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text; un: badnews | 08/26

[whitestonelives]

With the Black Order taken care of for good, I have some paperwork now that severely needs updating. But before I get to that, I'd like to tell you all the reason why it needs updating:

My last name isn't Randall. My full name is Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, though most of you can call me Percy. Janet, if you're reading this, you are not among that number and I insist that you use my full name when addressing me.

un: oriel

[machaerae]

aha i see

thank you for telling us!

im never calling you by your full name btw percy

[whitestonelives]

I frankly don't expect you too, it's a mouthful. Really, I just wanted to let you all know first before the paperwork goes through so there's no confusion.

text; un: allin

[neverchanged]

I have a hard enough time fitting Aventurine on name forms. I can't imagine the hell you go through.

[Granted, he chose what he did on purpose, but still.]

[whitestonelives]

Writing out the full name so much gives me hand cramps, so I’ll save doing all the paperwork for the weekend. Still, I can’t say I’m not pleased to be able to go by my real name again.

Also, I’m not going to lie, I’m looking forward to seeing how many people mess it up almost immediately. Twenty dollars Janet gets tripped up on “Klossowski”.

[neverchanged]

So what prompted the change, Mr. Gadget? Were you on the Black Order's radar this whole time?

[whitestonelives]

Yes. It's a long story, but the short version is that my family got their attention in a terrible way. So I've been keeping well off their radar as much as possible, ever since.

Now that they're under new management, I figure it's safe enough to come out of hiding. I've...missed the sound of it, to be honest with you.

[neverchanged]

The sound of... your name being so long it has become its own security question?

I'm kidding. I understand the importance of a name, whether you were born with it or not. It's one of the first things in this life we're given.

[whitestonelives]

You joke, but if ever I'm replaced by a shapeshifter, you ought to ask how to pronounce the whole thing. The name will trip them up.

I know. Names carry with them a sense of history, whether one you were born with or one that you chose. Mine just happens to have a rather long family history.

[The "von" and "de" in the same name were kind of a dead giveaway.]

[neverchanged]

Not an unlikely situation in our line of work. I'll keep that in mind.

Some people have names they only use with family, too. [After losing his twin for so long, it was the thing that convinced him that she was real.]

[whitestonelives]

[Considering that shapeshifters are a dime a dozen around here, yeah, this is probably prudent.]

Others, when they come into their own, take a name that signifies a different history and meaning from one they grew up with. And still others have to hide their names for their own safety.

Randall was a nice fiction while it lasted, but it never quite felt right. [Would Aventurine know? The way he’s texting, it sounds like he has some personal experience with names and how they change.]

[neverchanged]

You should have gone with an extremely obscure Eastern European name. It would've given you a similar enigmatic vibe. I'm happy to help if you need that particular fiction again~

As for me... I think I'm fine keeping a certain name to myself, for several reasons. The one I'm wearing now makes a statement on its own, don't you think? I've become rather fond of it.