Hello again! I have some questions about how the hive mind and the assimilation process works, as well as how much individuality the hive mind allows.
Also is it different from hive mind to hive mind? (ie, does RTgame's hive mind work differently from Legundo's apart from the bodyless thing?) Thanks <3
OUGH. ITS BEEN. TWO MONTHS. I AM SO SORRY
I saw this and went "Oh ill answer when im not on my phone" and then?? forgot. augh. okay! Answer time!! So! The assimilation depends on how Legundo, or 'Hive' myself and a friend have taken to calling him, does it. Normally, when hes trying to slowly meld them into the mind, the assimilation is slow, gradual. Like how you might slowly gain an accent if you live in a new place for long enough. If he needs to do it quick though? Its painful, sharp and urgent. Think of it as the difference between easing into a cold pool, and jumping into the pool. One is slow and gradually gets you used to it, but offers many opportunities to gtfo if you get scared. The other is quick and irreversible, you are unable to run, you are submersed.
The hivemind actually does allow individuality! The difference is that it doesn't *look* like individuality to those outside the hivemind. Sean will be different to Kiply who will be different to Shadow who is different to Grady, and so on and so forth. The main thing is that they dont *show* that individuality around others. Except for talking quirks or instinctual reactions, most individuality happens amongst other hivemind members, or in the Mind itself.
Course, Hive could *take* that individuality away, but he enjoys his people to be themselves. They are all his, and so they are all *like* him, but they are not *only* him.
And yes! It is different from hivemind to hivemind. But it also depends on the people.
RTGame is old, very old, and all of his people in his Mind are too. They are ancient, old, even the youngest is years upon years older than Legundo's people. They have been without a body for so long they do not quite remember what it is like to be mortal. That is why RT's hive do the 'feed' and why they are so weird when talking about other people or others Minds.
Legundo is young, and so are all of his people. Sure, he has a few far older people from his time in the North, but those are few and far between. None of them quite... fit, like his people do now.
Thats also a difference. Legundo *would* let his peoples souls go if they asked, and had reasoning.
RT has tried, and most of his cling on tightly.
I have. lots of thoughts lmao