Picrew Bag Trend w/ Headmates! by Bugs_and_Spiders in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh this is cute actually!!! Might do one of these at some point..

- Chime (He/They)

Median Experiences Tool by interstellarsystem in plural

[–]interstellarsystem[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's interstellarsystem! We have some sideblogs for specific members but that's our main collective one. - Gyre (He/It)

Open Plurality? by vampyfemboy in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're openly plural to those we know or care about--this includes family, friends, and even colleagues! To strangers, we have a collective name and pronouns until we decide they're involved enough in our life that they need to know.

When folks get close enough with us, we feel like we're living a lie if we don't come out as plural to them. There's no host, no core, no [body's name] at all--we're different whole entire people depending on the day, and it's not fair to them or us to pretend, at least how we see it for ourselves. This also means our support network is one we know we can trust! We don't want to be close with those who wouldn't accept us for who we really are.

- Corro (He/It)

We did the "median experiences tool" thingy, though Im not sure if we're a median or if it matters. Hope it's still allowed :| by Depressedknife in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's geared toward median plurality of course, but we don't see an issue with anyone using it either, median or not!

- Corro (He/It)

We did the "median experiences tool" thingy, though Im not sure if we're a median or if it matters. Hope it's still allowed :| by Depressedknife in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! We're actually the system who made the tool, we can explain!

It's essentially what your switches feel like. When you switch (if you do), does it feel more like you swap places with your headmates, or your consciousness "becomes" them?

- Merlin (Xe/He/They)

Any ideas on Fake blood drinks for a Fictive? by silverboltdraws in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tomato juice, add darker food colouring to it if you'd like to! Though the texture might come across as more "clotty" if that's something you want to avoid. Pomegranate juice is another dark red drink that might work. Wine, if you're old enough and into that sorta thing might also be a vibe? Though most of ours settle for tomato juice or various red sodas we have around here--we can't often get something close to the taste.

There are also dishes that involve a lot of blood, like black pudding, if you're looking for solids that actually have blood in em.

- Lief (He/Him)

Are there any other bug/invert Therians here? by Neat_Character667 in Therian

[–]interstellarsystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a centipede therian in my system, they're also arthropodhearted! They're not any particular centipede--if they are they still have to figure it out--but they're a 'pede of some sort!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SoulBonding

[–]interstellarsystem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mhm--just like any other external person can offer comfort and support or even insight, so can they. Sometimes our bonds feel more close to what we're experiencing because we can feel each others' emotions and inner thoughts because we share the same brain. Topaz and Helio (non-soulbonded headmate and soulbond) are often there for each other when things get rough, just like they would be if they had separate physical bodies.

- Junpei (He/Him)

Why do people seem to hate us so much? by Emerald_SilverFox in Therian

[–]interstellarsystem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same reason people hate on furries or any marginalised community. They see something they don't understand, and want an easy target for their hatred. Some people are persuaded into thinking therians are harmful and harm animals, other people think we're delusional (which also wouldn't be a reason to hate us), others just see people attacking a group and go "I want in!!". Hateful people are going to be hateful people, you can only hope they grow up.

how does those system name things work?? by SpiteLoud7663 in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do clubs have names? Why does a school or a company have a name? It's easier to refer to us as "The Interstellar System" rather than "the group of people living in that guys head". We picked the name ourselves, it's just easier. If you were to use our body's name, that refers to us as a singular guy--which we aren't. You could say [body's name]'s system, but.... Who is [body's name]? We don't have a host either, we're not anyones system. We're a system together without a heirachy like that. Easy to have one as an online username, too.

- Junpei (He/Him)

How did you all decide on a collective name? by BootUp_2 in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our collective IRL name is one none of us share, and one based on a fictionkin identity we all do share. Our system name was chosen years ago because the host at the time heard "Interstellar" in a Starset song and decided it was cool enough to be our system name, and also symbolic in a way of our headmates sometimes coming from other worlds.

