Seven Goons in a Suit

hiya! (if you send an ask please don't expect a quick answer. we may be inactive randomly and for indeterminate periods of time. thank you)

[hydra-sys]

Intro Post!!

Hi there! We're the Hydra System, an experparogenic system with seven known members currently.

We also run @plural-starterpack! It's basically a BAH blog, but with more options (you can get headspaces, groups, or whole systems too!)

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About Us

Elijah Lee (Core/original, demonkin, frontstuck {and have been the whole time as I recall}, he/him or any except she/her, trans FtM, 17)

I like potatoes. Also the beach, music, writing, and all kinds of other stuff.

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Willow (semi-vox, he/him, 20 in-sys)

Likes The Crane Wives, the beach, and ice cream. Second-youngest active member chronologically, formed in 2024-ish.

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Triptimanias (semi-vox, ze/zem/zeirs or he/him, ageless in-sys)

Likes mischief, cardistry, magic tricks. Second-oldest active member, formed in 2020. A (very source-disconnected) fictive of Hesper (we think).

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Yarrow (mostly vox, they/it, 24 in-sys)

Third-oldest active member, formed in 2021. A (very source-disconnected) fictive of Winston from the Maze Runner. Doubles are fine.

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Solirah (mostly vox, angelkin, mirror pronouns or hy/hym, 26 in-sys)

Oldest active member, formed in 2013. Our guardian angel.

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Oren (semi-vox, he/him, 42 in-sys)

Fourth-oldest active member, formed in 2021 shortly after Yarrow. Very parental and caring.

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Leckerel (semi-vox, he/him, 76 in-sys)

Ironically our youngest active member, formed in 2024 shortly after Willow. Grumpy but secretly a softie.

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Who's Welcome:

DNI if you have harmful beliefs, opinions, or behaviors. This includes but is definitely not limited to queerphobia of any kind, racism, ableism, sanism, discrimination in the name of religion, classism, sysmeds, transmeds, and kinmisia.

Radqueers are not necessarily unwelcome, given they do not exhibit any of the above.

We are proship/darkship neutral, and discourse is unwelcome here.

We block freely, and will do so if you make us uncomfortable for any reason.

Paraphiles are not unwelcome here, given they are non-harmful.

Therians, otherkin, alterhumans of any variety, endo and willo systems, plurans of any type, are all welcome here.

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Stay tuned for updates. . .bye-bye!

[hydra-sys]

felt cute made a bah blog

( @plural-starterpack )

request guidelines coming soon, hope we see someone over there :P

-eli

[alreadybeenthereanddonethat]

YES PEOPLE GO VISIT

[hydra-sys]

aww thank you <3 -eli

[hydra-sys]

felt cute made a bah blog

( @plural-starterpack )

request guidelines coming soon, hope we see someone over there :P

-eli

[hydra-sys]

ranting about syscourse and other crap under the cut

(there might be some triggering stuff in here, especially regarding anti-endos, so yeah. proceed with caution, this is a rant after all)

(also the formatting and legibility might be shit, again this IS a rant)

first of all. i just came from yet ANOTHER blog with 'plural' in the name which--surprise, surprise--was basically accusing endo systems of invading DID/OSDD/etc spaces and using 'system words' and blah blah blah.

BRO. THE WORD PLURAL IS INHERENTLY INCLUSIVE! it's not for DID/OSDD/etc only! IT IS MEANT TO ENCOMPASS EVERY FORM OF PLURALITY!!!! including non-disordered! and even non-system!!!!

also. can i please talk about how so many ppl (sysmeds esp) view systemhood as all being the same person just 'divided' into parts bc of amnesia barriers and stuff?

like yeah i understand this is how some systems work and how they identify but as a system where all of us are separate, individual people--NOT just a 'divided' singlet--it pmo that people act like that's the ONLY way systems can be and that is inherently how they work.

and i DOUBLY hate when ppl say systems only occur bc the brain makes it happen due to trauma or whatever. like alr fuck all the cosmagenic and spiritual systems right? right because they're assholes and can't even consider an alternate point of view. i HATE HATE HATE when people say 'it's basic science/biology/whatever the fuck else' because while yes science has brought us incredibly far EVEN SCIENCE is not perfect immutable fact! it's just a framework based on what the highest probability is that something makes something else happen that allows us to make some measly amount of sense of the world around us and how our bodies work.

