Dæmon Chat 2.0

[Cloud of Diamonds]

"Never said everyone had them. I was just using it as a reference from which to help drive home the point that dæmons are not separate beings, and, subsequently, cannot converse with other dæmons."

Mmm.

"Is it the idea of a balance that offends you, or my comment about the last names? Either way, I didn't mean to offend. I was merely voicing what I hoped to be a helpful; observation."

XD I'm not offended, Pyro, you're too cute to offend me. -pets- No, the idea of a balance doesn't offend me, it's what Crow said. But it's nothing to worry about, for me. The last names...I think it unlikely, to be honest, but it's still possible.

"cough- 'Fraid to say I still find it very unlikely that at such a young age you all seem to know exactly who you are and are comfortable enough with that for your dæmons to settle. I'm sure we all have a bit of a grasp on who we are, but a complete grasp? A hold? At that age? When there are still quite a few trials of adolescence to go through? Scientifically speaking, like straight of ye olde textebook, personality traits (among a few other things) don't settle completely until around 17-20. I'm sure it feels like you do...I mean, I've gone through pseudo-settlings a couple of times, and both times, after a few weeks, I found that Riothamus hadn't settled, and that traits I thought I had, I didn't. Times I thought I was 'mentally-matured', if you will, it turned out there were still things I didn't know about myself."

You are correct, Pyro; Mil has come out of her pseudo-settlement (man, if that's what the pseudo ones feel like, I can't even imagine a real one) and can change again. I think she was just in shock for a while, so she couldn't. But it's kind of a relief, really.

[hayy]

Hey, so I've missed a lot.
But, I have a few things to comment on....

Well, I would agree with everything that has been said about "settling." I call Lyrca 'settled' because she doesn't change, but I hardly think that it's permanent.

And I agree with Crow about the daemons talking to each other, but I don't see why it's impossible for us to write down things our daemons say. I mean, they don't talk to other people, certainly, but Lyrca is constantly firing back snide comments and people I'm talking to in my head or commenting on this or that-and so I guess I'm not entirely sure why as soon as we type something they say it is inherently wrong.

I'm also somewhat confused by the same-gender daemon thing. I mean, I'm out of puberty unlike some of us, and....I guess I just can't imagine having a male daemon.
I know it doesn't always have to do with sexuality....but can that be part of it? As in, part of a same-gender daemon that stays same gender?

[Cloud of Diamonds]

What Hayy said. We can definitely write what our daemons say.

As for the gender thing, I really think that our daemons are whatever gender we feel most comfortable. I can't imagine having a male daemon either.

[Nightfall]

<sup>i find it funny how aerroww appears in my mind. he doesn't actually talk to me, but instead fuels my imagination. as much as i wish i could talk to him, all he really does is let me imagine the day away.

he's also that voice in my mind that continuously whispers "that's what she said" to every sentence wei hear. xD</sup>

[Guest]

I know I'm just a guest here, but I've been reading this board for a while, and I had the urge to post today. (: Sorry if I shouldn't, but I felt the need xD And I wish I had the time to join this wonderful sight, because it's absolutely gorgeous and filled with wonderful people. Alas, I don't. Maybe this summer? D:

Anyways, a while ago I somehow stumbled on this site, and while stalking through the boards and exploring, I found this thread. I read the first one (yep, the entire thing) and then this one, and I was engrossed and hooked! I got really excited by the idea, and I started exploring with it. The first few days my daemon was really eager to talk to me too - he loved that I had found him, and it was great to "see" him.

We went through a few months together. Parts were good - when I needed a buddy to chat with, when I was lonely, you know - but parts were bad, too. Occasionally he would disappear or I would forget about him for a while, and he never seemed quite as chatty as he had on the first few days. And I also had to sit down and think about it a little.. I mean, honestly, a part of me couldn't get past the weirdness of it, pretending to talk to a part of me.

But I read through the daemonpage.com, specifically the "why" part, and it really helped me/us. Some of the stories are really touching. ^^ So wei've been together for a few months now, and it's been pretty good. I was still worried a little though - although I had gotten past the weirdness of it, and fully embraced it (xD) I still was a little concerned. See, I didn't see my daemon all the time, and I would still forget about him sometimes.

Today something happened, though, that totally settled everything for me. I was walking home, and it had been a reaaally long day. Just one of those annoying school days that don't end. And I have a ton of annoying stuff to do this weekend, and I was just feeling sort of low about everything and a little moody. My sister and I were walking home and she says something that sets me off, and I snap at her. Then she gets annoyed at me and walks ahead of me, and I'm left stewing in my own black mood. But as I walk through the park on my way home, something draws my attention - a huge white bird, sort of like a heron, standing cool-as-you-please in the pond.

This stops me for a moments because a) I've never ever seen anything other than ducks and the occasional swan in this pond b) the pond is kind of dirty and polluted and c) I can't believe that something this magnificent is actually in the middle of a suburban park. But it's just standing there and I watch it for a few minutes. I'm wondering if I'm imagining it - I mean, no one else seems to notice it - and although nothing magical like it looking over to see me happens, it still just shocks me. And then this lightness takes over me, and I realize how silly and petty I'd been with my bad mood and I cheer up immensely. And as I give a last look to the bird and keep walking, my daemon shows up and is in the same form as the bird.

