It's not as easy as one may think, being unreal. What I mean is, it IS easy being unreal until someone or something makes you face up to things which are entirely real. I believe it's called a 'Reality Cheque' but I much prefer to call it a 'Reality Round-House Kick' because you're never sure which direction it's going to come from, and you know for damn sure that it'll take your face clean off your head.
The main issue I'm having with this reality is honesty. You all scurry about your lives moaning that "He said this behind my back" or "Politicians never say what they mean" but as soon as someone stares you right back in the face and says "You know what, that outfit DOES make you look fat" you break down, unable to cope. In the real world, it seems, double standards are a staple food. Not that this is a problem for you...you've had the chance to evolve (Ha ha ha) over hundreds of thousands of years and assimilate this attitude into your social structure. Things are some what different from my perspective. Lying, to a fictional character, is a somewhat bewildering concept since, by their very nature; their entire existence is built on a fabrication constructed by a person from the real world. This makes the boundaries between what is and is not 'acceptable deception' a little fuzzy to say the least. In fact as a rule we tend to only ever speak the truth so as not to complicate things. It takes no imagination to see that this has the potential to get Chris into a lot of trouble.
This past 4 or 5 days I've had to take back seat. There are two reasons for this:
- The whole lazy thing again
- Chris has been visiting someone whom might just find my character a little overwhelming to say the least.
The lazy thing I only mention because I like to keep it out there...keeps everyone in the picture. But the second is whole 'Acceptable Deception' thing. I've always been here in Chris's head. I'm the part of him who, one of Chris's friends observed, "hung around with a water pistol and fluffy dice hung from his belt." (Yeah, that was me - just trying to be noticed). But for one reason or another over the last year or two, that part of Chris was stifled. Now he's put a new face to it. My face. But people seem unwilling to accept this - not the new face thing, we're trying NOT to draw attention to this potentially harmful state of affairs (more on THAT another time perhaps) - but more to the change in character. It would seem that once people have been exposed to a certain mindset, that they are unable to accept another emanating from the same being. In short, people are confused when Chris ISN'T being morose, pessimistic, angry and dark. So now, in the interests of making sure others can cope, I have to be hidden every so often. Which, to a being with very little concept of deception, is beyond frustrating.
Now taking bets on how long before the crack start to show....
Regards
Alfie Strange
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