The Dink Network

I see. I mainly chose this system because I found it a bit hard to remember names in Dink (names are shown in the top right corner here). The character sprites are for aesthetic reasons only (the whole panel would look pretty dull without them). I also chose this way because it's a lot easier to render than scanning/working on strings in order to show them up correctly over the sprite's head.
@Skull - which part don't you like? If it's about sprite positioning, it's for testing purposes only.