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Sarah
I think it's because of the impression of familiarity they give. We get the sense from his character that he's pretty aloof and standoffish from most people, and that even among his family he feels misunderstood or mistreated. Nicknames suggest a camaraderie that I don't believe he feels most people in his life have earned.
Ronnie
Some people just don't like nicknames.
That being said, Edwin's family explicitly used nicknames to torment him, so it's no wonder at all that gearing them gives him immediate bad associations.
That being said, Edwin's family explicitly used nicknames to torment him, so it's no wonder at all that gearing them gives him immediate bad associations.
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