#about yellow

Him, as I over-apologize for something: So which one of yall is the one that constantly apologizes? P sure it's not one of the guys I normally see.

Me-as-Cyan, sweating: How did you figure out that's a different alter from the ones you've already met and also hi I'm Cyan

Also him, as I'm bouncing around making drinks: hi Little Reimei

Me-as-Yellow: ???? I DIDN'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING

Also him, noticing the fact I went from "I love doing dishes" to "ugh please no more dishes": Okay I know that was Gray earlier, who are you?

Me-as-Purple: YOU NOTICED ME SWITCH BEFORE I DID????

And it's not just him, a few of the other baristas and shift leads also can tell apart some of the fronters (mostly when it's Green, Purple, or Yellow) or even note when we've switched.

Was on my way home from work when I happened to be the sole witness to a car accident take place right in front of me. I'm physically fine as I wasn't directly involved. Nobody was seriously injured from what I could tell, and I managed to give my number and information to the appropriate parties involved.

However... the DID of it all is hitting me pretty hard as I look back on all this that took place not even 3 hours ago. I know for sure that I experienced a split when the accident happened, as I have a noticeable hole in my memory there and no matter how hard I (Mint) try to actually recall what happened I get nothing. However, another part of me (let's call him Gray) has supplied me with the necessary script to tell the officer at the scene: "I don't have a great memory myself, and I don't remember which car hit which car, but I do remember that the <color1> car was in front of the <color2> car and the <color1> car tailspun before they both pulled over to the shoulder with me." And I trust that the script that Gray provided me is, indeed, accurate to whatever we witnessed, even if I currently don't have access to those memories.

Additionally, we decided to stay at the scene and wait for the authorities to show up. And when the first responders showed up and told us that we were free to go so long as we shared our contact info with the affected parties, our resident little Yellow would immediately pop to front and say "That's okay, I'd rather stay if that's alright!" And each time that happened I found myself trying to rationalize why I would say that. Was I trying to be altruistic to make sure the others involved in the accident were okay? Was I staying behind because I knew there would be a language barrier between the officers and the affected parties and wanted to give as accurate an account as I could to minimize any potential for discrimination or miscommunication? And then I realized.... oh. It's because Yellow LOVES being in high adrenaline situations and finds it "fun" and "exciting" to "experience new things for the first time" (in this case, being a witness to a car accident). And she wanted to be there until the very end.

And to top it all off, I realized that I was dissociating pretty hard throughout the whole thing. I was rocking back and forth (which is my go-to self-soothing stim) and would find myself staring off into nothing, not really thinking about anything. As the go-to alter to front during crisis situations like this, I'm usually disconnected from my emotions and thus present as having a very stoic and emotionless affect, but I was aware that due to the adrenaline my muscles were tensed up and my heart rate was elevated. But I was presenting as calm, cool, and even a bit bored. Except for the times Yellow fronted. Then, I'd be peppy and excitable and smiley.

Meanwhile, Purple pointed at a funky cloud shape and went "Look Azure, it's a dragon! It's trying to camouflage into the clouds but we can see it because we're friends with it!"

And Yellow made a little game with her trying to count all the cars they could see before the clouds covered everything.

who is more excited for halloween?

Blue. Yellow will dress up and stuff but she's not quite as into most holidays as the others.

who gives the best gifts?

I think they're both pretty good at gifts; they both often handmake each other gifts.

who sings along to the radio the loudest?

Blue, they like to jam while they work.

who actually finishes a book they’ve started?

Yellow, though sometimes she can miss details.

who falls asleep during a movie?

Yellow, she's not exactly great at sleeping, and if the movie doesn't hook her she's out like a light.

who plans a surprise getaway vacation?

Yellow. I'm highlighting the word plan here, brcause Blue is the type to spontaneously just... go.

who comes home with useless decorative knick knacks for the house every single day?

Blue, he likes adding a splash of colour to the house.

who takes more pictures?

Hard to say. Blue appreciates things and takes photos of everyday things. Yellow likes to keep meticulous records.

who likes baths? who likes showers?

Blue likes baths, Yellow likes showers.

who keeps a weekly planner?

Yellow. Blue has one but I don't think she's ever used it.

who actually watches the discovery channel?

YELLOW.

who brings up having kids first?

Probably Yellow. Blue wouldn't because he'd think that she wouldn't want kids.

who fixes things around the house when they break?

Yellow.

who leaves their dirty towels on the floor?

Blue.

who makes the coffee in the morning?

50/50, depends on who's up first. Also Blue prefers tea.

who gets jealous over very petty things?

Yellow can on occasion. It's hard for her to figure out what the appropriate response to some things are.

who exercises more?

Blue, they aren't as active as some of their other friends, but they're definitely more active out of the two of them.

who starts listening to christmas music in october?

Blue. He'll also listen to it in the middle of summer. He likes Christmas music.

who actually reads the newspaper?