MeetFINN

FAST FACTS

NICKNAMES:

He’s been called ‘the old man’ by a couple of people.. he prefers not to have a nickname, though, really. 

PRONOUNS:

He/Him

AGE:

Very, very old, but for his species, not quite middle aged.

JOINED SYSTEM IN:

Long enough we aren’t sure, we think around 2005.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Fronting is more draining for Finn than many of us. He speaks with an accent, but Rhodri tends to filter a lot of it out, out of habit and concerns over it being noticed negatively.

FROM FINN

I suppose I am usually considered the stand out, in some way, that it is often ‘the boys’ and then ‘Finn’. I do think that any one of us could be considered the one who is the most different, of course, but I suppose just by virtue of age alone, I often end up in that category. I think I was restless, at first, when I arrived. It was an unfamiliar sort of thing, to me, though in retrospect it was little more familiar to Rhodri, either. It took me some time, I fear, to learn how things operate here, what is normal, what is not, and what is within the bounds of what Rhodri is willing to do. I was rather self-serving, at first, but now that I am much more familiar with life as it is here, I am perfectly happy to be supportive. My own needs are few, and I have more patience than any of the ‘boys’ may ever have, but my sense of time flows differently to theirs. I doubt that I have much to contribute in the way of opinions on outside media, and can only say of Rhodri and Ransom’s efforts that it seems to be good for them, how it is for the outside world, I have little idea, and much less interest in that than in how it impacts those who live here. It is a challenge to front, and I spend far more of my time focused inward here, rather than focusing on the details of the outer world.

FROM THE SYSTEM

I think everybody was a bit scary to me, at first. People showing up, changing the way life was going. Finn isn't an exception, but like everyone else, he's settled in and I can't imagine life without him, now. He's quiet, to the outside world, fronting is tiring for him, but he's strong and fierce and smart, and always here behind the scenes, even if he isn't showing himself.

– Rhodri

He's put me down a few times when he thought I was being too disruptive, but he's backed me up on some stuff, too. He's quiet until he really has something to say, so when he speaks, we listen.

– Ransom

he a very smart kitty. very strong. he would do a fighting if he had to, but he mostly not does wanting to do that. he can be in charge sometimes.

– Teo

Being in control comes naturally to Finn, though he says he learned his self-control and it's a lot of practice. I think it's different if you're really all the way calm about something, or if you accept things and go with it, or if you're keeping everything really under control no matter what you feel inside. That's a lot harder to do, but he does it a lot more easily than anyone else I know.

– Skye

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A Note:

All comments about individual members of Pryderi System, made by other members of the system, are posted with the consent of the person being commented on… even if that permission comes with a rolling of eyes and a sigh,  or a blush,  sometimes.

Additional note: Teo does not use capital letters, and we respected his wishes to do as he usually does in text communication, allowing us only to capitalize his name, and write as he speaks, regardless of the grammatical correctness.