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darthsemicolon, because I'm... well, I'm avoiding doing anything productive now:
Post a list of all your roleplaying journal names and explain what the names mean, if anything.
Mostly just the active ones, and a few who aren't being played anywhere, but won't leave me alone.
Whoniverse
The Tenth Doctorthatsortofaman
"No second chances - I'm that sort of a man." For all that that line is a lie, because Ten gives all the second chances in the world... he really, really believes it's true. It's one of the things I love most about Ten, even as it makes me want to smack him - because he can't be perfectly merciful, he believes he's merciless. His opinion of himself is so off base, but that just makes him more fun for me.
Gwen Coopertorchwoodsheart
Kind of obvious. Gwen's the heart and the humanity of Torchwood - it's why Jack hired her, on top of, you know, the police skills, and why he fell in love with her (in "Day One", you can see the exact moment - seriously). I'm not really in love with this one. I don't hate it, but I'd change it if I had $15 and a good idea.
Jack Harknessimpossible_thng
"You're an impossible thing, Jack." It's one of my favorite lines about him, and pretty much sums him up for me. "Impossiblething" was taken, and the underscore kind of annoys me, but I am too attached to it to change.
Martha Jonesblessedstjones
"Didn't you learn anything from the blessed Saint Martha?" Yes, it's mocking from the Master, but I really, really love that line. ...and the journal was initially created for a Master/Martha AU we don't speak of (though not the really horrible one we don't speak of). Works for canon Martha too, but.
River Songspoilerpatrol
Honestly, it just amused me. A lot. All the names I was coming up with involved spoilers, and this one just made me giggle. So.
Toshiko Satotechniclybrill
Because "technicallybrill" wouldn't fit. ...it seemed like a good idea at the time. Like Gwen, I'd totally rename it if I could think of anything and had $15 to do it.
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes
Alex Drakenosmokingpistol
I'm stuck with a valuable friend/I'm happy, hope you're happy too/One flash of light but no smoking pistol
It's a line from (SHOCKINGLY) "Ashes to Ashes". I couldn't think of a canon quote that I liked enough, and when there's a song that keeps coming up in canon, why not use it? It fits her, anyway.
Sam Tylerdefinitivestep
"It's okay. I know the answer. I'm in a coma. I'm gonna take the definitive step I need to wake up." From Sam's epic crazy on the rooftop in the first episode. I adore that scene, and I was so pleased to find this hadn't been taken yet. It also makes me happy that his Annie,wedontjump, has a username from the same scene. :D
Miscellaneous Fandoms
Buffy Summersshealone_stands
It's from the opening monologue thing on the first season - "Into every generation, etc." I used to play early-canon Buffy at the Inn, so I was watching first season a lot then, and... hey, I like the line. Even if opening monologues are cheesy. XD
Harry Dresdenw_for_wizard
He is the only listing in the phone book under "Wizards". (I am too lazy to go and get the book to find the canon quote.) It seemed self-evident. ^^
Michael Westenducttapewarrior
"For a job like getting rid of the drug dealer next door, I'll take a hardware store over a gun any day. Guns make you stupid. Better to fight your wars with duct tape. Duct tape makes you smart."
Shane Vansen58diamondqueen
Shane's in the 58th, known as the Wild Cards. Her call sign is Queen of Diamonds. I WAS NOT FEELING CREATIVE THAT DAY, OKAY?
Sydney Bristowmademeaweapon
And you breathe in/And you breathe out/Ain't it so weird/How it makes you a weapon
"Weapon" is so much a Sydney song it's like it was written for her. Given how her parents were spies, and she was shaped to be a spy since she was tiny (Bristow, that is not how you do the whole parenting thing)... yeah. She was pretty much doomed to be someone's weapon from the start.
Original Characters
Casey Wyattandwhosearmy
Honest to god, I don't even remember the thought process that went into giving Casey this username. It just seemed to... fit her very, very well. She's the Karrin Murphy of Riftverse Chicago. That's really all that needs to be said.
Gale Kendricksfiaintaibhse
Gale's journal came after Kara's - she's taibhsearachd, so I wanted something in Irish Gaelic for him too. I actually don't remember the exact translation for his - something like "savage ghost"?
Grace Cassidy2ndchanceacharm
I made Grace specifically to be Des' guardian angel, because he damn well needed one, and her history kind of wrote itself. She lost her first ward in Iraq, which made her a little crazy for a while, in that way guardians get. They say the third try's a charm, but for Grace it's the second. Des is not allowed to die. Not ever.
