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Hi!! Really really love your username. This word stood out to me while recently playing bits of Act IV. I wasn't sure of its significance or meaning but searched it up, and came across someone's [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0e07/86740c9097ee734c65f35022af8da28be5db.pdf geography Ph.D. thesis] where they use the word, a gender-neutral version of the Spanish "vecino" meaning "neighbor" or, historically, "freeholder"… and it's (perhaps coincidentally?) amazingly in line with some themes of the game, and especially tracks with Act V and UPDN. The title of it is even ''"Territory, intersectionality, and class composition: 'Neighbouring migrants' in Buenos Aires"''. I just recently tweeted a section of it that really stood out to me [https://twitter.com/frozenpandaman/status/1216295962198470657 here], too, a couple weeks ago. I'm not sure your connection with the word but just wanted to share, and to say hi/welcome, and to that I wholeheartedly approve of the username choice! –[[User:Eli|eli]] ([[User talk:Eli|talk]]) 17:02, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
:Hi Eli!! Thanks so much for your warm welcome! I’m new to editing wikis so please correct me if this is not the right way of replying.
:About using “Vecinx” as a username, I guess it just felt right on multiple levels. I once played another short game by Cardboard Computer named “Neighbor”. The way the game deals the idea of game collectibles really stood out, so it stuck with me for a while. On a side note, I could actually see the idea embedded in the previous version of Act I, where you could keep the 20-sided die and never see it again.
:Admittedly, I have no background in Spanish, but I knew about the usage of latinx/latina/latino and could infer that “vecinx” would most likely be a gender-neutral version of “vecino”, or “neighbor”. It just seemed fitting—I felt like what I post online shouldn’t be gendered based on a username, and interacting with most people online is like how I interact with my neighbors.
:The essay you’ve found is really interesting! I read your tweet and also the parts within the essay that specifically used “vecinx”, and it does have a KY0 feel to it. Not just the idea of the “stranger”, but also the history of neighborhood protests outlined in the part after the paragraph you tweeted. I still remember the powerful descriptions in Act V about their protests… Maybe Cardboard Computer has actually read the essay? Or something similar, at least. There were a lot of references that I didn’t catch throughout the game, so I wouldn't be surprised if that’s the case. Anyway, thanks Eli!
:(sorry for writing this much, it’s been a while since I've talked to someone fascinated by KY0)
:–[[User:Vecinx|vecinx]] ([[User talk:Vecinx|talk]]) 21:13, 30 January 2020 (UTC)