PROXIES [Worldbuilding Concept}

[A_Mi_Manera]

                                                       PROXY FORMS
                                           (Feel Free to Ask Questions)
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The Proxy is a unusual phenomenon typically found among scrap sensitives though observed in others too. To some it's a state of higher being, to others that weird invisible friend their parents assure them isn't real and didn't beat up big Billy at school. Either way, it's a manifestation of some form of inner strength and potential into a physical construct that's there to do a job for a few shreds. 

The Proxy typically works on a "Fulfillment" system, granting abilities and strengths correlating to the most urgent desires and needs of those who invoked them into the physical world. How direct or loosely these are interpreted is the result of the natural strengths of the individual. Negative self opinions may also flesh themselves out onto this. Sensitives who invoke their Proxy may find deviations reflective of  the nature of the scraps used to project them.

The Proxy may either manifest as a separate physical entity or overlayed onto the invoker. The former are referred to by some as "Floaters" and the latter as "Layers" 

In the case of "Floaters", the Proxy will generally trail close and should they separate too far from the user, dismiss themselves until invoked again. Floaters may mirror the actions of the user who invokes them. 



They say a Floater that regularly pantomimes its user is capable of becoming a Layer.

Should a Floater undergo significant traumatic strain or find themselves regularly committing actions dissociative of their invoker, they may become a separate entity. The Floater cannot go too far from their invoker and as such may drag them around like a disobedient dog on a leash. More than often they work out their issues. Misunderstandings happen. Should it go unnoticed for too long one's proxy may end up braver than them. Asking them for advice may sometimes be helpful.





"Layers" manifest over the user to create a transformative state, typically very temporary. Because the Proxy is said to overlap between physical and metaphysical realms, doing intensive work in this state for excessively long periods of time will put heavy strain on the Invoker's original form. 

They say those who's Proxy goes from a Floater to a Layer have built up the courage to fight for themselves. Layers gain the physical endurance of the Proxy



Should the Invoker die while the Proxy is overlayed on top of them, every shred in their body will burn out. There will be no scrap left. This is considered true death in most cultures who value the Proxy as a concept. 

The Proxy has many regional names, such as "True Self" or "Scrap Formations". 

A popular game among those of paranormal or occultist interests, such as witches and moody teenagers, is to create a homunculi to manifest their Proxy temporarily using tarot decks and a organic mass. It's usually fairly safe if tedious to set up. This assumes of course there is no intercepting from unusual entities. 



Of note is that Proxies often change in nature overtime. A Proxy may look or function drastically 10 years from when they formed.

They say a Proxy that's changed forms many times over a short period is one that reflects growth or hardship. 

They also say should everyone in the room's proxies manifest abruptly, either something terrible that should not exist in this world will exist, or are no longer are in the world they started off in.


In the former, pick a god and pray. It's downhill from there. In the latter, don't bother. Your god won't hear you. Spooky.



They also say there's several kinds of creatures who integrate a proxy into their biology. It's been difficult to confirm how true it is.