Have you ever seen a post or been in a situation and thought, "This is funnier from the perspective of a system"?
We have, too!
[PT: Have you ever seen a post and thought, "This is funnier from the perspective of a system"?
We have, too! / end PT]
That's why we created this blog, which is meant for reblogging posts that may not have been intentionally made with plurality in mind, but are still, as the URL says, funnier as a system (or have any sort of deeper or extra significance as a system, honestly). We take submissions through tags, asks, the submission function, and DMs (though, fair warning, responses for anything other than tags may take a while). We also do our best to add image descriptions to every post we can.
Has one of your posts been reblogged here and you have no idea what we're talking about? See this website for some basics on what a system is! We also give our own explanation right here!
Has one of your posts been reblogged here and you don't want it on this blog? Reach out to us! Requests like these are the one kind of DM or ask we're sure to answer as soon as we see it (but we recommend DMs). As long as we can verify you're the original poster*, we'll take down the post.
* This policy is in place to prevent false claims from assholes. If the post was from a sideblog and you can't DM us from it for whatever reason, let us know and we'll work with you to verify you're the owner of the blog!
Those are all the basics! We have an FAQ and more details under the cut about this blog and its runner/s, if you're curious.
This blog is run by the Indigo Symphony, a plural system with DID dedicated to making the plural and system communities a better and happier place to be! You may know us from our other blogs: the-indigo-symphony (previously orange-orchard-system), plegg-culture-is, factive-culture-is, and pluralprompts. We also go by the name Ambrosia online, and our pronouns are they/them, it/its, or ty/tem/plur/plurs/plurselves.
Here, we support our endogenic fellows who gave us the resources and words for what we were going through when we were first discovering ourselves. This is a place for all systems (and I do mean all), as well as allies, those questioning, and those who just want to look around and learn more about systems. We are against fakeclaiming and will not tolerate hate on this blog. Discourse will be relegated to only light mentions for rare occasions.
Sometimes we get a lot of asks about a specific topic. As such, we have specific tags for these asks, so casual viewers can avoid seeing posts about topics they're uninterested in, and our more interested viewers can look specifically for the content they want more of. Here are our current ask tags:
Asks about roleplaying as a system/plural: R&P (roleplaying and plurality)
Asks about New Year's Eve or New Year's Day: new year new me (literally)
Asks about intrasystem dating: intrasys sweethearts
Asks about financial aid: light the beacon
We will answer asks regarding plurality in general if we feel equiped to, but sometimes we simply don't have the answer you may need. If you want to discuss whether you yourself could be plural, We recommend you take your questions to DMs instead of asks.
A quick FAQ:
What's the flag in your icon?
It's a general plural flag design done by systemaltoclef, created based on Emmengard's plural rings.
What's the symbol in your icon and header?
It's the treblesand (treble clef + ampersand), a plural symbol representing manyness and harmony!
Can I interact/tag you/reblog from you/submit a post if I'm a singlet?
Yep! All are welcome, the only rule is to be respectful of others.
Has anyone ever figured out that they're a system from this blog reblogging one of their posts?
For this blog in particular, it's hard to say. We have had questioning folk reach out to us to ask about plurality, but We've never had someone explicitly say their egg carton cracked due to us reblogging a post they made.
Is it alright for me to reblog so many posts?
Yes. Never feel bad about spamming my notifications. I am used to it and have accepted my fate.
Do you take polls as submissions?
No, we do not accept polls in our submissions. We do not make or reblog them here.
That's all for now! Thank you all for being here, and I hope you have a great day!
(snaps out of it) OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING!! HOLY JESUS CHRIST FUCK WHY DID NOBODY TRY TO STOP ME (eases back into it) ahhhh. yeah this feels right
hiii um sorry if this is weird I legit don't know where else to figure this out but how do we tell our irl friends that we're a newly discovered system...? (Newly is being used kinda light here, I waited a bit to get as much mapped out internally as possible so we've known about it for some months now)
Idek if they know what a system is or if they'll think we're weird or wtvr (Theyre good friends but yk anxiety) and I just don't know what to saayyy
Well, you could test the waters first by bringing up plurality in other contexts! For example, if you share a fandom, you could bring up a plural character or headcanon you like, and ask what they know about plurality. Something like, "You know (character) from (media)? Recently I read a fic where they're plural/I've been thinking about a plural AU with them/I've been thinking that they would really make sense as a system/(etc.). Do you know what plurality is? Just wanna check before I go too in-depth." Or you could do what we did with a family member, and ask if they know what plurality is before sharing some funny posts about it. Hell, feel free to bring up this blog if you want!
Personally, when it comes to the actual coming out, We like to rip the band-aid off, but in a casual way. Something like, "Oh btw I'm a system. I'm telling you this because I trust you and want to share this part of my life with you. Feel free to ask questions if you want". By treating it as something casual yet important to you, you prime the other person(s) to also think of it as something casual and Important To This Person I Care About.
The exact wording might change depending on the person and when We bring it up. For one person We plan to come out to, We're probably going to bring it up as, "Hey, you know how I want to write a book with a system character? That may or may not be because I'm a system lol". Since you probably want to see what they know about plurality first, you can do something similar, and reference that conversation as a transition into your coming out.
We've also come out via PowerPoint before, but that was to a therapist, since We needed to get through a lot of information. Still, that's also a viable choice that will allow you to prepare a lot in advance! You could throw in some jokes, have a silly QnA session, whatever else you want to make it less serious and intimidating.
Regardless of which method you prefer, it's a good idea to ask yourself how many people you want to come out to at once. You could come out to everyone at the same time, or in smaller groups, or one-by-one, or in a mix of smaller groups and individuals. Whatever works best for you. Coming out to multiple people at once can be intimidating, but it's faster, and if one or some of them already know about plurality, you can let someone else explain how some of it works (especially if you let them in on the plan ahead of time). Coming out to people one-by-one can drain your energy, but it may feel safest to take it slow and see how each individual feels.
If you'd like to have some resources on hand to throw at them about what plurality is, here's some We like to provide when telling people about plurality:
A System's Guide to Plurality
The Dragonheart Collective's Primer To Plurality
more than one
Remember, if they're good friends, they'll accept you. And if any of them turn out to be not-so-good friends, you can kick them to the curb, survive, and find better friends in the future. They have shown themselves to be trustworthy enough to learn about this part of your life, and in the unlikely chance they decide to scorn that, that's on them. Not you. You are a wonderful, incredible system, and you will rise above any challenge in your way. Now go forth and plan your grand coming out.
The thing about loving complicated and morally grey fictional characters is that I cannot rotate them around, watch them from all angles, open them up and see what's crawling in their brains, in order to accurately represent them in my fanfictions.
Like, I need Eva Stratt physically at my side dictating me her tought process otherwise this fic is not gonna work.
Sometimes having an OC is like "this character is an outlet for my insecurity and trauma" and sometimes it's like "this character is an outlet for my love of vampires :)". Sometimes it's both
Sometimes you think it's "this character is an outlet for my love and nothing more :)" and then you look it over later like "shit. product of the deepest depths of my soul again"
