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[shinraownsyou]

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!

Comments

[baremycross]

I'd have to agree with them. The world might not be great, but there's no reason to add to all the trouble in it.

Real name's Yohji, if you were wondering.

[theliar]

The universe isn't all that great sometimes.

Nice to meet you. I'm Vala.

[baremycross]

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

Nice meeting you too.

[theliar]

What is your username all about?

[baremycross]

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.

[theliar]

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

Why do you have a cross on your chest?

[baremycross]

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

[theliar]

And what is it that you do?

/keywords

[baremycross]

My night job? I don't want to talk about it.

[theliar]

Oh, okay.

[She can respect that. There's a lot of things she doesn't like to talk about.]

My job just issues uniforms and patches. It's a little less... binding.

[baremycross]

So what do you do now?

[theliar]

I dabble here and there. And I save the universe on a fairly regular basis.

[baremycross]

I helped save Earth once. Sorta pales in comparison to the whole universe, though.

[theliar]

Yes, well. I've always been a little bit of an overachiever.

[baremycross]

Lucky you. Life's not that kind to me.

[theliar]

Oh, I didn't say anything about life being kind to me. In my experience it isn't particularly preoccupied with being kind to anyone.

[baremycross]

But you still get to help out in a big way even if it's cruel.

[theliar]

I didn't exactly have a choice in the matter. It's not as if I was out to save the universe.

[baremycross]

[And somehow, he has a wine bottle and two glasses to pour.]

I was ordered to kill the ones who wanted to end the universe. It was the worst job I can remember.

[theliar]

[Oh, Vala likes wine.]

Well, I would certainly consider that a valid contribution, regardless of how negative of an experience it must have been. [She frowns.]

[baremycross]

My night job's just not as fun as it used to be.

[But he hands her a glass after he pours it.]

[theliar]

[She raises the glass in thanks and takes a sip.]

I can't complain about mine. It's not easy but... It's where I belong.