what is body OS , and who is eira ?

[kossai]

personal take of court kossai - might not reflect all other interpretations and usages .

body OS , to be simple , is one way to describe " base " truths of plural collective . these things will generally , if not always , carry between those who front .
some body OS contain just brain-wide traits and disabilities , while others seem to have full identity - one which bind collective together , and allow for easier pass .

in case of kossai , eira is body OS . eira contain :

• faerie brain differences - such as language ability , social ability , cognitive ability , and so on
• collective memories and knowledge
• collective hobbies and interests

eira is also , in some ways , another member of court with unique identity . what make different is that in some way , eira is not " complete " enough to front or communicate as fully separate entity . instead , eira is part of front , which anyone else will filter through . as well as these above , true collective traits , eira have :

• preferences such as fashion style
• gender and sexuality
• unique form - see icons

in past , did think that these things come from population average - but that do not seem so , as even when population shift , eira do not .
and yet even despite this , all in kossai feel represent by eira - so there is some theory that eira exist since young to give better cover and disguise among singlet others .

that in mind , there still is at times dissonance between eira and individual fronter identities . eira is gay man , but not all individuals same way .
one low libido aroace member describe sense that these attractions and thoughts still feel strong , yet distinctly separate from self with no real personal investment - just happen to be in position to bear witness as eira run free .
this is also why , for example , feeling of wings so important to kossai , even though most members individually do not have wings - simply , eira do have wings .

so ... that is eira ! some things will probably forever be mystery , but will say that happy to have eira .

Comments

[deadfrog]

we are glad to learn more about kossai! 💜

[voxel]

We have something similar to Eira. We end up calling it Voxel or our IRL name, just because those are already existing collective names and we have trouble with naming people. “Body OS” is a good phrase for it I think, since we strongly associate ours with our body too. We also do a weird thing where “I” might refer to the speaker specifically, to the body OS, or to the group who live closest to front.

[kossai]

very fair ! eira is , like kossai , just another word from home language . :)
and yes , body OS is very useful phrase !