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Getting Into Character

He dragged himself into the room, carefully shutting the door behind him, and dropped himself down onto the couch. It was late, the room illuminated only by the light of the moon shining through the window.

A sensible Shrink would have probably turned the light on, but this client, an actor who booked late-night appointments and paid plenty of money for the privilege, much preferred having his sessions take place in the dark. Besides, she was hardly sensible. She was far more concerned with this client’s wallet than his mind.

“How are we today, Mr. Garret?” she asked.

“Not entirely sure,” replied the Actor. He eyes were transfixed on his hands, although the Shrink couldn’t see this.

“Are you still having difficulty… getting out of character?”

“Sometimes,” he said, “I feel like I’ve finally clicked out of it.”

“Sometimes.”

“Yes. And sometimes,” he held his hands up, and she could see the blood dripping from his fingers. “Sometimes I don’t.”

She drew in breath to scream. She didn’t get the chance.

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Krulltar
Posted 2 months ago

Righteously Evil ! I love it.
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Mask By The Moon
Posted 2 months ago

I agree with the above.
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One Time, One Chance
Posted 2 months ago

ohmygaush!
nice ending.
i really like the plot here.
=]
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M.Paul Regret
Posted 2 months ago

Like tony saprano.. excellent, I hope it’s a series, I like the premise of the actor and getting lost ina role. serial killer part no doubt..
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SKermitgorf
Posted 2 months ago

I agree, I had a similar thought about Soprano.. Cool plot,the darkness to conceal his identity.
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SKermitgorf
Posted 2 months ago

I agree, I had a similar thought about Saprano.. Cool plot,the darkness to conceal his identity.
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SKermitgorf
Posted 2 months ago

I agree, I had a similar thought about Soprano.. Cool plot,the darkness to conceal his identity.
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.:band baby:.
Posted 2 months ago

I agree with the above! I like this alot. And it is a cool plot.
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Krulltar
Posted 2 months ago

It reminded me more of some information that came out after heath ledger’s death. Apparently, his role of the psychopathic, schizophrenic clown Joker in the Dark Knight movie spiraled him into sleepless nights, which was made worse by his herion addiction.
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[ wall.doll ]
Posted 2 months ago

Ah, Krulltar beat me to the bit about Heath Ledger, it reminded me of the same. Apparently, it is possible to get sort of lost in your character. (And Heath was never addicted to heroin, but he was on quite a few prescriptions for the anxiety and insomnia).
Anyways, This was a good read. It would be kind of cool to see from his point of view how he started getting stuck “in character” and the things that it did to him.
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Wyatt Aapr
Posted 2 months ago

A few glitches, but for the most part a very good start.
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Stovohobo
Posted 2 months ago

Ah, Krulltar and [ wall.doll ] beat me to the bit about Heath Ledger. But anyways, really cool idea and execution. I like how he only gets his therapy in the dark.
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

ok krully and wall doll look i think this falls into the ctegory of ‘everybody is upset that whitney houston is on crack but nobody cares that sade was on the tonight show so loaded on mexican black tar heroin that she had lipstick on her teeth’ IT IS BECAUSE SHE DOENT SUCK . Not that Heath ledger sucks i am sure all the people who sold their soul to the devil in the pale moon light at the cross roads to be good in just one movie were already good. NOT . Oh yeah i gotta read this story huh? just needlin ya…
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

you should have had a question mark after the shrinks somtimes.
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chakatreatmentson!(LoA)
Posted 2 months ago

also Sade was pretty much smacked 2 christ her entire career and functioned pretty well, except for the lipstick, and that was actually on SNL i’ll never forget it , it during both performances, the lipstick was a bright coral , and i never hear smooth operator w/o thinking about it…it’s alot like Robert DowneyJr.,this cat was totally functional he was always a proffessional on set , but when ya boy cut loose -HE CUT LOOSE -and ended up arrested – which is pretty much the end of the weekend
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

Hey i thought i watched that with you and it was the tonight show…..Well bizzle does detieorate the details lol
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chakatreatmentson!(LoA)
Posted 2 months ago

also i think the shrink is in need of a question mark after sometimes-that is a question right , that’s what shrinks do ,turn your words around in the form of a question? -see like that , i don’t think it was a confirmation , as such
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Ben Paddon
Posted 2 months ago

It’s repetition, not question. A mental checking of a box, as it were.
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Ben Paddon
Posted 2 months ago

Also, what do Whitney Houston and Sade have to do with my Ficlet? Answers on a postcard, kids.
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Mighty-Joe Young
Posted 2 months ago

just needlin ya ben our aim was broke so we figured we would use this space….oh its always about you and your ficlets huh? just messin wit ya
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Okelay
Posted 20 days ago

Nice story,I’ve been watching a lot of Dexter lately and it reminded me of the show. very interesting.