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A Few Thoughts from the Fronts

Well, this is a short discussion of what it's like to 'sit up front', so to speak. That's a phrase that means to be forefront in a system at a given time, kinda like being in the driver's seat of a car. People can sit next to you, behind you, whole nine yards, but the wheel's in your hands. Admittedly, they can lean over your shoulder and shout directions, and even reach over to turn the wheel, or point out the turns you need to take, but they're not in the Front seat the whole time.

Me, Sparrow, and Sammi compose a Triad of people who usually sit up Front. People can act through us, see things, do things, etc, without having to come out fully.

Why is this important? Well, experienced people (and even inexperienced ones) can tell when switches happen. You need people who can front so that the picture provided to the outside world is a simple, composed image--not a collage. Also, it helps the transition of a day's memories when they're not held by only one or two people who don't talk to others. We switch a lot. And if we didn't have a way to provide a reference for the day's events--kinda like a database--then we would lose a lot of information--and once more, not provide a composed picture of ourselves to the outside world.

 

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