Why do I need a disguise, You wonder DR? Here’s Why.
“I need a disguise to protect Myself from those Other People – IRL or Conceptual – Who would cause Me harm.”
If I Trust You, DR? The drawbridge to My castle – My Sanctuary – is down. For Everybody Else? Not only is the drawbridge shut – locked up tight, maybe nailed shut, even – but also there are jaw-snapping crocodiles & hungry, toothy piranha fish swimming in circles all around in the murky moat. [N: They are My Friends – I toss in some Kitty Kibble for them to munch on, every so often]
[N: this manifests IRL as Me, never leaving My house, seeing Human Beings unless I have to venture out – for groceries, drugs, doc appts, singing at church on Sunday, walking the dogs I’m currently fostering, etc. etc. – not because I’m any sort of “shut-in” or “recluse” or “monster”… it’s because I have “a lot on My mind” loll]
You may be Connected with Me IRL, DR, or maybe You just got lost one day, and found Me, here in this Virtual place. It’s irrelevant how We got Connected to Each Other, IMO. I’m sure there’s a reason – the Universe’s reason, and usually those reasons are UNKN to Me, personally. But You are here, now, Connected with Me in this moment… so Imma ask You for a bid.
“Don’t blow My cover.” Please.
And if You accept My bid – and there are No Guarantees that You will; You are not obligated to do anything I say because “You are the Only Boss of You” – then I’ll reveal a bit more about Myself for Your mental “Conner R” File.
*Spoiler Alert!* I’m an @$$hole. No, really – I don’t take what any Other Person says “at face value” because there is always more. There’s more to the Story. And this OP could be lying to Me. I’m not a Mindreader!? [N: not Yet, anyways *wink, wink*]
Now, I Love a good Story – it’s probably Why I enjoy Connecting with Other Human Beings so often – and I will always try to fill in any Madlibs blanks with as much IRL Experience data as possible. But – and this is a big butt – when I don’t have access to this OP’s internal data? Either They don’t Trust Me yet, or They are lying to Me? Imma fill in the blanks with My best guess, or “the best case scenario.” That is, until this particular OP “proves Me wrong” through My Own observation of Their Own behavior in any mutual Experience event We – Me & Them – share together. Because if there’s one thing I’m pretty good at now? Smelling bull$h#t a mile away. [N: bullsh#t = inauthenticity] And once I get a whiff of BS? Imma take My toys and go home. DUh!! “See ya.”
Thinking more about it, maybe the label “@$$hole” is too strong a word. How ‘bout… Rule-breaker? Boat rocker? Boundary-tester? All of these work, too, for Me.
Here’s the tagline that I have on My email addy right now:
“The Smartest Crazy Person You’ve Never Met.”
/CR