Next patch is going to remove the pop up entirely and function on an opt-in system instead. If you're still having issues then we'll know it's completely unrelated to the name system, and if the opt-in causes issues you can skip it entirely.
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Thank you. I'm back in.
I left during a 2ndary cycling, at the 'distribute your just earned TP' stage. That's a really particular time to save, maybe something about being in that step conflicted with the name selection process? (I don't know from the coding end, but metaphysically "I" am not an actual person at that step, so there's something symbolically pleasing about the issue occuring right there.)