#dissonaut

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8 stripes/original | 4 stripes/simplified

A system member that holds or constantly experiences intense dissociation. They may numb the body or cause the body to dissociate upon fronting.

"Disso-" from "dissociate" and "-naut" meaning "sailor".

𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝙾𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚂 ,      𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝚂𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃      𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚖      --      makes him feel     as if       he’s walked      beyond      a threshold      of      asthenia      at      only      his own     expenditure ,      taxing the self     of sanity      he so desperately     clings to      like      a thin ,      small thread      --      warranting      𝙵𝚄𝚃𝙸𝙻𝙴 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝚂𝙿 ,      one that      slips      so easily      from the comfort      of cotton ,      the warmth      of silk .     imprisoned in     jumper ,     existing      in      eternal gray     as fabric     wears similar     to sandpaper ,     he rests     in his hollow shell     unbothered      ----      only with his     depletion ,      dwindling logic ,     the lack      of      self - aware      to surroundings .     ❝      𝙸 𝚆𝙰𝚂𝙽’𝚃     expecting      a visitor .     ❞ 

here they are grabbing at straws for a solution  ...  wandering aimlessly without a thought of  what is the problem ?   what needs to be solved in order for  them  to move on  ...  oh,  it’s the fact they are now a we and not an i.  cal not alone in his mind,  body not his own.  eyes unable to uncover  the blur of familiarity  in those he knew.  lost in the world without a small hint tossed.  it strikes him every now and then  ...  the rage.  for now though,  they’ll  just try keeping him in order.  just so it’s clear   ...  a ‘ stranger ’ has been talking behind cal for a while now,  but he  hasn’t gotten around  to tuning into what they’ve said.

           “   your annoyance is oddly familiar  ...  have we met  ..?   ”

REMOVE THE PROBLEM. STRIKE BEFORE THEY DO.

    “   it’s strange to say but,  i feel we do  ...  there’s a comfort to your presence.   ”     along with them  feeling threatened.