#sheephearted

making little vocalizations! lately i’ve made a lot of domestic cat and wild boar sounds

the weather has been in perfect condition to do some exploring! i love going out and finding a new grassy field or lakeside to run around in

wearing my beloved fox tail! i’m a big fan of clothing-based gear, and i’d love to get my hooves on some more tails or a pair of horns

(SAFELY) eating greens and fruit still on the plant! i love picking the ripest oranges from my tree or nibbling on basil from my little herb garden

i learned that it’s much easier to float on water in the ocean than in a pool or river. it’s definitely fun and affirming to do while i have sea otter shifts!

i've never helped someone with figuring out an alterhuman ID before, but the things i had to consider were things like:

do you feel connected to things sheep have or feel like you should or do have them? sheep horns, hooves, wool, a tail, etc.

do you feel more like yourself when you're presenting yourself as closely to a sheep as you can, like wearing big fluffy/wooly things, or maybe big cleated boots

do you feel a resonance / resemblance when you see them, kinda akin (lol) to looking at a picture of a person who looks just like you

do you feel like you understand them in a way nobody else does and you feel most comfortable when around them or imagining being around them

weird thing for me but i started even standing and sitting differently. sheep have extremely straight backs so if they roll over they'll actually eventually die if something doesn't push them back over, and i've started kinda repositioning my back to be super straight kinda randomly because it feels good

do the things sheep do, eat, etc. feel relatable to you, or alternatively seem like something you would like to do or have done before

do you ever feel like just. bleating. do you describe your voice as such or feel like your voice kinda sounds "sheeplike" (or want it to)

do the places where sheep live (ex: highlands) feel like home or make you feel weirdly homesick

do you do things and then frame them to be sheeplike. like for instance i randomly started calling shaving "shearing." it started as a joke. it was not a joke.

do you feel happy when being recognized as or compared to other sheep. if i say you're a sheep just like i am, does this spark joy?

another thing i do. i pay particular attention to my hands and feet because i feel like they look or feel a little differently through my eyes. like i know theyre hands and feet but they either seem like hooves to me or i'm weirded out that they're not hooved

i also have a phantom thing where my head doesn't feel heavy enough, i am always shocked by the lack of weight pulling my head down when i tilt it to the side, because i have no horns