Comments on '"Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]'James opened the door, walked confidently into the room, and stopped short at the sight of himself, lying back in the armchair with his legs crossed, his eyes half-closed and a smile on his face.
"Ah, James! How nice to see you. That is, me. Do take a seat."
James tried to respond casually, but coming face to face with oneself is never easy. The best he could come up with was, "Err...who the hell are you?"
The man in the chair laughed softly. "Ah, I remember my confusion. Nothing I can say will change it, but I should tell you the truth - I'm you, or rather, I am what you will be in around...oh, four days, give or take."
He certainly looked, and sounded, like James. The only difference was an apparent lack of stomach-churning fear. It was all James could do to spin on his heel and march back the way he had come.
James opened the door, walked confidently into the room, and stopped short at the sight of himself, lying back in the armchair with his legs crossed, his eyes half-closed and a smile on his face.2008-05-09T11:46:37Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/29451Comment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Nice. I like how the ending is in the middle.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=611402008-05-09T11:46:37ZRusty Tantonhttp://ficlets.com/authors/rustytantonComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Congratulations on your featured ficlet! I loved the way you started and ended with the same paragraph. Great story.<br />Oh, and Doppelganger is my new favorite word. :)<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=609102008-05-08T00:29:13Zpaper flowershttp://ficlets.com/authors/paper_flowersComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Love the concept! Very inspirational.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=608532008-05-07T20:46:29ZTrannhttp://ficlets.com/authors/trannComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Time travel is always a trip. Funny little take on it this time. Cute stunt repeating the opening line, certainly works well for the challenge.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=607862008-05-07T14:57:31ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Congrats on being featured! This story definitely deserved it. ;)</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=607352008-05-07T01:41:33Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Clever, amusing, and engaging to read – great work, Mycroft! You’ve manage to capture quite a lot here.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=606972008-05-06T23:54:01ZYodaOnCrackhttp://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrackComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Funny but kind of creepy at the same time. So many questions asked, so few answers one can give in ficlet form – which, I think, is one of the beauties of ficlets. I also like the use of repetition of the first paragraph. It’s like triple déja vu (dejá? No ´?).</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=606802008-05-06T23:13:54ZStovohobohttp://ficlets.com/authors/stovohoboComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Lovely entry! Doppelgangers are tricky things, and I like the way you’ve used it in your Ficlet. Thank you very much for entering!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=606152008-05-06T16:35:49ZNightMaidenhttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_7538Comment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>I can’t believe I spelt the word <em>doppelganger</em> wrong. After all, it’s not as if I <em>put it in the title of my story</em> or anything. Now fixed, so thank you, thebetweenspace, for subtly pointing it out!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=605992008-05-06T12:36:26ZMycrofthttp://ficlets.com/authors/zsigeComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Very very good. (In fact, my head is still spinning!) I just love the way <em>doppleganger</em> rolls off the tongue. <br />.<br />Dreamer Challenge<br />Day Two #3</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=605892008-05-06T10:03:54ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenuniqueComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>That was a really cool story. I want to know more, which is always a good sign. And, yes, doppelganger is a very funny word!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=605312008-05-05T23:02:10Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>Great! This was funny in a creepy-crawly sort of way, in that I was imagining this happening to me and how I would feel (eesh!). I like the description of the “second” James, <em>lying back in the armchair with his legs crossed, his eyes half-closed and a smile on his face.</em> As if he’s physically expecting this to happen.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=604972008-05-05T21:29:36ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on "Doppelganger" Is A Funny Word [Deja Vu Challenge]<p>there’s some deja vu if I’ve ever seen it! Hilarious!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/29451?basename=604922008-05-05T21:27:15ZMistress Elsha Hawkhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawk