My name is Olympia, um I'm 17 I'm just a regular suburban chick and I am addicted
to pretending to be furniture. I think it's it's something I've just loved
doing all my life and it stems from you know one sort of Christmas my aunt
Rosemary sat on me accidentally - she didn't mean to - and I was frightened
and horrified at first but you know the more that I've sort of recalled and
remembered it I wish she'd do it again.
I have to do it it's a compulsion. I'll be doing you know the washing up - some sort
of regular you know day-to-day activity and I'll remember that I just love being
furniture and I have to just - have to do it.
My name is Nova. I am Olympia's... let's say life partner. Olympia is addicted to
taking on the roles of various pieces of furniture. Well we live in a very small
apartment I just don't understand how she thinks I don't know. She - I don't
think she - she has no idea I am very aware of this... I don't want to say sickness?
Hobby? Perhaps? Um, when you're standing with a lampshade on your head
that's not inconspicuous. I can't explain it I don't expect anyone to understand
it I just fucking love it. You know an armchair, a chaise lounge you know I'm there.
It's getting to the point now where it's really affecting - affecting me
and I'm... you know... I don't know how I'm going to tell my family and my friend.
I've got this wonderful partner Nova and she has no idea that I do it.
You're not incognito I can see that you're standing there with a lampshade on your head.
I'm yet to bring this to her attention though I'm, I'm - I'm worried about what
it would be like for our relationship if I brought this up with her so as - as of
right now she doesn't know that I'm - I'm aware of this.
Um, so, I mean, I've brought you here today... I just, um, I have something to tell you Nova.
It's... it's kind of a big deal I suppose it's kind of hard for me to say this um
(What?) I am addicted to being furniture. (Oh for fuck's sake) Um, it's something you know I've had to
battle with for a very long time and I know that you never suspected
you've got no idea - Oh I know about the furniture thing that you do.
No you don't know you have no idea. (You do this, this thing...) Basically what I do is...
(where you pretend to be furniture) I pretend to be furniture - no you don't know you don't - let me just finish please.
Do you honestly think I don't know?!
I'm sorry I can't. I'm sorry. I'm just addicted to being furniture.
I feel it, I am it. I am that armchair. We already have so much furniture what else
could she possibly turn in to?
Sometimes I feel like she wants me just to sit on her.