we STILL basically have no idea how the brain operates or why or any of that. NO my plurality is not just my brain being quirky and weird. my brain and my body are just interfacing tools to interact with meatspace. i could take them off like gloves if i wished and simply live in headspace forever. (which is sounding amazing right about now.)

your explanations and your frameworks do not apply to me or my system because we don't fit in them. and in fact they do not apply to a LOT of systems because so many systems think of their plurality differently than psychology does. so many systems have members that just do not fit under a psychological lens because psychology just cant explain everything. it's a human science and therefore has human error.

also when sysmeds tell endo systems 'make your own words and your own spaces D:< stop invading ours!' and then. straight up steal OUR WORDS and invade OUR SPACES. i swear i could just explode out of anger? NO you dont get to use 'plural' if you're a sysmed! fuck off! nor do you get access to pluralpunk (you aren't), pluralgang, actually plural, OR ANY OTHER PLURAL-RELATED TERMS OR WORDS! YOU ARE AN EXCLUSIONIST! THE WORD PLURAL IS NOT EXCLUSIONIST-FRIENDLY!

also also also, endo systems have made their own spaces. we have fought tooth and nail for them in fact. and we are still being harassed by sysmeds and anti-endos. and having our spaces cut down and whittled away by them. and being told that plurality is a curse, that it can't be a blessing, that we're ableist, that we're the problem, that we're faking, that we're horrible and need to die simply for being the way we are.

well, my system IS a blessing, and it IS real, and ykw im going to get even more plural just to spite you! ):< /not necessarily at you (unless you're a sysmed)

[123gocat]

💗"pro recovery for disordered / harmful to act upon paraphilias" doesnt mean conversion therapy!

when something is a disorder, it means it causes distress and/or significant impairment in daily functioning. when something is "pro recovery" it means to , well, recover. which that doesnt mean getting rid of the attraction, it means getting rid of / alleviating the distress and impairment.

in which, by the way, a part of alleviating distress surrounding a paraphilic attraction is by understanding it and accepting it, and self love. hating yourself for your paraphilia will make it worse and more likely for you to hurt other people and ultimately yourself.

neutrality is the baseline, as all attractions & emotions & internal feelings are morally neutral. but in a society with such heavy stigma and hatred towards paraphiles, you might feel as if you'll never be loved. thats why i recommend choosing self love and expression. because in a world where you are hated for an attraction you didn't chose to have, you need to be there for yourself . 💗

resources!

Understanding Paraphilia: Exploring Sexual Diversity with Empathy

Paraphile Support Resources

The Alternative Sexualities Health-Research Alliance

[ripcordsys]

see, the thing is, i understand anti-endos/anti-willos. i've felt that pang of "that's not fair! i had to go through hell for this! i was forced into it! it's not fair that you can choose! it's not fair that you got it naturally!"

but, the thing is? i'm mature. so i moved on. feelings are normal. jealousy is normal. that feeling of "this isn't fair" is normal. but you have to learn to deal with it. you have to acknowledge that the feeling is real and valid, but it's also not one you can allow to stay.

because it's not fair to them. those are real people, endogenic and willogenic systems. those are people with emotions and feelings. you have no idea what their life is like. you cannot allow your upset to hurt them.

maybe it isn't fair. but that doesn't matter. don't repeat the cycle. don't let your trauma turn you into a cruel person.

[primulasystem]

✨️What's one thing all or most members of your system have in common?✨️

(or more than one if you want!)

[hydra-sys]

pronouns / gender (we all are masc-lean and five out of seven of us use or are alright with he/him and the other two use they/it or mirror / hy/hym :P)

[marsbar-404notfound]

Soooo

Guess who just found out they may or may not be a system after learning that not all forms of plurality are caused by trauma and has been looking back on what they could remember and it all sorta clicks into place

Still trying to figure out who’s there or if anyone else other than me even is there but it’ll be a learning journey for all of us :3

[w0rst-to-ever-do-it]

I LOVE PIRACY I LOVE SHOPLIFTING I LOVE NOT PAYING FOR STUFF

[hello-heteronyms]

plural positivity comic challenge!

hi! we see a lot of systems who want to make plural comics but don't know where to start! so we thought we might help this by making 30 prompts to spark people to make comics! feel free to do as many or as little as you want! you can do them randomly or as a daily comic challenge, etc. feel free to tag us in your comics if you use these so we can share them to this blog/get excited for you!

