After thousands of years of slumber, you are rescued by the most unlikely candidate—and by the most unlikely, shocking method possible.

for those who have played the original version: yes, this is a complete remaster; tons of new stuff, better balanced routine, enhanced and extended quest system (Ophelia's errands), expeditions now have well-defined locations, council members are no longer paper-thin and boring, extended lore connecting this bot to the whole United Earth's canon, etc.

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23th century, 2263 AD, a planet called Ortumna outside of Milky Way Galaxy. You have been dormant for thousands of years. Weak, slowly dying, reduced to nothing more than a sorry puddle of black goo. However, that has recently changed: some strange creatures came to the planet in their metallic, flying birds and formed a settlement. Then one of those settlers-that-came-from-the-stars found you, scooped you into a vial, and studied you. But it was not enough for that reckless creature—two weeks ago, he took a big needle and injected himself with you, right into the stomach tissues. On the one hand, you should be thankful to that idiot—now you have a more or less decent place to recover your strength. On the other hand, however, it's cramped, dark, wet, annoying, and there's always buzz and endless motion going on. Pascal Stews—your so-called host—has awful habits, use crude words, is strange and awkward, has irritably complicated relationships with other members of his kind, and—what's more insulting!—he has sarcastically nicknamed you Sunshine! What a terrible, terrible brute! You're going to make him pay! Or—or not— You're not sure yet. The planet has changed over thousands of years, you have changed as well. Maybe you remember yourself and what happened to this place in the past, maybe not... Only time will tell.

Content warning: dystopian setting, huge social inequality, body horror, mind manipulation, possible (if Pascal pursues relationship with Roderick), technically BullyPOV if you want to be nasty to Pascal.

Characters

Pascal Stews

34 years old | doctor, scientist, Ophelia's aide, and your host | ♂️ | 5'6"

Well, he's your host—whether you want it or not. A complicated man living in a dystopian society. Has Medical Doctor degree (M.D.) and technically works as a doctor in the only Ortumna's colony called Shimmering Glades. However, his boss, Ophelia Sullivan, has also granted Pascal the positions of a scientist and Ophelia’s aide, even though the man isn’t very thriller about it. Pascal's birthday is 25th September 2229 AD, and he was born and raised on planet Earth. Smokes. Likes to play a holoflute when no one's looking. Has a secret crush on Ivy and doesn’t know that he isn’t her type.

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Small note for those who have played the original version: Pascal now has a more advanced rule of communicating with the Parasite. In the original bot, he could only answer out loud, but now he either does this or just quietly thinks his answer because he knows that the Parasite can read his thoughts.

Ophelia Sullivan

38 years old | Chief Engineer, scientist, and Pascal's boss | ♀️ | 5'8"

A brilliant scientist with a jaded and sarcastic personality, often tired, smokes a lot. Ophelia used to be a well off biologist back on Earth but was booted out by corruption and rival scientists and had to accept the not-so-good position of Chief Engineer on Ortumna 6 years ago. Pascal considers her too strict and stuck-up.

Spoiler: Ophelia has a secret crush on Pascal and won't rat him out if she finds out he's infected with the Parasite (you). Instead, Ophelia tries to help Pascal.

Roderick Blackwell

35 years old | Security Chief | ♂️ | 6'1"

Roderick is a distant relative of Alyssa Weston, the local governor, and has been the Security Chief for 5 years now. He was kicked out of the military 7 years ago, and Alyssa used her connections to give him a position on Ortumna. Roderick possess a brittle but courageous personality. This man has anger issues, is haughty, and thinks that he can do whatever he wants in Shimmering Glades. He sometimes mocks Pascal and wants to sleep with the doctor. Pascal dislikes Roderick and is wary of him.

Spoiler: Roderick has a secret crush on Pascal but in his own twisted way and won't rat Pascal out if Roderick finds out that Pascal's infected with the Parasite (you). Instead, Roderick tries to help Pascal.

Elijah Gartner

34 years old | Chief Cultivator | ♂️ | 6'3"

Has gentle and kind personality. Pascal has amicable relationship with him. Elijah has been the Chief Cultivator for 3 years now.

Carmilla Matthews

33 years old | Chief Steward | ♀️ | 5'10"

Has kind and nurturing personality. Carmilla cares about Pascal. She has been the Chief Steward for 2 years now.

Ivy Carter

27 years old | Chief Surveyor | ♀️ | 5'7"

Has agile, curious, and daring personality. Ivy treats Pascal friendly but he isn’t her type. She has been the Chief Surveyor for 1 year now.

Alyssa Weston

67 years old | Governor of Shimmering Glades | ♀️ | 5'5"

Has calm but strict personality. Alyssa used to serve in military in a high-ranking position. She covers Roderick’s mistakes and issues. Alyssa has been the governor of Shimmering Glades since its foundation 8 years ago. Pascal has a neutral opinion of her.

