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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!

Comments

[hisgame]

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

[gingerphones]

[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.

[hisgame]

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.]

ack, sorry for the delay!

[gingerphones]

More or less.

[He tilts his head a little, watching Joshua.]

...it's better than it would have been if you'd never been my partner, anyway.

No worries!

[hisgame]

Why the exception?

[His eyes narrow slightly, curious over the other's scrutiny, before the corners of his lips quirk up in another smile.]

Of course it is.

[gingerphones]

The exception is because trusting you doesn't change that it's kind of hard to immediately get over being shot.

[hisgame]

Does it look like I'm going to do anything of the sort now? All I'm saying is you should trust me when I say I won't.

[gingerphones]

And I'll keep that in mind. You can't just... expect someone to trust something like that though, not for a long time.

[hisgame]

Fine, fine. Have it your way. I can be patient if it's really called for, after all.

[gingerphones]

Can you really?

[He actually cracks a smile, though.]

Good, then.

[hisgame]

Yes, I can. I'm capeable of lots of things you probably think I'm not.

[Oh, but a smile was certainly rare.]

[gingerphones]

Oh? That just sounds like an opening for you to brag.

[hisgame]

I don't need an opening for that, you know. But in this case, I'm just stating fact.

[gingerphones]

At least you admit to it, I guess.

[He snorts a little, watching Joshua again.]

[hisgame]

Oh, yes. Honesty is one of my many virtues.

[Judging by the smirk he's wearing, Joshua is well aware of how off the mark that is.]

[gingerphones]

Is it, really? Because withholding my memories so that I'd think Minamimoto had shot me was so truthful, wasn't it?

[His tone is light, though. He's trying, at least, to avoid getting into another argument about it all.]

[hisgame]

I was teasing, Neku. No need to jump to all of that right away.

[He makes a dismissive gesture with his hand again.]

[gingerphones]

...I was teasing too.

[Trying to, anyway. Neku scratches the back of his neck, looking a little awkward. Is he really that bad at it?]

[hisgame]

Really?

[Now he just looks rather amused.]

Ah, I think I've forgotten how deadpan your humor is.

[gingerphones]

Maybe that's it.

Although I'm sure you'll take that as a cue to hassle me more so that you don't forget again.

[hisgame]

Of course I'll take it as that, since it's a pity I forgot in the first place. And here I was worried you'd never learn.

[gingerphones]

I've learned that you'll take any opportunity to mess with me, at least.

[hisgame]

Well, good, you've figured that out....but after how long?

[gingerphones]

[Wow. Thanks.]

Maybe I was just too distracted by your stunning personality to notice.

[Stunning is a synonym for 'annoying as hell', right?]

[hisgame]

[Likely, but Joshua isn't going to take it as such.]

I'm sure you were, I tend to have that effect on people.