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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? That's how you should think.

[pause.]

Tell me you're a super hero.

[She gives him that "you've got to be kidding me" look.]

Fine. I'm a super...

[Then she dissolves into giggles. Just for a second before she purses her lips and shakes her head.]

Sorry, sorry. I'm a super hero. The smell of cherries is an effect caused by the use of my superpowers.

[She's trying to keep a straight face, really, but her smile is fighting to get through.] I'm really bad at this.

[Neal laughs too, not making fun of her, just with her. Then after a moment, he makes a straight face and shifts his position a little. It's a very "let me show you how this is done, grasshopper" moment, though it's all for fun.]

Hi there. I'm Nick Halden - you may not know this about me, but I'm the first super hero to ever exist. I know what you're thinking - "No way, there can't be super heroes" - but it's true. They're trying to keep it under wraps, so the people don't start worrying. You know how people are with the unknown, always scary, always wondering how to control it. But look up into the night sky, if you see something shooting across, accompanied by the faint smell of cherries, you'll know that's me.

[Kate isn't exactly the type of person who "plays", so the fact that she's doing it now is a huge step. Good on you, Neal, you really do have a touch with the ladies.]

Okay, that was pretty good. I only know one other person who can sell a crazy story that well, and he's a writer. But I just don't think I have it in me.

[She lowers her voice a little, a playful smile on her face.]

Besides, I get all the satisfaction of trembling awe I need when I pull out my badge.

Yeah, that's definitely one way of going about it.

All right, so, I showed you mine. What does yours mean?

Maybe it's my superpower - I find people's lost wallets.

No way. I'm the super hero here, remember? You gotta come up with a different story.

Right, right.

I work for a white collar crime division.

[She stares at him for a moment.]

That actually sounds plausible. I'd almost believe it if I didn't already have an idea of what a good liar you are.

What I don't look like I could pass for a suit?

No offense, but you seem a little too on the free-spirited side to be a Fed.

"Free-spirited." I like it.

So I'm right?

Right about what? Me not being a fed? Sort of. I really do work for them, but I'm a consultant, not an agent.

That's an interesting division to consult in. Do they all dress as well as you?

No - what can I say? I'm really one of a kind.

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."

Can you get a job like this doing that? Because I think I might have gone about this the wrong way.

My partner's a writer. Though to be fair, the city doesn't actually pay him. He gets all the pay he needs by antagonizing me, anyway.

I figure you got into in in a more legitimate way?

Sounds like quite the arrangement.

As for me - well, it's kind of a long story.

I have plenty of time.

Okay, well, I'm a con-man. A forger, actually. Or was, but now I'm a CI, consulting to help catch white collar criminals.

[She stares at him for a minutes.]

You're not joking, are you?

Not so much. Personally, I think the superhero angle is a lot better, but you know. Not actually possible. Maybe in my next life, right?

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