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 My original online moniker, or handle. I came up with this in the late 90s while
 spending time in the Lycos role-playing chat room "The Mysic Tavern". In it I
 had a male character, whose name I've long forgotten, and a female character by
-the name of Sadie. Both of them shared this title.
+the name of Sadie. Both of them shared this title. Sadie was depicted as a shy,
+cloaked young woman with auburn hair, often situated at a table in the tavern
+with a book, observing the goings-on. Presenting as this character online could
+be interpreted as an early sign of my [[file:20200719003936-being_transgender.org][Being transgender]].
 
 While I was essentially just picking a couple of words that sounded cool
 together, they do carry meaning. [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]] being a powerful, ever-changing,
 effectively immortal creature, and the Inquisitor, a seeker of knowledge.
 
+#+begin_quote
+phoe·nix also phe·nix ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fnks)
+n.
+
+1. Mythology. A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes.
+2. A person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty; a paragon.
+3. Phoenix A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor.
+
+in·quis·i·tor ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-kwz-tr)
+n.
+
+One who inquires or makes an inquisition, especially a questioner who is excessively rigorous or harsh.
+#+end_quote
+
+#+begin_quote
+[2003-09-17 Wed 07:34]
+
+To be honest, I first stumbled across this "name" when I was involved in Lycos'
+Mystic Tavern RPG chatroom, and I decided to take two cool-sounding words and
+smash them together. Over time though, they've grown on me, and I like to think
+they represent the concept of an immortal, powerful urge to seek knowledge and
+information. In the case of the website, Network was added to infer a group
+gathering and sharing information with each other.
+#+end_quote
+
 * The Website :ATTACH:
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