Aspect/panaspect?
So I (George III) am a strange mixture of every George III there is. Now, usually, such a thing would fit under the “pancharakin” term, *however*, this is more than being all versions of a character from a single source (AUs, etc.). No, I am the real George III, the one in Hamilton, the one in Eight Songs For A Mad King, Bridgerton, The Madness of King George and AUs of all of these. Every appearance or mention of him, it is me.
Fair, a lot of these can be interpreted as AUs of real life, I suppose, but I personally consider them (especially Hamilton and Bridgerton, 8 Songs) detached enough from representing real events to be, in great part, fictional works.
So what if I want to discuss a certain version of myself from a specific source? This is when I thought of the term “Aspect”. It came very naturally to me (as I was answering a different post, just a few minutes ago, in fact). There’s probably a term for this idea already, but… this is the one I think fits me! But of course, I’d be glad to know others feel the same way, and figured out a word for it…
Essentially, it is to address these different George’s still as *me*, but not as “versions”. I don’t particularly like that word; it feels too detached to me, as if my “Bridgerton version” is distinct from “me”. No, no, these two are the same being, all in one… me. “Aspect” would be the specific “““version”””, “Panaspect” would describe a being like me.
(If any of this is confusing, feel free to ask, we love answering questions!)
So. “Aspect”. Let us know your thoughts! We (most likely I) should answer in a timely manner, and would love to have some nice dialogue!
Thank you for reading!
Sincerely,
~ George III