I like how you pair legacy names and non-legacy names to enhance the pet's character / profile! I don't think I've seen a lot of people do that and it's a great idea!

I have to admit, I'm a sucker for LNs. When NUNs rolled out in 2020 I already had most of the pets I currently have, so when the distinction between LN and NUN happened my whole "family" was LN kiddos. Since then I've only adopted three new kids I think, and each time it's been like "well if they're not LN they'd be the only one" so I end up searching specifically for LNs to adopt. It's a bit fun too, because it's reminiscent of the old "rush" of searching for the perfect available or UFA name, but with a little less emotional turmoil lol. I also tend to find names and then shape characters at this point, whereas if I was coming with the character first I could see myself being a lot more focused on getting the name I want even if it's not legacy. For now I think I'll keep with my trend since I enjoy it, but it could always change down the road.

I think all my names are special in their own ways, but that's probably because I've become attached to them and the individuals they represent. I do have an extra soft spot for some of the names though - Kamots, Steadfast, Reuel, Pratchett, Attenborough., Fellarka, Stelios top the list. <3

This is happening with some of my newer pets. I snagged Beacara from the pound because she was an angelic something or other, and I wanted an angelic Blob. But I'm keeping her name because it sounds like it would be an angel's name! I think because of Beatrice from Dante's trilogy, and then "mia cara" is "my dear" in Italian. So it's influencing the character I'm coming up with for her.

Also keeping Frio's name (although it's not LN) because it sounds like "frigid," and Szardiis because it's Lovecraftian sounding. That influenced me to make her part of the Lovecraftian portion of my omniverse!

I don't really like Rubel's name atm, but I have no ideas for her character yet, so I may warm up to it if it suggests a character for her.

also smailing you for something personal lol

YOOOOO CONGRATS ON THE OVERLAY, it looks SO good and cute ;w;

as for this week's prompts...

oh i definitely have a preference for legacy names haha. not ALL of my pets are, but, Most of them are. 18/27 of my pets are lns, and most (but not all) of the others i created myself! Lollipup, Enfys, and Sick were all found in the pound, and Haunt was created For but not By me ehe. prophet, ARCADE, Lark, Garlic, and Loveday Darling were all created by me :3 all my LNs were either pound finds or adopted out to me by kindly subetans. :3

a special shoutout goes to

i only have one pet whose LN does Not match their display name, and that's

as for what i do with LNs, it really depends! a few of them became fanpets, like

WOW i LOVE how much detail you went into about the origins of your pets omg. :o i love Looseleaf and Wholebean SO MUCH they're so cute.

YOU TOO omg. i still ADORE Llewyn's name tbh.

lol I was about to comment and say I love Enfys's name!! I find Welsh fascinating although I think I only know one word 😂 But it played a role in two of my favorite YA books, so I've always been interested in it.

I adore Llewyn too, both the name and the character ❤ I was so stoked when I was able to get the name. The character has such an interesting heritage being half Welsh and half Italian! (...and then he's portrayed by a Guatemalan-American...) iirc I don't think they did much with his Welsh heritage in the movie (although it's been years since I watched it all the way through b/c it's really depressing). So I'm glad I figured out a way to have it prominent on the pet profile, although I have no idea if there's any canon connection to Lleu Llaw Gyffes.

Those names are really freaking cool not necessarily on their own but because what you did with them. Like, dang I LOVE what you tied together with Beacara. Fun fact, I have a love / eye twitch relationship with the Divine Comedy because it's such a thought provoking and interesting work but also (at least the version I read) was such a struggle at times because of how much I had to focus and think LOL.

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Ah, I LOVE Enfys! I've always wondered what their name meant (I mean I guess I could have googled it lazy) Teippi is a cute name but tbh I love the name Fearne! It's one of my favorite of your pet's names lol.

Thank you! In the beginning I had a lot of names I made for specific ideas I had, and then overtime I began to also adopt a lot of pets who I came up with ideas for. Looseleaf and Wholebean have been with me for a long time. I originally had a pet named Coffees, and then when I adopted Looseleaf I believe I changed some names around and made Wholebean to replace Coffees and be a partner pet. They went through a few vague idea changes but I JUST came up with a really cute idea I like for them that I'm hopefully going to start writing out soon!

WAH hehe thank you!! i also find it fascinating!!! i (allegedly lol) have welsh ancestry and i also worship a Welsh goddess (pagan) (specifically Arianrhod) (did duolingo Welsh as a devotional thing to worship her but petered out unfortunately).

mannnn they should've done more with his welsh ancestry in the movie :( i LOVE the connection you have there to Lleu Llaw Gyffes tbh !!!

