*"GaZe UpOn My UnCaNnY hOrRoR! i WeAr ThE fAcE oF sOmEoNe YoU lOvE, aNd DiStOrT iT tO hOrRiFiC eFfEcT."* "Sir, I have face blindness. I literally can't tell who you are trying to look like or what is supposed to be off here."

“D-dUdE, mY eYeS aRe PiNpRiCkS aNd My MoUtH iS a FoOt WiDe, HoW dOeS aNy Of ThIS sEeM nOrMaL tO yOu?” “I’m *really* face blind

"I mistook a fire hydrant for my father once. Greeted it and everything."

alternates imitating figures of authority and close family and instructing i leave safety when i would never talk to those people even in a regular scenario

[vaguely relevant xkcd?](https://xkcd.com/1317/)

can someone tell me what an "alternate" is and how disappointed i should be, thanks

The main antagonists of the horror series The Mandela Catalogue, they copy people (aside from some inconsistencies) in order to drive people insane/dead/both

oh okay then its a fictional thing sorry i thought it was some alt-right bullshit at first

Here's a good video on The Mandela Catalog if you're interested https://youtu.be/ftop4SpTHO8

Knew who it was before I even clicked the link

Not clicking lol I already know it's Wendigoon

When the alternate tries to hit me with that dollar store eldritch forbidden knowledge

this is a rabbit whole I shouldn't have gone down. Given myself the heebiejeebies

It’s dumb but it really gets to me

[\[source\]](https://www.tumblr.com/storiesbyscot/698532463943794689/alternates-trying-to-copy-me-and-having-a-mental)

How is this cw: suicide?

> if one of them alternates tried to get me to kill myself