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[freshtilapia]

Have you ever given yourself a new name?
Or maybe a nickname?
How did you choose it?
Does it have any meaning for you?

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[freshtilapia]

Not just any performer, darling! I consider myself a drag enchantress—and I went by “Whorelyn of the Depths”. ✨

[lightthedarkness]

[For someone who has been surrounded by women and men in drag, you'd think she'd know what it is but nope.]

What's drag?

[freshtilapia]

Well, basically it's people dressing as the opposite gender. But it's a lot more than that for me. How do I explain it... it's like I take on a different identity. It's a transformation into something more powerful and beautiful than I am.

That's doing drag for me.

[lightthedarkness]

Oh! Then, I guess I know a lot of people who dressed in drag! [Seiya, Yaten, Taiki, Haruka, herself, Minako, the list was honestly endless when it came to "people she knew who dressed in the opposite gender."]

So do you do drag all the time?

[freshtilapia]

Well... honestly, on a daily basis, I don't think I'm dressing as either a boy or a girl? I just choose whatever I want.

When I say I'm doing drag, I put on a character. I put on an identity that's... not the real me, if that makes sense? In drag, I put on a fantasy.

But in my ordinary life, I don't really think I belong to either gender.

[lightthedarkness]

That's perfectly fine, you shouldn't have to label yourself as anything you don't want to. One of my dearest friends doesn't care about girl or boy dressing either, she dresses however she pleases.

But I think it's awesome you're a performer!

[freshtilapia]

[Fish takes a while to reply to this message. They're so used to just... not talking about their gender-- either outright ignoring it or forcing themselves to choose one or the other. Though they were just reading it, Fish felt...something squeeze in their heart? They never really gave thought about it... but it was the first time in years they felt acknowledged. And by a total stranger, too.]

I'm glad to know I'm not alone, darling. You are very sweet. I must get to know you! What's your name? You can call me Fish.

[lightthedarkness]

My name is Usagi Tsukino!

You know, since you want a nickname, would you mind my calling you Fi-chan?

[freshtilapia]

A pleasure to meet you! How would you like me to call you, darling? And... well, I can't say no to such a cute nickname such as that. Fish is actually already a nickname of mine-- it was given to me by people I worked with in my early adulthood.

[lightthedarkness]

You can just call me Usagi, if you want! It means rabbit or bunny! That's why everything of mine is just covered in rabbits!

Oh, then, if you don't mind my asking, what's your real name? Or, is Fish the name you prefer to be called?

[freshtilapia]

How adorable! Fitting for a sweetheart such as you!
If you don't mind, I do prefer being called Fish.

[lightthedarkness]

Alright, no problem, Fish or Fi-chan it is!