Leggo my Alter Ego

"Hey Staab?"

"Yes, Jon?"

"Have you ever doubted your sanity?"

"Why would I do that?"

"Well, my name plus your name equals your name."

"So?"

"So, maybe you're schizophrenic, and I am your alter ego."

"Well, maybe, but I don't think so. If that was true, I would have decieved myself quite productively. Your entire family would be a fiction; my very home wouldn't exist. I live with your family. Your family's existence, from my perspective, is contingent on your existence. If you didn't exist, neither would they, and I would likely be dead from exposure by now. Or maybe I would be living in a stranger's house. Perhaps I am your alter ego."

"That would mean that I am my alter ego's ego!"

"Melinda, can you see him?"

"Yes, but I can't see you."

"Oh. Well, fiddlesticks. I'm Jon's alter ego."