Well, I'll share some of my conversations with some guys over the internet.
1. Conversation with guy A:
Me : Hey dude, you're a hardcore gamer, right? What about VN? What VN games have you played so far?
Guy A : VN? Whuzzat? Me : You don't know? VN is (blahblah....). Some of the games are xxxxxxxxxxxx.
Guy A : Those games, huh? You should just said eroge and I would have listed the games I've played.
Me :
2. Conversation with guy B:
Guy B : Dude, you like reading, right? Then you don't play computer games?
Me : I do play computer games, a lot of them even, though since I like a more leisure and laid back kind of game, I didn't play much of video games.
Guy B : Then do you have any games I could copy? I'm so utterrly bored I could die.
Me : No problem, but I've deleted most of my games. The remaining games are mostly VNs. Games like xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, which one would you want to copy?
Guy B : You play such games, dude? Why don't you just go search for H anime?
Me : Geh? 3. Conversation with guy C:
Me : This week is the start of summer holiday, right? You have any plans to go out?
Guy C : No, I'm in energy saving mode this week. Just want to laze around at my room.
Me : Aren't you always in energy-saving mode? Then what would you actually do in your room? Just eat and then sleep and then eat and then sleep and then eat and then ----
Guy C : Hey, stop it! I'm not that lazy of a guy. I'm going to finish playing all games in my long list of RPGs. What about you then?
Me : I'm not a high schooler anymore so holiday doesn't make any difference to me, but if you're asking about the games I played recently, most of them are VNs.
Guy C : VN? Never heard the term before, what is that?
Me : You don't know? VN is (blahblah....). Some of the games are xxxxxxxxxxxx. (I felt like having a de ja vu)
Guy C : Those games, huh? You should just said eroge and I would have understood.
Me : *mumbling* (Damn, this is really a de ja vu)
And I still have some other similar conversations, but I always can't respond properly against "VN = eroge" argument. I know that not all VNs contains erotic scenes and this argument should be easily countered. But I'm not a VN expert and I've only played not so much VNs compared to all VNs available. And most of the time I check a VN on VNDB, its rating is 18+. So, should I really tell them that "VN ≠ Eroge"? And what is the best argument to prove this?
Or just ignore them and let them think however they want. Arguing with outsiders is pointless.
I'm actually more concerned about those people who know the term "eroge" but not "visual novel".
Terancam comes from my RP's main character in Shadowrun, 'Juara Terancam' which means - if i remember well - Threatened Champion.
Well, to me it sounds great, so i kept it as a user name for forums or online games.