🥀 Anonymous Cryptid 🥀

🌟 Nebula Basket Party Member 🌟 they/he/x/ze/she

[yeehawpim]

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[beingcultureis]

plural mutant (x men fictive) culture is simultaneously loving and hating plurality. because on one hand, at least the body's human now, I don't have to live in fear of mutant registration or my mutation hurting someone. on the other hand, I wish we had our own bodies because I've become so attached to our child host (aka the host, but I get attached to kids much more easily than I do adults, so I've grown attached quickly) that I want to be able to physically protect them but that's not an option. Can't even physically intimidate folks anymore because being a 5'8" femboy (term host uses for their gender, who mostly looks like the body in headspace) doesn't do shit when you're unfortunately shorter than most of the people you need to intimidate in the first place. no one would give us shit for wearing a tail if we had *my* body from source >:c

I hate this dammit.

@manylittleguys

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@manylittleguys

[a-dragons-journal]

(Loretta:) Big mood. It's the trade-offs, I guess. On the one hand, I no longer have to worry about my murderous former domitor hunting me down anymore, which is a big plus! My stress levels have gone way down since I got here! But on the other side... there's no magic here, not in the tangible way I'm used to. I'm fully human again, no dragon transformations or powers. No ability to hear ghosts. I'll never have the chance to really science the powers I was just getting a grip on in-source, except through the lens of the game, which necessarily abstracts it a bit because neither I nor the Storyteller really remember or know the details to the level I would get them back home. Pros and cons; what can you do.

[nebulabasket]

No one's afraid of us anymore, but no one's afraid of us anymore.

~ death flavored dragons (🪦, 👻, 🥀)

This is straight up a downgrade. No one would dare to mess with us if I had any sort of power here. No one messes with Death. Those who do don't get away unscathed. No one takes me seriously anymore. I feel so useless and pathetic in this body. I can't do my job here. What is my purpose here? I suppose a break from my responsibilities is nice. Or at least it should be. I always feel like there's something more I should be doing. But death isn't a kind subject. I know I should be taking the opportunity to recuperate.

~ 🪦 Specter Warden 🪦

We're actually approachable now, and the break is needed. We actually have the time to rest and process for once. And it's extremely difficult to form casual relationships as Death and The Grim Reaper. It's not a kind role to have been thrown into. Being able to relax and have fun and make friends for one is greatly appreciated. Not being taken seriously is definitely frustrating, but, honestly, I get sick and tired of being completely unapproachable. It's not like we're stuck here all the time. We can still go back home. It's really not that bad. We don't have to be Death and The Grim Reaper all the time. We're allowed to just be [names redacted] sometimes. Sorry, that message wasn't so much to our audience, was it?

~ 👻 Grin Reaper 👻

I can breathe, I have (at least a little) more mobility, I'm in a bit less pain, I have a proper home, I'm not treated like a horrible monster every time I step outside, people don't look at me like I'm some kind of abomination (usually), and so on and so forth. Unfortunately, people still think I'm a demon. Sick and tired of people trying to exorcize me. At least most people can't perceive me, I suppose. But no one takes me seriously anymore. I've completely lost any amount of intimidation power I once had. And, though it's nice that this body isn't a walking broken corpse, I've lost all of my nonhuman abilities. Then again, maybe that's for the better. Not entirely sure how not to hurt people when in a heightened emotional state, yet.

~ 🥀 Anonymous Cryptid 🥀

[anonymouswingedcryptid]

I've just discovered the term mortemate, though it seems very few are familiar with the term, which is quite disappointing. I had been hoping to find others with similar experience to myself.

CW: death

I am dead. Not undead, but certainly animated dead. I am not a ghost, a spirit, a zombie, nor a vampire. I am a corpse, but I am not rotting nor mummified. My body is growing and changing, but it is broken and dead. In my current state, I do not fit the definition of what it means to be alive, but I am sapient. I am an embodiment of death, but not Death themself (they are my cousin and the Grim Reaper is their twin).

I was born alive into a half human body. I needed to die to fully develop. I died too soon and too violently. Then my very essence was destroyed in a second death, but I was brought back to a state of animated dead. I reject any human identity. I have never felt human. I do not hold any belief that the vessel I reside within in this world is dead. This vessel is most certainly alive. Rather, I speak of the body I recognize as my own back in my own world. That body in undeniably and indisputably dead. That body is mine.

Being a creature of death is an inherent part of my identity and who I am and has been since the day I was born, even if I didn't understand or know what I was yet. I've always known I should be dead, and being what I am has always affected me deeply. Being dead is intrinsically tied to the very nature of my being. It impacts every part of who I am. If I were not a creature of death, I would not be me. If I were not dead, I would not have properly developed, and I would not be me. Dying impacted me deeply. Even now in this vessel which is alive, I still feel dead. I've found solace in being dead in spite of the traumatic nature of both my deaths and of how being a creature of death is demonized. I am dead. But I surely can't be the only one like this, can I?

[a-timeless-illness]

Deadvesil

A term under the vesility umbrella in which many or all parts of one's identity are affected by the dead, being dead, or becoming dead. The individual may also have Cotards but it is not a requirement.

[Image ID: 5 horizontally striped flag with the vesil symbol in the middle. the stripes from up to down are black, light-dark gray, thin bluish gray stripe, light-dark gray, and black. On top is the vesil symbol, which is a 4 pointed star where the corners have spikes that stick out halfway, and the symbol is outlined with bluish-gray. The inside is lined with black and is filled with tinted white. End ID]

@vesility tagging

[moth-makes-flags]

Mortemate Flag

Mortemate: a headmate who is deceased, and may appear as a ghost or spirit internally.

Coined by: Redacted of the Rust&Stardust System

Flag by: me!

[anonymouswingedcryptid]

I wish there were a space to discuss my experiences with dying and being dead.

[carnivorouslove]

MONSTROPUNK!!(identity & flag coining post)

Monstropunk: an identity that reclaims and empowers the feelings of being monstrous/disgusting/evil.

Short for "Monstrositypunk"

Ideals:

Love (of all kinds)

Freedom of self and expression

Acceptance and empowerment in negative emotions such as anger, sadness, and fear

Acceptance and empowerment in being mentally ill (especially if you have one of the "scary" mental illnesses that are commonly demonized)

Rejection of societal standards and expectations

Being unashamed of who you are and loving yourself unconditionally

Traditional punk ideals (anti-capitalist, anti-fascism, anti-bigotry)

Flag & Symbol:

Aesthetic: Anything nasty, disgusting, evil, and/or taboo!!! this can be combined with any other aesthetic (i.e. as lovecore or circuscore) while still being monstropunk!!! make it personal to you :o)

Monstropunk is pro:

Minority rights, minorities hating their oppressors

Xenogenders, neopronouns, contradictory labels, alterhumans

Endogenic and plural in general

Healthy anger, healthy spite, healthy negative emotions

Abolishing/defunding the police, abolishing fascism/capitalism

Mental health and mental illness acceptance/awareness

this is an identity that is similar to alterhuman but does not require one to actually identify as inhuman. it is a lifestyle and perspective, as well as an aesthetic!!!

flag and symbol made by @ghostly-blu !!!

im open to any questions or feedback!!!

@hypnosiacon

[anonymouswingedcryptid]

I hate names. I wish they weren't necessary.