Boredom in Kodoka Ⅰ

Names: Kuro

I finally changed my stupid ass surname yesterday.

✨🦀 Xudmkarn is no more 🦀✨

Now it's Risō. Legally, it's Risō-Schwartz, but no one has time to type that out. Reshiram has also changed their last name too! They just slapped on Weiss with a hyphen though.

My legal first name is somewhat of a mystery as I've pretty much never (nor will) use it. It was so much of a headache to come up with it & I don't want to do it again. Over here in KD, we have a thing similar to a "calling name" the Dutch have. We are allowed to use it in official documents though it does get a bit messy once you're outside KD. Reshiram's going through the same situation though for them, it's out of pure laziness. Around this point, we might as well just give up & get a non-gender-neutral name. It's not like anyone's gonna see it, eh?

Eh? Eh? You guys get the idea.

Fun fact: you guys don't actually know any of our legitimate legal first names! Except for the NB Kyurems; it's the calling name for them. Why & how? I don't bloody know, go ask Kyūrei; she has the PhD in law. All I know is that just as it's possible to use one part of a hyphenated first name in official documents, you could do the same thing with surnames too. For example:

-Shiro Shinjitsu-Weiss -> Shiro Weiss or Shiro Shinjitsu

I honestly have no idea how we deal with this, but it does make identity thieves easier to catch. Initials are also a giveaway too.

If I'm ever gonna do the 20 year thing Kyurem is doing, then I'll definitely use "Schwartz" as my surname if I'm ever in any Utuerean, central, & Ermanican region. East-hemo KD will see "Risō" as my surname, though that's not a guarantee. That'll most definitely depend on how many other people with that same surname are there. I mean, there is a reason to why Kyurem was able to get away "Lee" for an ungodly amount of time; it's so common that it might as well be official.

Localising names is really challenging; especially if it's different from your actual name which why today's sponsor is Google Trans-

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"Honey, what are you doing on your tablet at 2 AM?" Shiro woke up.

"What are you doing too?" I turned to them. "I thought you wanted to get a better sleep schedule!"

"The light from your tablet is not helping,"

"Then get a fucking sleep mask," I retorted before returning to typing.

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Where was I? Oh yes: names! I..........fuck, I lost my train of thought.

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I felt Shiro's breathing behind my neck. "It's sleep o'clock. Put the tablet away."

"What if I'm nocturnal?"

"You're not."

"Are you sure?" I pouted.

"Certainly; you fall asleep in 20 minutes in a movie night & complain about being tired in the evening." Shiro scooted off. "You're not like Kyurem who sleeps at night for fun or work."

"Hmph! Fine." I shut off my tablet & threw my blanket over my face. I'll prove you you wrong, just so you wai....t.........