A question I've gotten before, and until late I don't think I've ever quite had a precise enough answer. But now I do. I don't see Essy as much of an OC, or a "Self-Insert", or some "Spirit Animal/plant/whatever" really. I'd say to me, Essy is an Aspect. Essy isn't just some character, but a part of me, a side of me, a facet of my personality, she's a lot of hopes and dreams and desires all combined into a more tangible form. Essrayle is, he/she is *me,* a part of me as close to me as my own natural given name. She is a vividity I aspire to be.

What the Planty Prime, the First Herfollia is to me is something on both a psychological and spiritual level, we're one in the same and yet not totally at the same time. Some day, maybe, but not rushing that before its time. I'm just glad I discovered him/her, what the planty is to me and how to fully express that online. When here, there's little to no separation, but when the working world calls, well, gotta put on the other face and get to that, but at the end of the day it's all the same being, just with all the bells and whistles at my disposal here really.~

And I feel, making this known only strengthens this bond, so I'm glad I'm able to.