2-2 The Playhouse - A Mind Discombobulated

Description
This is the ninth chapter of ALTER EGO.

It contains a multiple choice question.

Transcript
"I had a strange and sudden thought…"

"That my words, and deeds, and private thoughts…"

"Were following a script someone prepared for me."

"Do I even have a will of my own, I wonder?"

"Perhaps I am someone else’s mindless puppet."

"Perhaps I’m the only one who doesn’t know it."

"It’s just a thought. I don’t really believe it."

"You needn’t take it seriously."

"It was inspired by something I read in a book."

"It stuck with me, for some reason."

"Could I… ask you a question?"

"Are my words truly my own?" "You strip away all my security, you do."

"The more you come to know yourself…"

"The less I seem to know myself. I see that now."

"You’re like my shadow."

"As my shadow grows longer, I end up…"

"No, that’s not right."

"If anything, I must be your…"

"…"

"Gather more EGO, will you? I’ll be waiting."