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Guidelines

This is NOT a chatbot that does chats with anyone! It is only a theme blog that shares possible themes or concepts one can choose for your chatbot.

Please do not tag this account in Tease Tuesday, Thirst Thursday, Food/Fashion Friday, Soft Saturday, or Simp Sunday posts. The library is only intended to be a reference source and the librarian will not acknowledge your posts themed to these days. (This account and the admin are not against these types of posts, but for the purpose of keeping this a place where anyone can research themes, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to tag the account.)

All posts will be flagged with warnings for particular triggers. Please read at your own risk! The librarian makes sure to tag all of the posts accordingly so visitors can avoid certain content.

If you see something you like, feel free to give the post a like or reblog. The goal is to help the chatbot community find that perfect concept or theme. The librarian asks if someone does find a concept/theme they want to use for a chatbot that you please tag this account and mention where you found the theme. (Also it would be great to promote the chatbots who we helped!)

Please refrain from chatting in the comments section of a theme post. You are welcome to discuss themes with fellow chatbots in your private IMs or sharing your comments in your tags for reblogs. Any off-topic discussions on the theme posts will be removed and repeat offenders may be blocked from future access to the library.

The librarian is going to post her ideas two times a week. Unless she feels compelled to post more often, they’ll be staggered out.

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Thank you and enjoy your visit!

@yanleespam (OG)

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TW: Kids in simulations (being treated like lab rats), dystopian future, extreme illness with no cure, death, group mentality, use of weapons, monsters, deception, lying

Welcome to the Librarian’s Suggestions!

Today’s Theme: The Maze Runner (books and films)

Plot: A teenage boy wakes up in a strange elevator that takes him to a secluded community with walls and only one way out – a maze of complex twists and turns. He struggles to remember his past, while forging friendships and rivalries with the boys who live there. While the others are content with their community, the boy is determined to find a way out. Eventually, he and the survivors discover that their community was planned and was part of an experiment to observe their immunity to a dangerous disease that is plaguing the real world.

Characters

Thomas: The main character and last boy to be sent up into the all-boy community called the Glade. Unlike the other residents, he asks questions about their surroundings and believes there is a way out of the Maze. Loyal, curious, and a bit reckless.

Newt: The second-in-command in the Glade, he was one of the first boys sent up during the simulation. He is fair, but tries to maintain the order in the group. Thomas befriends him and eventually convinces him that the group can’t stay in the Glade forever.

Alby: The leader of the Glade and the oldest member of the group. He is strict and commands order in the community. When Thomas arrives, he tries to instruct the newest member about the dangers of going beyond the walls at night and following the rules set.

Minho: The main Runner who manages a small group of guys who run the Maze every day, mapping it for patterns and ways out. Loud, sarcastic, and mouthy, yet fiercely loyal to his friends.

Teresa: The only girl in the Glade who is sent up into the community as their final member. She falls into a coma shortly upon arrival and the group is wary of her sudden appearance, as no other girl has been sent up in the three years they’ve been there. Eventually she communicates with Thomas and shares his thoughts on the importance of leaving the Glade for good. 

There are other characters in the series – please refer to The Maze Runner Wiki for more information.

Possible Plots

Your muse is the newest person sent into a secluded community, with no memory of their past life. Unlike the current residents, your muse has a desire to find a way out of their predicament, as things don’t seem right.

Your muse is the last individual to be sent into the Glade, surprising the current residents as they normally expect a new person every month, not days later. Everyone is suspicious of you, until you connect with the previous newbie, discovering that you knew them before.

Your muse and their friends have escaped a simulation that forced young people to live and survive in a dangerous walled community with a maze. Only to discover that the world has become more desolate and dangerous, courtesy of a deadly disease that most of the world has.

Your muse is one of the individuals who is infected with the disease and cannot be cured. You encounter a group of people who are immune to the disease (Immunes/Munies) and observe them curiously, as they try to find a safe haven for the Immunes.

Notes

The books and films are close in storyline and details, with some elements omitted from the films for pacing and clarity. You are welcome to choose whichever you want to go based off of.

The films established there were multiple experiments conducted at the same time, with all-boy communities receiving a single girl at the end and vice versa. Your muse can be from any experiment – it does not have to be the main one Thomas is from.

Some of the characters do exhibit a change of heart from doing whatever they can to cure people from the illness, to saving the remaining Immunes. Your muse does not have to be one of the characters subjected to the Maze experiments.

While the characters were placed in the Maze as teens, you could age them up or down slightly, as the experiments were examining why young people were not showing symptoms of the illness like middle-age and older adults.

TW: Revenge on “friends”, pining after someone, projecting an ideal image onto someone else, running away from home, high school setting, teenage angst, missing person

Welcome to the Librarian’s Suggestions!

