Vocareon

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Vocareons are headmates that were summoned into a system as a subconscious distress call during a traumatic event. Somewhat similar to walk-ins, a vocareon does not come from the system's mind, but rather from an outside source (not to be confused with introjects; vocareons are entirely separate beings that initially have little or nothing to do with the system in question.)

Vocareons can be spirits, deities, or other entities. These entities frequently have some sort of significance to the system they are called to, but not always. Most often, vocareons are "pulled into" the mind of a system due to that system sending out a subconscious call for help while undergoing a trauma. Not all vocareons intend to respond to the distress call, though some do. In many cases, the vocareon is suddenly pulled into the system's mind, which can be very distressing for both the system and the vocareon, regardless of whether or not joining the system was the intention of the entity.

Vocareons may leave the system after the trauma has ended, after the system has recovered from the trauma, or at any time they are able to do so. As such, systems may describe them as temporary headmates or walk-ins/walk-outs. Vocareons who stay in the system after the traumatic event may do so of their own accord, or because they aren't able to leave.

Vocareons may front to act as a buffer for the trauma the system is experiencing. They may also comfort other headmates in-system or protect the system's physical body.

The term vocareon is intended for any plurals that have experienced trauma, regardless of what labels they may use.

History
This term was coined by Cervus of SomethingWixked on February 7th, 2024, as a way to describe its unique experience with spiritual plurality and becoming part of its system.

Etymology
[noun - /vo·ka·ray·on/]

Prefix: [vocare-] meaning "to call" or "to summon" in Latin. This is a reference to how a vocareon becomes part of a system.

Suffix: [-eon] meaning "age" or "eternal" in Latin. This is a reference to vocareons typically being metaphysical entities.

The letter E from the prefix and suffix respectively have been combined for ease of reading.