we use a fair number of names. partly this is just in a gender way; partly we think we might be plural and at least some of these names are for various facets of us? so in a way this is sort of a system post. tbh we're still a little afraid sometimes to claim the plural label, but we do kinda vibe with descriptions we've seen of median system experiences. either way we have a healthy skepticism as to whether all the stuff in here adds up to "one" "person."
regardless uhh the names! guess we can legitimately say the "known by many names" thing that like demons or whatever say in stories hehe
Petra: the name we give people first, and likely the only one we use with people who may not understand the multiple names thing. she's sort of the 'core' that the others are variants of, maybe? got this one from several fictional Petras who were all very smart and tough and cool.
Sonya: kind of a name for the butch-er aspect of ourself. she has an enjoyment of hard work and completing tasks that the rest of us doesn't necessarily share - she likes to "get shit done," especially if it's putting things together or taking things apart. we had several fictional character concepts of our own in development named Sonya before we started using it for ourself.
Leticia: Sonya's femme-r counterpart. the flirtatious one - her favorite word is darling. also has an infrequently-used nsfw cohost page @transient-surge. likewise here we wrote several fictional Leticias before.
Rose, Rosegold: partly exists as a reminder of our connections to other queer women - we've known several named Rose before. also we're romantically involved with rose gold, yes like the color/metal alloy, and like how some couples share clothes, she shares her name with us.
Ysobet: the sorceress. wants to make her own jewelry, hand-picking each bead for symbolic and magical significance. chilling out. would put a flower in her hat/hair, given the chance.
Cora/Cordelia/Scarlet: these came to us very strongly in a plural-ish way. Cora is chatty when with someone she trusts, and her color is very distinctly Red. maybe slightly identifies as... imagine a catgirl but with the physique and size of lady dimitrescu.
Nadia/Invocation/Schema/Scorch: we were thinking about a machine inventing itself, and these names came to us. even less human than the rest of us. it craves violence. identifies as eldritch machinery. also has a Very infrequently used stream of consciousness horror-ish writing cohost page @scorch-and-sunder.
Paige/Raine: sleepy girl. these names came to us in a weird dream once, and now they remind us to get the rest we need. well, Paige has that role at least - we haven't fully figured out what Raine's deal is yet tbh.
there are like three others but those ones aren't "active" as personality facets or things that would be right for someone to call us, they're just for our internal use. we mention them largely for completion.
