this can only go well

[misheard]

THE 'TRUE SELF' MEME(inspired by Persona 4)



"In Jungian psychology, the shadow or "shadow aspect" is a part of the unconscious mind consisting of repressed weaknesses, shortcomings, and instincts."

Everyone has another side to them that they keep hidden away, feelings they bottle up to save face or avoid conflict. But what if those feelings take a life of their own...?

Perhaps it's your best friend, a close family member, a hated enemy, or maybe it's just a complete stranger. No matter who it is, they are different now, possessing creepy yellow eyes, a distorted voice, and a disconcerting aura. Take care in what you say to them, though, because there are three little words that will set them off into an unstoppable rage...

How to:
Step 1: Post as your character with their name and canon
Step 2: Others respond stumbling onto your character
Step 3: WHOOPS. Character A has been replaced by their Shadow or Other Self!
Step 4: Play out the encounter! Will you start an epic boss fight? Have a pleasant chat? Or maybe just flat out ignore them? Run wild!

Comments

Cherryblod | Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea | available in Trustfell version or canon

[cherryblooded]

[Warnings for any version include canon-typical references to torture and non-con.]

Kirei Kotomine | Fate/stay night | Dangan Roleplay or Heaven's Feel

[blackmass]

[ever met a guy whose shadow is probably nicer than he is]

Yuuri Wakasa - School-Live! (Gakkou Gurashi)

[serrata]

[ Threads may include references to delusions, hallucinations and unreality. ]

hinata hajime | super dangan ronpa 2 ( canon, sea of hearts, or empatheias available! )

[hopedout]

( cw: suicide, heavy murder/gore, torture, delusions, unreality possible in threads, depending on which version you'd like. )

inaba himeko | kokoro connect ( canon, drrp, cerealia, or seven vices available! )

[dereban]

( cw: suicide, murder, torture might come up in threads, depending on which version you'd like. )

athena cykes | ace attorney

[cykeologist]

( cw: matricide might come up in threads! )

sakura matou 🌸 fate/

[imaginenumbers]

( cw: incest, murder, vore, murder of family members may come up in threads. )

Komaeda Nagito | Dangan Ronpa 2 (Canon or Empatheias available)

[eyeswideopen]

[Threads will contain major spoilers for Dangan Ronpa 2, Dangan Ronpa: Ultra Despair Girls, as well as decapitation, mutilation, murder, gore, delusions, mental illness, torture, and suicide.]

empatheias i guess

[hopedout]

[ This was the only way to save everyone. He had to be the one to go in and take responsibility. Not that anyone else would want to see Komaeda again, in the first place. But when he sees the familiar head of hair, he pauses, hand raised slightly as he gapes, green eyes widening as he clears his throat. ]

Ko... maeda? [ That is him, isn't it? ]

Empatheias version

[eyeswideopen]

[After arriving home, Komaeda gets a sensation his luck is about to turn absolutely terrible. He clutches at the front of his shirt as he sways on his feet. What.

It hasn't been this bad in a while. He makes his way through the house, and steps into the backyard. The entire yard is steeped in fog, thick whorls of it curling around his feet.

Cautiously he steps back towards the porch rack for weapons. As his hand closes over the steel tipped staff he calls out.]

I know someone is here. Hinata, if that's you I'd very much like to know. If it isn't...state who you are and what business you have at my residence.

Empatheias. Bring it.

[clumsyjesus]

[Of course she'd go and save him. Komaeda's her friend and he had helped regain her humanity. Even if she weren't, Colette is Colette and would always help people in danger.

But something's wrong here.]

......Huh?

......Nagito?

[Something is different about him. Very different. In a very bad way.]

[eyeswideopen]

[The dim light catches on the tip of the spear held loosely, running over the dragons carved into where the blade meets the wood of the shaft. Komaeda laughs, the distorted sound rebounding off the walls.]

Who else would I be? [He plants the butt of the weapon against the ground with his gaze fixed on Hinata's.]

Of course it would be you to come. It always is. When it's something for the sake of others you rush right in. Like a moth to a flame.

Yet when it deals with your own problems, you're the biggest coward. It would be laughable if it didn't hurt so much.

[eyeswideopen]

[The shadows are thick around him, forming black chains and dragons with eyes the same sickly yellow as his own eyes.]

Surprised to see me? Ah, that's not it at all. You noticed there's something wrong. You're so quick to see that kind of thing.

[He laughs and shakes his head slowly from side to side.] Even the unworthy! You notice them all.

sdr2 spoilers already ofc

[hopedout]

[ The fog is heavy, but when Komaeda can see the ahoge easily from behind. The person who he sees then turns around and the gold eyes can be seen, just slightly mixing with his natural green pair as an amused smirk plays across his lips.

But that amusement only lasts for so long as it soon fades into something... bored. ]

Ha ha, of course you'd assume that it was me. But that much is obvious, isn't it, Komaeda? I mean, ever since you dropped the honorific, I've known. It's so annoying. [ The words come off as cold and shadows seem to spread from the ground up. ] I'm kind of curious what kind of reaction I'll be getting from you. Or maybe it'll be dull and gray like this world.

