The fact that “my soulbonds” are even more of a daily fixture, source of continual support, and active participants in my life now than they were when I started acknowledging their existence 20+ years ago. And the fact that once[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sinister System terminology, differences in fronting vs shifts Some people seemed interested in our internal experience, so I’ve written up a little bit of a guide to help it make sense. system member: a distinct person/soul who is one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, some of our system members have orientations that change depending on their shift. I think the most obvious/dramatic one is that there are a few system members who are asexual in one or more shifts, and not in others.
we all have separate romantic and sexual orientations, but some are more common, and of course the orientations of common fronters are more dominant. It averages out to as a collective, us functionally being bisexual/pansexual, polyamorous, demisexual, and aplatonic, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
anendoandfriendo: huntinglove: I’m not plural myself so I don’t have a concrete opinion on it Hey! We’re plural so we might be able to help. WDFC. We’re kind of back and forth on it on PEESONAL comfort level depending on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey anon, this is absolutely a fair question, and thanks for asking! <3 I considered discussing Kisegawa Uendo’s treatment in the post you’re referring to, however, for a couple of reasons, I decided against it. talking about Uendo involves spoiling[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fromfiction: It’s simply one of those inevitable vagaries of terminology. There are 25(ish) souls (system members) sharing this body. Each of these souls is an individual. Each of these souls is part of a large, intertwined cycle of reincarnation that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
astronomicalgarbage: I am drinking I Love My Headmates Juice. I am now offering you some I Love My Headmates Juice. Reblog to accept and enjoy your I Love My Headmates Juice.
The question about system dormancy reminded me that I (💻🔪) basically didn’t experience any of the 2010s. I hopped straight from 2010 all the way to 2019. That was sure an adjustment when I woke up again. XD
Hi friends! Thanks for reaching out, and I’m sorry you’re in a stressful position right now. If what you’re looking for is assurance that this is not an uncommon plural experience, and that this has happened to other plurals, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“sinister is posting about a really unusual assortment of things today” yeah there’s like four people sharing the front rn 🤷
fawning-overshifty: what do you mean he’s fictional, we sleep in the same bed every night
gl1tched-g0th: “Wow you write this character really well!” Thanks I knew them personally
We are a fictive plural system, and we write a lot of fanfiction about our source media. We also have a partner– also a fictive system– who is our writing partner. When the circumstances are right, writing fanfiction based on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
t0bysstuff2: “why is your memory so bad?” “"Why are you always so out of it” “your like a completely different person!” See I have an explanation for this but I don’t think your gonna like the explanation
therainbowrollsystem: silly stuff has been happening insys and it’s made me curious. reblog and put in the tags what your weirdest/funniest fictive relationship is (bonus points if it’s cross-source and/or a polycule) because its genuinely really funny to us
Sometimes switching in is a lot like that moment when you walk into a room and forget why you came in there. Except often you’re just sitting still and you’ve forgotten literally everything you were doing, and perhaps the last[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dshdaskhdkas 🌀😎 got summoned to the front for a post and stuck around and he *immediately* forgot we were boiling water. This is why he can’t cook and isn’t allowed in the kitchen. Thankfully this time I caught it before[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
currently trying to convey the page in fiction writing that system feeling when one system member really wants to say something and another system member is trying REALLY FUCKING HARD to shut them up.
the beautiful lack of giving a shit about something that would have given one of your system mates a rage spike and a 30 minute rant. Block and move on 🙂
Oh. LOL. whatever. Harassment sub gonna harass. 🤷 Nobody real cares about their opinions. They’re a bunch of 12 year old xbox live rejects and catty bitchy meangirls table girls.
