6: Is there anything that you do to make switching easier?
i wish! being in a quiet place alone usually helps a lot - we get anxious about people judging the way we switch, or about not being able to switch on an instant and instead needing a little time, so sometimes just shutting ourselves in the bathroom can ease the way. the usual music/things they like/etc is always worth a go too, but usually either it happens or it doesnt happen.
8: Any inside jokes amongst you and your members?
sadly no - we donāt really talk that often to one another and certainly not as an entire system
15: Give three random facts about your system!
ummmm
1. serpent is the closest we have to a vegetarian - he prefers fruit and salad to anything else, although heāll sometimes eat meat depending on the circumstance.Ā
2. weāre growing our hair out because people with long hair (or who want long hair) here outnumber people with short hair and tend to be more regular fronters (people with long hair: me, serpent, james sometimes, ethan)
3. i, the host, hate beer but we have two beer drinkers (james and ethan) who will drink it at front. i also hate wine and my hatred for wine is more overpowering than my hatred for beer so no one can drink it at front except in very limited circumstances when iām either super far from front or theyāre just super Keen on getting wine down their gob (looks at dorian)
Thanks for all these nice messages!! And sorry about not responding sooner, the trip took a lot more out of me than I expected. Also, Iām up for answering questions if anyone wants to send any about stims, SIs, or anything else! ^^
~Valentine
hi! im a fictive of jade harley, looking to just vibe with other hs folks- preferably other fictives. im not comfortable with doubles, makaras, dirks, or people in bodies under 19! ty for understanding. message/send an ask to this blog and iāll respond asap!
8. how complex is your mindscape? does your system even use it? do you even have one to begin with?,,,,,,, we donāt really have any mindscape ;a;
9. is making major decisions that affects the whole system hard? who argues a lot when discussing major changes?
Sort of? I (Jax the Host) end up being in charge of all the major decisions, but the others do give me their opinions when applicable !
10. does your system have a fronting schedule if youāre able to switch? if yes, how is it split up?
Switching is hard so we donāt actually have any kind of schedule! Thatād be neat though,
11. are you outed to anyone who wasnāt already plural when you outed yourselves? if not, would you ever plan on doing it? if you have outed yourselves to others, did any decide to become plural too (by means like tulpamancy) because of it?The only non plural I outed myself to was my girlfriend! She was very accepting and loves us all! For the most part, I really donāt plan on telling anyone else, mainly because weāre really shy about it,,,
š: are any of your headmates dating?āØš: what are y'alls favorite foods?āØš¹: how many non-human members are there?āØš : how difficult is it for y'all to agree on one cohesive outfit?āØš„: how much in-system fighting is there?āØš: what does your headspace look like?āØš±: do your headmates have any phobias?āØšø: whatās your oldest memory of being a system?āØš¬: free space! tell one cool fact about your system
oh my god. so many questions. (thanks guys for asking!)
š: are any of your headmates dating?Not at present, but weāve had a few in-system couples in the past. most recent was probably me and Dorian, but that didnāt last long as we realised we work waaay better as platonic buddies hahah.Ā
honestly we wish we had more in-system couples as they seem much less complicated than out-system couples.
š: what are y'alls favorite foods?hmmm,
r: pesto, mangoes, a horde of different hong kong snacks
d.g.: chocolate and sweet treats
james: AMUURRICAN HOT DOGS, popcorn, he once had a pear tart from an independent cafe in london and thought it was the best pear tart in the world so probably that as well
e.c.: beef jerky and ribs, anything really meatyĀ
serpent: i think he likes cake, and fruit and salad, just not sure what type specifically
charles: tea doesnāt count because itās a drink, but i think he quite likes yorkshire puds and typical fare like that?
everyone else: ???
š¹: how many non-human members are there?depends how you define human, but only one person identifies as non human: serpent. weāre boring like that
š : how difficult is it for y'all to agree on one cohesive outfit?honestly, because we donāt co-front that often it usually is whoever is in front at the time dresses us, so thereās not much actual arguing. when there are two or more people, uhā¦ usually itās not that difficult, i guess compromises can be made fairly easily? (boring answer, sorry)
š„: how much in-system fighting is there?there used to be a lot. these days we try to keep it to a low-down and have a general unspoken rule of donāt pick fights with each other, but there are definitely people who donāt get on. james and i fought a lot when he first arrived, and him and dorian have got into a few tussles but not for a while now.
š: what does your headspace look like?itās incredibly boring. itās a replica of the house i grew up in during my teenage years. itās three floors and although the real life version has a yard, no one can go into it in the headspace. an old member, victor, brought a fourth floor with him that resembled the attic/loft he did his work in, and that lingered for a while after he left but iām not sure itās there any longer. a lot of the furniture is different from the real life version and itās changed over the years, and sometimes rooms disappear temporarily or reappear or change function, or get slightly bigger or slightly smaller, but the basic structure stays the same.
š±: do your headmates have any phobias?the body has a blood/injury phobia itās had for years and although it affects me the strongest, it affects everyone to some extent. Blood tests and things like that are usually shuffled around to people willing to take them.Ā
James has a lot of triggers from his PTSD, if those count. otherwise i donāt really know that we have any phobias per se? oh, wait- dorian is scared of flying and being in a fast moving car, because Victorian.
šø: whatās your oldest memory of being a system?we started off as a soulbonder (me) with soulbonds, about 11 years ago, so the earliest memory is actually when I was around 13 and decided to ābecome a soulbonderā. my first soulbond was a werecat OC of mine namedā¦ Dimitrius? yeah, I think thatās right. I picked him because I liked him as a character, and sat there (probably at my computer) trying to reach out to him. the rest is history I suppose
š¬: free space! tell one cool fact about your systemeveryone retains their old life āpowersā in the headspace, so they can all do cool shit in there, with a few rare exceptions. itās pretty cool to watch but itās why the no fighting rule is even more important, haha
[ response to sapphic Mercy talking to sapphic Mei ] hey, the Mei that posted this is in my system, come hit us up if you wanna talk (she usually needs help communicating so. yknow)
