Rapid Switching

[redrainstorm.livejournal.com]

When in a chatroom with alleged multiples, they seem to switch very quickly between their mates. In one comment they're a little, and two seconds later they're a big, and three seconds after that they're an "angry alter", etc. For many reasons other then this though, I believe they're faking. But just wondered if this is possible for others.
I've tried to have my group better at rapid switching where we can switch out quickly and be completely separate while fronting because I think it would benefit certain situations, and I can't do it that fast.
Cofronting is even difficult... Our thoughts are kind of meshed... Or come out as one thought between the two of us. But they don't come out "I want to go!" "Me too!" All in one blurb.
I was wondering if people can truly switch as fast as these people in the chatroom do, because we can't do it even when trying!

Comments

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

If you watch our icons, you've seen three or four of us send comments to LJ within a few minutes of one another. We are not necessarily switching to do that. Not only is what Andy said true, but the way our communications are set up, a lot of times what you're seeing is not coming from whoever is using the body at the time. You are reading a transcript. The actual person whose message it is gets his or her icon on the message, but may be nowhere near the front. Imoreh rarely fronts at all; he phones or telegraphs his emails and LJ comments. Ekristheh (Chris) fronts more often, but most of the time when you see something with his name on it, he's back in his apartment or at work in Halath, and he's emailing his messages. They arrive in the studio, whoever's at front translates what's said into English if necssary, types it, puts the writer's signature or icon on it, done.

Actually I'm in what you would identify as an internet cafe right now. Elaq is front.

[redrainstorm.livejournal.com]

Makes sense. We used to have a gatekeeper like being that would translate all that was going on inside to the outside world. People who were close to us could then understand a little more of what was happening with us. During the time when we had a gatekeeper (that was our term for this being) they would do that on IM and switch peoples font colors so people who know who was saying what. But even then it had this mini delay going on - I guess I can't describe it. I just never saw it happen so fast and our system can't seem to do it without a gatekeeper who hasn't been around in a long time.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we know gatekeepers. In a way we have that except ours is automated. We're also very familiar with changing font colors to show who is talking. We used to (and sometimes still do) color-code things for each other, because we don't know when we're going to switch right in the middle of writing something, and the new person can look at the color and see who was up before them. This made us look a lot more consistent on line than we really are.

What in particular bothers you about the mini-delay? Is it because like Andy said, the mini-delay has a disadvantage, or is it more that other people are doing (with what looks like relative ease) something you want to do and are having trouble learning?