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[tryhard]

Name: Waver Velvet
Date: Deceuer 1st
Format: network-wide text


QUESTION:

When considering patronising a shop, do you prefer when it has a name that makes it easy to understand exactly what is offered there, or one that is "creative"?

Thanks in advance.

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[morbide]

CCReative all the way! But why not make it a bit of both, if you want descriptive? For example,if I ran a business selling off the parts and pieces of cadavers, I'd call it "Henry's Harrowing Hand-Me-Downs: where the dead find their second life!" What do you think?

[tryhard]

What an interesting theoretical example.

However, I take your point.

The alliteration is oddly appealing. I can't say I hate the play on words, either, despite the questionable subject. You're rather good at this.

[morbide]

Thanks! yeah, it's TOTALLY theoretical. Never gonna happen. Not in this political climate, anyway. Yep.

So what's the business for you? Anything my alliterative adeptness can assist with, if it's not in the business of dead bodies? I love to joke around: puns, word play, rhymes...

[tryhard]

It's got nothing to do with dead bodies.

We'll be offering spelled tattoos and talismans/jewelry containing several uses of magical energy to fuel them. It's aimed mostly at non-humans or those with little magical prowess of their own.

[morbide]

Sounds useful! Let's see here. INKantation? DYE-abolical? Charmed Charms? MagINK? Thaumatattoo?

So if you offered a tattoo to a Witch,what sort of powers could it guarantee, anyhow? Could you increase life force output with a tattooor talisman like that?

[tryhard]

Thanks for the suggestions. Incorporating wordplay is a promising idea. I'll be sure to let you know if we decide to use any of those names.

They're supposed to be for non-humans who can't use magic. I don't know how useful they would be to a Witch. Perhaps if one were particularly unskilled at a certain type of magic but wanted some spells on reserve.

[morbide]

No need to tell me good luck with your naming conundrum!

So the target audience is the magically uninitiated, got it. Guess it wouldn't help me tap into this life force of mine. Oh well. Hey, if there's anything I can do to help as a Witch, call on me. I like monsters, so I want to help them thrive in any way posible.

[tryhard]

Life force? You mean your magical energy?

Well, we do need a supply of magical energy to charge the talismans we're developing, so having a few Witches willing to help would be useful. I'll keep you in mind. Thanks.

I know our user names are written on here, but a proper introduction seems appropriate. I'm Waver Velvet. Nice to meet you.

I'll keep you updated if we need your assistance. Either way, we'll be putting out more messaging on the network once it's opened. Please stop by the shop then.

[morbide]

By life force, I mean my actual life. I use it for magic and stuff sometimes. Like a give-and-take.

[HENRY??????]

My name is Henry. Just Henry. Nice to meet you, Waver. (I get it now, W. Velvet!! That's super uncreative. No wonder you needed help!) I'd be more than hap py to lend a hand!I might swing by sometime anyway. I get around a lot.

[tryhard]

Using your literal life force sounds risky.

[ But it's his business... or something. Waver's definitely curious, but he's not really sure now is the right time. And he's kind of distracted by the guy insulting his perfectly reasonable user name??? ]

Why would I want my contact information to be "creative"? It's a completely different context from the shop.

Thanks for offering to help, Henry.

[morbide]

Not a problem! But I still think you should rethink your contact info. I bet you'll always remember mine. It's memorable because it's creative.