#packmeeting

Mostly yes!

I believe if someone is open to being otherkin/therian/fictionkin, they will absolutely find a kintype that resonates with them (psychologically or spiritually). This is excluding voluntary identities, which of course anyone can pick up. The only reason I see that someone couldn't be kin of some kind is that the community/identity/label itself does not appeal to them. You don't choose your kintypes but you do choose how you acknowledge them!

I wanted to know your take on what you believe to be the better umbrella term for the community? Like alterhuman, nonhuman and the like, because I've seen you tag your posts as both.

I think otherkin is probably the most inclusive but I also don't think it matters too much.

Alterhuman implies that you are experiencing an alternative form of humanity. This is perfect for people like me who (often but not always) ID as human or with humanity in some way alongside their kins. However, it excludes people who see themselves as only their kin.

On the other hand, nonhuman removes any connection to humanity, therefore excluding the other half!

I think otherkin works best because it includes both sides + many therians consider themselves *insert species* kin too.

I don't think it's a super big deal either way, though, as people generally get the idea what you mean with any of the words. I tag my posts as all 3 because they apply to all 3!

EDIT: I've been informed in the comments that alterhuman means "alternatives to humanity," therefore including the fully nonhuman as well as those who identify with an aspect of humanity! I change my opinion to personally preferring alterhuman. (Thank you for educating me!)

May I request Cyn/Absolute Solver (Murder Drones) kin tips?

Hi!! Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to watch Murder Drones yet, so a couple of these might be slightly less specific. I did give Cyn a google though, so hopefully they will still be relevant!

Cyn Murder Drones Kin Tips:

Customise (or buy pre-printed) gloves, leggings, tights etc with robotic joints on them! These can be made with black & grey fabric paint, which is relevatively affordable & easy enough to find online. I recommend just doing accessories so they can be worn with a normal outfit & be seen underneath like real body parts. If you're in the UK, I recommend Hobbycraft; I did a Circus Baby cosplay a few years back & that's where I got the paint for my leggings & top.

Collect yellow items & accessories. This is a good one for any fictionkin with a distinct colour (I've guessed Cyn's is yellow)! I have a lot of red clothes & accessories for Vanny when I'm in a FNaF kinshift - this is actually how I got my favourite pair of red, tech/streetwear cargos!

Collect trinkets or keychains you think Cyn would like. Thrifting is the best place for cool... and often weird stuff.

In any fictionkin tips list, they say try dress like the kin. For Cyn specifically, I think a white face mask could mimic their face shape around the eyes, maybe some black or white fingerless gloves for joints & anything with ruffles I think would match their outfit taste. Long knee-socks or leg warmers I believe could also be on brand. Maybe a shortsleeve white top with a black longsleeve underneath would also give some layering that has a robotic/panelled feel. From what I've observed, they seem to wear a lot of gothic and/or dark coloured lolita fashion so maybe look in that direction for ideas.

Snacks wise, I picked up on a maid motif, so perhaps tea & biscuits would be suitable? I recommend liquorice or anything black and/or sour from a robotkin perspective - thinking of it being a replica of fuel or oil. You could also go with the colour themed route and make a yellow snack bundle to connect with them.

Making playlists or moodboards is a solid way to connect to any kin because on Spotify, you can make the moodboards your playlist covers.

Write fanfiction of any kin memories! If you don't have or believe in memories, you can do the same with headcanons for Cyn. I actually have a friend who has 4 different google docs of stories from their kins.

If you saw the last ask game, no you didn't, because I came up with something better!

SEND ME EITHER:

Your wildest kin confession (e.g the weirdest thing you did for species euphoria or the craziest way you made your friend otherkin)

Your kin community horror story (e.g the absolute strangest thing that went down in a discord server).

Your weirdest, wildest & most uncommon kin ID (e.g species otherkin for the anthro cars from the pixar movie - no offense 2 anyone who kins that, just using as an example💜)

Please NO: Heavy venting, NSFW content or graphic mentions of gore/violence. This is meant to be silly/funny!

Anyone with an alterhuman/nonhuman ID (kin or otherwise) can participate!

Oohh, that sounds like an awesome unique kintype!! I love multi/combo kins. This might be a bit of a vague/varied list because I've got to make a couple guesses about your species, but I'll see what I can think of!

Dragon/Angel/Cryptid Kin Tips:

Collect things! A lot of dragons have a hoard and a lot of angels have a particular domain they look after, so I believe you could combine these and create a collection based on what your species is associated with. If you've no particular domain, you could base a collection on your natural habitat to feel more at home! Or just an existing hobby, fandom etc.

Addition to the one above, crystals might be a fitting option + they're easy enough to find!

Wing gear is the obvious suggestion but that can be hard to find & expensive. Alternatively, you could invest in clothing that touches your back, e.g backpacks or fashion corsets, maybe also long, sleeveless jackets that swing around your torso like folded wings.

Adorn yourself with shiny jewellery (maybe make your own using crafting beads or find cheap ones in the thrift as budget options). This is shiny and scale-like for the dragon element, and it is beautiful and precious for your divine side. Not an obvious cryptidkin link here, but some people associate their cryptidkins with finding trinkets like a magpie!

