[ WP ] One day there is a knock at the door , opening you find yourself face to face with your exact double . They tell you that because you have n't managed to achieve it , they are here to replace you and get things back on track .

... I must admit, I had expected this to happen eventually. When I first heard about the Replacers, I had to take a long and hard look at my own life. After my second year in college, everything had seemed to go downhill; I had barely graduated with a degree in History ( I started school as an Aerospace Engineer ), I work at my dad's convenience store, and I have n't managed to keep a relationship going for long enough to buy an anniversary gift. Hell, I do n't even remember to brush my teeth most days. So when he showed up on my doorstep, I was n't surprised. 
 
 
 `` Hi, I'm....'' he began. 
 
 
 `` Yeah. I'm gon na stop you right there. I know who you are. I saw you walk up the driveway. You're here to replace me, right?'' 
 
 
 `` More like I am here to get us back on track. `` He smiled. God, is *that* how smug I look when I smile? `` We could lived a much better life. Remember that cute Biology major we met one night in the Starbucks? We were supposed to date her, and eventually marry her. That internship at Lockheed? We were supposed to get that, and it was supposed to lead to a job at NASA. Remember that hot fashion designer that Gordon met in Boston? We were supposed to go with him to her fashion show, in *Milan*! But instead, we live in dumpy Ojai, work at the dumpy Cash'n'Dash, and live a dumpy life. So here's what's going to happen. I am taking the wheel, and you are going to disappear.'' 
 
 
 `` You're going to kill me?'' 
 
 
 `` What? No, no. You are going to literally disappear. When I get our life back on track, you will begin to psychically fuse into me, until you eventually cease to exist as a separate person; then, we dispose of your old body, and we live the rest of our lives as a pair in my body. Together, we will become a better us; all the success we deserve, with all of our original personality.'' 
 
 
 `` Sounds like a bunch of crap.'' 
 
 
 `` Maybe, but what do we have to lose? Ready to be Replaced?''
