Introducing Myself

Hey there! My name is Tarro, and today's article is about.. 
 
 
Well, hold on a second. Technically speaking, my name isn't actually Tarro. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely a name that I use. But it's one of a couple aliases that I switch between depending on whether I'm doing zoo stuff, or furry stuff, or gaming stuff, or obviously real life stuff. There's no official papers that state my legal name as Tarro, is what I'm getting at. 
 
 
Y'know, it's funny. I actually like my legal name quite a bit. It's kinda fun, sounds good when you say it with the last name. Maybe it's not the most unique or anything, my parents didn't watch a ton of anime before naming me. But, I like it a lot. 
 
 
Anyway, my name is Tarro kinda, and I'm a..
 
 
I guess based on the things that I say, I'm a raccoon that lives on the internet. I have a ton of fun playing that character. I think the idea of a little raccoon hacking into the web and doing activism and stuff is a really cool concept, and I think I get a lot of joy out of picturing myself as that character specifically. But again, that's not really who I am. In real life, I'm a human on a laptop. I've got a specific height and weight and eye color and hair color. I have definable physical features that make up the structure of who I am. 
 
 
Okay, so, hey folks! My name is sorta Tarro and I'm a person playing a character from..
 
 
Generally I say that I'm from the void when people ask me. It's a fun way of giving some kind of answer, without having to actually give an answer. I can make up funny little bits of fake lore about what the void is and how I get around to places. But in reality I'm from a town that exists in the world. And I actually really love my town! It's super nice, it's well connected enough that I can do what I want, but rural enough that I still have my own space, and there's enough peace and quiet. Under other names, I actually love bragging about my town. Obviously, I don't do that here. 
 
 
Alright, let's try again. Hello! My name is Tarro sometimes and I'm a person that pretends to play a raccoon from a place on earth! In my free time, I love...
 
 
I do talk a lot about playing League, and that is something that I do enjoy in my real life, but past that? I guess music is something that I share between my zoo name and my real name. If anything, my zoo name has given me more room to explore that. But my other interests are a little harder to talk about. There's probably at least a couple thousand people that like league and play music. But what if I talk about loving cooking, or travelling, or photography, or gardening? What if I talk about how I love taking my bike out on the weekends? How many small details can I really give before it's easy to draw a line between my different names? 
 
 
Hey! My name is kinda Tarro and I'm a raccoon-pilled human being and I live somewhere on this planet and I love hobbies. I'm currently dating..
 
 
A dog. That's one where I can be a lot more open with my zoo name than I can be with my other ones. I'm also dating a human as well, which is great. I really really love both of them. My partner is so beautiful, and fun. I love sharing all the great pictures I take of him with my friends. I love my boyfriend too, of course. He's very connected to every aspect of my life. Except for the zoo stuff I guess. He's not really a zoo, so while he does support me, he isn't really as emotionally invested. 
 
 
One more time. Hi there. I'm Tarro and I'm technically not a raccoon. I exist in this general planetary range and I like doing things. I'm dating a dog and a guy, and...
 
 
I hate this. I really, really hate this. I hate so much having to filter who I am through the lens of what someone who wants to see me dead might get from the information that I put out. I hate feeling like every time I talk about myself I'm just making it easier for someone to target me. I really hate feeling like I'm lying to people who put their faith and trust in me all for the sake of trying to keep myself safe. I hate the feeling of doubt and anxiety that comes every time that I tell someone something about myself. I hate how I can tell a friend that I've known for years my general area just in case they're ever near me, and then I spend the next three hours terrified of how much tighter the noose is getting. 
 
 
This isn't who I am. I'm not the kind of person that likes to live double lives. I'm so happy with myself. I'm proud of the person I am, and the life I live. I want so much to be able to tell people about the things that I care about, and to share my life with them, and for them to be able to share their life with me. I want to be someone that can fully be themselves, because I understand how lucky I am to be someone that is okay with that. 
 
 
But, that's not the world that we live in. And in the role that I've put myself into, I just can't do that. If those two worlds combine, it changes both of them in ways that make everything worse and harder. I stop being able to live either of those lives in the same way I am now. And that's terrifying. 
 
 
I want nothing more than to be able to really introduce myself to you. To everyone. To be able to simply and confidently say what my name is, who I am, the things I like. To tell you about the cool town that I live, and my awesome boyfriend who I get to live with. To show you a million pictures of my partner who I love so very much. I think about it literally every day. I want to live in a world where I can do that more than anything. It's why I'm going to keep fighting for zoo acceptance, no matter what. 
 
 
Until then, I hope that it's okay to keep things simple. 
 
 
Hey, I'm Tarro. Nice to meet you. 
 
 
 
 
Article written by okay listen I can't write my name another time you know it by now (August 2026)
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