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[kossai]

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to be honest , no label bring more comfort than simply truth : faerie , faeries , faerie court . but in practise , this is not enough to find community . 

nonhuman and physical nonhuman work well enough to describe relationship , and so those come up with some frequency . kossai is faeries , faerie court , and so nonhuman .
likewise , faeriehood is in everything : mind , spirit , and body - so physical nonhuman also help to explain . 

back and forth on whether to really describe as holothere - this is religious in origin for kossai , and holothere label is not exclusive to delusion or psychology . but feel like something about holothere is not quite right for purposes ? not to say bad , just happen to be very picky with which words to use . still , can be very useful for community reach , to know people will understand without as much need for explain . 

otherkin , is just not really accurate . not human , and feel otherkin means human in some way . useful for community reach as one of most known words , but would never describe selves as faerie kin to explain for someone . 

alterhuman is similar . understand what this one means - alterhuman is umbrella which technically belong to , and also wide outreach - but do not find comfort as descriptor .
will join in discussions where others start off " hey alterhumans , " but unlikely to describe selves this way unless must clarify and point someone to resources .

human is wrong . but , person and people is wonderful . others try very hard to justify why kossai do not deserve rights and treatment of fellow person , so , will fight tooth and nail for this one . 

words like beast and entity discomfort for this reason . while part of collective " body OS " eira is animal , usually not talk much about online , for various reasons - and even then , faerie animals come with typical faerie sapience .
this means just faerie is still perfect descriptor . creature can be some comfort in these animal shifts , but again , still just prefer faerie .

with plurality , then , kossai describe selves as faerie court .  plural is good and comfortable . when this is not descriptive enough , prefer collective over system .
usually prefer plural language when possible , but some things can be awkward to adapt - especially in kossai struggle with language .
( very quick tip for this : if in any other case would say -self , then for kossai , say -selves . )

overall , just simplest words work for kossai . true in use others for outreach , or if need for explain , but faerie will always be best bet and most comfort .