Lore explanation part two

Ignore K's lore for now. Nobody has a clue about K's lore and nobody knows K exists yet. O and L-2 are their own thing while K is just in the background for now. [BTW the K angst / lore was BEFORE L-2 and O arrived 🤧]

It's so long I'm so sorry 😿💔

!Manor times!

Anyways.. back to the manor! When everyone was a worker drone. L-2 was more of a people pleaser drone, always striving to do her best as she worked! She always wanted to spread joy as she worked after being repaired by Tessa and chose to work without questin to give back the same kindness that Tessa gave her. L-2 was more naive and friendly during this time. She remembered everything. Even the horrific parts of it all. The abuse, the murder during the gala and Tessa but it was all internalized.

O was more of a scaredy-cat of a worker drone as she feared punishment and was more or less awkward. She wasn't always like this though, she remembered that she came before L-2. She was repaired first.. before L-2. She was fairly simple and worked for the Elliot manor like everyone else. O worked till an accident happened, she accidentally broken a glass after dropping it. James Elliot, otherwise known as Tessa's father had witnessed this and stabbed her right through her right "eye" or... optic.. using a knife. This immediately caused O to panic and run off to a hidden room so nobody can witness her in pain. There was oil everywhere, on her maid uniform and hands as she tried to cover it. She could only silently sob as the knife had pierced through her visor. Nobody knew what had happened to O that day or what happened after, except O, but she refused to tell. O began hiding her damaged optic behind her hair, fearing that her eye may draw attention and worrying that Tessa may throw her out or maybe... James would do it again. O was more reserved after that day and fearful and did everything in her path to stay out of conflict ever since that day.

One day.. L-2 had asked about O's eye and why it had been covered.. O refused to answer and l-2 kept pushing for an answer and O gotten defensive and started yelling at L-2. From that day, L-2 never asked about the eye, they did remain close as hell though. Always reading to eschother and rambling about whatever. ah.. what good times..

Disassembly drone [pre-betrayal]

Once O and L-2 had become disassembly drones and sent on copper-9. L-2 was assigned the role of "the leader" and the role of a "pilot" as she was more.. "confident" compared to her best friend, O. The duo had been sent without a third squad member and both tried figuring out what to do exactly.. O didn't remember much from the manor besides... the incident, leading her to hate worker drones and humans alike Her eye hadn't healed from that day as it stuck with her. L-2 had crashed her landing and retained some of her friendly attributes but was more nervous and inexperienced for both roles. L-2 and O hadn't really talked much at this point as O was more or less quiet and distant as she kept remembering the incident.

This kept up but as time went on, O wasn't the distant one anymore, she realized that she was powerful. She was a disassembly drone, she could have the power to kill worker drones at will AND HUMANS! That gave O a huge ego boost as she could kill anyone she wanted without repercussions. O became more mocking and arrogant as time moved on.. and for L-2? L-2 wasn't nervous anymore, she became more stoic.. more.. unfeeling and quiet overall. Then the duo became close again. They had to rely on eachother after all, they had nobody else besides those they considered enemies. O didn't really like J too much and mocked N and V and L-2 didn't even acknowledge the others. They relied on eachother, they began killing together. O usually being the one to mock her victims and L-2 joining in at times. They took pride in their work after all, who wouldn't when they were clearly the more effective squad.. at least compared to J's squad.

They stuck close till.. L-2 one day was about to hunt an innocent worker drone. She was about to kill them, She raised her metal claw till... the worker drone cried and screamed for mercy.. the screams.. the cries.. sounded.. familiar... no no no! I'm a disassembly drone. The most stoic of them all! I'm not meant to care about a stupid worker drone. They're beneath me and O. L-2 could only freeze as she faced her dilemma. The worker drone took the opportunity and immediately ran off while L-2 could only stare. Why did she stop? Why couldn't she do it?? Why did she stop today? What was up with her.

L-2 began isolating herself, what was wrong with her? why was she feeling like this? O had no idea what was up with L-2 and only killed the worker drones. O was only oblivious for so long as she soon catched up and realized that L-2 was distancing herself away from O? Her? The hell did I do to her? O thought. Maybe it's just a temporary thing, no worries. She needs space after all. I probably did something to her.. or maybe make amends for whatever the hell I did. L-2 had grown more fond.. more empathetic for the worker drones who suffered. She felt wrong and guilty for doing so but... something told her it was the right choice. She didn't agree with this though. No. It's just her being delusional. L-2 had decided to kill worker drones anyways. It's her duty after all yet she didn't talk to O throughout this.

