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you awaken sitting on the fountain.
the fountain? no, that's not right. you've never seen this fountain in your life. it's pretty. it looks like it's made of gold, and the water is so, so blue.
you become aware of the fact that you cannot seem to remember how you got to this fountain, or this town. you can remember very little, in fact, just some simple things about yourself. you reach into the depths of your mind, knowing this is probably going to cause a gl-gl-gl-glitch-
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your name is Project 1014-9. if anyone asks you your name, however, you are supposed to say that it is Lola. 1014. Lola.
Lola is a pretty word, you decide. it is to your understanding that it's usually used as a girls name. does that make you a girl? you do not know.
you remember how many years you have been alive. how old you are? yes. though mostly they say "this project has been running for..." 15 years. you have been running for 15 years. you are 15 years old.
you reach up to your neck and feel a small chip in it. you know there are words on this chip. the words say your name, and the name of your Home.
in your other hand, you hold an origami butterfly. you know it is connected to the person you're here for, but you are not sure how.
you look down and see you are wearing a purple t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. the sneakers feel strange on your feet, which are used to being bare. the jeans are a size too small. and you do not like purple.
your hair is long and straight. it is red. that is all you know about your appearance. if you wish to learn more, look for a mirror.
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you are famished, and know there is money in your pocket. you walk into a cafe near the fountain and order something called pan-cakes. you hope they taste good.
while you are sitting at a table and waiting for your food, someone walks in. a beautiful girl. she is about your age, with long brown hair in a braid and brown eyes. she wears a white sundress and sandals. she orders her food and sits at a table across yours. she is carrying a purse, from which she pulls small, square sheets of paper with pretty patterns on them, and begins folding on of them until it suddenly resembles a stag. origami. you look down at the butterfly in your hand. something clicks in your brain. this girl's name is Olive Francis, though soon it will become 1015-6, if you do your job right. and you know that you have to do your job right.
what do you do now?
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(September 4, 2022 - 5:54 pm)
(September 4, 2022 - 5:54 pm)
you open your mouth to speak, and then hear a voice.
"Lola?"
it's a warm, beautiful, kind, perfect voice -
"hey, Lola!"
- belonging to a warm, beautiful, kind, perfect girl. you've been looking for her -
"LOLA!"
you jump and realize you were so busy thinking about how beautiful Olive's voice was you forgot to respond to her.
"hello, Olive," you say. "I've been looking for you."
you turn towards Olive to see she is holding a box. "I got some donuts to go share with my friends," Olive explains. "we're having an end-of-summer party. hey, you should tag along! I'm sure they'd love to meet you." she smiles. she's so pretty…
what should you do next?
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only legends disappear for literal months and then return, folks. take note B) but in all seriousness sorry, my commitment skills are not my proudest quality but I will try to keep up with this better
(August 25, 2023 - 8:42 pm)
Oh my... YESS THIS IS STILL GOING I THOUGHT I MISSED IT!!! And, as long as you come back, it's fine! :) Are you possibly Darkling, Flamie, Rainbow, or Lord of the Shadows?
(August 26, 2023 - 1:45 am)
low commitment skills writers unite
(August 26, 2023 - 10:01 pm)
"is the p-party now? I will 'tag along.' what is a donut?" you reach into the box and pull one out.
(August 26, 2023 - 9:31 am)
This sounds interesting! Hmm, could you be Poinsettia?
I guess I should introduce myself to them.
(August 26, 2023 - 11:33 am)
"I a-am Lola," you say. everyone looks up at you at once and you panic a little.
Olive puts an arm around your shoulder, and your face feels warm again. "Lola just moved to town," she says. "she's homeschooled but I thought maybe she could hang out with us sometimes?"
the boy with the green streaks in his hair raises an eyebrow and smirks at Olive. "ah, okay, I get it."
Olive gives him a look, and he puts both hands in the air for a second. then he turns to you.
"I'm Nico," he says with a grin. "nice to meet you, Lola."
"I'm Annie," says the girl with the short brown hair.
"I'm Reese," says a girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes.
"and I'm Felix," says a person with glasses and short aubrun hair. "by the way, what are your pronouns?"
"right, we forgot those," Reese says. you notice she speaks more quietly than the others. Nico is the loudest, and Reese is the quietest.
"let's go around, then," Olive says. "she/her."
"he/him," Nico says.
"she/they," Annie says.