Julia Angelosevengodsdo
There's a rise, there's a fall/When the light hits the wall/Spins a shadow.../Even gods do
It's a Thea Gilmore song, which Julia's kind of abducted for her own. Julia's very much created in her mother's image, and does not want to be. Even gods fall, but Julia never wanted to be a god.
Kara Kendrickstaibhsearachd
Hee, this is one of my favorites. It's Gaelic for "second sight", the ability to see the dead and non-human - if you ever ask Kara to define her psychicness, this is probably the word she'll use, and it will clarify absolutely nothing. XD
Martin Raskeastrongerbeacon
But the power of truth/Is the fuel for the flame/So the darker the ages get/There's a stronger beacon yet
Someone tell me why my archangels love Indigo Girls songs, because I really don't know. Martin was originally one of a pair of archangels, the other beingaboveandbelowme, who I brought in for Archangel Apocalypse. One was always meant to live and the other die, but I didn't know at first which it was - Martin was the less militant of the two, so while she got "Jonas & Ezekial", he got "Let It Be Me". It suits him.
Nate Cavanaughbestwillgowrong
Never stay a minute too long/Don't forget the best will go wrong/Nobody's on nobody's side...
"Nobody's Side" is kind of Nate's song, okay? Not as much as "Wild Waste and Welter", but I couldn't find a line from that song that worked. It fits her crazy perfectionist streak, and how horribly fucked up her whole life gets starting at around about the first book with Tay.
Nate Wallacereluctantxangel
This is really, really self-evident. He is a guardian angel. He does not want to be. ...yeah. I usually despise x's in usernames, but for some reason, I just don't care with Nate. XD
Romana Angelosof_rageandruin
I hear hurricanes ablowing/I know the end is coming soon/I fear rivers over flowing/I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Romana is a frickin' one-woman apocalypse, more than I ever guessed when I created her. There is no other possible username that I would rather have for her.
Zoe Malloryohperilousplace
Oh perilous place/Walk backwards toward you/Blink disbelieving eyes chilled to the bone
I needed an adorable tinehgirl. I got Zoe. "Wunderkind" seemed a natural song choice for her, and now that she's been broken by Chicago, that username seems... even more appropriate somehow. I need to stop breaking my cute things.
darthsemicolon, because I'm... well, I'm avoiding doing anything productive now:Post a list of all your roleplaying journal names and explain what the names mean, if anything.
Mostly just the active ones, and a few who aren't being played anywhere, but won't leave me alone.
Whoniverse
The Tenth Doctor
thatsortofaman"No second chances - I'm that sort of a man." For all that that line is a lie, because Ten gives all the second chances in the world... he really, really believes it's true. It's one of the things I love most about Ten, even as it makes me want to smack him - because he can't be perfectly merciful, he believes he's merciless. His opinion of himself is so off base, but that just makes him more fun for me.
Gwen Cooper
torchwoodsheartKind of obvious. Gwen's the heart and the humanity of Torchwood - it's why Jack hired her, on top of, you know, the police skills, and why he fell in love with her (in "Day One", you can see the exact moment - seriously). I'm not really in love with this one. I don't hate it, but I'd change it if I had $15 and a good idea.
Jack Harkness
impossible_thng"You're an impossible thing, Jack." It's one of my favorite lines about him, and pretty much sums him up for me. "Impossiblething" was taken, and the underscore kind of annoys me, but I am too attached to it to change.
Martha Jones
blessedstjones"Didn't you learn anything from the blessed Saint Martha?" Yes, it's mocking from the Master, but I really, really love that line. ...and the journal was initially created for a Master/Martha AU we don't speak of (though not the really horrible one we don't speak of). Works for canon Martha too, but.
River Song
spoilerpatrolHonestly, it just amused me. A lot. All the names I was coming up with involved spoilers, and this one just made me giggle. So.
Toshiko Sato
techniclybrillBecause "technicallybrill" wouldn't fit. ...it seemed like a good idea at the time. Like Gwen, I'd totally rename it if I could think of anything and had $15 to do it.
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes
Alex Drake
nosmokingpistolI'm stuck with a valuable friend/I'm happy, hope you're happy too/One flash of light but no smoking pistol
It's a line from (SHOCKINGLY) "Ashes to Ashes". I couldn't think of a canon quote that I liked enough, and when there's a song that keeps coming up in canon, why not use it? It fits her, anyway.