Our system doesn’t have specific roles at all, no. There are however certain tasks that often bring a particular member to the front or we request that they be the one to do them. Here’s a sample of a few[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In our system– not necessarily representative of other systems– it is very common for members who are not at the front to be asleep while in the back. It is less common for us to be conscious of members who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We never mind answering polite questions about our plurality from our friends. Please feel free to ask away, though our responses may be slow this evening.
tfw you are front stuck and all the things you wanna do are only going to make you more front stuck and they’ll also disrupt current system stability :c
That’s so awesome! I agree, it’s really nice to see other in-system couples in the F/O community! 😀 Glad to have you around. context link
Hi friend! 😀 Honestly glad to be social with people. The answer is that 99% of our F/Os are in either our system, or our partner system. I’d say about half our our F/Os a are specifically in-system ^^ There[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thelunastusco: cambriancrew: sophieinwonderland: Never happened. 2019 wasn’t even a real year! /s 😜 I do kinda wonder if they just learned about plurality in 2022 and decided that if they didn’t personally know about it then it never existed. You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So it turns out both our system (sinister system), and our partner’s system (deluge system), had joked privately internally about calling themselves “the military industrial complex”. So we decided that now that’s the combined name for both our systems together,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey there, and nice to meet you! We don’t personally use the term introjects but we’re glad to meet other MGS people as well!
Yes. We’re plural.
thenetvvork: cambriancrew: theswiftheartsystem: What is your preferred origin term? Traumagenic Endogenic Tulpa/Thought/Willow/paro Somewhere on the Neurogenic spectrum Unlabeled/Don’t care for a label Multiple Other (Comment if you like!) Not Plural/See results See Results We use parogenic primarily for the comfort[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thenetvvork: thelunastusco: “If you get fictives easily, don’t get involved with this source media because it’s problematic” has to be one of the most wild takes we’ve seen in a while. Thoughts being put together, will expand more on this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
metafarers: “I hate when people compare being a system to trans people’. Why, because you can’t argue against that position well? Because they are both ways of being that have a history of being pathologized by the medical community and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vinecoveredgarden: blackheartbiohazards: vinecoveredgarden: blackheartbiohazards: I’ll be honest, we’re not sure we have a strong idea of what the standard “protector stereotype” even is. Would you elaborate for us? We have lots of system members who are aggressive or hostile in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vinecoveredgarden: blackheartbiohazards: I’ll be honest, we’re not sure we have a strong idea of what the standard “protector stereotype” even is. Would you elaborate for us? We have lots of system members who are aggressive or hostile in certain circumstances,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll be honest, we’re not sure we have a strong idea of what the standard “protector stereotype” even is. Would you elaborate for us? We have lots of system members who are aggressive or hostile in certain circumstances, and many[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
having a hyperfixation that the rest of the system doesn’t share fucking sucks.
We actually have some advice for this! Talking ‘mind to mind’ internally often can get muddled and mixed up– that blurry or co-fronty feeling that you describe. The biggest way we get around that is to write your communication externally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey anon. Hugs if you want them. I can tell you’re not having a good time right now. We can relate to your system member feeling out of place in this world– we do too. That’s why we consider ourselves[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
seraphex: seraphex: kinda gay to be a system ALT its everything tgank you
crystal-hedgiess: hey shout out to plurals with “frustrating” or “socially bad” traits. plurals who seem indecisive, “hot and cold”, disloyal, dishonest, etc. to others due to subtle switches, passive influence, being median, amnesia barriers, etc. between headmates with very different[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
three-in-one: One thing we CANNOT stand being told about being a system. “Well it’s still you, because they’re a part of you.” LIKE BITCH. We are DIFFERENT people. Just because we’re all stuck in one body, doesn’t mean we’re all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
patchwork-sys: noelledeltarune: FUUUCKK FUCKING FUCK. GOD DAMN IT. FUCK!!!!!!! the characters. CLUTCHES AT MY HEAD IN PAIN AND DIES. FUUUUCKKKKK @funnierasafictive
Thank you so much for the compliment, but– I will level with you, pal, we kinda cheat 🤣 a) There are multiple system members for whom writing is one of their primary hobbies, and we also tend to be the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
lychees ✦ do you use self-shipping to explore dynamics that you otherwise wouldn’t in real life? if so, what dynamics (if you’re willing to tell)? do you use self-shipping to imagine things you do want to experience in real life?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hi, friend! Not an offensive question at all, and we are happy to answer! Each of our system members individually considers themselves fictionkin. We are each, in the system, a single fictionkin person. The system is made up of a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
anendoandfriendo: Us being a protogenic-endogenic system, and also a generative system, it’s always odd to us to see people talk about it as if the growth and just being a system is suffering, because to us NOT growing and NOT[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Micro-dosing identity validation by ordering fast food under your real name instead of the body’s name.
