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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

[forcefullyunstable]

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

[bewithme]

[ this face, just this face ]

[forcefullyunstable]

[…]

[bewithme]

I think an intervention is in order. For the sake of the machinery, if nothing else.

[forcefullyunstable]

...what? Would you rather me take it out on my officers? My crew? I can tell them it was your idea.

[bewithme]

I would rather you go to therapy.

[forcefullyunstable]

Oh no... No one, and I mean no one, is forcing me into reconditioning!

[bewithme]

I...

Excuse me, "reconditioning"? I think our ideas of therapy must be completely different.

[forcefullyunstable]

You know - what they put the kriffing Stormtroopers through! That. I am not doing that. I am FINE the way I am!

[jedied]

Are... you certain of that?

[forcefullyunstable]

Why wouldn’t I be?

[jedied]

It's an awfully strong reaction to a simple username, don't you think?

[forcefullyunstable]

No! It’s fine that it’s strong! Everything about me is strong! And that’s fine!

[and there definitely isn’t a Stormtrooper-created Tiktok dedicated to documenting his outbursts. Except that there is.]

[jedied]

Right.

I'm not sure you've ever had a role model for stability. Maybe that's why your perspective is off.

[forcefullyunstable]

Look who’s talking.

[jedied]

I'm perfectly stable, thank you.


[ She isn't. ]

[forcefullyunstable]

I fought you! In the forest! It was nothing but wild swings and righteous anger! And over a disappointing man you just met!

So don’t try to tell me you’re any better than I am!

[she’s in good company, though.]

[forcecalls]

[Oh hello, himself. He can make a good guess around when you must be from, and lbr another him existing who's still like that is... horrifying. But also a little amusing in context, sorry not sorry.]

Maybe they'll let you change that in, oh, another year or two.

[forcefullyunstable]

[a future self? Sure, that’s how the Force works.]

You mean when the Resistance is destroyed, Hux learns who’s boss and the scavenger is ruling by my side where she belongs? Of course! That IS what happens, right?

[forcecalls]

[Oh boy. He would be lying if he said this wasn't painful to have to remember. Somehow more frustrating to realise it's not far enough back for him to try to convince the other one that killing his dad isn't going to be the best idea.]

Not exactly. Though Hux is dead and Rey is with me, so you have a couple of things part right.

[forcefullyunstable]

[unfortunately, this version is somewhere between killing the man that conceived him and not yet killing the man that groomed and manipulated him. Don’t ask about Mom. He doesn’t want to talk about Mom.]

That doesn’t make any sense.

Past the Hux is dead part. That part makes perfect sense. Someone has to answer for Starkiller Base! Better him than me.

[forcecalls]

[No argument there. Ben still doesn't want to talk about Mom.]

...do you still have your mask?

[forcefullyunstable]

...Still? Don’t ask me how. When I woke up in medical, it was there.

I know the Supreme Leader despises it. He always has and always will. But right now, even knowing the Hux is going to take the fall, showing my face is still something I’d rather just... not do.

[forcecalls]

Hux isn't going to take the fall. Not for that.

[It's amazing how exactly he knows where the other one is from this little conversation. So much happened then. He's really not sure how much he should say about any of it but-]

Look. This is going to sound strange, but pretty soon, Rey is going to be there with you and ask you to stop an attack on the Resistance. You should listen to her.

[forcefullyunstable]

Well, you exist, which means the Supreme Leader didn’t blame me... wait. WHAT?! Is this some kind of a kriffing joke?!