Insomnaut

undefined:An insomnaut is a sysmate who fronts at night when the body is unable to sleep. Unlike a night guard, an insomnaut can't get the body to sleep, and will likely be naturally insomniac themself. They may find that the night passes quicker and the tiredness is easier to cope with, or may not notice the tiredness at all. While they will stay awake all night, it's important to note that the system would have stayed awake anyway, and the insomnaut's role is only to front through this, meaning that this role alone is not persecutory.

Insomnauts can perform this role for several reasons. These are a few examples, but insomnauts are not limited to these:


 * The system may stay up all night intentionally for some reason, such as to study for school, in which case, the insomnaut may also be an academic or manager;
 * The body may have insomnia or other sleeping issues that other sysmates can't overcome, and the insomnaut fronts to cope with it and to let the other sysmates rest in headspace;
 * If the body feels too unsettled/scared to sleep, an insomnaut may also be a protector and stay on guard all night.

History
This term was coined by A Shattered Dragon's Spirit to describe their oldest protector's function when drae have insomnia phases.

The original, lighter flag was designed to reflect the turning of night into day, while the alternate flag reflects a midnight feeling, something that insomnauts may be very familiar with.

Related Terms

 * This term uses the -naut suffix.
 * This may overlap with nightwatcher, a sysmate who takes over at night exclusively, when the rest of the system is asleep.
 * A turbātum is a persecutor who intentionally stays awake all night (when the body is able to sleep) due to their distress and/or misguided belief that they're protecting the system.