Make a comic about:

An in-system inside joke

a disagreement in system

an unexpected agreement in system

your origins

A movie you& watched recently

Riding the train/bus/tram/car together

An unpopular opinion

A pet-peeve

A moment of solidarity

 Something that makes you& sad

 Coming out or being closeted

 A piece of media you& think feels plural

 Plural rep you&’d like to see more of

 Accommodations that help you&

 What switching feels like

 What consciousness feels like

 A childhood comfort object

 Something that brings you& plural joy

 Experiences with doctors

 Experiences in work/your& job

 non-humanity

 Being fictionfolk

 A collective goal or aspiration

 In-system relationships

 Created plurality

 What memory feels like

 Subtle plural pride

 Common questions people ask you&

 A real-life plural icon you& look up to

 What you& imagine a plural future would look like

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. I’ve received complaints from anonymous employees that our support of the “homosexual lifestyle” is “degenerate” and “irresponsible”. It really got me thinking and I think I found a solution. So good news! We now have 23 vacated positions reserved for members of the LGBT community. Additional good news, we began a new testing initiative on evolutionary degenration with 23 test subjects all ready to go.“

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. If you’re experiencing a time loop in which you’re repeating the month of June over and over, that’s totally intentional. We at Aperture Science felt that pride month was not long enough and so we created this loop to let employees experience as much pride as they feel like. To get out of this loop, simply use the pod labeled “Time Machine” in Shaft 6 and then either kill or save the baby on the other end depending on when in the loop you’re on. Don’t worry about the baby’s identity, he grows up to be an asshole.“

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here, happy to announce that our Rainbow Gel project was a massive success. We have developed distinct gels in every color of the rainbow pride flag. In fact, it was too much of a success, so we’ll be updating our pride flag accordingly to include 75 new colors corresponding to all of our new gels. Word of advice, though, don’t stare at the flag for too long, most of these colors haven’t been tested on human eyes yet.”

[charlesoberonn]

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here, Cave Johnson queer. Get used to it.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. Caroline just informed me that I am her “beard”. I checked, and I fail to see how I could possibly have grown out of her face. If anybody knows anything about human-to-facial hair transmogrification, please report to my office.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. Friendly reminder that Aperture employees living prior to the legalization of gay marriage are invited to use our Aperture Science Temporal Matrimony Pod in order to travel to the future with your same-sex partner and get married there. Employees from the future who wish to return to a time before gay people being able to marry are also welcome to use the pod and we’ll make sure to send you to an era well before gay marriage. I’m thinking maybe Late Cretacesous.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. I’m proud to announce that our plan to hire only female test subjects to prevent them from flirting with our female scientists has been a resounding failure.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. I’m afraid we’ll have to temporarily pause all experimentation with the Gender Affirmation Beam. The testing itself is going great, the beam is working. But we’re starting to run out of thigh high socks and khaki shorts.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johson here. Shafts 10 through 14 are currently under lockdown due to a meltdown in the Neopronoun Syntheizer. The transphobes up in DC might call that ‘a disaster in the making’ but I call it a win for diversity! That being said most of these pronouns are radioactive so do watch out.”

[charlesoberonn]

Cave Johnson here. If you feel a sudden sense of elation and contentness when putting on your new Aperture Science unisex uniform, that is not Gender Euphoria! That’s a hallucinogenic fungus taking over your brain. Take the uniform off immediately and throw it in the nearest incinerator.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. I won’t tolerate any misgendering of the interdimensional invaders swarming the facility! Their pronouns are they/them and we’re ought to respect that. We’re also ought to shoot them on sight since they’re extremely hostile and bent on enslaving our planet.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. To all of my suitors and secret admirers: Thank you, honestly I’m flattered. Unfortunately for you, I don’t swing that way. Or any way. I only swing where the wrecking ball of science takes me. Usually into a brick wall.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. I’ve been thinking. We have gay pride, and we have gender envy. What other deadly sins can we incorporate? Maybe bisexual sloth? Lesbian wrath? I’ll talk to the lab boys about it.”

