Straymate

This term is not to be confused with astraymate, a system member that is not aware they are part of a system.undefined:

The term straymate refers to a headmate that is not part of the centre system, but is also not part of any known sisasystems.

The straymate may have trouble communicating with fellow sysmates, or it may improve their communication. Usually, being a straymate will affect the headmate's role.

Straymates can be very far from the rest of the system, or very close. Depending on how far they are or how communication works, a straymate may not know they are part of a system. In that case, they may be an astraymate as well.

History
This term was officially coined and given a definition some time in 2020 by The Peristeronic System on a personal Google Doc they had made, though the term had been an inside joke within their system ever since 2019.

Related Terms
Liaison and floater may overlap.

A lone wolf is a headmate that sticks to themself, although they can still contribute to and help the system.