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Sprogus

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Yeah I would say Heppenfeph would be a different persona to who I really am.
 

darkless

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Darkless expresses my deep hate for the someone telling me i look like sonny moore (Emo singer) so with some artistic license i changed the spelling of his name to Sunny More and the exact opposite was gotten and thus darkless was born. fear my non-nonsensical logic. :)
 

Erana

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rottenbutter said:
Rottenbutter is who I would be if I had all the time in the world to to collect my thoughts before speaking, and didn't have as many self-confidence issues.
I guess Erana is the more fluffy version of me. I've had multiple people tell me I scare small children, and I don't understand why. I mean, is a black ensemble really that scary?
Or is it that I don't look bounce around in silly outfits like those disney chicks?

Of course, in reality, this would be just some more internal monologue, as I wore some bigass headphones to signify to those around me that I don't want to make smalltalk. Really, its just that I don't really like converse unless there's something to say. And sadly, the Escapist often has more interesting things to chat about than the pointless prattle of those around me. And its fine that they're having fun. I just don't much care for it.
 

Evilbunny

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I've been Evilbunny as long as I can remember. Ironically though, I am never actually evil in games nor am I a bunny. I don't like the whole anthropomorphic animals scene and I always try to be good and kind to my fellow players. It's just a name. It's not me.
 

black lincon

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My name is base of my personality, even the avatar adds a little bit to the message I want to send. That message being that I make little sense.

Think about my name for a second, black lincon, I'm not named after President Lincoln (note the lack of a second "L") and I am most definitely not black. Adding the aspect of being a pirate when normally I'm pretty shy, not so boisterous and violent as a pirate.

I named myself this not because I wanted to create an alter ego but instead to confuse people because I like to consider myself confusing.
 

Erana

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MaxTheReaper said:
If it makes you feel better, you terrify the hell out of me, for some reason.
And yes, wearing lots of black tends to make people think you're prone to ascending the nearest bell tower, or something.
Why do people think I'm scary? I mean, I may wear black, but that's 'cause its practical! I mean, really, I'm the one dancing to my music and pointing out all the beautiful things of the world. And my pants are all stained with white, green, and a dash of blue paint.
I mean, people tell me that I scare small children, but they're oddly attracted to me. Last week, a child called me, "Mommy." I wasn't quite sure how to interpret that, but he seemed pretty certain that I was his mother.
And no, I don't look like I'm likely anyone's mother.
 

Beckaa

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I suppose in a sense, I'm always me. I don't talk with quite as much.. Intelligence or articulation in real life though. Becka's my real name, so everything feels rather personal online with me ;]
 

black lincon

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Erana said:
MaxTheReaper said:
If it makes you feel better, you terrify the hell out of me, for some reason.
And yes, wearing lots of black tends to make people think you're prone to ascending the nearest bell tower, or something.
Why do people think I'm scary? I mean, I may wear black, but that's 'cause its practical! I mean, really, I'm the one dancing to my music and squeeing about the small children...
I mean, people tell me that I scare small children, but they're oddly attracted to me. Last week, a child called me, "Mommy." I wasn't quite sure how to interpret that, but he seemed pretty certain that I was his mother.
And no, I don't look like I'm likely anyone's mother.
your not scary your... um, imposing. I don't find people who dress in all black scary but I can see why people would. If kids are actually calling you mommy despite dressing in all black you might have to get the people who think you scare them get their heads examined.
 

theklng

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i guess there are different "persona masks" you would wear at different places and different times, both in terms of personal risk and achievement. i go by myself on these forums, but that does not mean that i'm showing only one side of myself throughout my entire stay. i am able to adjust to a certain sphere based on who i am interacting with.

common traits for these masks are however that i always believe in what i say 100%. there's no doubt or regret in my mind for any action performed. i remember reading posts or things i unknowningly wrote years ago and thinking to myself, "this is exactly how i would put it, i like this guy"- until i realized it was my own post.
 

Evilbunny

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MaxTheReaper said:
Erana said:
MaxTheReaper said:
If it makes you feel better, you terrify the hell out of me, for some reason.
And yes, wearing lots of black tends to make people think you're prone to ascending the nearest bell tower, or something.
Why do people think I'm scary? I mean, I may wear black, but that's 'cause its practical! I mean, really, I'm the one dancing to my music and squeeing about the small children...
I mean, people tell me that I scare small children, but they're oddly attracted to me. Last week, a child called me, "Mommy." I wasn't quite sure how to interpret that, but he seemed pretty certain that I was his mother.
And no, I don't look like I'm likely anyone's mother.
Oh god. Little kids love me. Like, run-across-the-room-and-hug-my-leg love me.
I once got yelled at for nearly ten minutes because some mother thought I was running off with her daughter. I was trying to get her to let go of my leg! Pah.

And, you terrify me not because you wear lots of black, which I didn't know until you mentioned it, (obviously.) All of my clothes are black, so that doesn't bother me. :p You're just a regular here and I'm rather new. I guess I have a bit of newbie fear of the older members, though most of them are suspiciously helpful.
You might be on to something because I've been here just about as long as she has and I don't find her intimidating at all. I am a bit jealous that she was able to get into college at such a young age, though...
 

fnph

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In that I don't say a lot either online or in real life I guess you could say I am who I am, rather than controlling a different persona.
On the other hand, I tend to be less sarcastic online, but that's more because it loses its effect rather thn because I'm being someone else.
 

coldfrog

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It's seems to me that most people who adopt a persona on the internet do so to A: Roleplay (which there are forums for) B: Annoy (which there are bans for) and C: To say things that otherwise you wouldn't say but maybe think you really mean. I tend to find that if anyone here was doing this that wasn't entirely on the roleplaying forums they'd fall into C, and even then it would still be them, just a side of them that they choose not to show.

With that, I'll say I am me when I'm here. The only reason there isn't more rambling is because I tend to read what I write before I post.
 

black lincon

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MaxTheReaper said:
Erana said:
MaxTheReaper said:
If it makes you feel better, you terrify the hell out of me, for some reason.
And yes, wearing lots of black tends to make people think you're prone to ascending the nearest bell tower, or something.
Why do people think I'm scary? I mean, I may wear black, but that's 'cause its practical! I mean, really, I'm the one dancing to my music and squeeing about the small children...
I mean, people tell me that I scare small children, but they're oddly attracted to me. Last week, a child called me, "Mommy." I wasn't quite sure how to interpret that, but he seemed pretty certain that I was his mother.
And no, I don't look like I'm likely anyone's mother.
Oh god. Little kids love me. Like, run-across-the-room-and-hug-my-leg love me.
I once got yelled at for nearly ten minutes because some mother thought I was running off with her daughter. I was trying to get her to let go of my leg! Pah.

And, you terrify me not because you wear lots of black, which I didn't know until you mentioned it, (obviously.) All of my clothes are black, so that doesn't bother me. :p You're just a regular here and I'm rather new. I guess I have a bit of newbie fear of the older members, though most of them are suspiciously helpful.
Most people here are very nice and helpful, we're like the polar opposite of the rest of the internet. They're are some exceptions but the standard is nice.
 

darthzew

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I am the legendary darthzew. I have been for years. There IS a character behind it, but I'm not him on the Escapist. I'm myself.

Actually, most people probably don't identify me with the name "darthzew" anymore. It's the House avatar now.
 

Gxas

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I am not Gxas. I am, however, my avatar.

Would I like to be Gxas? Sure. Why not? I haven't really developed him at all though.