Dancestor

A dancestor is a term coined by Porrim Maryam in HS 7163 ([S] ACT 6 INTERMISSION 3) that refers to a player that, on one side of The Scratch (Pre-Scratch), is a descendant, but becomes an ancestor through the odd temporal quirks and complexities in familial relationships that occur once the Scratch has been performed (Post-Scratch). Porrim was referring specifically to troll players, most likely as a reference to the fact that it is not known which set is the biological ancestry of the other. By contrast, for the humans, it is known that the alpha kids are the parents of the beta kids. Unless the term is formally defined, however, it could be seen as applicable to the humans as well.