Talk:Neopolitan/@comment-207.236.36.51-20141026223611/@comment-4010415-20141027013212

I would consider a figurative mask to be more like "Acts exactly like a completely nice, happy, ordinary sane person who nobody would ever guess is actually a sadistic psychopath deep down."

The way she smiled and acted all smug throughout both of her encounters with Yang said "Smug crazy girl" to me. If that's a mask, it's not a very good one.

Generally, people who put on a mask to hide their mental illness put on one that draws less attention, one that makes them seem so normal that it's almost bland, so normal that nobody would guess that they're mentally ill. And I'm speaking generally here. People with depression disorders even do it. If someone is mentally ill but still has a good enough grip on reality, they'll usually put on a mask that makes them blend in. Of course, usually it's done so they can still interact with people and have company without people constantly trying to fix them.