SchizoGymnast
Specialist
- May 28, 2024
- 362
Do you ever feel so alienated from the world that you're not even human? Have you ever written an "origin story" for yourself?
One, actually quite realistic origin story is that I developed my condition after a toxic exposure. My mom was a hoarder and my basement was chock full of antique treasures...including a box of flaking, possibly lead-based, paint and an absolutely gorgeous glowing radium watch. I'm literally radioactive
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Something far more fantastical is something called Hachi Sakusama. I'm not sure about the spelling but it means 8 feet tall in Japanese. Basically the legend goes that there is an 8 foot tall woman in Japan that preys on children. Once she sets sights on them, she will pursue them, making a "po po po" sound, until she catches them. They are never seen again. What exactly happens to the children afterwards isn't clear. But I sometimes wonder if I was kidnapped by this entity and replaced with a changeling. When I was a kid, I was CONVINCED I was really Asian and that I had been kidnapped, so...
In keeping with the theme of Japanese urban legends is the encounter with the kune kune. It's a wriggling, faceless apparition that appears in fields on hot days. When viewed from a distance, it's safe but if you approach it or look directly at it, it will cause permanent insanity. I have always played in fields as a kid and approached everything without fear.
Now I have an evil maniacal laugh. I'm just saying.
Obviously this is just for fun. What can you come up with?
One, actually quite realistic origin story is that I developed my condition after a toxic exposure. My mom was a hoarder and my basement was chock full of antique treasures...including a box of flaking, possibly lead-based, paint and an absolutely gorgeous glowing radium watch. I'm literally radioactive
.Something far more fantastical is something called Hachi Sakusama. I'm not sure about the spelling but it means 8 feet tall in Japanese. Basically the legend goes that there is an 8 foot tall woman in Japan that preys on children. Once she sets sights on them, she will pursue them, making a "po po po" sound, until she catches them. They are never seen again. What exactly happens to the children afterwards isn't clear. But I sometimes wonder if I was kidnapped by this entity and replaced with a changeling. When I was a kid, I was CONVINCED I was really Asian and that I had been kidnapped, so...
In keeping with the theme of Japanese urban legends is the encounter with the kune kune. It's a wriggling, faceless apparition that appears in fields on hot days. When viewed from a distance, it's safe but if you approach it or look directly at it, it will cause permanent insanity. I have always played in fields as a kid and approached everything without fear.
Now I have an evil maniacal laugh. I'm just saying.Obviously this is just for fun. What can you come up with?
