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[arrowpoint]

[Still adjusting to his new super-sight, Liam is wearing glasses when he shows up on the screen. A hint of general anxiety is shown by some fidgeting.]

Okay so... things are bad in Locke, right? I haven't been back in a while. People are talking about moving, and I don't want to move. It's like a second home to me, you know?

[He'd spent a lot of time feeling like he wanted to get away from Locke when his sea-longing first kicked in, but now...]

My family has had property there since I was a kid... I mean I get that the property won't go anywhere, but I'm kind of attached to it.

[Liam takes a deep breath then sits back from the camera. When he speaks again, he's less somber.]

Okay, distraction time. So, a lot of people I know have names for their past lives or old selves or whatever - is that pretty common? I figured I should get one too, if that's the case. Don't want to be left out. Any ideas?

[Wait.]

...Okay nobody say "butthead" or something.

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[espigeonage]

Things are bad, bossboy. I'm not sure I should visit it again at all, now... [Unsurprisingly Julien does not wish to get killed.]

Mmm. Well, my guy has my last name but I still call him the Apostle, 'cause he had a ridiculous nickname-minded friend. I like the names to not be anything too serious.

[arrowpoint]

If you need to go back for something there, I can get it for you maybe. Or Halloween is coming up, what about then? We can all be in costume or something.

So why "Apostle?"

[espigeonage]

Haha, I'm not sure I could pass as a costume! Someone in a truly impressive hooded cloak and stilts, maybe.

My first memory of him had him addressed as "Apostle of the Violet Rose", later I found out that's a manga character who looks like me - well, looks like I should look, but with armor and a sword, and healing powers apparently. Hang on, I have the book somewhere...

[arrowpoint]

I don't know, maybe you could actually wear wear a costume and then confuse the hell out of people enough to let you slide by.

Wait, so you had healing powers, or just this guy in the manga?

[espigeonage]

What kinda costume would be that confusing?

[Julien holds up a page with this drawing and a whole lot of tangled Japanese writing. The figure is manga-style and not realistic, so it's all angular and spiky, but it does have blue hair and eyes and a wide smile.] Just the guy, I think. The actual Apostle had some medical know-how and that's it as far as I know.

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[youngestone]

Vegan?

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[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

Nothing wrong with owning homes in different places.

So, you want a name, hmm? You seem very green in a lot of ways... Let's work from that. Green man? Green boy? Tree? Leaves? Salad? Of course, elements can be mixed and matched.

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[arrowpoint]

Uh, yeah I'm a vegan. Good of you to remember, thanks.

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[arrowpoint]

Oh my God, can we just let the salad thing die already?

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[youngestone]

No, call him Vegan.

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[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

Not until you learn to cook properly, no.

[arrowpoint]

Well, you do know your way around some athelas.

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[arrowpoint]

Call my dude Vegan? That's kind of lame... He was more awesome than just an everyday word. I think.

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[youngestone]

Plantface? Leaf? Carrot? I dunno, I'm bad at names.

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[youngestone]

Why didn't I think of salad?!

[espigeonage]

I do that! Learned from the best, after all. [...and that makes him sad. Quick, change the subject!]

So I like names to not be too serious. "Apostle of the Violet Rose" sounds entirely corny and romantic, which I like. How about you, what're your thoughts on elaborate titles?

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[arrowpoint]

[Liam face-keyboards, putting a bunch of random letters on the screen. When he sits up his glasses are skewed.]

Fine, I'll learn to cook things. I've been busy, okay?

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[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

Because I've been at this game a lot longer.

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[youngestone]

I should have totally suggested salad! Dammit, Isabela!

[He's cracking up]

[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

Haven't we all?

But, in any case, names. And green things. Surely we can come up with something.

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[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

You're just jealous I thought of it first.

[arrowpoint]

Okay, I'll keep Green man as an option. Sounds cooler than the others. Wait - do you have a past life name? I don't know if you told me.

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[arrowpoint]

"Carrot," really?

[Yes, carrot was more lame than "Plantface."]

If you're bad at names I don't know if I should take any of your suggestions, man. You have one for yourself that's just as horrible?

[arrowpoint]

Well, I was just looking for something to call him besides "old me," "past life me," or "that dude." If he had some long-ass title I'd probably shorten it.

[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

I'm Isabela. Then and now. And Naishe. Both.