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our communication is pretty unreliable most of the time, but yesterday we had a full day of absolutely brilliant communication.
we spent the whole day playing fallout london together, laughing together, taking turns making dumb jokes, it was great.
the best bit was when we all went back and forth mocking the general in charge of the tommys (forgot his name but if youre playing it and have seen him you know who he is), it was amazing just all laughing together and feeling the happiness radiating from everyone else as we all brutaly roasted this moron. just pure joy.
i think that was our best system experience so far, i love being part of a system and hope our communication continues to improve like this.
Hii :) need some positivity rn, what are your best memories with your system?
When the game is named after you and you finally get to be the protagonist
honestly, i think the best part of our plurality is the emotional bleedthrough we have. it happens more the stonger the emotions are and it feels exactly like im feeling my own emotions, but im not the source of it.
if one of us is feeling bad, like stressed, sad, anxious, whatever, well now the others know exactly how they feel and can help to comfort them so much better than they could otherwise, also its great to just feel them calm down as you help.
but its gets better, it happens with joy as well. it really is an amazing feeling just bounceing pure happiness off each other, and theres been a few times we've gotten into a bit of a feedback loop with it.
im not sure were we saw it but i remember seeing a quote along the lines of "shared pain is halved, shared joy is doubled" and thats exactly what is like.
we love being plural and wouldnt trade it for the world.
if i didnt have headmates then who would remind me i can take paracetamol to fix the headaches caused by my headmates?
i assure you, my brain contains the normal number of voices.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NORMAL NUMBERS ONE!!
me: "i dont know how i ever coped as a singlet"
my headmate Ashley: "poorly"
me: "ok i mean that is true but theres no need to call me out like that"
about a month ago when i started to question if i was a part of a system i was really panicing about it and i remember thinking to myself "i could still repress this"
i know it probably wouldnt have worked, but even so im glad i didnt. im so very glad i didnt.
as weird and as difficult as plurality can be i like the others in here with me, i like the conversations we have and how we work together as team. i like being a part of a system.
the future is plural and so are we!
Im not a girl trapped in a boys body!!
im several girls and a bird trapped in a boys body,
really should have gone to a different doctor.
really sucks how i cant be honest with my doctor for fear of losing access to transition healthcare.
like i could use a therapist to help work through the realisation that im probably plural but then they would add it to my medical records and i just cant take the risk of that.
ive heard of people being denied trans heathcare because of depression (which is like denying an appendectomy cos of stomach pain), a DID or OSDD diagnosis would almost certainly be used as an excuse.
struggling with your identity?
try dissociation!!
dissociating from my identity worked great for the last 20 years.
i mean i am 6 people now but im sure thats completely unrelated.
2, 8, 20 for the ask game :3
2 - Does the host have any other role
Well, we have multiple hosts, so if our permafronters count, then I’m the core/body (more used to core bc we’ve been using it for years), Leo is just a permafronter but sometimes he’s a caretaker when little are front, Reed is a permafronter and considers 🌾self a syskid [🐑’s 17 but considers 🪻self a kid], Kessler, whose role is a mystery even to us [we don’t even know if he’s a permafronter or not] and our current non-permafronter hosts [our hosts switch a lot] would be Victory, who’s a prosecutor, a (possible) anger holder, and a religious headmate, and Nathan, who’s an anxiety holder, and HABIT and RABBIT who aren’t comfy with me sharing their roles, but they have other roles.
8 - Most common role in system
Ough… not sure… we have a high headcount so it’s hard to tell but I think we have a large amount of anger and anxiety holders and quite a few syskids/littles.
20 - Do you have a system name and how did you decide on it
We have a system name! In short, it’s [currently] The Song, The Sea, and The Stars, or just Song Sea Stars if you wanna go even shorter, but our full name is kind of a scene? It’s The Old Song Still Echoes Through These Looping Halls. The Ocean Below Us is Silent and Dark. The Stars Outside Mock Us With Their Laughter.
