HOUSETRAPPED - Chat names!

transientAcatalepsy

what's with the naming theme

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:07 AM

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:07 AM

wa

oh i c

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:07 AM

Assuming you mean everyones' nicknames its very simple.

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:07 AM

yeee

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:08 AM

Screennames in homestuck all follow the same basic formula: two words strung together, where the first letter of each word is one of GCAT.

In chats, then, the screenname is abbreviated to those two letters.

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:09 AM

wait so

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:09 AM

So viri's screenname is gaudyChelydridae, abbreviated to GC

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:09 AM

there's only 4 starting letters?

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:09 AM

mine is abnegativeAblution, abbreviated to AA

yep

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:09 AM

...how will five of us work

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:09 AM

well, its combinations of two

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:10 AM

oh duh use the same ones

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:10 AM

so theres sixteen permutations

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:10 AM

any particular reasoning for either word?

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:10 AM

the second word is capitalized, and usually the words are unnecessarily, like, obscure ten-cent words

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 12:11 AM

In my case, chelydridae are snapping turtles and gaudy means shiny. Ergo:

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:13 AM

in my case, abnegative means negation and ablution means cleaning, thus nihilistic janitor (after a manner of speaking)

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【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 12:13 AM

Chartic chose phat ass bc it was funny

Which

To be fair

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:13 AM

it is

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 12:13 AM

Half of the usernames in canon HS are chosen like that too

It's funny

Hussie actually

Worked backwards from the usernames

To make the characters.

They got their pesterchum names first and then actual names were submitted in forum later

And he based lots of early characterization on their names

tentacleTherapist? Edgy, Cthulhu/occult interested girl who likes psychoanalyzing stuff. From there we get Rose's fundamental conflict!!!!

She wants to know more, but does she go too far????

Do the horrorterrors glance back!!!

But it's also wrapped in this precociousness.

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:16 AM

you could go as simple as, idk, catnappingChevalier

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 12:16 AM

She's 13 and considers herself a therapist.

Or break pattern (tho, canonically, you do need to have that "non GCAT" initials as a changed username)

Literally just

voidBastard

Who knows

Only you!

Eventually.

I personally like to RP pesterchum with like the initials prefacing

GC: just makes things feel more authentic

GC: tho ofc it's all totally arbitrary haha

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:18 AM

AA: good for setting the vibe tho

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 12:18 AM

GC: and if we're doing it in threads we really don't need it at all!

GC: definitely a tone setter lol yes

GC: helps distinguish

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:27 AM

so

is there a way to change my name for this server

like a bot or

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:27 AM

oh do you not have nick perms

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:27 AM

no

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:28 AM

well here what nick do you want ill just toss it on

they changed the perms menu since i last dove into server guts and i dont feel like digging through the entrails for the right setting

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:29 AM

transientAcatalepsy

sounded good

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:29 AM

perfect

spot on

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:29 AM

thank uuuu

also i think i've

figured out what I am

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:29 AM

yeet!

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 01:14 AM

@transientAcatalepsy ALSO when u wake up! Toss me a hex color code. This'll both be your username, and some things in your, like, game world will be colored that color.

Also also if perms are fucked up lmk

U should be able to see

General, FAQ, sburb and the ooc channel, pesterchum, and the archived channels from the old rp

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 01:16 AM

I am still awake lol

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 01:16 AM

https://discord.com/channels/600878141115990024/783131475876904971/783134894011973669

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 01:16 AM

And I can see all of that I think?

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 01:16 AM

Yay

:3

It's a fun read lol (edited)

Rereading it got me excited

Excited enough to revive this whole thing hahaha

I think by far the stupidest thing we had planned was

I think Kiko Yoshida who was one of the PCs was a Thief class

And we were gonna have several NPCs, including "DB" (Dragon Born) in a wagon

And then DB was gonna wake

And then someone would tell DB

So

You're finally awake

Walked right into that imperial ambush

Same as us

And that thief over there points to Kiko

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Like

Literally

Dozens of pages of history and buildup (edited)

For a fucking toddroll

It would

Honestly

Have been very funny

crescentCecropia 12-Jan-22 09:52 AM

pure art

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 09:53 AM

The "billionaire landlord" character btw was gonna be Buzz Lightyear

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【ＳＫＡＩＡ】

@transientAcatalepsy ALSO when u wake up! Toss me a hex color code. This'll both be your username, and some things in your, like, game world will be colored that color.

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 11:29 AM

#31d3a4

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 11:37 AM

Aight tyg

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:00 PM

um

that isn't the hexcode lol

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:00 PM

oh sorry

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:01 PM

And I've landed on Knight of Doom for the record :O

sorry should have mentioned that earlier

aorticAblution 12-Jan-22 12:01 PM

o7

hell yeah we're inverses

transientAcatalepsy 12-Jan-22 12:02 PM

inverse buddies

【ＳＫＡＩＡ】 12-Jan-22 12:07 PM

Knight of Doom

Mr Fantastic

That's not a reference to Mr Fantastic that's a reference to

https://youtu.be/gQtKJbptcns

MF DOOM - Topic

Rapp Snitch Knishes (feat. Mr. Fantastik)