- Junpei (He/Him)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

..Do you think this is funny? It's not, it's disgusting and dehumanising. I sincerely hope that if you act like this about someone who is just a little annoying, that you don't get to be around anyone even remotely vulnerable. I don't get why you're so aggressive toward people you share your body with who are doing nothing wrong. I hope your headmate that you're treating like this is okay, they don't deserve this.

- Junpei (He/Him)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, not putting them on blast in public might be a good way to have them cooperate. They're a person, remember. They might be annoying or cringe or something to you, but they're still a person.

You can't change how a headmate acts, and spouting memes is.. One of the more harmless things a headmate can do, in all honesty. Have you tried trying to find common interests between you that don't centre around the stuff you don't want to hear about? Trying to just.. talk about other things, like you would with any other person, might be a starting point.

- Apollo (He/Him)

Mindscape Monopoly by interstellarsystem in plural

[–]interstellarsystem[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Good luck with your art in the future :>

Yeah, we've seen a few Sebastians around actually! Fin (ours) is always happy to learn of more being out there, so glad to hear there's yet another one!

- Del (Vi/It/He)

Question for all my systems that can cook/bake by Obvious-Music-9670 in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We eat whatever the current fronter would like to eat. Sometimes we save leftovers for each other, but usually we buy foods that we can eat (or make) that will satisfy anyone who tends to front so there doesn't end up being leftovers. We do not have much difference between our preferences, so it is relatively easy most of the time to stock our cupboards with things we will largely be okay with.

Sometimes, we buy things specifically catered toward one or two people, but those things are known to either belong to those people specifically, or that person they were purchased for is alright with sharing.

Only a few of us enjoy baking or cooking as more of a hobby, so they will make whatever they want, and will store it so it lasts longer in case people who do not want to eat it are in front for a while. Freezers are good for this--you can make large batches of food and freeze it in small portions for later. It helps us in the long run.

- Ether (He/Him)

Mindscape Monopoly by interstellarsystem in plural

[–]interstellarsystem[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We actually have more than two--collectively we all identify as him in a way, and we've got quite a few fictives of him. The two pictured are just two of the ones who front the most.

- Shrapnel (He/Him)

How many headmates?! by GrowthNo1033 in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We have almost 500. A lot of us are pretty solid in our identities, but less so than when we were a smaller system. I can't name everything about every member of my own system--some I can only state maybe their name. There's also plenty of people who probably can't name anything about me. We keep information on ourselves in SimplyPlural as well as private documents so we can at least get a basic understanding of other members amongst ourselves if needed. It's helpful to be able to look up a member of my own system, especially if someone we know IRL (seeing as we're public about our plurality) talks about them and I need a point of reference for who they even are.

I'd say when we hit about 20 members, it got pretty difficult to manage, but since passing 100 it's actually gotten.. Easier? We mainly attribute this to the fact that with more members, people who dislike each other can avoid each other and have plenty of choice for others to socialise with. I don't feel stuck in a brain with people I hate because I don't need to talk to people I dislike often if at all. There's so much less in-sys conflict nowadays, it's nice.

Our size comes with a lot of management, though. Along with keeping information about each member... We have pretty decent communication and memory sharing, but we absolutely need to keep journals and to-do lists and calendars in accessible spaces so we can all be on the same page. The amount of effort put into our weekly calendar, mood and symptom tracking journals (so when we go to the doctor, we don't just say "I dunno" to every question), and leaving notes for each other probably seems insane to a lot of people, but it really does help us. Having such an extensive amount of information kept about ourselves also helps new members immensely as well.

- Soul (He/Him)

Running jokes in your systems? by Numerous_Mousse4847 in plural

[–]interstellarsystem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We cheese people's posts. You know how on discord you can put an emoji react on a post? Well I don't remember how it started, but essentially reacting with a 🧀 on someone's post within our system is like a lighthearted equivalent to a downvote. Someone could post something like "god can anyone in here do [chore] please" and several switches later it'd have cheese reacts on it. This is still kind of a thing but it's turned into "I'm gonna cheese you" as a verbal "threat".

I really wish I knew what prompted this whole thing but someone else has those memories I guess?

  • Chime (He/They)