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[voidbug]

How do you decide on a name?

[There are inquiring minds that want to know.]

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[pinkxeno]

Something cool and flashy! But also friendly, so people won't be scared of you.

[voidbug]

How does a name sound scary?

[SO MANY QUESTIONS.]

[pinkxeno]

Like, if it says "death", for example. or something gross.

[voidbug]

Oh. I don't think I would pick anything like that.

[astralera]

I liked how it sounded and what it meant. It felt right, so I chose it as my name.

[voidbug]

You had to name yourself too?

[astralera]

I did.

I'm Era.

[voidbug]

Oh. Hello. [New friend??? Friend...]

Was it hard to find a name?

[necromanswers]

In my old culture, it was something you chose for yourself based on a lot of things. Where you're from, what sort of person you are, who your family is. Sometimes it's on a whim. There doesn't have to be a rhyme or reason for it, really.

Names are as flexible as people themselves- if you pick something you don't like, you can always change it later. If it feels right, keep it.

[voidbug]

[Interesting... And noted.]

So it is common to name yourself anything.

[necromanswers]

Common enough as far as I've seen. Plenty of names come from other people, though, and if that's something you're satisfied with, that's okay too.

[voidbug]

I was not given anything like that. But I was told I should come up with something I like.

[Those were the instructions given, they didn't make the rules.]

[thefatedpath]

A name for what, exactly?

[voidbug]

For myself.

I was told I should have one.

[thefatedpath]

You don't have one?

Are there any names you like?

[voidbug]

I never had one before.

Not yet. So far I found out it can be anything.

[Feel free to blame your brother later for this hot mess.]

[iustaegis]

Oh? For whom?

[voidbug]

I need one

[Or something??? They are so confused by now.]

[iustaegis]

That's a very big decision to make! I don't have recommendations for names, but only that the name itself should probably be something that sounds nice and means something to you.

[awooligan]

like a codename or a real one

[voidbug]

A real one I think.

[Or is a codename the same thing? Like a title?]

[awooligan]

man, that's too bad
I don't know a lot about naming things for real
not even a pet

you wanting one for guys, girls, or either?

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[dontcallmebro]

Guess you could pick one you like and see if it sticks.

[voidbug]

I guess so. But there is a lot of them.

[But, it does seem like they have no other choice, really.]

[dontcallmebro]

[A lot of them? Well, that might be a bit more difficult......maybe? He wouldn't really know. Has this person never had a name before?]

Maybe pick one that you think fits you? [Maybe? This is a weird conversation.]

What do people usually call you?