Lurker that finally decided to post. Been a while since I spoke about all my characters/pets, so there goes!

Do you have a "trend" or preference for your pet names - A legion of legacy names? Exclusively real words? A fan of numbers? A little bit of this and a little bit of that? I've been a member of Subeta for 17 years, so most of my pets have legacy names. A lot of my pets are named after celestial bodies, or space terms such as Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Quasar, Perseid etc.

Do you have any pet names you just adore or that have an extra special place in your heart?

Where did your pets' names come from - feel free to share whether you have one or one hundred! I've always been a strong advocate for non-unique pet names, and I'm so glad it was implemented, but I have to admit that I really did enjoy 'name hunting' back in the days. Most of my pet names come from hours of research, finding alternative spelling that were free, or names that were about to clear. Or more obscure names that no one would think of before. A few interesting or memorable names stories:

Yaaay! Welcome :D starts chanting one of us, one of us LOL.

Congratulations (even though it's much later) on getting your saint-graal name! I can imagine how incredibly exciting it was for you when that happened, especially with what going for names used to be like! The pet is awesome, and I kinda love the idea of a selfie pet actually! That TC also - partially aesthetically fantastic and partially made me cackle because the 300 taxidermy foxes (and counting).

Oh wow. Andromeda's character is ... hard to find the right adjective for. I would read an entire novel series of her story.

I'm also a huge fan of there being non-unique names! It makes the site so much more accessible and enjoyable for new members and opens up a lot of creativity options for long time users as well! I do also miss the "hunt" and the feeling of finding that name, it helped push some creativity. I think the new system offers it all - being able to choose the names that you most love and want for a character and being able to "hunt" for LNs if you'd like! I've started to get "better" at TCs and modifying profiles and have started to find similar satisfaction in getting them "just right" as I did in getting the right name.

Your character designs are awesome! Please excuse me while I go deep dive through all their profiles because they're just freaking cool and give me inspiration!

This is such a sweet thing to be able to hold onto, what a lovely reminder of the support and encouragement of friends.

Oh goodness. Just yes. And also, a whole character could be born from that quote. Perhaps the one who names is a character also waiting to be written.

Do you have a "trend" or preference for your pet names - A legion of legacy names? Exclusively real words? A fan of numbers? A little bit of this and a little bit of that?

I tend to love RW names (Dogged, Rigatoni, Turtle, etc.) I also have groups of pets that fit certain story themes (pets based on novels I'm working on, foodie pets, legal-themed pets, plus several others). I love that Subeta switched to non-unique names because if I love a name, I can have that name and go whatever creative direction I'm feeling. (Assuming I have a pet slot open, lol.)

Do you have any pet names you just adore or that have an extra special place in your heart?

These were two of my ten original pets, back when gold accounts were limited to 10 "free" pets (and long before we had MC pet slots).

Where did your pets' names come from - feel free to share whether you have one or one hundred!

I have several story arcs. They're listed in the spoiler...because 119 pets. :D

I also love RW names, in fact I remember for a long time that was all I would create / adopt! I'm a bit more varied now but I still always look for a good RW UFA! You have so many lovely names, and I love how you keep things organized on your profile!

I love the idea of pets grouped into stories. I've seen a few folks with this kind of pet layout and I'm starting to lean more into it as I've gotten new inspiration for my current pets. Short stories are my strong point, but I'm trying to branch out and challenge myself with bigger world building and character development.

It's so special that you still have Tauren and Dac. I still have my first pet Kamots, and I'm so attached to him. I love that you were able to get names that hold such a personal meaning.

Hahaha I remember the 10 pet limit! Man I can't imagine trying to limit to that now. I'm so glad they've given us so many pet slots to purchase and fill because for those who treasure and enjoy the pets above all else I think the site would have been limiting if pets were capped like that still.

You're writing novels!? That's awesome. I love that Subeta can be a part of that journey for you. You have so many interesting characters, I'm going to have to carve out time to explore their stories because I'm already super interested just from some of these descriptions.

Oh hey, I spy cake. Happy level up day !

As for this week's prompts...

Do you have a "trend" or preference for your pet names - A legion of legacy names? Exclusively real words? A fan of numbers? A little bit of this and a little bit of that?

No trends that I can see, I just use whatever I think fits the character. Some are words, some are fanpet names, they're kind of all over the place. I don't care if they're legacy or not. In fact I got a lot more satisfaction from adopting a pet with a lot of numbers after its name - y'know, the kind no one wants - and giving them a color, maybe some training, and lots of TC items along with a "real" name. My current pet Kairos was like that!

