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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!

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I have never heard of a god actually say that out loud. That is also ridiculous. Most of us couldn't be bothered.

[ Also a neat sidestep of the death question. A trickster can't always reveal his tricks. ]

[He raises an eyebrow.] Really? No duties, no taking pleasure in messing with humans? Must’ve been something else that trapped me in a time loop then.

[Another sip of coffee. He doesn’t even know why he’s asking, honestly. He’s already resigned himself to never getting a real answer—Loki’s not even from his world.] Would a Norse god know anything about that? … You are Norse, right?

Most of us. I didn't say all. [ Loki drinks his coffee too, from his Loki'd mug with little horns on it. ]

I'm not. I'm Asgardian. Or Jotun. But the Norse saw us first, so I'm a Norse god, but I'm not Norse. [ Big distinction there. ] But where are my manners... I have yet to ask whom I'm talking to.

Edited 2020-07-22 08:36 (UTC)

Asgardian. Right, sorry. I'm guessing that's your godly, uh, world.

[He beams at Loki with his weatherman smile and holds out a hand to shake. Do gods shake hands?] Phil Connors, Channel 5 weatherman. Not as flashy as "Loki of Asgard," I know.