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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

[ihavespoken]

...hm.

[seenitbefore]

Ambiguous. I like it.

[showoffs]

It is merely an accurate display of talent.

[biasedagainstbugs]

Hoo? And what sort of talent might that be?

[positivedisaster]

I don't think I get it...

[bisexualdisaster]

Well, disastrous high five anyway?

[sweetnotsalty]

It would be about food, wouldn't it...

[biasedagainstbugs]

Hoo? Hoo, I say! Is this intended to be some sort of judgement? I will have you know that my opinions about the wretchedness of insects are entirely reasonable and justified. After all, what sort of reasonable creature has an exoskeleton of all things, and makes rude buzzing noises at all hours of the day and night? None, I say.

[shivmeabreak]

You tell 'em! There's no reason for more than four legs, let alone eight plus things like wiggly antennae or creepy, big ass eyes!

[Those would technically be arachnids but who's counting.]

[grimreader]

Ah, I see. How apt.

[gigolopuff]

...not gonna lie, it's kinda clever.

[bewithme]

At least it’s not too generic, I suppose? I would have preferred something more clever, like “reydar.”

[forcefullyunstable]

If that’s an invitation, then yes. I’d like to be with you.

[buttonsandpasta]

I think I need one of those rename tokens...

username for this purpose: alcoholicmisogynist

[everettbackstrom]

You want to swap?

[shivmeabreak]

Sure beats the other name a certain somebody gave me.

[Sorry, Sorey.]

[2ndfannypack]

Yeah, great.

BREAKING TIME

[mrsklover]

I'm sorry, do you not have two?

[forcefullyunstable]

Me?! Unstable?! I am perfectly STABLE, thank you very much!!

[bewithme]

[ this face, just this face ]

[motherfearest]

Rather cruel, no?

[reorienting]

I do not find you frightening.

[She's very sweet-looking. He wonders if it would be appropriate to offer her a hug. Even though he usually doesn't instigate such forward contact.]

[so_dark_a_road]

Wait a minute! Is that a reference to my driveway??? I can't help it if you drove your vehicle through the guardrail on the way up to my castle and had to call a towing company to pull you out of the gorge! WE DIDN'T HAVE ELECTRIC STREETLIGHTS IN THOSE DAYS.

[silverings]

[Father...]

I don't believe it's referring to the carriageway to your residence.

[low_key_angel]

Ha. Ha.
Very subtle.

[guntrottingangel]

Being subtle isn't their forte.

[goodweather]

Well, I‘m their weatherman, after all. People even recognize me from it. “I’m Phil Connors, and that’s Good Weather!”

[notme_anymore]

Oh, God.

[wormonastring]

I'm a snake!! A SNAKE, dang it!!

[stupidmammon]

My stupid brother came up with this username and he knows I can't afford a namechange.

[reydacted]

A gremlin?

[dyatlov]

do you break things a lot?

[jedied]

Great. Thanks. I think I've done plenty of that already.

[forcecalls]

You have.

[everettbackstrom]

I guess my name says it all.

[dyaddy]

Only Rey can call me that.

[goazon]

Nyo thyank yyou.

[bisexualdisaster]

yeah i can't even argue

[orthodonticallychallenged]

I mean, it's not wrong, but...come on, really??

[snaku]

You know, I know what those words mean but I'm not sure what they're driving at.