Do you have any pet names you just adore or that have an extra special place in your heart?

Kind of. I'm still kind of proud of making up Behapi's name (it's a pun). I'm also glad I got Dangeresque even if I'm the only person around here that even remembers Homestar Runner. XD Other than that, I love all of them.

Where did your pets' names come from - feel free to share whether you have one or one hundred!

I love all my pets and never get a chance to talk about their names, so here's all 39 of them in one long post:

Happy birthday :)

I'm glad you like Andromeda! I have this whole story planned out that I might never actually write, which is why I opted for a more 'Encyclopedia' kind of text on her profile. This way the story can sorta be told. (If you want to know a lil more about the world, there's more lore dump on [url=https://subeta.net/pets/cassiopea]Cassiopeia[/center]'s profile. She's Andro's girlfriend, so their stories are intimately linked)

TCs are my fav part about Subeta Pets/Characters, and a big reason why I keep making characters here instead of on Toyhouse or another more 'character oriented' site. The hunt for items and pet/species combo makes making characters here so fun!

Re: non-unique names. I'm glad I can get some real spelling of the names I had alt spelling for. Like Quasars became Quasar, Cassiopea became Cassiopeia etc. It's really great to have this freedom now really! I still try to give myself restrictions for names even now to make sure I have some unique ones. For exemple, all the names in my space world have to be celestial bodies or related physics concepts of some sort. My youkai verse is either more obscure Japanese words or common Asian food. It's fun to work within specific constraint sometimes!

Absolutely love the idea of a nameless character or maybe god? With the concept of that quote! There's def something waiting to be explored there :)

Happy Birthday!

I have a few "misspelled" names I created before non-unique names where I fell in love with their characters enough not to change them (like Ising). Mostly I was excited to change my "almost" names over. (Like Rasbperri to Raspberry.)

Kamots' profile is lovely! ❤ Pureflower was the first pet I created. She's my gourmand/book pet and she's spoiled rotten, lol.

Yeah, that 10-slot limit was a challenge, especially with all the amazing pet art on Subeta and so much potential for TCs. I also remember when we had those plushies where you got 1-2 slots. I was so excited when the system switched over and then MC slots became a thing. I'm hoping we get a Quest-a-thon later this year. (I'll forever keep my fingers crossed for more pet slots.)

I started writing in high school, got an English degree, and eventually ended up working as a paralegal who daydreams about publishing a book someday. I try to set aside time every week for my writing projects. The novel is my long-term goal but I also love writing short stories and occasionally poetry.

Thank you! <3

Aw, I love that you "rescue" pets with unpopular names and give them so much love.

[Spoiler=Excuse me while I fan over your pet names] Homestar Runner just woke a sleeper agent in my millennial brain and I will be spending too much of my day sending my bestie all the old videos we used to watch frequently through high school. AHHH I LOVE Poirot! Sev's name is brilliant and spooky, such a good character. "A mountain of salt" made me snort. Kairos was on my list of possible names for my boy Atka, but we already have Kaiju so I didn't want to have two "Kai" names / nicknames. I already sometimes call everyone by the wrong name as is. Behapi / Dunwuri = brilliant. KB toys was one of the few stores where I could find zoid models as they started to lose popularity! Gosh I clearly remember the layout of the store in the mall. It was across from a puppy store and we would always beg my parents to let us go pet puppies and then go to the toy store. Peets and Booped need to be friends xD

I honestly think all your names are rad! [/spoiler]

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Thank you! <3

I would absolutely read her and Cassie's story, just the encyclopedia like entry was weighty and catching.

The TC is a newer concept for me, I used to be very literal theming and some pets may still be like that when appropriate but I've been so inspired by how other folks use the TC to enhance the feel of their character that you get when you look at their profile.

I think being able to get the true spellings of real words is one of the biggest benefits of NUNs. There are so many ways a certain word could be turned into a character, so more than one person being able to use the word as a name only increases the amount of creativity we get to have on Subeta. And like you pointed out, we can still have challenges, limitations, etc within our own naming scheme that can make finding that perfect name as fun as it used to be (and less stressful lol).

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Thank you! <3

That's how I feel with the few names I have that have a period at the end. I've had them for so long that I'm not sure I want to remove the period lol, the longer we get from "back in the day" the more that little dot also kinda feels nostalgic lol.

Yes! Like Past said too with some of their characters. It's so nice to finally be able to have the "actual" name you have in your mind for your character / pet versus the off spelling that never quite felt right.

