what's in a name

[threebetrayals]

Sender: Anonymous
To: Everyone
Subject: Names

[Sorry, he's not going to put his "name" to something like this. It's awkward, and given that his "name" right now is just "Nameless Wanderer", he's pretty sure attaching it to this post would get people asking questions that aren't any of their business.]

Do you like your name? What does it mean? Who gave it to you? Would you change it if you could, and if you would what would it be?

I'm doing some research on names and why humans get so attached to them or don't.

Comments

sender: zack fair

[theheroics]

a name is really all that it is... just a name! its what you do with that name that really matters

[threebetrayals]

[Didn't this guy eat glitter?]

That's not what I'm asking.

[theheroics]

damn. prickly as ever, huh?

[threebetrayals]

I've no idea what you mean by "as ever", Mr. Glitter.

[theheroics]

Oh c'mon youve gotta let that go!

[threebetrayals]

And why should I?

[theheroics]

because that's in the past! new month, new season, new beginnings, right!? i'm trying to give some good advice here!

[threebetrayals]

Advice that doesn't actually answer the question.

[theheroics]

[ ALRIGHT FINE SHEESH ]

then yes! i do like my name. my parents gave it to me.

dont think id ever change it even if i could. ive made it my own. and someday when people think about the name "zack" theyre gunna think of me!

[threebetrayals]

Does it mean anything?

[theheroics]

Dunno. my folks never did give an explanation, but maybe there was a someone who was really cool with the same name

or they just liked it?

[threebetrayals]

[Well. Can't argue with that.]

Is that common with humans? Naming their children whatever?

[theheroics]

depends on the human, i guess? some people name their kids after their moms and dads, legends or even friends. sometimes they might have some kinda significance to how they were born... or y'know

sometimes its just a name. but then the kid gets to make the name their own!

[threebetrayals]

You really seem to harp on that last point. Of making the name your own.

[theheroics]

that's because I want to be the legend. I wanna be the one people name their kids after!

[threebetrayals]

[Yeah, Wanderer gives this guy maybe a fifty percent chance of living that long, and a fifty percent chance of dying to eating glitter or some other stupid something.]

Good luck with that, I guess.

[theheroics]

[ Hey, you're immortal as long as you're alive, right? ]

thanks!! I plan to give it my all.

what about you though? dont you wanna have people look at your name and remember how great you were?

[threebetrayals]

Not really.

[Asking the guy who erased himself from history if he wants to be remembered. That's almost hilarious.]

[theheroics]

whoa really!? then why ask about all the names? do you not like yours or somethin?

[threebetrayals]

I'm just curious. I can be curious, can't I?

[theheroics]

course you can! but theres gotta be more to it, yeah?

[threebetrayals]

Not really. Sometimes people are just curious.

[And also lying, but.]

[theheroics]

yeah alright. you can keep your secrets.

just think about what i said, k? i swear im not completely brainless