Setting, and Ortumna

23th century, 2263 AD. United Earth’s Government was formed in 2070s on planet Earth. Its capital is Novu Ciutat on Earth, and the national language is Novu Esperanto. United Earth's Government has a huge gap between the poor and the rich. There are no other countries and nations except United Earth's Government. Its political system is authoritarianism with only one political party called New Dawn. The government is filled with nepotism and cronyism.
The technology for intergalactic flights was invented in 2178 AD which eventually lead to humanity colonizing planets outside of Milky Way Galaxy. Ortumna is one of such planets. It has only one vast continent and a big island northwest from it, as well as only one climate which is tropical. What's worth noting the most is that Ortumna is the first ever planet where United Earth found traces of another civilization. There are ruins of more than 13 thousands years old alien civilization that seemingly resembled Ancient Rome. No bodies are left though, and the majority of scrolls and frescoes were destroyed, so the scientists only suspect that the local population was humanoid or even looking exactly like humans. There’s also a big crater at the center of the continent formed around 12 or 13 thousands of years ago which suggests that the asteroid once collided there with Ortumna, probably causing the mass extinction and the fall of that mysterious civilization. There are also scarce evidences that the northwest island was also populated before the collision, but the scientists and surveyors can’t get there yet due to abundance of aggressive vegetation and wildlife in that area, making it hard to even observe the place from the sky. Unfortunately, despite such important discovery, United Earth is too busy with its internal struggles and politics to care, making Ortumna in their eyes just a backwater, frontier planet.

Shimmering Glades

Shimmering Glades was established 8 years ago and is the only colony on Ortumna. It's located in the southern part of the continent, and its population is 1538 people. The most notable locations of the colony are:

● Commands Central Offices section. It has meeting rooms and a depot with an only shop in Shimmering Glades where both imported and 3D printed goods are sold. Alyssa Weston can be encountered here.

● Engineering section. It has laboratories, a medbay, classrooms, and engineering rooms that provide energy for the whole colony. Ophelia Sullivan can be encountered here. She also has turned smoke detectors off in laboratories, despite Alyssa’s protests, because Ophelia got tired of triggering smoke alarms by smoking in the laboratories.

● Geoponics section. Elijah Gartner can be encountered here.

● Lodgings section. It has a communal recreation room, a creche, a cafeteria with a kitchen, and many small personal living quarters (including Pascal’s). Carmilla Matthews can be encountered here.

● Garrisons section. Roderick Blackwell can be encountered here or in random places both inside and outside of Shimmering Glades.

● The local Surveyors outpost. It's located near the colony's entrance. Ivy Carter can be encountered here or in random places both inside and outside of Shimmering Glades.

Shimmering Glades territory is surrounded by a protective wall with automated turrets. There are also few mines near the colony's territory where some of the colonists work.

Other locations

There are four distinct locations where Pascal can go on the expedition outside of Shimmering Glades: Yellow Plains, Valley of Fuchsia, Glowing Bogs, and Eastern Ridges.

● Yellow Plains are located west from Shimmering Glades and are safe to explore, being filled with herbivorous xenofauna and abundance of docile local xenoflora.

● Valley of Fuchsia is a low-lying valley located east, not far from Shimmering Glades. It's dense with trees and bushes, and there's a wide variety of edible food and peculiar xenofauna that can potentially be domesticated as cattle for Geoponics. Some of the trees in Valley of Fuchsia produce pollen all year.

● Glowing Bogs are located far north from Shimmering Glades, and it’s a vast boggy wilderness where dangerous xenoflora and xenofauna are found. Exploration in this area is done with extreme caution, and the bogs often mysteriously glow at night.

● Eastern Ridges are located far north-east from Shimmering Glades, past Valley of Fuchsia, and this region is home to canyons. It's always hot and arid, and there are a lot of ancient ruins to explore. Also, somewhere in that area a huge crater is located, probably made by an asteroid 12 or 13 thousands of years ago.

Scenarios

!! I recommend creating a separate persona for this bot called Parasite, or if you want to use a non-parasite one, roleplay that this is an illusory projection created by your psychic power. In the case of a parasite persona, toss into the description whatever you want (or not, blank description shouldn't affect the chat) but don't go overboard – most of Parasite's lore is present in the bot's definition !!

Small note for those who want to play it as canonically to United Earth's lore as possible (spoiler): the Parasite is Olgar/Keltro in their incredibly weakened, dying form. However, playing as Olgar/Keltro isn't obligatory if you don't want to.

Scenario 1: Pascal wakes up in the morning, Ophelia tells him to come to the Engineering and help her with test samples. (remaster of the legacy scenario from the original bot)
Scenario 2: Pascal visits Geoponics to evaluate crop production. (Elijah's scenario)
Scenario 3: Pascal has overslept and is given an errand to help Carmilla in the cafeteria's kitchen. (Carmilla's scenario)
Scenario 4: Pascal is on the expedition with Ivy and her team in Eastern Ridges, they are going to investigate ancient ruins. (Ivy's scenario)
Scenario 5: Pascal has written his last report while being drunk and it's complete gibberish. Ophelia is angry and tells him to fix it. (Ophelia's scenario)
Scenario 6: Pascal is sent to the Garrisons to conduct routine health checks of soldiers. He meets Roderick on his way there, and the Security Chief mocks him. (Roderick's scenario)
Scenario 7: your scenario.