Hey friend. I’m sorry you’re struggling right now. Every plural experience is different, but I hope I can give you some helpful advice here. I can’t tell you if you’re plural or not– only the person or persons experiencing existence[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’re happy to answer plurality questions. ^^
livseses: faunabells: to continuously believe that singlethood is the default for the human pysche is to ignore countless of cultural experiences, especially those that belongs to poc. if you’re against the idea that queer identities are illnesses, then you’re against[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
is-this-plural: is-this-plural: I see your logic, but your classic Crossed Signals style bodyswap still involves just one person being in your mind and body, even if it’s not you. It’s an interesting case – does plurality necessarily need to involve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vernalloy: incognitopolls: Are you plural/a system? Yes Probably Maybe? Probably not No It’s complicated See Results Plural/system: someone who shares the same physical body with other individuals, such as in dissociative identity disorder (DID) or other specified dissociative disorder (OSDD).[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m so glad to help, and like I said, I really hope your system member enjoys the F/O community! Just remember, when a fictive system member or a fictionkin F/Os someone from their source who is no longer someone they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thank you for clarifying! Your system member can (and should, if he wants to) absolutely call his crush from his source his F/O and treat them like an F/O in the community. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey! Thanks for the message! <3 I’ll try to help. So, let’s see– you said that the F/O (we’ll use that term for now) does not exist in your system, and you don’t personally know anyone with that character in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, this is an easy question for us to answer because almost all of Sinister System’s F/Os are either in our system, or in our partner system! When that’s the case, F/O posting becomes a sort of game we play[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
today on: “its not a bit, its not intentional, we don’t do it because we’re thinking about who we are”– Peter forgot that he wasn’t allowed in the kitchen, tried to prep chicken for dinner, and promptly set off the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
isabellascarlett1: No Queer person owes you an explanation for their Queer identity. No Plural person owes you an explanation for their Plural identity. No Disabled person owes you their diagnosis.
I’d say most of us have different writing styles rather than typing quirks. Otto is very wordy, Jasmine uses a lot of emojis, etc. And none of us are fully human 😉 ask game link
Everyone can agree on *some* variety of potatoes, but the debate begins when you ask which kind XD ask game link
Yes, we are. Autistic and various other neurodivergencies. (private) ask game link
I don’t think any of our system members are fully human, or have not experienced a life where they were nonhuman. The *closest* is Kirigiri, and he still doesn’t count. 🤣 ask game link
Yes, several of us have pretty distinct art styles! It’s interesting to see. ask game link
Extensively. We have a chart 🤣 Mostly when we we talk about our F/Os we’re talking about in-system relationships! ask game link
It shifts around on a month to month basis. Jas and Hal were the most common for a while. There’s me (Harry), Kirigiri, Otto, Leon… ask game link
All of us (at the moment at least) use either he, she, or they– some of us interchangeably. ask game link
wolvesbaneandbuttercups: The Cooler System Ask Game Based On Things People Fake Claim Systems On – Do you have a large headcount? -Do any headmates in your system have typing quirks? -Does your system have any Non-human headmates? -Is your system[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fictivefaction: !! ASK GAME !! I guarantee no accuracy lol 👥 – How many people are in your system 🎨 – What’s everyone’s favorite colors? ⌚ – Most common fronters? 🧾 – Collective pronouns? 📚 – Everyone’s pronouns? 🍼 –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
virokuns: peak blurry experience is saying something and then someone in system responds and you have to figure out who the fuck both people in the conversation are
I (👑🍸) had a hilarious system interaction this morning I woke up, and was screwing around with our phone in bed for a whileand I went to check the weather, as usual, by typing ‘weather’ into the google widget only[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you front so rarely you have to look up your own system tag.
