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Is this one of the old bathroom pictures you remember from the Kewl Kou Klub "kou-pocalypse"? For Lori, the hair extensions revelation seemed to be a particularly enraging part of the Kou's exposé. Without the smokescreen of her skinwalking identities like Sailor Moon or Zero Two, Lori's true self is far less charismatic and less adept at manipulating people. She has a hostile, greedy, jealous, and bitter personality that's banal at best and malignant at worst. Here is an example of Lori bullying another Zero Two cosplayer:
"Another ill fitting suit and sagging ass handles. Why."
"My suit is perfection."
"yea. Im amazing."
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In many ways, Lori is average - not that there's anything wrong with average. Most healthy individuals view averageness as an inevitable part of the human experience, not an existential threat. But reality itself and the concept of normality contradict Lori's narcissistic self-image. Lori's ego is fragile so any discrepancies between her idealized self and her lived experience can cause distress. For example, here's Lori without and with her usual avalanche of beautifying filters:
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For the narcissist, the threat of being "normal" can cause a flight into fantasy wherein the egomaniac is special and omnipotent. In the real world, however, Lori has far less power than she thinks she deserves. Lori is an average middle-aged woman with an average appearance, average intelligence, and average existence. In addition, Lori lacks a career, a high school diploma, personal accomplishments, professional accomplishments, community membership, long term goals, financial stability, hobbies outside of cosplay, etc. She doesn't contribute to society in any meaningful way and she's certainly not a great beauty, intellectual, philanthropist, or visionary who will leave a lasting legacy.
The only "special" things about Lori are her defective personality and her disturbing penchant for abusing others. The good news is that Lori's erratic behavior, psychological disorganization, and mediocrity make her a lower functioning perpetrator. To put it plainly, she ain't one of Dr. Robert Hare's sophisticated "
snakes in suits." The older Lori gets, the harder it will be to hide her sociopathy and keep her mask from slipping. At the very least, Lori has the decency to warn others about her toxicity with aposematic rainbow hair...so yay?