How old were you when you became multiple? (Or have you been one since birth?)
Technically, I became multiple in July of last year when I entered this system, but since I'm assuming you're talking about the whole system/body I'll dig through Dizzy's memories here. She/we became aware of it somewhere around the age of 20 or so. However there had been 'facets' before. Its uncertain how many of these were other people and how many were just bits of Dizzy and/or Katie. They couldn't tell then, but at least one resident of the system states she was around prior to us becoming aware of being multiple.
Was there some kind of triggering event, good or bad, that caused it, or was a catalyst for it?
With Dizzy and Micha, Micha was made up as/influenced into creation a RP character (he states he existed prior to the character and simply influenced its creation, but the point is 'he' was RPed before he started speaking as himself here). What really caused the character is unknown, we just know he became able to make himself known, and/or pick up a separate identity than the whole, through that character.
Was it a gradual process, or something very sudden?
Well, since we've picked up people since then I'll say gradual. But Micha 'showing up' seemed rather sudden at the time.
Were you aware of it right away, or did you become aware later? If you became aware later, what brought it to your awareness?
Once Micha started talking as 'himself' they were aware right away. Before that, its hard to tell. See above.
As for /my/ answers... I'm not sure how my age translates here, as I've been through a few life-changing events and am uncertain where to start and stop counting. Yes, there was an event. Other than that, I just sort of showed up here after being called for. I suppose the being asked for was the catalyst. This is all very sudden to me, but adjusting has been gradual. I became aware of it before I even entered the system, since I could tell there were multiple people in it.
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Date: 2007-02-01 05:11 pm (UTC)Technically, I became multiple in July of last year when I entered this system, but since I'm assuming you're talking about the whole system/body I'll dig through Dizzy's memories here.
She/we became aware of it somewhere around the age of 20 or so. However there had been 'facets' before. Its uncertain how many of these were other people and how many were just bits of Dizzy and/or Katie. They couldn't tell then, but at least one resident of the system states she was around prior to us becoming aware of being multiple.
Was there some kind of triggering event, good or bad, that caused it, or was a catalyst for it?
With Dizzy and Micha, Micha was made up as/influenced into creation a RP character (he states he existed prior to the character and simply influenced its creation, but the point is 'he' was RPed before he started speaking as himself here). What really caused the character is unknown, we just know he became able to make himself known, and/or pick up a separate identity than the whole, through that character.
Was it a gradual process, or something very sudden?
Well, since we've picked up people since then I'll say gradual. But Micha 'showing up' seemed rather sudden at the time.
Were you aware of it right away, or did you become aware later? If you became aware later, what brought it to your awareness?
Once Micha started talking as 'himself' they were aware right away. Before that, its hard to tell. See above.
As for /my/ answers...
I'm not sure how my age translates here, as I've been through a few life-changing events and am uncertain where to start and stop counting.
Yes, there was an event. Other than that, I just sort of showed up here after being called for. I suppose the being asked for was the catalyst.
This is all very sudden to me, but adjusting has been gradual.
I became aware of it before I even entered the system, since I could tell there were multiple people in it.