[hyperactively] "Last night was an A-1, tip top clubbing jam fair. It was a sandwich of fun on ecstasy bread, wrapped up in a big ball like disco fudge. It doesn't get much better than that, I just wish that sometimes I could control these FUCKING MOOD SWINGS!" [amiably] "So what did youse two do last night?"
Captain Neville is the Revolution writers' attempt at creating a complex bad guy character who carries out evil deeds but has his own rationalization for them and shows flashes of humanity. How it actually plays out is that he seems to have severe emotional stability problems, switching from rambling, homespun short stories to flashes of anger apparently at random, like Nomi Malone in another character development masterpiece, Showgirls.
The girl changed emotions as fast as his car changed gears on the highway!
Misato cleared her throat, massaging her arm and silently wondering how was it that Shinji could go from one extreme to the other in seconds, when pushed in the wrong way.
— Scar Tissue, chapter 12
I was meant to be yours,
We were meant to be one,
I can't take it alone!
Finish what we've begun!
You were meant to be mine!
I am all that you need!
You carved open my heart;
Can't just leave me to bleed!
VERONICA!!! Open the— open the door, please,
Veronica, open the door.
Veronica, can we not fight anymore?
Please, can we not fight anymore?
Veronica, sure, you're scared,
I've been there - I can set you free!
Veronica, don't make me come in there!
I'M GONNA COUNT TO THREE!!!
We were meant to be one,
I can't take it alone!
Finish what we've begun!
You were meant to be mine!
I am all that you need!
You carved open my heart;
Can't just leave me to bleed!
VERONICA!!! Open the— open the door, please,
Veronica, open the door.
Veronica, can we not fight anymore?
Please, can we not fight anymore?
Veronica, sure, you're scared,
I've been there - I can set you free!
Veronica, don't make me come in there!
I'M GONNA COUNT TO THREE!!!
—J.D., "Meant To Be Yours", Heathers
"...It's REALLY freaky how you switch back to being all cheery in an instant."
—Moxie to Mochi, Friendly Bunny Mochi
No one can believe you when you're yelling wildly one moment, then claiming to be a person the next. There is no switch you can hit that will take you from being lost to being found. They humored me at first. Their words were soft and mocking. They asked me question after question. Analyzing and scrutinizing every word in every sentence.
— Asuka, When She Smiles (Fresh C)
Mr. Small (softly): Now, pretend you're a hungry crab.
Gumball: (imitates a crab)
Mr. Small (enraged): HUNGRIER!!
Gumball: (anxiously imitates a crab)
Mr. Small (back to gentle): Now, be the colour orange.
Gumball: (claps to the left)
Mr. Small (back to angry): THAT'S YELLOW, I SAID ORANGE!!
Gumball: (claps to the right)
Mr. Small (back to gentle): That's it.
Gumball: (imitates a crab)
Mr. Small (enraged): HUNGRIER!!
Gumball: (anxiously imitates a crab)
Mr. Small (back to gentle): Now, be the colour orange.
Gumball: (claps to the left)
Mr. Small (back to angry): THAT'S YELLOW, I SAID ORANGE!!
Gumball: (claps to the right)
Mr. Small (back to gentle): That's it.
— The Amazing World of Gumball, "The Painting"
