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[bashasasdemon]

[This is written in a fairly neat handwriting, in a language that may look roughly similar to Arabic to those familiar with it. The paper on the bulletin board has a small note on top, with a lot of space on the rest of the page for people to fill in as needed.]

Since we're all from different worlds and cultures I think there are a few things we should probably get sorted out as a group. First thing should probably be how to address each other. Go ahead and write your name/title/what you want to be called, your gender identifier if that's important to you, and pronouns to use for you.


Kai, he/him

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[aetherweaver]

Oh, what a good idea!

Nara'a Sunvara, male, he/him

[There's a note added later, upon seeing some of the others.]

Note that it is pronounced na-ra-ah, not nah-rah. Nara'a is my name, Nara would be my mother's name. The 'a indicates that I'm the first son.

[icanhearscreams]

[He's confused? Why do they need to write pronouns? But as much as he's tempted to ignore it, the urge to be socially polite is too strong.]

Ushiro Jun (宇白 順) (family name, given name). Male. he/him.

[And then there's something else written in Japanese next to it. It probably means nothing to people who don't speak Japanese.]

My personal pronoun is ore (おれ).

[angel_of_baal]

[Welcome to Sanguinius's slightly flourishing handwriting. How to address him? Watch the point sail over his head. That's a long way up! ]

Sanguinius of the Pure Blood, Primarch of the IX Legiones Astartes, the Blood Angels, sometimes called the Great Angel or the Archangel of Baal, one of Guilliman's Dauntless Few.

Or.

Just

Sanguinius.

[noonlight]

Among people other than my own, I use Illumination. I don't mind if people call me Lu, but no other nicknames, please.

As for the rest, people will do what they will.

[steelfeathered]

[Hisako can do an elaborate script but here she's very plain.]

'Oriole'.

[shakenit]

Yoshizawa Sumire (family name first), English pronouns she/her, personal pronoun watashi.

Using my given name is fine! Some days it is in fact better.

[birdchasingecho]

[in neat Japanese script, with rather a lot of kanji and a pronunciation guide in hiragana above the name:]

Torioi(鳥追) Mei(梅). I(ate あて) am a woman. [Then, in English, a little more messy:] She/her.

[codeswitchcraft]

[Siobhan's script is elegant and looping.]

Siobhan Greenwood. I'm a woman? I suppose that means she/her. And it's fine to just call me Siobhan or even 'Sio' for short. (Pronounced like 'Sha' or 'Shiv.')

[ugh_emotions]

Rin.
They/them.

[Then it's going to update its profile tags, and also wonder how the hell some of these humans and sobs can be so bad at filling out their own profile information]

[steelfeathered]

[Hm. Hisako uses her brush to write an elegant little proclamation, and then flicks a couple droplets of ink atop because she thinks that looks less stuffy.]

This humble scribe is known as Hisako Godsup.

Let it be known that 'Godsup' is a deed-name of the first generation. As such it is incorrect when used without a personal name. If you must append an honorific, append it to both or to 'Hisako'. 'Lady Hisako' or similar is flattering, but know this: mine is the pedigree and legitimacy of a harbor gull, and I am a woman of no repute.

[She knows she could claim noble blood, who would know! but it's a vaguely repellent idea.]

If your intention is to be more removed and informal 'the Stormwing', 'the Immortal', or 'that bird' work as well.

[ohaiyo_isekai]

How do you do fellow ore.

- Hikaru
光

[angel_of_baal]

One day you will, I hope, explain this name to me.

[icanhearscreams]

I mean a lot of people my age use it... so I'm not surprised.

[ohaiyo_isekai]

I am Mr. Hikaru Aozora, personal pronouns he/him or in Japanese “ore.” Should it ever matter, on Mundus I was formally “Ser” or “Maester,” but I’d rather not insist. I was raised in the West, used to a certian informality, and just my first name, Hikaru, is fine.

And thank you for asking.

- Hikaru Aozora
光 青空

[steelfeathered]

Did I not already? They are appealing little black-and-gold birds. Why, holding out for something white-feathered?

[ohaiyo_isekai]

Remind me to tell you the single greatest localization of a manga character’s “ore-sama” into English that I’ve ever seen.

And well met.

[angel_of_baal]

Little? [Ma'am. You wound him. ]

I do not always wear my armor, though.

[steelfeathered]

You see, there's a concept known as an 'ironic nickname', in which a humorous contrast is drawn between etc etc.

[he would know this if he'd had friends.]

Will wonders never cease! But you do not pluck the plumage from your head, do you?

[she knows it's hair, Hisako is just being ridiculous.]

[angel_of_baal]

I see. [...this is why he needs them. Normal to Primarch translator is a full time job.]

Are you making fun of me? [Honest question.]

[steelfeathered]

[She pauses, considering how to interpret the sentence. Probably better to take it as baffled/hurt, right?]

Yes. It's because I'm bored and I like you.

[and by now she doesn't think he'll take violent offense, but she's not going to say that.]

[obeir]

[ K's print handwriting is neat and precise, almost font-like in its uniformity. ]

My serial number is KD6-3.7, often informally shortened to K for the sake of convenience.

As I'm an android, I'm not sure that I have a gender. [ Other than what humans have assigned: ]

My owner uses male (he/him) and nongendered (it/its) pronouns when referring to me.

Private forever

[ugh_emotions]

Genders are a human thing. You don't need one.

Your owner trying to give you one is weird.

[not_scrap]

Gender is bullshit.

You don't need it.

post script.

[noonlight]

I've never found gender to be necessary or even useful, but most of the other people I've known insist on it.

[hellandbackpack]

Gender's pretty bollocks, honestly. D'you want one?