Now, know that my daemon and the bird weren't the same, but it certainly seems like they could have been. That maybe, just for a second, my daemon actually showed himself to me, at a random time, perhaps when I needed it most, to both chide and cheer me up. And I know that I'm too young for him to settle and that he probably won't settle as a heron (his favorite forms right now are a black cat, a cheetah, a mouse, a falcon, a humming bird, and occasionally a wolf or a blue butterfly) even though the analysis of it fit me reasonably well. Whatever he decides to settle on, and wei're in no rush, all I know is that right now he's having fun strutting around smugly as a heron.

I don't know, but it just sort of solidified my faith a little bit. I think I've finally realized (my dameon probably knew it all along :3) that he's only going to show up when I really need him most - or when I seek him out - but otherwise he's content to stay in the background and let me live my life. Maybe it's just me (although really, I think it's everyone) but he doesn't want me to be thinking about him all the time. He wants me to live my life, and when I need him, he'll be there.

Of course, if it goes too long without me thinking of him, he'll forcefully annoy me until I've had just about enough with him (;

..this came out as more of a rambling sort of story then anything that I had intended, but I wanted to share. xD

Also, is it normal to still not know his entire name?
We played around with names for a while, and then one day it hit us - Jazz. Except, I'm convinced that Jazz is just a nickname, and that his real name is similar to that but a little more.. daemon-y. He doesn't have anything to say on the matter xD

Thanks for listening to a guest ramble - as well as initiating me to the wonderful world of daemons.

[Cloud of Diamonds]

o.o Wow, guest. Join so I can shower you in awe and gratuity.

Mil: JOIN SO YOUR GOOD LUCK RUBS OFF ON US.

[Cloud of Diamonds]

-wakes up thread-

Mil: Come on everybody now!
Wake up, come on, rub the sleep from your eyes!
Come on, let's go, I don't want to hear your lies,
But it's not too late to apologize....
Shoo dop de do dat dah la la....

Me: -facepalm-

Mil: On other important matters:

"And I agree with Crow about the daemons talking to each other, but I don't see why it's impossible for us to write down things our daemons say. I mean, they don't talk to other people, certainly, but Lyrca is constantly firing back snide comments and people I'm talking to in my head or commenting on this or that-and so I guess I'm not entirely sure why as soon as we type something they say it is inherently wrong.

I'm also somewhat confused by the same-gender daemon thing. I mean, I'm out of puberty unlike some of us, and....I guess I just can't imagine having a male daemon.
I know it doesn't always have to do with sexuality....but can that be part of it? As in, part of a same-gender daemon that stays same gender?"

Mil and I have come to the conclusion that yes, daemons can't actually /talk/ outright to other people, but writing down what they say and communicating that way is certainly possible or just saying, "Mil says bla bla bla"

As for the same-gender daemons...I'm with Hayy. I thought about a lot, and Mil and I decided it really wasn't possible for her to change gender, or that it was even possible. We even considered it at times. But nothing ever happened.

Case closed? c:

[May]

-gives thread CPR- LIVE.

ANYWAY. In other news, Silv and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary on the 24th! Wei're getting together with Cloud and having a little party type thing; watching The Golden Compass, making drawings of our dæmons, writing songs and poems about them...You get the point.
It's a little overwhelming...A whole year of having part of my soul romping around, making snarky comments (Silv: Who? ME? I'm deeply hurt.), and yelling at me to do my homework. And as I think about this, I know that I'm never getting rid of Silv, ever. I couldn't even if I tried. She's so deeply a part of my life, and she's always, ALWAYS there. Even if she doesn't say anything for the entire day except to laugh at a fail of mine, I can't forget her. Now, sometimes I'm not sure if this is a good thing (Silv: Oh, go ahead, squeeze a lemon on my wounds.), but most of the time I'll put up with her because in a weird, kind of messed up way I love her. :3

[[.___Paije] !]

Okay, I read through what Crow said, and I 100% agree with him. :/ I did some research, and it's said that daemons cannot see other daemons. xD And basically from the stuff I've read people's daemons haven't settled until they reached their later teens, but it depends on the people. Like myself, as I have grown and matured, my own daemon has changed. He definitely isn't settled yet, I can tell you that much. He takes on different forms, such as a wolf, a lion, a mouse, and a genet. I've been with Thoth for almost a year, I met him when I was in the mental hospital, and the lady asked us to find that sort of thing, such as a daemon(btw. almost been with him for a year on september 18th. I remember it so distinctly. e.e). Also I have a question: do you guys believe in the whole comfort form/surrogate form? Because to me it seems as if when I'm in times of distress, depression, etc, Thoth takes the form of a lion, and somehow it makes me feel a bit braver and better. I read somewhere that's what the comfort/surrogate form is supposed to do. e.e Sorry if that sorta sounds stupid. Fffff.

[Pyro]

Hm. Yeah. The comfort forms. I believe in that completely. Liiike, when I get into stressful situations, like when my dog ran away or when there was an accident 50 yards from my house, Rio will turn into a hyena. Sometimes some sort of big horned ungulate. But it feels weird and he usually goes back to a normal form pretty quickly.

Magpie's his current form of choice. :U