“Cave Johnson here. Update: The Lesbian Wrath project is postponed indefinitely. My condolences to the families of the deceased. Though let’s be honest, they probably had it coming.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. For the last time! “I’m reclaiming the slur” is not a valid excuse to shout out loud the killer androids’ activation codes! We picked that word for a reason.“

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. I’d like to apologize to Floor 194 Safety Supervisor Doug Blakely for firing him after allegations that he was forcing employees back in the closet. I was not aware that said closet was a literal storage closet for zombified Aperture employees. To make it up to Doug, he’ll be allowed to feed Floor 194 HR Manager Lisa Briant to the closet zombies if he so chooses.”

[charlesoberonn]

”Cave Johnson here. A reminder that next year Transgender Day of Visibility falls on Extradimensional Day of Visibility. The lab boys are cautioning me to caution you to be prepared. Do not confuse transgender and transdimensional! Big mistake.“

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. To all cishet Aperture employees who volunteered for the ‘Get More Woke’ program, please report to your department’s OR at the nearest convenience to get the alarm clocks surgically removed from your spinal cord. Aperture Science apologizes for the misunderstanding.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. Dr. Barnaby from Cyborg Engineering is an attack helicopter. That’s not a transphobic joke, by the way, they literally transformed themselves into an amalgam of human and helicopter. Impressive. Unauthorized, of course, but still impressive. Anyway, we lost track of them, so everyone watch the sky for a mad scientist with blue rotors and machine guns.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. To the joker who added ‘make the sun gay’ to our quarterly agenda, I hope you’re pleased with yourself. The Astrophysics Department is tearing itself apart with half of them shouting that you can’t make the sun gay and the other half screaming that the sun is already gay. Either way, we’re not doing it.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. The congressional delegation of Senator Patrick Johnson (no relation) to inspect our facilities had to be cut short due to a mishap with the Gender Affirmation Beam. I’d like to apologize on behalf of Aperture Science to Senator Johnson and her staff.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. Just the other day, our sign guy asked me ‘Cave, don’t you think LGBTQIA2S+ is a tad too long?’ and I told him ‘First of all, that’s Mr. Johnson to you! And secondly, I actually think it’s not long enough!’ and that’s why I’m adding an ’&’ to the acronym. Don’t know what it stands for yet, but I’ll figure it out.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. You already know that here in Aperture Science we’re all about gender affirming care. We’ve been at the forefront of hormone replacement therapy since before we knew what these hormones do. You also know that here in Aperture Science we’re all about not getting sued. So everyone be quiet about our role in the Estrogen Cola disaster.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. So far, we received 832 submissions to our Homophobia Remover design competition. Unfortunately, 829 had to be disqualified for being a schematic of a gun. Objectively hilarious, but not what we’re looking for. Wait, the lab boys just got another submission: and… it’s another gun. Keep at it, folks.”

[charlesoberonn]

“Cave Johnson here. Using a set of genetically identical triplets and a molecular combinizer, we just proved scientifically that being bisexual isn’t the same as being half-straight and half-gay. Now we just need to figure out how to separate Craigstopher back into his component brothers.”

[hydra-sys]

this is high-quality humor right here (idek whats going on but i LIKE IT)

[good-plural-culture-is]

Good plural culture is validating your system even when you feel like you're faking.

This is good plural culture!

It’s really hard at times, but it’s important😊

Cause even if it feels fake at times, it would feel way worse to ignore everyone and pretend there was just 1

- H🌼 (she/they)

[abstract-house]

SYSTEM BUTTONS! comment if you would buy these! <3

[hydra-sys]

YES

[hydra-sys]

we just watched project hail mary and my god i havent been so warm and fuzzy inside since ever

[sartorialadventure]

[pomrania]

Reblogging for reference on how to make a blanket cape.

[chaos-ducks]

Wait I need this reference

I however do not have a good blanket for this

I shall have to acquire one

[hydra-sys]

Experparogenic - An Origin Term for Systems

Experparogenic: A term for systems who already existed, but were not aware of their members outside the core/host until headmate creation techniques were used and 'woke up' the other members.

They typically would not have had many common pre-syscovery experiences, such as switching or communication with other members, though this is not a rule for systems of this origin and the term may be used regardless.

The name comes from Latin 'experrectus' and 'parogenic'. Experwillogenic is a synonym using willo- terminology. Expertulpagenic is another synonym using tulpa- terminology. The flag was inspired by the dippigenic, parogenic, and cryogenic flags.