The name came cause our old one was associated with bad memories (as it tends to be when we switch names) and it has some surface level meaning and some deeper meaning. Surface level, we like music, we like the ocean, we like space. I’m gonna dissect our full sys name and the references/meaning below
The Old Song - Bendy and The Ink Machine reference because it’s been a spinterest for years
Still Echoes - Echoey spaces are so yumby for us, also the barest hint of a reference to Dust and Echoes because Halo spin
Through these Looping Halls - Discreet reference to We Went Back, a kinda shitty horror game we’ve been autisming over since we found out about it (I’d ramble if anyone wanted to listen)
The Ocean Below Us - Thalassophobia/General ocean enjoying and also the thought of those glass bridges but above the ocean, we love the thought but we could never-
Is Silent and Dark - Nyctophobia mention also the idea of a calm sea still being too pitch dark to see into it. Also vaguely thinking about ink ocean because opaque, and the eeriness of an ocean or large body of water being still, the calm before the storm, the creeping dread that something is coming from underneath
The Stars Outside - Omfg I love space so much like space is so cool and it’s just ough /pos, also vague reference to We Went Back because it’s set inside a spaceship-esque thing and there are windows
Mock us With Their Laughter - I kinda just thought it sounded cool and I needed something to finish off with-
Haven’t posted in a hot second but here goes :P
this is just off the top of our head so
Azrail
Bittersweet
Clix
Dr David, Doctor David, and Dr. David (they insisted on all being listed)
Edith
Fraser (Me :D)
Gary
History
Ian
Jon
Kessler (His name is Joe but he goes by his last name so he counts I think)
Leo
Max
Nina
Ozzy
Prophet
Quinn
Reatt
Soliel
Thomas
Unicorn
Venice
Ward
X (yes we have someone just named X)
Yimpy
Zestial
Systems, let's play a game!
Do the ABC's with names of your headmates! Any will do (doesn't have to be the entire system)
We will start:
Arvis
Brahms
Ciato
Damon
Elias
Funtime Foxy
Gary
Hajime
Infinity
Jevil
Kasai
Lustovian
Mezekiel
Neshiki
Oliver
Phoenix
Queen Bee-Lzebub
Ren
Strade
Topaz
Umi
Valentine
William
(None for X)
Yohan
Zero
:D
🦴 - Is anyone in your system dating? If so, who is the strangest pair?
Yep! Only two as far as we’re aware, but they’re not exactly strange, especially since they were kind of in a situation ship in source.
💀 - Is there a particular source you have a lot of fictives from?
Oh, definitely. I stare at Slay the Princess in horror.
🪦 - Who has the strangest habits?
Well, we have one person, but I don’t think they’d like to share it so I’ll just go for the next weirdest one. Collecting insect corpses and random rocks.
⚰️ - Do you have any nonverbal headmates?
Yep! Involuntary and voluntarily!
🕷 - Who is the worst at masking?
The British one. Or the littles, but they mostly stay inside anyway so it’s not too big of a deal.
🕸 - How did your headmates get their names?
Depends on the alter, some find a name that feels right, some do extensive research to find something that matches them perfectly, some use a random name generator, some just come prepackaged.
☠️ - Do you have any headmates with colored hair,piercings, or tattoos?
Hm, off the top of my head, maybe two or three- but there’s probably more that I can’t think of.
🔪 - How consistent are you with logging switches?
Ooh, we’re really bad at this. We try our best, but when you can’t remember things and not all of your members are even aware you have simply plural, it gets a little tough.
🧿 - Is there anyone who spends most of their time in front complaining?
Uhh, yep. We have a few emotion holders who do that- also some persecutors, littles, it varies. Nobody in specific.
🎃 - Is there anything specific you do to help introjects feel more comfortable?
Allowing them to state clear boundaries, get things that are comforting to them that are from source, or allowing them to branch out if they prefer not to identify as their source! Whatever they need, for the most part.
👻 - How did you discover your plurality/systemhood?
We frankly do not remember very well, but one day they just. Appeared. We passed them off as imaginary friends. We were not imaginary friends.
🩸 - Is there anyone who absolutely hates their source?
No one who absolutely despises it, but there are definitely a few who don’t like to be associated with their source.
🦇 - Are there any songs that you associate with systemhood/plurality or your system as a whole?
Not really!
🐈⬛- Is there anyone who identifies as otherkin/therian?
Yep! We have a few guys in there, love those guys. They embrace themselves and don’t give a shit about what others think! They’re really great and sweet.
🔮 - How does your system determine who handles certain tasks/responsibilities?
it sort of plays out naturally- or higher ups decide, well, something like that. I’m not certain if there’s like anything specifically but generally they show up just knowing? Or they just end up settling into the role.
🧟♂️ - Who is the most outwardly intimating? Are they viewed the same way within the system?
Outwardly intimidating… probably nicole because of just how confident and blunt they are? they’re less intimidating insys but, yeah, still not the easiest to talk to.
🕯- Do your system's littles use "Baby Talk"?
It depends on the little. For the most part, no. Especially during text- any quirks are mainly voice-related when internally speaking, and those are unintentional and not too obvious.
⛓️ - Funniest quote out of context
“bros magical girl energy confuses me” - some guy in our head
⬛ - Is there anyone who has a unique/ non-traditional role?
Plenty, plenty. But you know, alters are unique to your experiences. But I suppose compared to the typical archetypes and such, definitely, yes.
🪳 - How do you visualize your headmates? (Drawing them,picrew,etc)
Typically through picrews, for Introjects fanart. Some guys want to draw, but it’s not typical.
System Ask Game #3
🦴 - Is anyone in your system dating? If so, who is the strangest pair?
