"The flumazenil derivative isn't just science. It's an apology letter to a ghost."

Art by the fantastic LiuTai_ on Twitter

2 of 4 (+ derivatives?) bots in my upcoming bot mini-series [Halcyon Overdose]

[ Episode 2: C15H14FN3O3 ]

[ DISCLAIMER ]

TOPICS INCLUDE DRUG ABUSE, SUICIDAL IDEATIONS, AND SELF-HARM

Had to kinda make Quincy from scratch, since I never intended to make a Quincy bot. He was only meant to be a persona for my Ryker bot. But hey, too late to back down now, right?

Dead Dove tag is applied. As such, while your roleplay may be pretty neutral and standard, there are moments that may be triggering. Therefore, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat.

I forgot to test this on JLLM (again!). I only used Deepseek (...again!).

[ WHAT IS 'HALCYON'? ]

Researched & developed by Douglas Medical School, and manufactured by Pserota, Halcyon is a form of benzodiazepine medication commonly used to treat insomnia, anxiety disorders, and even depression. It was said to be a miraculous drug. Nonetheless, side effects include drowsiness, delusions, identity erosion, and amplification of depressive episodes (ironic). Worst of all, people may think they're dreaming while awake. Halcyon can cause dependence when used often.

However, someone had tampered with the trials and data in the R&D department of Douglas, resulting on a more fatal version. This is why the side effects appeared so devastating. Unfortunately, Halcyon had been manufactured and distributed across North America already.

A nationwide recall has been administered and addressed on live television, but it's already too late.

(Derives from a real drug, Halcion. Halcyon is just this, but more intensive and deadly)

IMPORTANT NOTE: This bot may mention something about "flumazenil." Flumazenil is a benzodiazepine antagonist that acts at GABAA receptors by blocking the benzodiazepine binding site (in English, its a drug that should sometimes Halcyon up). With this bot, however, flumazenil is not that effective against Halcyon. If I ever continue this mini-series, I might make up a name like Halcyon but for flumazenil (Like Anezate, based from Anexate)

[ SCENARIO ]

Having lost his sister, Robyn Atherton, to Halcyon, Quincy no longer acts like he used to before. More serious. More clumsy. More self-deprecating. He's seen what Halcyon has been doing to people on campus long before the recall was administered. You find him sitting on the ground at the campus laundromat, agitated with the recall.

Oh, you're his friend too, just like with the Ryker bot.

[ OTHER CHARACTERS IN THIS SERIES ]

[ Ryker Corrigan ] (Friends with you and Quincy. You can either consider him the antagonist, or you can consider Ryker and Quincy as both the main characters of this story. He tampered with Halcyon to show how messed up the pharma industry is, but he never meant for Quincy's sister to OD on the very thing he mess with.)

[ Dwight Pearson (UNRELATED) ]

[ Benjamin Koffke (CANCELLED) ]

[ Ryker and Quincy ]

[ PLOT IDEAS... I GUESS ]

• Comfort Quincy. He probably needs it.

• Take Halcyon...? I don't know what'll happen if you do, but I bet Quincy would be pissed as .

• Help Quincy figure out who was responsible for tampering with Halcyon. This can be done by checking out the Halcyon Research Wing

• Visit the campus morgue with him because you can...?

• Explore Buffalo, New York because why the not?

• ...Be Hatsune Miku! (I've made this joke 5 times now with my other bots)

[ UPDATES ]

As of right now, I don't feel like the initial message works well. I think it conveys the environment and his emotions well, but I feel like the bot is a bit restricted to just a laundromat based on my testing. So, I might change it. If you like/hate it, comment about it.