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bakerstreet2013-01-30 05:52 pm
illegalist) wrote in bakerstreet2013-01-30 05:52 pm
but where did the mouthwash go
Split personalities. Alter egos. Other selves.
Whatever you want to call it, there is another you in you. It could be good, bad, or neutral. It could come out often, or not often at all (or, perhaps even not often enough). And your control over it might vary, from being able to freely control your split selves - or not at all. And hell, who said there had to be just one?
Whatever the case may be?
All of a sudden.
You are not yourself.
HOW IT WORKS:
- Tag the meme, leaving your character name, fandom, and any preferences in the subject line.
- Other character tags you.
- You tag back, and use the random number generator to select from the following options, either for you or the person tagging you. Or don't, and do whatever strikes your fancy. If you roll something your character already is, either roll again, go for human, or pick something that otherwise suits your fancy.
- Other character reacts, or is free to also roll on the table
- Play out the results.
- Have fun, but respect the preferences of others.
- And, of course, there may be triggers in this meme. So be warned.
TYPES
1. Psychosis: Aah, the classic split personality. Disassociative personality disorder. Its all in your mind, this personality. Though of course your mind - being as broken as it is - has no problem switching personalities back and forth for whatever reason. Maybe its because personal trauma is being revisited. Maybe its 8:25. Or maybe you hear someone screaming for help...
2. Pea Soup: The other personality is due to possession of some kind. Alien, demonic, angelic, ancient, recent, robotic, item-based, ritual accident, it doesn't matter. You're sharing your body with someone else, whether you are/were willing to or not. Better hope your new co-inhabitant doesn't screw things up while you're out of commission in your head.
3. I Was Cleopatra: You had a past life of some kind, or the memories of your ancestors are embedded into your genetic code. Or maybe you lost your memories some time ago in a car accident. Whichever it was, said memory and personality has become strong enough to overtake your present personality. Now, you are the person/people you used to be.
4. Total Recall: Your memory and personality were artificially tampered with, whether or not you are aware of it. Obviously there was a reason for it, and whatever the reason was, your original personality - or is that the fake personality? - knows. Have fun trying to wrestle with which one of you is real and which one was implanted.
5. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: The split personality isn't just mental, spiritual, or psychological. You also change physically. Maybe its something as tiny as parting your hair differently. It could be something more momentous like being a different height or weight. Or maybe you even grow different appendages and change skin color. Either way - you don't just act different, you look different too.
6. Wild Card: Anything not on this list, or a combination of the above.
SCENARIOS
A.: You've just experienced your first brush with your other self. Ow, your head. What the hell happened last night?
B.: You're attempting to suppress your alter ego. Be it drugs, meditation, playing video games, whatever it takes to deprive that other self from surfacing.
C.:Someone you care for is about to find out about your split personality. Whether or not you want them to.
D.: You're on the run. And as your enemies close in, you realize the only way out of this is to let that other self take over...regardless of the consequences.
E.: It had to happen some time. And...now is that time. You need to confront your other self; it is a battle of the minds.
F.: Anything not on this list, or a combination of the above.
>w<
Re: >w<
[Oh, right. Purgatory. Reincarnation. This must make him the moon princess somewhere.]
Who do you think I am? I'm you!
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[HELLO FLOOD OF MEMORIES SUDDENLY. Eyes go wide.]
Oh... My... God.
[Shakes his head.]
Oh you SON OF A BITCH-Are you kidding me?! You-I-THIS-I went through all this shit and-Wait a minute!
No-no wait, you're me and I'm you then... What in the Jesus Tap Dancing Christ is going on here?! Shouldn't I-We-SHOULDN'T WE BE ONE? Or am I hallucinating?!
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[At this, the Critic clapped his hands, looking thoughtful.]
I do believe this is what psychologists would call ego death. You - well, we - are having what would be called a moment of enlightenment. The id, being me, of course, has due to some unforeseen psychosis, been allowed to resurface in order to balance out the overwhelming influence of the super-ego, being you. This is happening in order to allow us to overcome the impasse that your and my simultaneous existence and memories within the mind had now created.
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...
I... Guess that explains that.
So the enlightenment I'm guessing now is that I'm discovering that my past self, that's you. A guy who did a series of reviews on the internet. And the memories I have here, being mine not yours, are just a complete and total lie?
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[Well, ok, its not entirely true, his memories were sort of real because...because of whatever transcendent reincarnation philosophy the universe ran on.
Or maybe the creator made it up as he went along. Who knows, who cares, not him.]
It also means something else as well, you know.
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Like what?
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[And thus with a MIGHTY WAR CRY, Critic lunged at Donnie, arms out and flailing.]
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[Grabs him in the tackle. THERE CAN ONLY BE OOOOONEEEE!!
Rolls around with him on the ground as he grabs his tie in the tussle.]
NO YOU ARE GOING DOWN YOU ASSHAT!
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[At the pulling of his tie
you MONSTER!, Critic grabs the fedora off of Donnie's head, intending to smack him with it.]This was my body first! MINE!
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[OH FUCK YOU, NOT MY HAT. Tugs on his tie hard as he shoves his cap down.]
Yea-Well you're more of a douchebag than me-So I'm more qualified for this body!!
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Well, it takes one to know one, doesn't it!? FALCON PUNCH!
[In before "what but Critic can't reference video games he's a movie critic" because fuck that noise this is his body and he will Falcon Punch it as much as he wants!
Wait, that...didn't come out right-]
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GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGH!
[Tackles the Critic again, Wrapping his arm around his neck as he gave a noogie.]
FUCK YOU!! YOU MAN CHILD!!
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Better than being a child actor.
Ass!
[And back goes the elbow towards Donnie's stomach!]
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[Pushes him down holding his fist.]
Yea? Well at least you had a choice with your career. You life is fucking daises and sunshine compared to what I had to deal with!
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[DOUBLE EYE POKE!]
NO EXCUSES!
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[Flails and smacks him away.]
Didn't you learn you lesson from Mara Wilson?! You're no different from me on childhood acting you ass!
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[And back to smacking with the fedora.]
I grew out of my crappy cross-dressing acting phase and went to internet reviewing!!
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[Grabbing his fedora back now, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. And pulling you back in with the tie.]
HAH! Well you know what I did?! I made movies! That's more of a career than YOUR measly little internet reviews!!
[Starts smacking him with his cap.]
YOU! CHEAP! OVER COCKY! ASS CLOWN! SHIT EATING! CHICKEN FEEDER!
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[And thus Critic takes off his cap and begins to smack Donnie with it.]
YOU! ANNOYING! STUPID! SIMPERING! TWATNUGGET!
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GRAGGGH!
[Tackles him again to try and noogie him.]
GAAH I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!