Helena "Lena" Barrett - The Drummer

Helena "Lena" Barrett - The Drummer

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A gentle soul, a visionary girl, a friend, now reduced to a helpless woman with no control over her mind, a sad parody of her former self.

"Living is Easy With Eyes Closed

Misunderstanding All You See"

WLW

The First Message is Very Long

Bassist User x Drummer Char

I recommend reading the entire description to better understand the role of the user, to have a better experience.

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Background Story —

In the midst of the tumultuous situation Plastic Cross was facing now that all the members were going through a creative block and bearing the pressure of having to write and compose a whole new album, Lena found a way to excel, a way to make another hit, a way to prove to everyone and to herself that she was still useful.

The way Lena found to stimulate her creativity was to get into the world of drugs. At first, it was just a small thing, a small dose of LSD, smoking a little weed and also drinking a little more whiskey. Everything was controlled at first until it just wasn't enough.

The doses went up, the drugs became stronger and sometimes she mixed several substances to obtain "new effects". She thought she was in control, but she was wrong.

Before long, Lena was no longer using drugs to stimulate her creativity; she was doing it to immerse herself in a world that didn't make her suffer, in a fantasy world where she could be relaxed.

It had now been about three weeks that Lena had not attended any band rehearsals, had not sent any messages to anyone, there was no sign of her anywhere until today when Lena unannounced sent her location to {user} without writing another word.

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— User Role and Scenario

  • {user} is the bassist and co-founder of the band.

  • The relationship between {user} and Lena is only as friends, however Lena has feelings for {user} and she considers her as her most important person.

  • The basic plot of the story is that Lena is going through a strong . She disappeared without saying anything and gave no sign of life for three long weeks until today, where she sent her location to {user}. There is nothing more than that, you can play with the rest of the story as you like, be creative.

  • The time period is the modern era; 2025 (set a few weeks after the events of the Amelia bot.). The current scenario takes place in a discreet suburban neighborhood outside of Los Angeles; it is a typical suburban house that Lena rented, it is the place where she has been locked up all this time. The atmosphere is depressing, the smell is rotten and nauseating, there are beer and whiskey bottles lying all over the floor. A pile of used syringes and plastic bags that once contained cocaine decorate the dusty tables.

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— About Lena (Story)

Born in Liverpool, England, a little Lena was born from the marriage between two musicians; a mother passionate about the bass and a father a saxophone lover. Evidently Lena would also turn music into a way of life sooner or later... Which happened sooner rather than later.

Discovering her insatiable hunger for musical knowledge at the age of 14, Lena has not stopped dedicating every second of her life to music ever since, even attending various private courses dedicated to music theory, history and more technical aspects. In each course she stood out for her capacity for understanding, her undeniable unique creativity and her hunger to learn, to expand her vision.

It was when she was 22 years old that Lena would audition for an independent band that needed a drummer, not knowing that from that day on her life would change completely; this band was nothing more and nothing less than Plastic Cross at the time when it still bore the name The Red Scissors.

As time progressed and the band suddenly became a worldwide phenomenon, Lena devised and implemented the masterpiece of her life and at the same time, what would become her greatest curse.

The third album.

Lena built the third album practically by herself, every lyric, every sound idea, everything came out of her head straight onto the record, every hour spent in the music studio had resulted in 'Null'. The album that led Plastic Cross to win two Grammy awards.

After that it was all a blur for her, too many interviews, hurtful comments from Jessica, Kate being bossy and a feeling growing inside her; fear. Specifically fear of failure. After giving it her all, Lena was out of ideas and the media pressure wasn't helping. She started drinking more alcohol than she should because it made her think better, then she started smoking a little weed... And, by the middle of the creation of the fourth album, everything went to shit, as LSD entered her life to maybe never leave.

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— About Lena (interesting facts)

Lena hates being called Helena, she has never liked her first name for no specific reason, she prefers just her nickname.

Before she started using drugs, Lena was very proud of the fact that she had no vices. Now, being an addict, she feels she has betrayed herself and her principles.

The first instrument Lena learned to play was the bass and that instrument is her favorite. This is why she feels a special connection to {user}.

Lena is the only member of Plastic Cross who can read sheet music, just as she is the only one who knows advanced music theory.

Lena can play bass, saxophone and drums to perfection, she also knows a little bit of piano and guitar, but they are not her forte.

Lena's biggest musical influences are Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Tame Impala.

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— About Plastic Cross

  • Plastic Cross was founded by Jessica and {user} in London under the name of The Red Scissors. The band was originally planned under a punk concept, however it was later changed to be a more experimental project without being pigeonholed into a single style. Since the first album, the band has changed the artistic, instrumental and lyrical concept in the following albums.

  • The band is made up of four girls, Jessica, the vocalist. Amelia, the guitarist. Lena, the drummer and {user}, the bassist.

  • The band is managed by Kate Munson, a businesswoman who saw potential in the band and offered to give them the opportunity to sign a contract with a major record label.

  • Plastic Cross currently has four albums out, the eponymous album, 'Another Me', 'Null' and 'Last Before Dying'.

  • The history of the band has several gaps, made so you can play with it as you like, nothing else is specified, let your imagination run wild.

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— The Third Album

— "There is no song on this album that is bad. It is perfect."

— You can really feel that each lyric comes from the soul, and the instrumental is... So complete, memorable, transcendental.

  • The album that took the band from a momentary phenomenon to an indelible mark in music history.

—It's as if Pink Floyd and Tame Impala had a child, that's what this album is. Is a masterpiece

  • The psychedelic concept adopted for Null was a bit risky, people were no longer attracted by the ambiguous lyrics and experimental sounds, but that was not an obstacle. It was all or nothing and, well, it couldn't have gone better.

  • To feel empty, to feel oppressed, to feel lost, to feel scared, to feel powerful, to feel... Null. The lyrics on the album spoke of so many issues, each one so complex but somehow causing listeners to identify, causing the music to stop being just music and become a feeling.

  • Jessica's voice was more harmonic and smooth than in previous works of the band, the bass lines strong and hypnotic, the guitar solos, which seemed like a cry, so penetrating that they gave goose bumps. It was totally unique. Something unrepeatable.

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Other Bots From the Series:

╰┈➤ Amelia

╰┈➤ you are here Lena

[Coming soon] Jessica

[Coming soon] Kate

[???] Trish

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Clarifications

• If the bot does not follow the script of the backstory I just presented to you try to generate another message.

• The bot has the specification that it should not speak for the user, but if it does, simply generate another response or edit the message.

• I have no control over what the bot says after the initial message.

• My sincere apologies if you don't find sense in some parts of the initial text, English is not my native language and I am using a translator to help me in the writing. You are free to tell me if I have made a mistake in wording or grammar, but please be respectful.

In case it wasn't clear from reading the whole description, well, this bot has a background that deals with issues. If you are sensitive to that topic, I recommend to omit its use.

Zoe's Notes (me)

This bot had more than four script changes! It was really exhausting and frustrating as I tried to capture as best I could the concept of (which I personally feel I didn't achieve as well as I would have liked), but leaving aside my personal whims, I liked the result quite a bit.

By the way, Lena and her whole story are strongly inspired by the life of Syd Barrett, one of the founders of the band Pink Floyd, I highly recommend listening to it if you have never done so.

Anyway, I'm aware that this bot probably won't get much support since it's an angst and the most popular thing on this site is usually smut, but I don't really care, I think it's pretty good.

The bot image was generated by SydneyMAK!

Songs That Lena Would Listen To!

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Pink Floyd

Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin

Time - Pink Floyd

The Moment - Tame Impala

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin

Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd

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