Insanity


 * "Madness? This is Sparta!" - 300


 * "Mr. Rogers! Mr. Rogers!" - Len

Insanity is the state of being insane. Also known as madness. The Act Art of Being Mad. Off your rocker. Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Loony. Crackers. Bananas. A few bricks shy of a load. Out of one's ever-loving mind.

A frequently-cited statistic claims that ninety percent of all writers will go mad at some point in their lives.

Many agents and much of fandom suffer from terminal insanity. Sometimes this madness is actually anger, but it's usually only insanity, here defined loosely as the ability to laugh in the face of danger, Sueage, squick, and really bad writing.

In this job, a slight degree of insanity is preferred, since no sane person would ever a) take the job in the first place, or b) survive in it for any length of time without becoming insane. However, if an agent progresses to dangerous levels of insanity, then steps must be taken to ensure the safety of the canons and the PPC. Insane agents can be dangerous to canon, especially when they have access to PPC technology. There is one recorded incident wherein an insane agent slaughtered ten thousand orcs at the Battle of Helm's Deep (most likely aided by her SEP field and the fact that an orc dying at Helm's Deep is not remarkable enough to count as drawing attention to oneself).

Some intermediate levels of insanity are also frowned-upon, especially if the afflicted agents become liable to damage canon characters, canon locations, or other agents. Incidences of glomping lust objects or torturing victims will also be met with corrective action. The PPC is highly concerned with maintaining healthy levels of insanity. One effort that may or may not be helping is the sanity field.

The average sanity expectancy of a PPC agent is estimated as one year. About 65% of PPC agents' careers end for this reason.

IMPORTANT: the insanity of the agents should not be confused with the insanity of PPC writers or with actual psychological problems, as these things are not funny. We all have our issues, but for the most part we pride ourselves on being fairly reasonable people who are easy to get along with and fun to be around. At least as long as you're not a whiny fanbrat. If you do have actual mental problems, we sympathize, and we hope you're getting the real, professional help you need, but otherwise it's really none of our business.