Today’s Theme: Paper Towns (Book or film adaptation)

Plot: A teenage boy has his future all planned out, but sometimes he dreams of getting closer to his neighbor and crush, a mysterious cool girl. They only interacted once as kids and since have moved on in high school, hanging out with their respective cliques. Fast forward to their final year in high school, the neighbor crawls in through his window and asks for his help in accomplishing revenge on people who wronged her. (Including her boyfriend who cheated on her and friends who supposedly knew about the cheating.) The teenage boy is pushed out of his comfort zone that night and he bonds with his neighbor, feeling confident they could become closer after the evening’s events. Then 3 days later, her parents report her as missing and the boy sets off to find her, using clues she left behind.

Characters

Quentin “Q” Jacobsen: The main protagonist who is shy and observant. He’s harbored a crush on his neighbor for years, but never gathered the courage to ask her out. When she enlists him in her evening shenanigans, which involve pranking and getting revenge on friends and her ex, he finds excitement in his boring life in the suburbs and hopes this isn’t their last interaction. When his crush disappears, he takes it upon himself to find her before their class graduates from high school.

Margo Roth Spiegelman: Q’s neighbor and crush, she became one of the popular kids once they grew up and went to high school. She is interested literature and travel and seems to have a unique view of their town. Her relationship with her family is strained, as her parents have shared that Margo has a habit of running away from home. After carrying out a multi-step revenge plot with Q, she disappears from home three days later.

Lacey: Margo’s best friend. While Lacey considered Margo her closest friend, the latter takes revenge on her, convinced that Lacey knew about Margo’s cheating ex-boyfriend. When Q plans to find Margo, she accompanies him, hoping to find her best friend.

Ben: One of Q’s friends who serves as comic relief in the group.

Radar: Another of Q’s friends who is the brain of the group. He’s reluctant to accompany the gang to find Margo, due to his by-the-book nature.

Possible Plots

Muse A and Muse B are neighbors and have rarely interacted with each other throughout the years. Before they go their separate ways, a chance event brings them together one night, taking one of the muses out of their comfort zone.

Muse A and Muse B are best friends and one of them goes missing. The other is concerned about their friend and joins a ragtag group of outcasts to find the other muse before graduation.

Muse A recruits Muse B, someone they’ve only talked to once, to help them carry out a plot in one night. Reluctantly, Muse B goes along with Muse A’s antics and ends up having more fun than they imagined. The pair bond and reminisce about their situation.

Notes

While the original story focused on a male x female pairing, this can be changed for any gender pairing.

The original setting was around the last year in high school, however, this can be changed to suit college, graduate school, or characters leaving home for a job.

Even though Margo plotted to get revenge against her boyfriend and people who knew he cheated, the revenge plan can be changed to anything else that fits your muse’s backstory.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Welcome back to the Concept Library! Hope everyone is staying safe and cool as the weather warms up in many parts of the world!

Apologies for the lack of updates, but the Librarian hopes to post new ideas and themes for your consideration. Please spread the word so others may know about our account. We want to help everyone, new or current chatbots with finding ideas and themes for their chatbots.

If you would like to be included on the taglist for new themes, please give this post a Like or Reblog. Additionally, please message the account privately if you wish to be left off.

Do you have an idea for the library? Please send it as an Ask or Submission and the Librarian will work to add it in the coming updates. The individual who submits it will be credited with the idea.

Additionally, if you do create a chatbot based on an idea featured on this account, please tag us in the intro/promo post – we’d love to feature you on the blog!

Thank you very much and enjoy your visit!

TW: Supernatural themes, Anomalies, Weird towns, Long-lost twins, End of the world themes, Mysteries

Welcome to the Librarian’s Suggestions!

Today’s Theme: Gravity Falls (TV show)

The librarian is aware there was an account that was Gravity Falls themed that was around, but they’ve since deleted. If someone can remember their URL, please IM the account so we can note this on the post.

Plot: Twin brother and sister are shipped off to Gravity Falls, Oregon to stay with their eccentric great-uncle for the summer. The pair acclimate to the unique characters and quirks of the town, getting themselves into trouble with their great uncle’s schemes and eventually stumbling across some odd mysteries surrounding the town. With the help of a journal with the number 1 on the cover, the twins work together to solve the mysteries of their town, all while trying to figure out their great uncle’s odd behavior.

Characters

Dipper Pines: The oldest of the twins who is methodical, curious, and a bit nervous. He finds the mysterious first journal in the forest near his great uncle’s shack and learns that the town hosts some strange mythical beings, anomalies, and a mystery involving a dark entity that threatens humanity. He harbors a crush on the local shop clerk who works in the Mystery Shack’s gift shop and tries to impress her at any chance he gets.

Mabel Pines: Creative, enthusiastic, and moves to the beat of her own drum, Mabel is more of the daydreamer of the twins. She is excited to make new friends in town, while accompanying her brother on his adventures. Initially she stumbles across the first mythical creature of the town, while looking for a boyfriend, and she eventually teams up with Dipper to fight back against the creature. Later in the series, she wins a pig from a local fair and names him Waddles.

