Roots Run Deep

Another sideblog of plural stuff [sketches, comics, text, etc.]

[redwood-suite]

Quick Intropost

(updated occasionally)

Member Info - Tag/Color, Role, Pronouns

Pink - Host, They/Them

Green - Ex-Host, It/He/They

Sky Blue - Co-Host, Fae > Mirror Pronouns

Orange - Anger Holder, Vae/Vaer

Purple - Protector, He/Him

Teal - Caretaker, He/They

Extra info below

Sideblog to try and figure out/experiment with/explore our plurality and log some of the related experiences that happen. Memory Info - We don't experience noticeable memory barriers or blackouts, but there are differences in recalling memories, as well as emotional amnesia, and/or "grey-outs". Our collective memory is also just kinda bad generally. Not interested in opening asks rn, don't really care about syscourse, new to all this, both silly/light-hearted and heavier content, adult(s). If you know the main blog and/or host then yello what's up :3

[redwood-suite]

Fucked up system 'gender' map for pride month, we're all non-binary and if you try to binarize us off of this we'll Get you.

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we're not dead or anything btw just busy and burnt out and also going outside a lot

[redwood-suite]

So, group watching the newly leaked Avatar movie via co-fronting was fun

[redwood-suite]

Um. thanks, i guess.

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Hypersexual Headmate that likes to lurk vs Sex-Adverse Caretaker that just wants to get chores done

[redwood-suite]

The power of "internally pestering the current fronter with a single repeated word when you want to do something" is an effective one.

[redwood-suite]

Sky Blue's (more accurate) self portrait (we're trying to work on a full set, fronting variance has just been spotty lately)

[syscord-out-of-context]

Hello everyone, Before I head into the details of this blog post, I want to first and foremost make clear that this was not an easy decisio

Please reblog.

[redwood-suite]

Nickname acquired :3

[redwood-suite]

Due to the nature of how we switch and front, it can sometimes be hard to identify which members are currently active and what's exactly happening. However, we've found a solid way of making this easier for us, which is identifying such via physical sensations in our body.

The clearest "tell" for this is facial expressions. Each member has a different facial expression that the body naturally falls into while they're fronting, and they're distinct enough where each member can (usually) be clearly identified with one. This works for co-fronting as well, as they'll usually be "layered" or "combined" in some way.

Some of these facial expressions are represented below: (these are all self-described)

Although they're felt very clearly internally, externally/on the body they can be more vague, and may be hard to notice by those outside of the system. However, this an identification system for in-sys purposes/clarity, so it really doesn't matter that much.

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A system with several furries of vastly different species/fursonas walks into a furry art market

the battle to front and be the one to buy things now begins

[this-is-internoirism]

I adore you, systems, but..

Your alter/part/whatever you call them is not black if the body isn't. They're just darker skinned. And yes, me and so many others will get uncomfortable when you say they are.

Same with intersex. They can totally present as intersex in headspace, but don't say intersex only slurs or claim it for the whole body unless you are intersex bodily.

- From a very tired black intersex system

[the-angelic-collective-deactiva]

Honestly, as a bodily black system, we heavily agree.

We haven't really encountered any fellow systems with alters that label themselves as black or try to reclaim anything that's black-only, but the thought of it does make us uncomfortable. Most of us have no race in headspace, but we all still experience what it's like to be black in life. We all have the authority to decide whether to call ourselves black or not on an individual level, since we're still bodily black, but non-black systems do not have that authority and neither do any of their alters. Alters can look black in headspace, but if the body is not black, then they cannot claim the label or experience.

We love our system community, but... we do just hope that bodily non-black systems can understand. (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

[redwood-suite]

we're pretty sure they both have social anxiety

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Skill issue differences between members (Seriously though how did they do this.)

[summertimerecordsys]

green and yellow are co-conscious or blending often, so yellow (who is an animal alter) was able to hear one of my partners say this and immediately decide that yes, puppy do want walk