach through the internet and slap my head for saying all of that.

If someone cut your supply of caf-pow, I would call in some of my old friends from Mossad to help with the ass kicking.

[wow gross it's not a hatecrush!!]

I assure you my hatred is extremely platonic. [she sounds like the words themselves taste awful.] It isn't my intention to make you feel conflicted and I have no desire to involve you in any conflict that may arise. Unfortunately as his moirail that is sort of expected of you.

Which is why I have been restraining myself.

[not because she can't find the object of her desired chainsawing or anything.]

That's great, I'm really grateful to you for that and I'm glad you haven't asked me to help you find him or anything, but it kind of sucks that I can't talk to my best friend about my moirail without feeling like I should be conciliating between you two or like I already am by accident.

And what is it that you do?

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