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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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...Did that need to be pointed out?

[from anyone else, it might be sarcasm. Congratulations, Sherlock. Somehow, one person completely missed that side of you, though she sounds slightly amused]

[He really wants to hate you right now, Jilly. For the record. He doesn't, but he wants to.]

It was pointed out. [Several times. But once very directly spoken.]

[the shortness of the response wasn't unusual, but there's still something about that tone]

...I'm guessing it wasn't meant well?

[because he doesn't seem happy about it]

The precise threat that preceded it was "I'll burn the heart out of you."

So. No. Not well-meant.

Oh.

[Her voice softens. She doesn't know it was literal. All she really knew about Sherlock was that he was friends with Dr. Watson and played the violin. But even if they were merely words, they weren't kind]

I'm sorry.

Nothing to be sorry about.

[Nice, thick, sturdy walls to keep everyone out.

...Well. Almost everyone.]