This term is not for sysmeds or exclusionists. Endo-neutrals may use. I will be adding this to Pluralpedia.

Coiner's personal experiences below the cut.

Hiya. I coined this term to describe our origin. A couple months ago, I found out about tulpamancy and ways to create a system if you weren't born with one/didn't form one for whatever reason, and I started using those techniques to create headmates. Then recently, Willow informed me that we had a headmate who'd been around for five years (Yarrow) and then further informed me that we had three more headmates I hadn't met yet. All of that led to me learning I've had headmates since I was five years old, despite not quite noticing their existence. I scoured Pluralpedia, but I couldn't find anything that fit our experiences exactly, so I decided to coin this. Enjoy :P - Eli

[hydra-sys]

Pluralpedia link.

[quiteliterallyhotsauce]

Listen.

EVERYBODY knows (or should) that you DO. NOT. STOP. in Vidor, Texas. 

It’s best to just run out of gas elsewhere. Whatever you do, black folks, DO NOT STOP IN VIDOR, TEXAS. 

There’s a good chance you’ll get lynched or just come up missing - and I’m not joking.

also do NOT stop in Harrison, Arkansas!!!! (relatively close to OK and MI) a nazi town with a BIG KKK organization.

Reblog To Save Life

[tuffcrow-deactivated20190517]

Okay but like reblog to LITERALLY SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE

[missheis]

Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please puHLEAAASSEEEEEEE BE SAFE

[unified-multiversal-theory]

They are called sundown towns and there are a LOT of them in the US.

https://sundown.tougaloo.edu/sundowntowns.php

This website has a clickable map where you can see suspected and confirmed sundown towns by state, as well as information about whether these attitudes are historical or current.

The homepage of Dr. James W. Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America, and Sundown Towns.

[glytchflower]

Reblog for the link

reblog for the link

REBLOG FOR THE LINK

[wordsaremylife]

Please stay safe

[tenmei-savvvv-deactivated202206]

REBLOG IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT BLOG YOU ARE THIS IS GONNA SAVE SOMEONE

[swigglesandwiggles]

I am poc too and i am scared for my LIFE when i go to the south. please stay safe.

[wofworld]

I am not poc but I know this could save someone’s life. Please reblog and spread the message.

[lyrslair]

My obligatory addition to this every time it crosses my dash, because I know the link is definitely missing ones in my own (northern) state and there are some in this thread not on the above link either - thread by LeVar Burton with a LOT of replies from people naming the sundown towns near them:

https://twitter.com/levarburton/status/1300918792143339520

[inyuji]

Just in case someone is traveling, please be careful

[ms-cellanies]

AUTO REBLOG

[amingethia]

On this weeks episode of why America is terrifying.

[pigeonwithabriefcase]

im not american but god this is terrifying

[secretscreamsofjoy]

REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG THIS IS HORRIFYING

[agentwaffle]

This is fucking terrifying stay safe y'all :(

[3amclothesmonster]

Heres Arizona’s , by the way

[dumpsterforsale]

As someone that lives in Beaumont right next to Vidor DO NOT STOP HERE EITHER!!! Or literally ANY of the surrounding cities. You have a better chance in New Orleans and Lafayette than here. 

[itsgoosetime0-0]

Holy that’s terrifying

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

jesus fucking christ. stay safe, everyone.

[nonbinary-polls]

I can’t believe the city I live in is on that list, holy shit

[pal-the-professional-fool]

Holy shit I live by some of these places

[totally-cis-offical]

Holy shit

[drudg30n]

i am not near any of these places (not any that i can think if i live in a progressive state) but PLEASE be careful.

[mishipeshu-hellhound]

Be careful please ya’ll!

[dusk-the-fallen]

@rareblackside

[presbyterrsp4wnist]

REBLOG THIS

(Especially as a dark skinned myself.)

[spawn-news-deactivated20251126]

Reblogging to save a life, please try to make people aware of this as this place is actually disgusting and people have gotten hurt here. Please, I’m not looking for interactions for popularity, I’m looking for people to spread this and keep others safe. 🪽

[spawns-devoted-dovee]

please reblog this to save a life. … this is genuinely scary guys… looks left looks right…/srs

[evil-good-satan-offical]

dawg why tf do these places exist. reblog to legitimately have a chance of saving someones life