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The story
The thread kicked off with a post reading “I’m bored, let’s talk,” and rolled along through stories like a 2.5-hour commute to college, the question of whether you’re supposed to take a girl’s “lol” on LINE at face value, and the trivial debate over whether to open a window while vacuuming. Partway through, one of the posters who’d been chatting revealed they were “up to five personalities, not counting the main one,” and the conversation shifted into claims of multiple personalities. As is typical for an anonymous board where nothing can be verified, reactions split between people asking earnest follow-up questions and people just poking fun.
What people said
I'm out in the countryside where it's all cars, so I don't even really know how to use trains or buses.
My commute to college was 2.5 hours.
Yeah, because I've been here every day lately.
Really?
I always took it literally.
Oh no…
I open the window because it gets dusty-smelling otherwise.
She said she was going Saturday, so is it the hospital?
I went to the hospital on Saturday.
Switch to the front camera and show me your face right now.
Tell him no (says Himeko)
Okay: no.
You probably dolled yourself up anyway.
Just show me already!
You're scary, so no, lol
Poor Main-chan (the main personality), lol
What's actually pitiful is deliberately putting pills in a clear case to show them off.
Hurry up and show me.
That's cute.
Five, not counting the main one.
Oh, our posts overlapped.
How are you even still alive?
If you live a normal life, don't you end up interacting with the opposite sex at some point?
Who's Nini lol
What's this old guy's deal?
Not sure, but he's someone from the (LINE) Open Chat.
Why's he so condescending?
What's with this lady?
Not that it's any of your business.
Because it's anonymous.
Also because the person I'm talking to is someone I know, and she's a woman.
Background and Talking Points
Since 5ch’s Newsspeed VIP board is fully anonymous, there is no way to verify posters’ personal backstories or claims like “multiple personalities” — whether any of it is true is anyone’s guess. Posts claiming Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) periodically go viral on social media too, but aside from the question of medical diagnosis, there’s also a role-play-style culture of performing distinct personas for fun, which is likely why the thread’s reactions split between people asking earnest follow-up questions and people just joking around. Meanwhile, everyday trivia like commute times or housework habits are a staple topic on anonymous boards — a way to peek into “some stranger’s daily life.” Note that portions of the exchange that devolved into personal insults have been left out of this article.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsspeed VIP) thread “Bored on a 2-Hour Train, Let’s Talk.”
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