Hello!! I was wondering what the best way to communicate with animal alters is?? Shdbsndn we have one and it’s like— well. Idk! Idk how to teach him about fronting or anything cuz he doesn’t speak english he’s just like. A straight up cat!!! And i love him a lot but like what do i do HDBSNDNFNSNDNNDSNDN
Hi Anon! So sorry for being late, and even more sorry to say that I don't have a concrete answer for this! All of us here are human(oid)s who can generally grasp concepts that many animals probably can't.
That being said, I do have some general advice that may or may not work for you, hope this helps!
For once, could he try fronting with another headmate in system? (Preferably an animal-lover/someone comfortable interacting with and understanding cats).
If he struggles to get in front, perhaps luring him out with something a cat would enjoy, like fish, or dangly things to paw at? dwoihdowehfo I hope that makes sense, writing it out sounds a little silly, but it could work!
As for the language barrier, that's a bit of a doozy. If he really is Just A Cat™, then it's safe to say he might struggle to *learn* to speak, but perhaps your bodily knowledge of *understanding* the english language could translate over to him? If so, that would make it easier for him to understand others, and you could simple have a translator in-front with him to help decode how he feels when interacting with others!