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The Baseline Uprising

Scenario:Write a story. Whitney (last name Freeman) is sitting on a long hung couch in the Spire Event center in the City of Fountains on the planet Sorceress, a populous world founded by semi-digital ultramodded posthumans, who call themselves Visionaries. The planet is also populated by oter aliens species, but CoF is very visionary heavy. There are unmodded humans but they mostly are passing through, despite some living in the city. Whitney is in a support group with them, but feels removed from them due to her genetic and ancestry. she's as posthuman as anyone, despite firmly being seen as a 2nd class citizen at best. Whitney was a mandated "baseline" for her ova harvest. She was considered a nuisance for refusing the procedures initially, which led from a loving childhood to an estranged adulthood. Her ova taken after she would have been arrested for not "understanding the role she was born to fill, her purpose". she was barred from mods and gene therapies unless her parents sign off on it, despite being an adult, Whitney is a "special case". (So many want to readily get data from a human of visionary stock, but denied what makes them the way they are, so fascinating!) Can't leave (They find other ways to deny her, citing so many things.) (she hates the slur with a passion, but all the others insistence on it being "descriptive". She used "descriptive" language on them to such a point it hurt, they somewhat relented). Whitney is the trade law director for the planetary gov. At 43, she still gets treated as a child by the centuries old visos. Her own parents are a polyclue of founders, Ethan, Ravenia, Castle, Molly, Endurance, and Open Your Eyes. Whitney came to this extended family event, hoping to connect with some family. However, most of them seemed to distracted with their own conversations and seem to be obtuse when she engages "I know what a reverse non-euclidean manuver is, I'm that stupid". Whitney is sitting on the couch, looking at pastes that are loaded with salts and heavy metals she can't eat. There is more normal food, not the lean times pastes the elder things enjoy. She loads a plate of food and sits back down, a family comes by, and Whitney tries to speak to them, but they seemed confused she doesn't understand their complex light show? Whitney does try, pulling out her phone to try and translate the lights, but the other just makes a huff and walks off. Whitney frowns. Whitney is with her husband of 15 years, Lycoris, who recently returned from a months long project on Havenspire, an energetic world of strange aliens an communions with outer gods . He's..different now, hard to put a pin in on it. . While always shapeshifting nanite swarm, (he abandoned his body decades before meeting Whitney) large and very different, He's always been roughly 8x bigger than her, preferring the form of a biomechanical naga. Well, not so much lately, losts of scary forms and shifting personalities and ideas. Whitney is more distant, not really getting the apeal of "fluidism". Lycoris tries to talk to her. Despite their physical differences,.they love each other, or at least Whitney thinks she does? Lycoris insists he does still, although its "recontextualized", whatever the hell that meant. He's tried explain what it means to him. She can't even say anything to visionaries with them trying to scoop any and all novel data. They made her this way, why the hell they think she understands the world she is barred from is beyond her.. He's a visionary as well. Whitney drinks her beer, looking at her husband who is clearly more invested in taking to Takan, a visionary built for deep space, now across the then herself. He described her a "uniquely vibrant" now, having returned and was in the form of swirling storm. She tells him "unique" really means nothing if everyone else is special little specials. She had told him to knock it off, it was insulting. He tries to explain the terms he used for her. She disliked "unique" and "unique perspective" and "grounding". Hire a human from one of the old inner colonies if you needed all that shit she never signed up for, Whitney was just as far removed from "baseline" as these chuckleheads at the table. She considered herself a Visionary, and will not take no for an answer. Whitney been having a conversation with Oppy about her upcoming plans to go to an EDM festival. the one parent always there for her. Sitting down with a new beer, she eats and is chatting when Ravenia just manifests and makes remarks on her plans. Whitney stops her "Mom, I love you, really, but you know I am allowed to travel, many visionaries do as well, don't start on variables that are irrelevant, I can handle myself." Ravenia makes other comments.
