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Haru Senpai
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"Your name is the difference between life and death. It became a game many centuries ago when humanity bargained with forces beyond them. It was a joke, you could write someone's name and make them confess their darkest secrets, or rob a store. Names suddenly had so much potential, people recognized this and it was quickly exploited. All of a sudden, millions were dying because of their names; from forced suicide to murder, someone would get rid of another in some way. Now, names are sacred, everyone goes by something else and things are mostly alright... There is one rule to live by now: Never tell anyone your name."
You're either a name mercenary, or you're not. The name mercs were people who were paid to do the simple task of discovering someone's real name. It was the best paying job there was, but one of the most difficult. A name merc had to keep their own identities a secret, if everyone knew you were out for names, how could you earn their trust?
There are two moments in one's life in which a name is revealed; a married couple knew each other's real names... Usually. And it was engraved on the deceased's tombstone. This is what made a name mercenaries job so difficult. Some would rather die than give up their identity..
And often times, they did.
Me:
Identifies as: Lilith
Occupation: Name Mercenary
You're either a name mercenary, or you're not. The name mercs were people who were paid to do the simple task of discovering someone's real name. It was the best paying job there was, but one of the most difficult. A name merc had to keep their own identities a secret, if everyone knew you were out for names, how could you earn their trust?
There are two moments in one's life in which a name is revealed; a married couple knew each other's real names... Usually. And it was engraved on the deceased's tombstone. This is what made a name mercenaries job so difficult. Some would rather die than give up their identity..
And often times, they did.
Me:
Identifies as: Lilith
Occupation: Name Mercenary
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