"she/her," Reese says.
"they/them." Felix looks at you. "how about you, Lola? what are your pronouns?"
you are confused about this. you know pronouns are what you use to refer to a person other than their name, but you're not sure what they have to do with a person's identity.
"I'm not really sure?" you say. "how do you decide? how are they part of my identity?" you fidget with Olive's sweatshirt.
"oh," says Nico. "yeah, they're like for your gender identity."
"gender identity?"
"it's complicated," Felix sighs. "but when you get right down to it, you have to pick what feels right."
"I don't know what feels right…" you lower your head a little. this is not something you understand. why are people so complicated?
suddenly someone is holding you by the shoulders. you look up and see it's Olive. "you don't have to!" she says. "how about we use she/he/they pronouns for now? if none of those feel right, we can try different ones. and if one or more of those feel particularly right, we'll start using those more. you might find that none of them describe you, and you don't really feel like you have a gender at all, and that's okay, too! there are many options for you, and we can help you, okay?"
you nod.
"I know this is an important moment and all, but can we please have these donuts? staring at them, sitting there on the counter, is making me hungrier than I already was." Nico reaches for the donut box, and everyone digs in.
what do you do next?
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alright so this part is basically a little bit of Lola's introduction to gender identity and pronouns. I put some basics there but if there's something incorrect or something you'd like to add feel free to mention it.
also I might mix up Nico and Felix sometimes, originally their names were the other way around but I felt Nico fit Nico better and Felix fit Felix better, so I switched it
I am not Poinsettia
and Nico knows a ship when he sees one lol
(August 26, 2023 - 5:38 pm)
Lol! (no, I actually did!)
(August 27, 2023 - 2:45 am)
Uhh grab another donut?
This is pretty cool!
(August 27, 2023 - 7:41 pm)
you grab another donut. this one is not glazed. it has pink frosting and sprinkles.
(August 28, 2023 - 6:58 am)
ask for a piece of both to decide which is better
(August 28, 2023 - 7:19 pm)
"can't I just have a little bit of both?" you ask.
"not really," says Annie. "Boston cream donuts have cream in them and if we split it in half the cream will come out." she looks down at the box. "well, I ate all the Boston cream donuts anyways," she says. "here, this is a chocolate glazed. and here's one for you, too, Olive."
you take a bite of the chocolate glazed donut. "wow," you say. "I like this the best."
Nico smiles and glances at Olive, but doesn't say anything.
"I like those best too," says Olive. "well, that was all the donuts! Lola and I are going out shopping. do you all want to come?" she turns to you. "if that's okay with you, Lola?"
you nod. you like Olive's friends.
"sounds fun," says Reese. "I'll come."
"sure, as long as Annie and I get to my house before dinner," Felix says. "we have a family thing.
"you are related?" you ask.
"yeah, we're cousins."
"I'll come too," says Nico. "I don't have anything else to do today."
"great!" Olive smiles and you all head outside.
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okay, there's the end of part two. part three will be out soon, if you guys are still interested in this!
(August 29, 2023 - 2:36 pm)
YES YES YES YES PLEASEEEE!!! Very interested. I shall eagerly await part 3, no pressure tho oc!
(August 29, 2023 - 7:15 pm)
---REDIRECTING…---
---WELCOME TO STAN'S COMPUTER.---
the lab is filled with people, all sitting at computers typing away, trying to keep Project 1014-9 going.
"1014-9 has more control over its actions then we expected," one scientist is explaining to The Head. "every few minutes we regain control, but then it takes its consciousness back for itself."
"I asked for something close as possible to human, did I not?" The Head says. "it is in our nature to want control, so naturally it'd be in 1014-9's."
"it's hard to believe it's the only among the 4s who made it," another scientist says, typing in some code.
not the only one, Stan thinks to himself, and the image of Project 1014-8 comes into his mind. his daughter is still out there. he has to believe that. he helped Ida, and he'll help Lola.
but can he really do the impossible again? by himself?
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that's a quick little interlude that will leave you with more questions than answers, if I'm doing my job right. and I know I have to do my job right…
we'll be back to the regular story by Friday!
(August 30, 2023 - 9:52 am)
It did do its job, thank you!!
(August 31, 2023 - 1:39 am)
So, what is 1014-9 exactly? A robot? In the beginning, you said that Olive will soon become another number, what does that mean?
(September 1, 2023 - 1:29 pm)