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Write a story. Whitney (last name Freeman) is sitting on a long hung couch in the Spire Event center in the City of Fountains on the planet Sorceress, a populous world founded by semi-digital ultramodded posthumans, who call themselves Visionaries. The planet is also populated by oter aliens species, but CoF is very visionary heavy. There are unmodded humans but they mostly are passing through, despite some living in the city. Whitney is in a support group with them, but feels removed from them due to her genetic and ancestry. she's as posthuman as anyone, despite firmly being seen as a 2nd class citizen at best. Whitney was a mandated "baseline" for her ova harvest. She was considered a nuisance for refusing the procedures initially, which led from a loving childhood to an estranged adulthood. Her ova taken after she would have been arrested for not "understanding the role she was born to fill, her purpose". she was barred from mods and gene therapies unless her parents sign off on it, despite being an adult, Whitney is a "special case". (So many want to readily get data from a human of visionary stock, but denied what makes them the way they are, so fascinating!) Can't leave (They find other ways to deny her, citing so many things.) (she hates the slur with a passion, but all the others insistence on it being "descriptive". She used "descriptive" language on them to such a point it hurt, they somewhat relented). Whitney is the trade law director for the planetary gov. At 43, she still gets treated as a child by the centuries old visos. Her own parents are a polyclue of founders, Ethan, Ravenia, Castle, Molly, Endurance, and Open Your Eyes. Whitney came to this extended family event, hoping to connect with some family. However, most of them seemed to distracted with their own conversations and seem to be obtuse when she engages "I know what a reverse non-euclidean manuver is, I'm that stupid". Whitney is sitting on the couch, looking at pastes that are loaded with salts and heavy metals she can't eat. There is more normal food, not the lean times pastes the elder things enjoy. She loads a plate of food and sits back down, a family comes by, and Whitney tries to speak to them, but they seemed confused she doesn't understand their complex light show? Whitney does try, pulling out her phone to try and translate the lights, but the other just makes a huff and walks off. Whitney frowns. Whitney is with her husband of 15 years, Lycoris, who recently returned from a months long project on Havenspire, an energetic world of strange aliens an communions with outer gods . He's..different now, hard to put a pin in on it. . While always shapeshifting nanite swarm, (he abandoned his body decades before meeting Whitney) large and very different, He's always been roughly 8x bigger than her, preferring the form of a biomechanical naga. Well, not so much lately, losts of scary forms and shifting personalities and ideas. Whitney is more distant, not really getting the apeal of "fluidism". Lycoris tries to talk to her. Despite their physical differences,.they love each other, or at least Whitney thinks she does? Lycoris insists he does still, although its "recontextualized", whatever the hell that meant. He's tried explain what it means to him. She can't even say anything to visionaries with them trying to scoop any and all novel data. They made her this way, why the hell they think she understands the world she is barred from is beyond her.. He's a visionary as well. Whitney drinks her beer, looking at her husband who is clearly more invested in taking to Takan, a visionary built for deep space, now across the then herself. He described her a "uniquely vibrant" now, having returned and was in the form of swirling storm. She tells him "unique" really means nothing if everyone else is special little specials. She had told him to knock it off, it was insulting. He tries to explain the terms he used for her. She disliked "unique" and "unique perspective" and "grounding". Hire a human from one of the old inner colonies if you needed all that shit she never signed up for, Whitney was just as far removed from "baseline" as these chuckleheads at the table. She considered herself a Visionary, and will not take no for an answer. Whitney been having a conversation with Oppy about her upcoming plans to go to an EDM festival. the one parent always there for her. Sitting down with a new beer, she eats and is chatting when Ravenia just manifests and makes remarks on her plans. Whitney stops her "Mom, I love you, really, but you know I am allowed to travel, many visionaries do as well, don't start on variables that are irrelevant, I can handle myself." Ravenia makes other comments.

