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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

[selfburn]

Hm.

[devilstongue]

Rude.

[selfburn]

What? It's true.

[devilstongue]

It doesn't mean it isn't rude to base your whole thing around that. You're so much more, Caleb.

[selfburn]

Perhaps but it is the core of me.

[devilstongue]

The core of you is strength, love. Not your past.

[selfburn]

You have... a different perspective on the past.

[devilstongue]

That's fair. I think it would do you well to adopt some of it, though. A constant reminder of your mistakes is like a self-fulfilling prophecy, isn't it?

[selfburn]

Or a reminder to never make them again.

[devilstongue]

You're Caleb Widogast, darling. Member of the Mighty Nein, creator of new spells, hero of the Dynasty. That should be a better reminder.

[selfburn]

Maybe it will be but I can never forget.

[devilstongue]

Mm. I don't want you to forget. Just not make it the core of you. You're so much more, love.

[selfburn]

And you are defined by your wicked tongue?

[devilstongue]

Definitely.

[selfburn]

I think your heart would define you more.

[devilstongue]

Oh.

[selfburn]

You are one of the most kind people I've met.

[devilstongue]

That's kind of you to say, Caleb. Pretty sure I'm mostly an asshole, but kindness is something to strive toward.

[selfburn]

You are... sarcastic but that doesn't mean you are not kind. No one tips as generously as you do.

[devilstongue]

Money's meant to be spent, isn't it? So it's better to make sure people that need it have a little extra. We can't take it with us when we die.

[selfburn]

Those are the thoughts of no devil.

[devilstongue]

We're both here to explain away eachother's names, it seems.

[selfburn]

And neither one of us will change them, will we?

[devilstongue]

Nope.

[selfburn]

Fitting since you have named yourself once already.