creepypasta hot takes are always the most nothing burger statements "i think the slendermansion aus suck!!!" who is forcing you at gunpoint to consume slendermansion content. this why the fandom today is so negative yall refuse to let ppl enjoy themselves if it isn't to ur specific taste
Georgie, missing since age 14, almost exactly a year to date. Argumentative and rude, Georgie doesn't like to make life easy for people— Maybe because life hasn't been kind to her. She's alone. She doesn’t need a family, she doesn't need friends, and she likes it that way. (Or so she says. And everyone believes her. Right?) She's independent, a fierce little girl who's determined to prove to everyone she's more than capable of handling herself.
Current whereabouts: Unknown. You're supposed to find her, aren't you?
Proxy to The Stalker (Slenderman). Fast on her feet, one with the shadows, like a hare. Cynical and blunt, Lexi makes up for her sour personality with her exceptional skills in tracking targets. If you glance over your shoulder, thinking you’ve lost her, you’ll turn to find her waiting in front of you. Just hope you haven’t made her impatient; she doesn’t make a game out of hunting you. One swing and you’ll find your head at your own feet.
But don’t mistake it for loyalty to that creature. Nobody hates it more than she. Sure, she’ll bend to his will, if he forces her to through that funny little parasite of his that’s lodged in her skull. Any other time? She’s leaping to rebel, to inconvenience, to betray. Her loyalty can be earned, but not by him, nor the sick fucks called her “colleagues”.
When she’s permitted free time, she falls into old habits. Collecting bones and anything mutated or morbid, and sketching it out in her journal. Finding a fox rotting in a bog, poking it with a stick just to see its flesh slosh off. Never after dark, though. Once, she loved the embrace of night, the sheet of black above her head that winked with stars. Not anymore, not after that night.
Lexi Keller was always odd. Born to her parents, Teddy and Bonnie, during their senior year, her early years were modest but fulfilling. Until their marriage shattered, and her father ran away to Montana while her mother re-married the manager from her waitressing job at the local diner. A home that once embraced her love of the macabre, spoiled by the venomous words and cruel hands of her step-father.
As she grew, so did the darkness within her head. Loneliness grew into depression, depression mutated into psychosis. Episodes after episodes landed her in institutions that strapped her to beds and drugged her to high heaven. Never again, her mother said, instead forking out a fat portion of their monthly funds to put Lexi on medication. Pills upon pills, cycling through them faster than she did underwear. Where they fell short, Lexi would make up for by slicing her arms bloody.
Everything was fine. Everything was perfect. Until the rot in her bones was smelt out by something much darker than herself.
Lexi’s origin will be out after Christmas! For now, here are some relevant links:
Welcome to the Pupa Project master-post! Here is where all information regarding the project will be held. This post will include lore information, important tags/links, frequently asked questions (should I get any), and function as a place I can keep track of what I have to work on!
— Characters/Concept Introduction Post
— Pupa Project FAQ
— Spotify Playlist
— Pinterest Board
The Faulty Machine ⚙️
Lore/Story Explanation | WARNING: This section will have spoilers for the VN as it details the full story
Pupa Project takes place in a vaguely Victorian English setting. I have not set it at any specific dates as I have pulled inspiration from across the time period.
Society is a fragile thing, as are human egos. Everyone is destined to play their part and fit into the structure that has been determined for us. After all, why should it change? It has gotten us this far. And should you not fit into the necessary slot, perhaps it is you who is the problem. This world needs able-bodied, able-minded workers. You mustn’t stick out, you mustn’t jam the cogs, should you break the machine completely…
Our story begins one year after Blythe Waldrop has been admitted to Lepidoptera. After being designated to doctor after doctor and being mistreated by the medical system, she is surprised when her new doctor, Dr. Laurence Caldwell, treats her with respect and dignity. Humane in his approach, Blythe quickly takes a liking to him, as do his other patients, Thomas Phillipps, Amaryllis Cook, and Henrietta Vivian Davis. In getting to know his patients, he starts to theorize that perhaps an essential part of rehabilitation is community and peer support. Thanks to this notion, Blythe, Thomas, Amaryllis, and Henrietta become well acquainted and even become close. Amaryllis gets to care for a child like she never could, Henrietta is treated with understanding and patience, Thomas is relied on and given a comfortable sense of responsibility, and Blythe is surrounded by people finally looking out for her best interest.
One day while enjoying some recreational time outside, Henrietta throws the ball the group was tossing around too far. Before anyone can react, Blythe proudly runs off to retrieve it, disappearing into the forest for a short while. This is where she meets him.
