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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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See? It wasn't an insult. I'm a little hurt you'd assume such a thing.

Maybe if you were a little more straightforward yourself then you wouldn't have a problem.

It's not my fault some people jump to conclusions. Or can't read between the lines.

Obviously it's just because I'm so straightforward, huh?

I don't know if that aspect of it is you being straightforward as much as dense.

[and yes, that was an insult.]

[Well, so much for even backhanded compliments.]

Maybe it's just you being ridiculously overcomplicated.

I'm not overcomplicated.

[not if you were already fluent in Joshua-speak, but who the hell was?]

You just want things to be too simple.

I want things to make sense, is all.

Everything I say makes perfect sense, Neku.

Maybe to you. But, for the record, most people aren't you.

[Thankfully.]

What a pity. That would make everything so much easier, wouldn't it?

[another giggle.]

[No, that would be the worst possible thing in the entire world. Ever.]

Or not.

[Good thing Neku is likely unaware of all the other Joshuas running about in all the other alternate universes.]

That does defeat the purpose of individuality, doesn't it?

[That's okay, so long as he never has to meet them.]

...sure. That works.

[That can totally be his issue with it.]

Or can you not handle more than one of me?

[Neku could barely handle this Joshua, much less all of them.]

That also works.

[He's saying nothing. But that is totally correct.]

[He's already taking it for confirmation.]

Well, I won't disagree with you. If you have difficulty discerning what I say, I'd imagine two of me would make your head explode.

And then the both of you would be so sad about not being able to hassle me any longer, I'm sure.

Absolutely devastated. Where would we find our endless source of entertainment then?

I'm sure you could find someone else to screw with. If push came to shove.

Maybe. But I don't think they wouldn't be nearly as fun.

[Not like Neku, whose buttons Joshua already knew how to push.]

[When it comes to Joshua, Neku's pretty much one giant pushable button. He huffs a little, hand lifting to rearrange his headphones.]

Let me guess; that's some messed up compliment too?

[Which is what makes it so fun. He smirks a little more at the other fiddling with his headphones.]

If you want to take it that way.

[Don't smirk at Neku like that, Joshua. He can see you, you know.]

In that case, how'd you intend me to take it?

[Joshua's well aware he can be seen smirking.]

Any way you like. I was just stating fact.