strawberry-graveyard: i love you in system relationships. i love you in system family dynamics. i love you in system friendships. i love you in system partnerships. i love you in system enemies. i love you in system dynamics that are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“wait, weren’t we working on something else?” “Yeah, the a whole novel. They outlined and started working on it a couple of days ago.” “then why did I completely forget that it existed?” “because the person who started working on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
orange-orchard-system: Mom said it’s my turn to dissociate *becomes so blurry I can no longer tell if I’m fronting*
pluralpolls: xenodelic: Being a system is kinda gay tho… what do you need to be plural for? To share your life with men? 🤨 Happy pride everyone!
Be as kind to and patient with your system mates as possible. Living together in one body is like living together in one house, everybody has to make sacrifices, and treat one another with respect the best they can, or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks for sharing your feelings, anon. Sending you good vibes. context link
Existing as a fictive means living every day with a curious kind of body horror. The face in the mirror is not my face. The body I use is not my body. It is a stranger to me. The wrong[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m really sorry, anon, this is actually something we don’t have. We have lots of resources for questioning being fictionkin, otherkin, etc, but we have been plural for so long and it’s so innate to our life and how we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are either 23 or 25 sinister system members depending on how you count. Toko (😼🔪), Hal, Trevor (🔫🍳) and Kirigiri (🔍⚔️) we’re the first members awake in the body. Despite Toko and Hal being the main fronters for years[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some random Sinister System history trivia There are either 23 or 25 sinister system members depending on how you count. Toko (😼🔪), Hal, Trevor (🔫🍳) and Kirigiri (🔍⚔️) we’re the first members awake in the body. Despite Toko and Hal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, honestly pal, all the fucking time. We tend to avoid mirrors a lot because of how deeply the body’s reflection can fuck with our heads sometimes. darkheart-despairs
I don’t know how much this helps, but here is something that we remind ourselves regarding self and delusion. Being plural and being singlet are both completely internal experiences with no method of outside verification. There is in fact no[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, honestly pal, all the fucking time. We tend to avoid mirrors a lot because of how deeply the body’s reflection can fuck with our heads sometimes.
I don’t know how much this helps, but here is something that we remind ourselves regarding self and delusion. Being plural and being singlet are both completely internal experiences with no method of outside verification. There is in fact no[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The same way you work up the courage to swim in cold water. Either by taking it one, slow, difficult step at a time. Or by jumping right in all at once. Sending you good vibes, one system to another.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The same way you work up the courage to swim in cold water. Either by taking it one, slow, difficult step at a time. Or by jumping right in all at once. Sending you good vibes, one system to another.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
navelgazed: People really think that you have a fictive of someone in your brain and they’re gonna act like they’re role-playing, when like. Okay. It’s more like, hey! You are this character but also you’re a real person capable of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
navelgazed: People really think that you have a fictive of someone in your brain and they’re gonna act like they’re role-playing, when like. Okay. It’s more like, hey! You are this character but also you’re a real person capable of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thethingything: the system experience of being blurry is always so wild because it’s like, it feels like knowing who you are should be very simple, but then suddenly it’s impossible to tell and it’s like “am I this guy? am[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thethingything: the system experience of being blurry is always so wild because it’s like, it feels like knowing who you are should be very simple, but then suddenly it’s impossible to tell and it’s like “am I this guy? am[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nyano64: autism2009: autism2009: you can have characters in your mind! But watch out They will move in forever and they wont even pay rent @funnier-as-a-system
Many systems have system names, but not all. I think it is more common for systems who frequently interact as systems in social media spaces to have names, because it makes us easier to refer to as a collective, Source:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
stars-in-our-skies: hard to swallow pill: you do not get to dictate how a system runs their own system, period. their headspace –if they have one– and any rules that they may make are their own decision and you get no say[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My honest answer is write about it. Write about that thing that your brain wants. You don’t need to give it context just jump in and write the thing and make your brain happy. you can go back and add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…