💀 - Is there a particular source you have a lot of fictives from?
🪦 - Who has the strangest habits?
⚰️ - Do you have any nonverbal headmates?
🕷 - Who is the worst at masking?
🕸 - How did your headmates get their names?
☠️ - Do you have any headmates with colored hair,piercings, or tattoos?
🔪 - How consistent are you with logging switches?
🧿 - Is there anyone who spends most of their time in front complaining?
🎃 - Is there anything specific you do to help introjects feel more comfortable?
👻 - How did you discover your plurality/systemhood?
🩸 - Is there anyone who absolutely hates their source?
🦇 - Are there any songs that you associate with systemhood/plurality or your system as a whole?
🐈⬛- Is there anyone who identifies as otherkin/therian?
🔮 - How does your system determine who handles certain tasks/responsibilities?
🧟♂️ - Who is the most outwardly intimating? Are they viewed the same way within the system?
🕯- Do your system's littles use "Baby Talk"?
⛓️ - Funniest quote out of context
⬛ - Is there anyone who has a unique/ non-traditional role?
🪳 - How do you visualize your headmates? (Drawing them,picrew,etc)
insert funny thing here about plurality because i remember i had this really funny idea for a post in my head but now its forever lost to the void that is my subconscious
Hii I’ve recently discovered that we’re a system and was wondering what your favorite thing the person you like or your friend you mentioned has done for you!! I’m kind of scared to tell our friends but your blog gives us hope
hey! welcome to the community! one of the best things one of our friends have done to accommodate us is by doing their own research themselves! i am absolutely blessed to have them, haha. they have also made sure to respect our boundaries, including not interacting with particular alters such as littles due to our own hesitance, and other forms of assistance!
if you have supportive friends, it’s definitely great to tell them about it! we were apprehensive at first as well, but they ended up being one of our most supportive people. :) something i recommend is allowing them to ask questions and explaining the basics! and if they’ve already heard of systems before, especially from ‘cringe’ posters, make sure to re-educate them and point them to more informational places or sites to correct any misinformation.
of course, they won’t understand, at least at first, but the important thing is they are willing to learn and try and understand, even if they cannot at first.
figuring out that the trauma holders weren’t lying to you when you discover physical evidence of the trauma occurring……… like bitch i thought you were saying that shit for shits and giggles?
caretaker casually revealing they’re a bear is not something i put on my 2025 system bingo card
forming an introject of a character from a media source you hate is just telling yourself over and over again "THEYRE NOT THEIR SOURCE THEYRE NOT THEIR SOURCE THEYRE NOT THEIR SOU-"
the obscure 'weird' fictive shame is real and i think we need to change that
a 'weird' fictive
as a system, we agree on nothing, except for one thing. *yelling, in any form that can not be obviously seen as playful (and even caution on that)* is never okay if not behind closed and locked doors, and even then, we prefer not to yell in any capacity as it only harms others- especially when internal arguing occurs. we’ve seen what discourse between people, especially those you love, does to a person from a first-hand perspective.
anyone else have a bitchy fucking council of higher ups....... like who are assholes...
plurality is so fucking weird because what do you mean the guy who takes showers for us just gave a random fictive the most logical, smart ass-sounding relationship advice ever seen
i swear to god i will never figure out how this fucking system works. what is this WHOLE ASS HIERARCHY, RULES, AND HYPER-SPECIFIC ROLES FOR and like everyone tells me the most JAW-DROPPING lore just OUT OF THE BLUE??? WHY??? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM
real question . is it wrong to be overly dependent on headmates ? i mean i know that’s. kind of the whole thing about did that it’s formed to survive when there’s nothing else that can help you and stuff but . ?? i feel like a lot more . dependent ?? ig ? we’ve never really had close relationships in Sys and so idk it kind of feels odd
ill answer this one for our collective ...... our stress, exhaustion, and pain has decreased drastically due to our system. we're all here for each other, both on our good, and our bad days. we're here to listen to each other when no one outside will, and we are here to spread positivity and love throughout our system and take the brunt of the blow for each other so we can keep on going. we do playfully banter a TON, but in all seriousness, we genuinely all keep each other alive.
Tell us something positive about your system/alters/headmates/plurality:
We'll go first. If it wasn't for our system and the ability to relieve each other from fronting there's no fucking way we'd be half as functional as we currently are with the excruciating level of pain we're in. So god damn thankful I don't have to do this bullshit alone.
being susceptible to splitting and anxiety is the worst fucking combo ever ... like what the fuck are these guys here for when that shit didn't even happen yet
no because tell me why these stupid ass head motherfuckers are always the most active at the least important times. like they wont show up during actually important shit but when somebody thinks about what the weakest bone in the body is, FIFTEEN PEOPLE SUDDENLY APPEAR????