I think that the important thing here is why they want to integrate. Do they think it's just something multiples ought to strive for in general? Do they think they'll never be able to work and cooperate as a team? Do they see it as a way to end the communication problems?
As for communication difficulties: There are many different reasons for problems in communication that can occur in-system. Cultural differences among system members can make communication difficult, in the sense that what's polite to one person may be rudeness to another, what's acceptable in one culture may be offputting in another, so negotiating when there are different communication styles going on can be something of a minefield. It's not one that I think is impossible to overcome, though-- people of different cultural, social and language backgrounds, with different goals, regularly do learn to negotiate with each other in the world at large. Granted, the 'different species' phenomenon isn't going on there (that I know of ^_~) but we (we being mostly humans) have communicated successfully with several Otherkin we know. The most important thing is for all parties to be aware of the others' expectations.
Then there are the 'blackout' situations where one person can't remember a thing that someone else did and can't get in contact with them to ask. On this one, we can't give much firsthand advice because we've only had a very few incidents where someone had no memory of doing something that had obviously happened, and no one else had any memories of it either. We know some groups who basically get along through writing to each other in notebooks.
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Date: 2004-12-12 12:39 am (UTC)As for communication difficulties: There are many different reasons for problems in communication that can occur in-system. Cultural differences among system members can make communication difficult, in the sense that what's polite to one person may be rudeness to another, what's acceptable in one culture may be offputting in another, so negotiating when there are different communication styles going on can be something of a minefield. It's not one that I think is impossible to overcome, though-- people of different cultural, social and language backgrounds, with different goals, regularly do learn to negotiate with each other in the world at large. Granted, the 'different species' phenomenon isn't going on there (that I know of ^_~) but we (we being mostly humans) have communicated successfully with several Otherkin we know. The most important thing is for all parties to be aware of the others' expectations.
Then there are the 'blackout' situations where one person can't remember a thing that someone else did and can't get in contact with them to ask. On this one, we can't give much firsthand advice because we've only had a very few incidents where someone had no memory of doing something that had obviously happened, and no one else had any memories of it either. We know some groups who basically get along through writing to each other in notebooks.