Sam Tyler
definitivestep"It's okay. I know the answer. I'm in a coma. I'm gonna take the definitive step I need to wake up." From Sam's epic crazy on the rooftop in the first episode. I adore that scene, and I was so pleased to find this hadn't been taken yet. It also makes me happy that his Annie,
wedontjump, has a username from the same scene. :DMiscellaneous Fandoms
Buffy Summers
shealone_standsIt's from the opening monologue thing on the first season - "Into every generation, etc." I used to play early-canon Buffy at the Inn, so I was watching first season a lot then, and... hey, I like the line. Even if opening monologues are cheesy. XD
Harry Dresden
w_for_wizardHe is the only listing in the phone book under "Wizards". (I am too lazy to go and get the book to find the canon quote.) It seemed self-evident. ^^
Michael Westen
ducttapewarrior"For a job like getting rid of the drug dealer next door, I'll take a hardware store over a gun any day. Guns make you stupid. Better to fight your wars with duct tape. Duct tape makes you smart."
Shane Vansen
58diamondqueenShane's in the 58th, known as the Wild Cards. Her call sign is Queen of Diamonds. I WAS NOT FEELING CREATIVE THAT DAY, OKAY?
Sydney Bristow
mademeaweaponAnd you breathe in/And you breathe out/Ain't it so weird/How it makes you a weapon
"Weapon" is so much a Sydney song it's like it was written for her. Given how her parents were spies, and she was shaped to be a spy since she was tiny (Bristow, that is not how you do the whole parenting thing)... yeah. She was pretty much doomed to be someone's weapon from the start.
Original Characters
Casey Wyatt
andwhosearmyHonest to god, I don't even remember the thought process that went into giving Casey this username. It just seemed to... fit her very, very well. She's the Karrin Murphy of Riftverse Chicago. That's really all that needs to be said.
Gale Kendricks
fiaintaibhseGale's journal came after Kara's - she's taibhsearachd, so I wanted something in Irish Gaelic for him too. I actually don't remember the exact translation for his - something like "savage ghost"?
Grace Cassidy
2ndchanceacharmI made Grace specifically to be Des' guardian angel, because he damn well needed one, and her history kind of wrote itself. She lost her first ward in Iraq, which made her a little crazy for a while, in that way guardians get. They say the third try's a charm, but for Grace it's the second. Des is not allowed to die. Not ever.
Julia Angelos
evengodsdoThere's a rise, there's a fall/When the light hits the wall/Spins a shadow.../Even gods do
It's a Thea Gilmore song, which Julia's kind of abducted for her own. Julia's very much created in her mother's image, and does not want to be. Even gods fall, but Julia never wanted to be a god.
Kara Kendricks
taibhsearachdHee, this is one of my favorites. It's Gaelic for "second sight", the ability to see the dead and non-human - if you ever ask Kara to define her psychicness, this is probably the word she'll use, and it will clarify absolutely nothing. XD
Martin Raske
astrongerbeaconBut the power of truth/Is the fuel for the flame/So the darker the ages get/There's a stronger beacon yet
Someone tell me why my archangels love Indigo Girls songs, because I really don't know. Martin was originally one of a pair of archangels, the other being
aboveandbelowme, who I brought in for Archangel Apocalypse. One was always meant to live and the other die, but I didn't know at first which it was - Martin was the less militant of the two, so while she got "Jonas & Ezekial", he got "Let It Be Me". It suits him.Nate Cavanaugh
bestwillgowrongNever stay a minute too long/Don't forget the best will go wrong/Nobody's on nobody's side...
"Nobody's Side" is kind of Nate's song, okay? Not as much as "Wild Waste and Welter", but I couldn't find a line from that song that worked. It fits her crazy perfectionist streak, and how horribly fucked up her whole life gets starting at around about the first book with Tay.
Nate Wallace
reluctantxangelThis is really, really self-evident. He is a guardian angel. He does not want to be. ...yeah. I usually despise x's in usernames, but for some reason, I just don't care with Nate. XD
Romana Angelos
of_rageandruinI hear hurricanes ablowing/I know the end is coming soon/I fear rivers over flowing/I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Romana is a frickin' one-woman apocalypse, more than I ever guessed when I created her. There is no other possible username that I would rather have for her.
Zoe Mallory
ohperilousplaceOh perilous place/Walk backwards toward you/Blink disbelieving eyes chilled to the bone
I needed an adorable tinehgirl. I got Zoe. "Wunderkind" seemed a natural song choice for her, and now that she's been broken by Chicago, that username seems... even more appropriate somehow. I need to stop breaking my cute things.
