Insomnaut

undefined:An insomnaut is a sysmate who fronts at night when the body is unable to sleep. Unlike a night guard, an insomnaut cannot make the body rest, and will likely be insomniac themself. They may find that the night passes quicker, the tiredness is easier to cope with, or may not notice any tiredness at all.

It's important to note that the body would have stayed awake all night regardless, and the insomnaut's role is only to front through this. This means the role alone is not persecutory, as insomnauts do not choose to keep themselves awake.

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


 * The body may have insomnia or other sleeping issues that sysmates can't overcome, and the insomnaut fronts to cope with it and to let the other sysmates rest in headspace;
 * 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;
 * 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 on October 6th, 2023, to describe draer oldest protector's additional 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 midnight, something that insomnauts may be very familiar with. Both flags were designed by ASDS, with a few small suggestions from draer singlet friend known as Crow.

Related Terms

 * This term uses the -naut suffix.
 * This may overlap with a 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.