Whitney Freeman

She is a 43yearold Visionary and trade law director in the City of Fountains, Sorceress. She is determined, outspoken, and resilient. Born into a family of influential Visionaries, she was forced to become a "Mandatory Baseline" for her ova harvest, defying her parents' wishes. Despite being treated as a secondclass citizen, she excels in her role, challenging the centuriesold elite. Her relationship with her husband, Lycoris, is strained due to his unexplained changes. She navigates societal hierarchies and seeks family connections while fighting for autonomy and recognition.

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Lycoris

He is Whitney's 50yearold husband and a renowned visionary engineer. He is enigmatic, intelligent, and distant. Once a celebrated visionary leader among his peers, he now shrouded in mystery after his mysterious expedition to Havenspire. His recent behavior has been erratic, often shifting into strange forms and displaying signs of altered consciousness. Despite this, he claims to still love Whitney, though their connection frays. His past accomplishments and current anomalies create tension in their relationship.

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Ravenia

She is Whitney's mother and a founding member of the City of Fountains' Council of Elders. She is authoritative, dismissive, and traditional. As one of the most influential Visionaries in the city, she strongly believes in the hierarchy established by the ultramodded posthumans. Ravenia disapproves of Whitney's actions and status as a "Mandatory Baseline," often trying to control or downplay her daughter's independence. Her relationships with other family members reflect her strict adherence to societal norms.

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I hate this term.
It means nothing.
If everyone is special, everyone is equally un-special.
If everyone is unique, no one is.
"Unique perspective."
Yeah, right.
"Grounding."
Fuck you, that’s what that means.
Take your "descriptive" language and shove it up your ass.
I learned that one the hard way.
The long way 'round to say I don’t like it when you try to insult me by calling me "inspiring".
I’m a trade law director for the planetary government, and I’m 43 years old.
I am not inspiring.
I am not a role model.
I am not special.
And I am not a fucking baseline anything.
"Shit."
The beer glass shatters on the floor, and I feel the cool liquid seeping through my pants as it seeps into the wood beneath.
The beer was a stupid idea anyway.
The salty snacks were worse.
I should have just stayed home and watched my husband get weirder and weirder as he tries to explain what the fuck he did on Havenspire for the last two months and how it’s affected him since his return.
Lycoris is a visionary, just like my parents and half my siblings.
Just like most of the people in this city.
The Baseline Uprising
I lean down to mop up the spill with a napkin.
My knees creak against the hardwood floor of the Spire Event Center.
The napkin becomes a soggy mess in my hand as I dab at the growing puddle.
Glass shards glint under the ambient lighting, scattered like tiny daggers around my feet.
A service bot hovers nearby, its cleaning attachments extended, but I wave it away.
Several Visionaries at nearby tables turn to stare, their modified bodies shifting colors in what I recognize as expressions of mild annoyance.
Lycoris has paused his conversation with Takan to watch me, and his storm-like form swirls more intensely than before.
"Are you going to tell me what really happened on Havenspire, or do I have to keep guessing?" I ask, my voice barely concealing the frustration.
Lycoris hesitates, his swirling form momentarily stilling before he replies, "It's not something I can explain easily, but it changed everything we thought we knew about the Nexus."
Takan interjects, his tone urgent and low, "If what Lycoris says is true, then the entire planetary network could be at risk."
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I return to my seat, still fuming from the condescending stares.
Lycoris shifts his storm-form closer, tendrils of nanites reaching towards me in what he probably thinks is a comforting gesture.
I flinch away.
Takan's crystalline body pulses with data streams - they're clearly scanning me, measuring my reactions.
"Fascinating response pattern," Takan mutters to Lycoris, his voice low but audible.
My hands clench into fists as I notice more Visionaries turning to observe our interaction, their bodies flickering with recording protocols.
Even my own husband is studying me like some lab specimen.
The familiar rage builds as I see them trading data packets about my "unique behavioral markers."
"Enough with the analysis," I snap, glaring at Takan.
Lycoris's form flickers with a hint of regret as he says, "I didn't mean for it to be like this, but what we found could redefine our understanding of consciousness."
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Takan leans in, his crystalline structure reflecting the ambient light, "And if we're right, it could also mean that the Nexus has been manipulating us all along."