The Translator Conceit

[littlemanpoet]

Lalwendë, you have a knack for asking probing questions about yourself that only you can really answer; nonetheless very intriguing, for all that.

"Backstory" was just a spur of the moment whim, and I don't like it.

From my Webster's:

conceit: an elaborate or strained metaphor (other definitions don't fit our context)

notion: (1) an inclusive general concept (2) an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined (other definitions don't fit our context)

innovation: the introduction of something new; a new idea, method, or device

device: something devised or contrived ... something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design; something in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect

There you have it. Whereas conceit, notion, and innovation do communicate something about it, I think the best word is perhaps the simplest: The Translator Device. If I could change the thread title, I would.