Mr. Gryllidae is whimsical and strange, much like many other visions Blythe has had. He is a mechanical cricket, humanoid, but a cricket nonetheless! He speaks to her enthusiastically, kind and expressive, and when he notices it is the ball she is after, he picks it up for her. His coppery fingers place the ball in her hands and pat her head before he bows to her in a gentlemanly way and takes his leave. Blythe trots back to the group with the ball in hand and informs them of a new friend she had made.
While things are looking up for Dr. Caldwell’s new patients, pressure is building up among the staff, particularly for Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Samuel Montague. Being next in line to uphold this institution after his father, Dr. Montague has grown increasingly frustrated with his colleague’s tremendous success. Why couldn’t he make such breakthroughs? And how dare those patients gain a sense of self assurance! Dr. Montague confides in his only support, Nurse Cassandra Beechworth, who would do anything to help him.
From here, the asylum starts to become a colder place once again. And every time Mr. Gryllidae can visit Blythe, he notices how dire the situation is becoming. Not just for her, but for her friends as well. He decides he cannot stand by while they are punished for trying to live. So, dressed in his finest attire, Mr. Gryllidae sets off to have a private meeting with Dr. Caldwell to form a plan.
There are some things humans can just not accept. There are many reasons why someone may snap. Stress, pressure, your entire world view being threatened. When Mr. Gryllidae appears before Dr. Caldwell, Mr. Gryllidae who was supposed to be a hallucination, Mr. Gryllidae who was just the machinations of a sick little girl, Mr. Gryilldae who was everything humans are supposed to fear, it seems to shatter the delicately designed reality the doctor found himself in. Perhaps Dr. Montague was right. Perhaps Dr. Caldwell was just as bad as them. But he wouldn’t continue to let himself be pulled under by insanity. He would do whatever it takes to rid this world of this threat. He had been infected… infested.
Dr. Caldwell exterminates these parasites, he sets fire to the asylum, leaving everyone but him to die inside. But as he stands outside the building, starting to grapple with what he had just done, his mind wanders to one singular thought. What would happen to…
Blythe looks out to him through the window on the second story. Her escape routes had been blocked by smoke and falling beams. The only option would be to jump out the window. After all, Dr. Caldwell is out there! He could catch her and help her! So, comforted by voices that tell her she’ll be okay, she smashes through the glass, jumping and plummeting to the pavement below her.
The scene is grisly. No survivors to be seen and the fire roaring into the night. Mr. Gryllidae does not fret, however. Carefully, he picks Blythe up and brings her to his manor. This wouldn’t be her end. Oh no, this was just the beginning. She would be given the second chance she deserved, one filled with tasty cake and beautiful dresses. He would not fail her like so many before him had. They could dismantle the machine together. And use those parts to pave a new way for all those like them.
Character Tags 💉
Blythe Waldrop
Eugene-Albert Gryllidae
Thomas Phillipps
Amaryllis Cook
Henrietta Vivian Davis
Dr. Laurence Caldwell
Dr. Samuel Montague
Nurse Cassandra Beechworth
Inspirations 💡
This project takes inspiration from a lot of my experiences and interests. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in the Victorian era, especially their fashion and medicine. Perhaps because of how I see the world, I have also always been comforted by “creepy” and unconventional things. The dead, the macabre, I find a lot of solace in the feared and misunderstood, and so this world is filled with dreadfully whimsical aesthetics!
One of my most common and persistent hallucinations has to do with bugs. Because of this, for a long time I feared bugs and often felt a lot of anxiety around them. The only ones I realized I felt comforted by was butterflies. They are big and bright and during one small episode, brought me a sense of calm. Ever since then, I have decided to take my love for collecting bones and specimen and extend that to making art with pinned bugs. As of right now, I’ve only pinned butterflies, but being able to work with and make art out of things I once feared gives me a sense of control and understanding. Through safe exposure to the bugs I once freaked out about, I have found myself fascinated by them. Hence, the bug theme for Pupa Project!
When it comes to actual story, I am heavily inspired by the games Fran Bow and Alice: Madness Returns, as well as games I watched playthroughs of as a child like Mad Father and Ib. Originally, I wanted to make Pupa Project an rpg maker style game, and perhaps I will make it one day! But as of right now, I think the easiest way for me to learn to code and put something together is in visual novel form! I grew up watching YouTubers play Japanese horror games and they have a huge impact on not just this project, but all my art! I want to make something that feels nostalgic!
To-Do Checklist 📋
1. Color Dr. Montague sprites
2. Finish Chapter One script Have editors read through Chapter One script
it's insane to me how jeff the killer of ALL characters is constantly at the center of oc x canon in-fighting like he cannot be that fine for you to be attacking other users over fictional shipping