Assuming there might be a paw in your species, fingerless gloves are my favourite gear because they make your fingertips look like the claws.

Snacks wise, there's gold chocolate coins (because dragon hoard + divine wealth), easter eggs are defo dragon adjacent, red fizzy drinks and red lollipops are fun sweet alternatives to any bloodlust you might have, boiled sweets for crunchy bones + meat jerky as an alternative to hunted prey!

If you want to connect to a more divine background, you could design your own sigil! There are plenty of methods online in witchcraft communities & it doesn't need to be charged or used for something magical. If you are into or interested in getting into the craft, you could probably use it for protection given it will be linked to you/your identity!

For the cryptid side, if you're feeling creative, create a fake news article or video about a sighting of you!

Starfolks, in general, are from a game called Worldless. Very cool yet underrated metroidvania of sorts. Basically, they're the species that populate this newborn universe of sorts, and like their name suggest, they are essentially living stars!

There are two basic types of starfolks: Light Starfolks and Dark Starfolks. The light ones are mainly white with blue "cores"/ "eyes"/ stars, and uses actual weapons, as well as lightning and ice magic. Dark starfolks, on the other hand, are black and orange, using claws, fire and wind magic. They can have a wide variety of appearances, with different "species" popping up in both polarities.

HOWEVER, the two polarities (Light and Dark) are locked in an eternal conflict of sorts. The Light starfolks want to retain their polarity, while the Dark starfolks are "unstable" and want to become Light starfolks. This is achieved by Absorption, which is basically when a certain threshold is reached, a Dark Starfolk can try to "Absorb" the essence of the Light Starfolk, "switching" the polarities of the two: Dark becomes Light, and Light becomes Dark. However, this process is pretty unstable, resulting in the creation of new Starfolk species... and a third type of Starfolk that I'm not going to mention because of spoilers.

But! I am specifically a Dark starfolk that is commonly known as "Hunters" in the fandom. Hunters come in both Light and Dark varieties, and look almost like humans save for their featureless faces (Save for their cores) and claws (If they are of the Dark polarity). However, I look quite different from most other Hunters, having more animalistic traits like horns, long tufted ears, talons, tail, wings and feathers.

Don't want to ruin too much of the plot of my source (Because I am surprisingly canon compliant in terms of memories... even if some... extra things happened-), but I have a counterpart named Edda, she's my friend!

(Funnily enough, my best friend is an Edda fictionkin. However, my ACTUAL in-source Edda is a fictive in our system... so I technically have TWO counterparts /Silly)

But that's enough yapping from me, so yep! Check out Worldless if you want, it's somewhat flashy so be warned.

~ 🔶️ [Aven]

WOAHH Aven this is so cool!

Love the lore surrounding the conflict, I can see it's a little morally grey/interesting to discuss.

Starfolk sound like a very interesting species; I love how much variety there is so no 2 starfolk would necessarily be identical. I think that would be interesting if it had a wider kin community to see how people vary! I could also maybe see some crossover in experiences with some divinekin perhaps.

How did you discover your extra animal traits?

Soo awesome you have 2 sourcemates/canonmates, I'm very happy for you all!

I'm not sure what I was expecting but I googled the game after reading this & the cover art is sooo beautiful (I'm assuming it's of a light starfolk?)! It's only £8-11 on Steam & I really like the style so I might give it a go once I get paid. Who knows, maybe it will get me as kin too!

Thank you for the ask anon and I'm very sorry about the delay!

I agree techwear totally fits the sci-fi vibes of the franchise & species! I think it looks very cool and is reasonably easy to find. Any form of dark-coloured functional fashion should give the vibe you're going for!

I'm a big fan of fingerless gloves when it comes to a lot of kintypes because they make your fingertips look like claws! I think they're an accessory that should match that fashion sense. Large platforms (could be platform trainers for the techwear look!) will probably give the xenomorph height & shiny fabrics or leathers could mimic their skin texture. The xenomorphs are fairly boney and have a lot of ribbed/spiked features, so I think maybe chains or tassels would mimic this?

If you're okay with it, black nail polish, especially on longer nails, will be good for claws. Generally black lipstick or eyeliner etc with a spikier shape would also match the Xenomorph in my opinion.

I'm assuming you're not looking for gear in this ask but if you want something subtle, then you can get some pretty cheap fake fangs online that can be moulded individually to your teeth to make them more subtle.

Weirdly enough , creative mode Minecraft with my partner gives wild amounts of euphoria . Namely , when I got mad and went into creative mode and took my frustration out on a bunch of ender dragons . I got all giggly afterwards , and called him over just to kill a warden and look at him for validation , (he wasn't amused but it was still funny /silly) it made me so insanely euphoric to exercise my divinity somewhere , as silly as it is LOL

(I proceeded to spawn atleast 100 axolotls looking for a blue one and he nearly crashed . . . and he told me "This is why you don't play Minecraft with a deity, they just start cheating" (all in a lighthearted and teasing tone) and I giggled so much /pos)

Moral of the story , uh , give your deitykins Minecraft . Creative mode Minecraft is like deitykin enrichment time

Ahh this is such a cool way to get species euphoria!! I might have to include this in future kin tips lists haha! Good luck on getting your divine blue axolotl /gen