Oculosoma

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The term oculosoma refers to a headmate having a blurred or indistinct soma in the headspace. They may or may not have a blurred or indistinct idea of what they look like.

Examples of what this may look like include:


 * Having an appearance that seems to be perpetually in dark shadow;
 * Having an appearance that seems to be blurry or foggy, possibly even distorting colors;
 * Having an appearance which feels like the memory of which slips away from the mind of other headmates when they're no longer looking at them, or even the feeling the same even while still looking at the oculosomatic headmate.

Related Terms
The term oculosoma is not to be confused with the term force field, which refers to a protection mechanism that a system member created voluntarily around a soma or a specific part of the headspace, not only for the appearance but especially to avoid interactions with the target and/or conceal it for protection.

Etymology
The term oculosoma comes from Latin oculorum, meaning blurred, and soma.

History
The term oculosoma was coined on September 1, 2023 by Pluralpedia user the Werewolf Pack.