[clumsyjesus]

[Those shadows and those eyes.....what's going on? Why are they there? Why is her friend like this?

It is her friend, right?

She steps forward, her expression filled with horror and uncertainty.]

What's happened to you?

[She's not going to run away, though. Whether or not this is her friend, she will bring him back safely.]

yeeepp

[eyeswideopen]

I dropped honorifics for everyone. It's a habit I've developed in this world to make natives feel more comfortable with my otherworlder status. [He responds as he steps down into the yard itself with the staff in hand. The strange eyes bother him immensely. Either Hinata got taken over...controlled...or this isn't Hinata at all.]

As for why I assumed it might be you, last I checked you're living with me right now. You don't have a steady job so you're usually here.

[The other boy sounds like his apathy episode but, Komaeda is calm for now. ...mostly. His bad luck here, that much he knows.]

You don't usually rush to conclusions this fast these days. Why now?

[eyeswideopen]

You're a smart girl, I'm fully confident you can figure it out. [He spreads his hands out, with another breathy laugh.]

You even knew something was wrong back at Thras challenge. Even though I told you nothing at all. That's an admirable trait you know.

Too bad that doesn't extend to your own needs.

[hopedout]

Why does it matter? I came because of you, after all. We need to get out of here.

[ He doesn't care if he is a coward. He knows that he is. It's only obvious, isn't it? ]

[hopedout]

So what?

[ There's a short scoff and a shrug of his shoulders, as if he could care less. ]

I came here to tell you that there's no point to that anymore, Komaeda. Just because I don't have a steady job doesn't mean I can't get work. It's too easy now.

[ There's something to his voice that makes it sound almost as if he were Kamukura again. ] I hate it.

CW: self destructive talk, suicidal talk, DR2 spoilers

[eyeswideopen]

'What does it matter'. 'I don't want to talk about this'. [He throws his free hand up and the shadows surge up like the ripple of the waves. His unnaturally glowing eyes narrow as he laughs again.

Spider thin cracks spread out around his feet.]

Of course even if you see something you don't like or confuses you, you avoid saying anything about it. I do so hate to repeat myself but honestly, I already said how it feels.

It would be easier on you. On everyone if I died just like I'd intended to. One less Ultimate Despair Remnant, one less trouble. As I told Sanae. A good man would have murdered himself long ago once he learned what he was. Instead of living on.

The pure being that she is...of course she disagreed with me. I owe that conversation to you in fact! You questioning those who were friends with me forced me to answer a lot of people who needed to just know the truth.

[eyeswideopen]

I never said you couldn't get work. Hinata, I've been concerned because you've been so isolated.

[So he'd suggested a steady job. It would be an excuse for Hinata to get out more and be among people. Komaeda hadn't yet dealt with the statement 'I hate it' only because he's making his way across the yard to stand in front of his friend.]

...I suspected you hated it. It's because it's not through your own efforts. Right?

[clumsyjesus]

[A chill runs down Colette's spine. This is not like Komaeda at all. However, she gets the feeling that it's him but....something's happened. Intuition.

Has a monster taken him over? Is that what the shadows represent? Colette isn't sure but she composes herself and speaks calmly and gently.]

C'mon. You and I have to leave this place. Everyone's waiting for us. Besides, it's dangerous here.

[eyeswideopen]

There you go again.

[He takes a step forward and the ground shifts underfoot, rolling in unnatural ways.]

Come now, you have to say what you suspect. I can see it in your face. It's not this place that's dangerous, is it? [It's him.]

[hopedout]

Isolated?

[ That's so funny, and he almost snorts on instinct. The shadows that surround Hinata just seem to encompass a larger area now and he just can't help it. Dark eyes look at him, and even though they're nearly the same height, it's clear that Hinata is actually... looking down at him, as if he were garbage. ]

That's where you're wrong, Komaeda. "Isolated", you say? I've been talking to plenty of people. Ones who aren't from our world. I'm not a shut-in, you know.

[ He sounds almost annoyed at the accusation, and the shadow beneath his feet almost lashes out. Almost, but not quite. But he claps his hands in the most sarcastic way when he states that. ]

Seventy points, Komaeda! That's right; I hate that all my skills, all my abilities? They're not my own. They're not things that belong to Hinata Hajime. That's why when I saw you so amused during that fight of ours?

[ The shadows cover Hinata, and all that can be seen are the bright gold eyes that peek through. ]

I was pissed.

[hopedout]

...

[ He's soon silenced by Komaeda's - no, by this man's words - as he looks him over. But enough is enough when he starts to talk about himself like that, and anger sets in. ]

No, that's wrong!! It won't be easy on me. And not on everyone else. Like you just said, you have friends there, won't you? If you died, what would they think? They'd be upset, right?! [ He swallows hard, hand closed up into a tight fist. ]

Now tell me where he is. Where's the real Komaeda?