Hahaha oh my gosh yes, those plushies were like the dream I worked for. The MC has been awesome, I think I'm on slot 15 atm but I have a loyalty box available so I don't need to leap at it. Always crossing fingers for a Quest-a-Thon and more slots too!

That's awesome! I think you could absolutely publish a collection of the short stories you've written while you work on the larger novel. When you finish and publish that bad boy you'll have to tell me so I can pre-order a copy!

Do you have a "trend" or preference for your pet names - A legion of legacy names? Exclusively real words? A fan of numbers? A little bit of this and a little bit of that? I only have real names, some have creative spellings, but real names. Some of those pets with creative spellings I have changed their name, but kept their legacy name intact. I have many with legacy names, since I've been here for 14.5 years, but I don't need my pets to have legacy names. I started out having a mix of real names and real words, but switched them over to real names. Mariska was Poppyseed, Dalten was Repulse, Alivia was... named after a flower, I think? I don't know, she was my first pet.

Do you have any pet names you just adore or that have an extra special place in your heart? Augi was a pound find, and I adore his name, so cute. Olivia is one of my favorite names, so I was thrilled when the name Alivia became available. When we had unique pet names I really wanted the name Simba. Was happy when we changed over to non-unique names so I could make my Simba.

Where did your pets' names come from - feel free to share whether you have one or one hundred! Most are just names that I like, but some were picked with a reason.

I get war flashbacks thinking back about those plushies and their price. Like 40-50$ PER SLOT was quite insane, but I felt so accomplished whenever I would get a new slot. I remember struggling so bad to decided which pets to keep when I had only 15-20 slots. So glad we can now have 100+ slots and counting. Tho with the amount of pets we can have now, I sometimes forget which pets I do have. Recently I realized that I had the (legacy) names Cacti and Michonne and I had absolutely no memories of creating those pets, so it was a nice surprise!

TCs are such a unique story telling tool. There's so much item variety on Subeta, and so many ways you can use said items: trinkets a character collects, things they like, conceptual items that represent them, items relating to their story, things they would have in their home, things they create... My fav thing with TC is creating nice aesthetic gradients like I did for

I debated going with real names, each pet given the name of their character. Ultimately I have too many non real names that I'm attached to, and not all my characters end up having names LOL. But I think it's a cool concept! You have so many really nice names!

Are you an SVU fan by any chance? Olivia, Mariska, Elliot... They're all lovely names on their own (I've loved the name Elliot since I was a little girl because I loved Pete's Dragon), but they caught my eye as a group too. Probably because I'm rewatching the show currently lol.

Oliver's name is such a creative twist!

Hahaha I love that you surprised yourself with those names XD I was trying to remember how much those plushies cost, dang!

Love Ahsoka's TC and name! Oh gosh, I refuse the idea that Subeta could go away.

I think I've used every loyalty totem except the first one for pet slots. For that first one, I went for the 10 TC slots per pet. I was like "100 pet slots sounds amazing". Then later I realized I'd given up a pet slot and was like...giant headdesk.

I have two that are self-published (one poetry collection and one YA novel). I was in a bad place in life and challenged myself to get through the self-publishing process. I don't feel the YA is my best work but it was a huge accomplishment at a time when life felt like it wasn't moving forward.

Ha ha, so true. I used to make dream lists of character ideas and be like "This is going to require a lot of loyalty totems..."

That's always awesome, to stumble on a legacy name and be like "Oh yeah, I still have so-and-so".

I found it hard to work with real words. Some real words can be really cute as names though. Still find myself missing the name Poppyseed. Your Sweaters and Booped are cute too.

Haha, yeah, I haven't actively watched SVU for many years now, but I watched it often as a teenager. Funny though, I didn't even think of Stabler when I named Elliot. I don't think I had heard the name before the show, so my affection for the name does come from it.

Oh no LOL, I can't remember for sure but I think I also used every loyalty box for a pet slot. I may have used one to change my UN (I was once RawrRayRay).

Oh that's so awesome! Self-publishing is a huge feat. If you're comfortable sharing the titles I would totally support and buy them for a read! But if not because the internet is a weird place that's okay lol.

Poppyseed is a really cute name. But her current name is also lovely! Thank you! Sweaters is one of my current WIPs, need to finish his story and a few other things but I'm glad I finally started to find the right words for him. I think I tend away from RW item names now because I also find them less fitting for shaping characters, but there are some that for sure spark inspiration.

Oh yeah, I watched it so much when I was younger and recently started a full rewatch since Stabler is back. I forgot how much I loved this show. Nevertheless is likely going to be a fan pet for Olivia, Mariska, or just themed with the show and focus on "nevertheless she persisted" as the inspiration for the story.