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May. 1st, 2026 12:53 pmHow'm I doing? =3
Comments/questions about how or why I play Xan/the Knitted Doll the way I do? Feel free to ping me here. I welcome discussion!
Comments are screened. Anon's off and logging on, though. I hate anon with a passion, as I've seen it do far too much needless damage to too many people, including friends of mine. I don't bite, promise! ^__^ Thanks for understanding.
Notes on his name: For those super-familiar with the games, yes, Xan's name is actually Teddy. This, however, is something that's not learned until the very end of the second game, in the bonus chapter that comes only with the Collector's Edition (or that's what it's called on Big Fish Games; other sites may have a different name for the expanded, special-features-included versions of their games). And even then, only if you poke into a a little diary in a somewhat out-of-the-way spot and it's not something you really need for gameplay to continue, so you might miss it altogether.
OOC reason I stick with "Xan" - I started playing him right after the first game was released, a few years before the second one ever came out. He didn't have a name at all, so I gave him one. I've grown too fond and attached to it to give it up to a name that I, frankly, feel is lame. Hey, I'm just being honest.
IC reason I stick with "Xan" - Xan didn't know Kim was his creator, and she didn't remember him either, until they put his dollhouse doll into place. Xan wasn't conscious the whole time Kim had him, so even if she talked to/about him by name any time before sending him to Danielle, he wouldn't have heard it. And the time from Kim's memories returning to everyone piling into the car was only seconds. It's conceivable that she never addressed him by name in that time, so he'd still not know what she called him.
Comments/questions about how or why I play Xan/the Knitted Doll the way I do? Feel free to ping me here. I welcome discussion!
Comments are screened. Anon's off and logging on, though. I hate anon with a passion, as I've seen it do far too much needless damage to too many people, including friends of mine. I don't bite, promise! ^__^ Thanks for understanding.
Notes on his name: For those super-familiar with the games, yes, Xan's name is actually Teddy. This, however, is something that's not learned until the very end of the second game, in the bonus chapter that comes only with the Collector's Edition (or that's what it's called on Big Fish Games; other sites may have a different name for the expanded, special-features-included versions of their games). And even then, only if you poke into a a little diary in a somewhat out-of-the-way spot and it's not something you really need for gameplay to continue, so you might miss it altogether.
OOC reason I stick with "Xan" - I started playing him right after the first game was released, a few years before the second one ever came out. He didn't have a name at all, so I gave him one. I've grown too fond and attached to it to give it up to a name that I, frankly, feel is lame. Hey, I'm just being honest.
IC reason I stick with "Xan" - Xan didn't know Kim was his creator, and she didn't remember him either, until they put his dollhouse doll into place. Xan wasn't conscious the whole time Kim had him, so even if she talked to/about him by name any time before sending him to Danielle, he wouldn't have heard it. And the time from Kim's memories returning to everyone piling into the car was only seconds. It's conceivable that she never addressed him by name in that time, so he'd still not know what she called him.
