I'm bored and have been bouncing around writing ideas in my brain for a while, so for anyone interested in writing some stories with plurality in them, here's some prompts for you:
Person A has started dating Person B, who is in a system. Person C, a protector in the same system, fronts to give Person A their version of the "shovel talk."
Person A, unaware of System B's plurality, mistakes a syskid fronting as age regression.
System A and System B, both masking as singlets, are pretty sure the other one is plural, but neither are confident enough to ask, and so both pull out roundabout ways of looking for clues one way or the other.
System A recently came out as a system to Person B. Person B is now realizing that, oh heckity hell, they may be a system too.
Same as prompt 4, but with some extra angst; Person B was dismissive of System A because they've had similar/near identical experiences to System A's "plural traits," and they're still a singlet, so that must mean that System A is one too! Basically Person B fakeclaims System A because they haven't realized they're also a system, and mistake all the signs as perfectly normal occurrences.
Person A and Person B (and more if you want) meet, and realize they both know the same person, System C! As they get to talking about their mutual friend, however, both become confused at how different System C seems to act with both of them... System C must explain that they both know different system members.
Person A is starting to get suspicious that they may be a system, but they know none of the proper terminology or that there's communities surrounding this sort of thing – they don't even know the word "system!" How will they fare, going in blind to their own questioning?
System A is out, while System B is not. System B is envious of System A for being able to be so confident of who they are, and decides to come out to them as a fellow system.
System A has yet to realize they are a system, despite all the clues in front of their face(s). System B watches from the sidelines as they write off every sign imaginable with an ignorant smile. (Bonus, if you like angst: System A isn't totally ignorant, they're just not ready to face the truth yet.)
Person A begins fronting for the first time in a long while, and must adjust to current life with the friends that other members made while they were away.
Person A, a singlet, was just recently introduced to plurality by their system friend/partner, System B, coming out to them. They're learning to recontextualize everyday moments that they previously brushed off.
Person A just switched in during a conversation with Person B, but doesn't know that Person B knows about their plurality. Cue Person A being concerned that Person B seems to see through their mask, and Person B being confused because they're pretty sure that was a switch, but they're usually told when that happens, and whoever this new fronter is hasn't said anything?? (Bonus: Person C is co-con with Person A and is trying to explain, but Person A misunderstands what they're saying as wishful thinking for if they came out to Person B.)
After System A's coming out, Person B has tried to develop notes and a process to tell each system member apart. It's up to you how accurate this process is.
A new system member is shoved into front shortly after forming. They must now piece together what's going on with their new life and brain. (Bonus: their exomemories confuse them further, maybe even implying the answer to their questions is something other than plurality/reality.)
Person A is a singlet who recently met System B, who are open about their plurality. As they learn more about it, however, they start to realize that they've seen something similar from Person C, and aren't sure whether to confront them with their suspicions or not. (Bonus: System B meets Person C and ends up being the one to confront them.)
We tried to keep these as general/vague as possible so systems of all types could find something they relate to and want to write. Go wild, my ducklings – I want more plural stories to read.
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