Terminology
- Plural
- A state where there are multiple conscious creature in a single brain
- System
- Used to refer to all the inhabitants of a brain, referred to as "system members"
- Headmate
- Also used to refer to a system member, an inhabitant of a brain
- Host
- The system member who usually fronts the most
- Front
- As a noun: Represents the physical body
As a verb: A state where a system member can control the body
- Switch
- When the fronting member changes
- Blurring
- When multiple system members merge temporarily; may be confusing
- Proxying
- When a system member (usually the one who fronts) relays words/actions of another member
- Headspace
- A location that is mentally accessible by the system; this is usually where system members live when they are not fronting
- Fictive
- A system member who arrives in the system with the form, personality, and possibly memories of a fictional character. This does not mean the system member is any less real.
- Little
- A system member who, while being able to use a brain entirely, thinks and acts younger than the body is