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<blockquote data-quote="architectofsleep" data-source="post: 4644102" data-attributes="member: 80396">Quite true.&nbsp; I'm trying to represent myself realistically, but I'm probably putting myself in a slightly better light, and maybe my GM in a slightly worse light.&nbsp; I think overall I'm getting some great advice on how to handle this, and it's giving me a chance to vent so I don't go all crazy on my GM.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I ended up replying to him and trying to be very mollifying.&nbsp; I told him I wasn't planning on quitting over a name.&nbsp; I emphasized being open to compromising, and if that was still off the table, that I'd either let the animals go nameless or let him name them, so as to avoid conflict/misunderstanding (yes, this is a bit of sour grapes on my part).&nbsp; I thanked him for considering my request, and assured him that I would accept his final ruling and let it drop.&nbsp; I did mention that I didn't think the concept of light-heartedness had a gender-bias, and that I didn't understand where he drew the line on &quot;silly,&quot; and I tried to explain to him the origin of my name selections.&nbsp; I also apologized for how I must have put things that got his dander up so bad.&nbsp; What I didn't say was, if I continue to be micromanaged, unfairly IMO, then I will, politely and suddenly, have a lot of other things to do and need to take an indefinite (though probably permanent) hiatus from the game.&nbsp; I don't want to burn any bridges as far as friendship goes, and perhaps he'll run a game in the future that won't require so much micromanagement.&nbsp; But if not, no great loss, and I get to keep my friends.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="architectofsleep, post: 4644102, member: 80396"] Quite true. I'm trying to represent myself realistically, but I'm probably putting myself in a slightly better light, and maybe my GM in a slightly worse light. I think overall I'm getting some great advice on how to handle this, and it's giving me a chance to vent so I don't go all crazy on my GM. :) I ended up replying to him and trying to be very mollifying. I told him I wasn't planning on quitting over a name. I emphasized being open to compromising, and if that was still off the table, that I'd either let the animals go nameless or let him name them, so as to avoid conflict/misunderstanding (yes, this is a bit of sour grapes on my part). I thanked him for considering my request, and assured him that I would accept his final ruling and let it drop. I did mention that I didn't think the concept of light-heartedness had a gender-bias, and that I didn't understand where he drew the line on "silly," and I tried to explain to him the origin of my name selections. I also apologized for how I must have put things that got his dander up so bad. What I [I]didn't[/I] say was, if I continue to be micromanaged, unfairly IMO, then I will, politely and suddenly, have a lot of other things to do and need to take an indefinite (though probably permanent) hiatus from the game. I don't want to burn any bridges as far as friendship goes, and perhaps he'll run a game in the future that won't require so much micromanagement. But if not, no great loss, and I get to keep my friends. [/QUOTE]

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