Betrayal

O had gotten worried... L-2 wasn't in the landing pod yet.. while L-2 had been outside of the landing pod, near the worker drone colony entrance. She was going to kill a brunette worker drone but... something stopped her yet again. L-2 only stared at her but... O had already witnessed the incident from afar and confronted her about it.

"L-2?! What are you waiting for? Arent we supposed to kill them?"

"Not now, O."

"What?"

"I said, not now."

"What.. what do you mean "not now?"

"I've been dealing with something right now and I believe it's not right to kill the innocent worker drones."

"What.. what do you mean.. isn't that the whole purpose of us being here? To kill?.. of course it's right?"

"No it isn't. They're innocent and we've been monsters by killing their kind without remorse. I just.. I just wanted to save them before we kept killing them without question."

"Why didn't you tell me about this. You haven't said anything about wanting to save them! I just came out here to apologize to you and yet you pull this shit?! What about us, L-2?? Doesn't that mean anything? Why are you throwing us away!"

"I thought you wouldn't understand it, after all, you're devoted to JcJenson and I thought that you wouldn't side by my choice."

"You could've said something other them silence! I was there for you and yet you throw us away for a worker drone!... just.. Just tell me it's a prank... please L-2.

"I'm sorry, O. I just couldn't deal with the killings any longer. You're too devoted to your job to understand anyways.

The brunette worker drone stared in shock as L-2 stood infront of her... to defend.. her? and O spread her wings to fly off before glaring at L-2 with digital tears in her optic and saying

"Seems like the only important thing in your life is a stupid worker drone than your own best friend."

Once O had already flew away, L-2 immediately cursed herself as she had realized the damaged she caused to their friendship. She could've just told O! But she didn't. Now everything is broken, ruined because of her. The brunette worker drone only stared in shock but feeling guilt for the disassembly drone. The disassembly drone did ruin her friendship for her, after all.

Though the worker drone wanted to stay, she couldn't. Her parents would question where she was. So she left and quietly headed back to the colony. Meanwhile, L-2 had to process everything, her new shock, the loss of friendship with O and the feeling of... protecting? Once L-2 headed back to the landing pod, she found everything destroyed without a trace of her former best friend, O.

Timeskip to idk when but it's just a couple of days [After betrayal]

The brunette worker drone had been done attending cheeleading and wanted to confront the disassembly drone who defended her. The disassembly drone DID go against her original purpose.. and the so.. once they found eachother again. They immediately gotten close and the brunette worker drone made attempts to befriend the disassembly drone. it was the least she could do.

L-2 had learned that the worker drone had been named.. "Mandy Manner" or "Mandy" for short. L-2 had began feeling protective over her, she view her as.. "innocent"... like herself before becoming a stoic disassembly drone. the memories returned but.. they were fonder. over the course of time, L-2 began protecting more worker drones, keeping them safe and getting closer to Mandy. Mandy was friendly and trusting of L-2 and L-2 was protective but allowed herself to become.. softer around her. The two stuck close as L-2 feared the day that something terrible may happen to the poor worker drone. Mandy didn't mind it too much as long as she had a friend, though her parents didn't approve too much of the disassembly drone. They found it ridiculous but Mandy didn't care, she felt.. safe with L-2 and didn't feel the need to hide behind a persona. She felt free to laugh, joke with her new found friend, someone who respected her and cared for her.

O had begun going down in a spiral of revenge and the feeling of self hatred. How the fuck did L-2 have the balls to choose a worker drone over me?! I've been there for her since day one! Her optic full of unshed digital tears as she realized that... the one who she cared for seemed to not care about her at all. L-2 just.. replaced her. replaced. She didn't even care for me one bit, now did she? O began reflecting back on the moment of when L-2 betrayed her. the stupid worker drone ruined everything. She ruined what me and L-2 had. We were the duo! The best friends who stuck side by side.. yet. That asshole comes around and ruins everything me and her had built. She's the cause for all of this! My misery! My pain! She left me with NOTHING and L-2 fell for it!