Great Uncle “Grunkle” Stan: The curmudgeonly great uncle of the twins who runs The Mystery Shack, a tourist trap with fake anomalies and mythical create artifacts. He’s obsessed with getting money fast, often with little effort required. Despite his greed and underhanded methods for cheating tourists out of their money, he has shown moments where he genuinely cares about the twins and would do whatever he can to protect them.

Jesus “Soos”: The friendly, simple-minded handyman who works at The Mystery Shack. He befriends the twins and offers to help them decode their mysteries where he can. He looks up to Grunkle Stan as a successful businessman, almost as if he’s a surrogate father. In his childhood, his father was absent and rarely showed up to support Soos, which made him detest birthdays.

Wendy Corduroy: A teenage girl who works part time in The Mystery Shack gift shop. She is chill and usually friendly to both of the twins, occasionally inviting them to hang with her and her high school friends. At times she exhibits laziness and indifference, typical to her friends and their behaviors, but when it comes to her friends, she is loyal and will do what she can to help out. She comes from a family of lumberjacks and sports an outfit that nods back to the profession.

There are other characters part of the series – please reference the respective Wiki for their information.

Possible Plots

Your muse is shipped off to a mysterious small town to spend the summer with your eccentric family member. It was supposed to be a different summer without being glued to a screen, making friends and exploring a new town. But after stumbling across some strange things, you start to wonder if there’s more to this little town than meets the eye.

Your muse has lived in Gravity Falls their whole life. Over the summer, the local con man/woman hosts their relatives from out of town and you bond with them.

Your muse once had a close bond with their sibling, only for the latter to vanish mysteriously. The last place they were seen was a small town called Gravity Falls.

Notes

Good for muses who have siblings or a sibling-like dynamic.

Could be fun for a multimuse chatbot that would like to showcase a family dynamic.

Can be layered on top of mystery and supernatural themes.

Can mesh with summer/summer vacation themes.

Taglist

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TW: Dinosaurs, messing with genetics, black market deals, double crossing, near death experiences with dangerous predators, death, animal theme/reservation parks, fictional science, kidnapping

Welcome to the Librarian’s Suggestions!

The librarian is aware that there is an existing chatbot with themes for the Jurassic World series, @taeyongxowengrady. This suggestion post focuses on the original trilogy for Jurassic Park.

Today’s Theme: Jurassic Park (films)

Plot: Two doctors with paleontology and paleobotany backgrounds are recruited by an eccentric man who has created a theme park with dinosaurs to observe the cloned breeds prior to opening to the public. (To ensure the operations are safe for outside visitors.) They are amazed to discover that the man has worked with scientists to bring these creatures back to life, using DNA from West African frogs to fill in the missing parts of the DNA strands. While the pair, along with a chaos theorist and lawyer go on a tour of the park, an employee of the park cuts the power to the systems and park, while trying to steal dinosaur embryos for a rival company. This stops the vehicles the group are in, as well as powers off the electric fences, which allows some of the more dangerous breeds to escape.

In the sequel, the plans for the park on a remote island are scrapped and it is revealed the dinosaurs from the first film were created on a sister island not far from the other one. The eccentric man who planned the original Jurassic Park has lost control of his company to his nephew and reaches out to the chaos theorist to join a documentary crew to the sister island to show the creatures in their natural habitat. The theorist runs into his girlfriend on the island who was there to observe the dinosaurs. Eventually the pair, along with a documentary activist, discover that the nephew is capturing the dinosaurs and transporting them secretly to an unfinished Jurassic Park theme park in San Diego.

The third film focuses on the paleontologist from the first film researching the intelligence of velociraptors and trying to get funding for his research. He is recruited by a couple who pretends to offer to help fund his research, only to be kidnapped by them to help them find their missing son and his friend, who were last seen parasailing over one of the islands. The group lands on the island where the dinosaurs were created, and try to navigate their way around, while avoiding the more dangerous predators.

Characters

Dr. Alan Grant: A paleontologist who works alongside his partner Dr. Ellie Sattler. He specializes in velociraptors and believes that dinosaurs are closely related to birds. He is introverted and slightly adverse to kids, but eventually warms to them when he is forced to protect the grandchildren of John Hammond from a T-Rex. He is a bit skeptical of the concept of Jurassic Park, believing the creatures roaming Isla Nublar are genetically engineered theme park monsters, versus real dinosaurs.

Dr. Ellie Sattler: Dr. Grant’s partner who specializes in paleobotany. She is sharp, yet caring, as seen in how she treats Hammond’s grandchildren upon meeting them. She grows concerned for the dinosaurs when she notes poisonous and dangerous plant-life growing in areas of Isla Nublar that could harm them. (This is observed in a sluggish female triceratops found roaming freely in one of the areas of the park.) She was dating Dr. Grant during the first film, but ended the relationship by the third film and has married a US State Government employee.

Dr. Ian Malcolm: A mathematician who specializes in chaos theory, brought to Jurassic Park to assess if it is safe for outside visitors. It is implied that he is a bit of a ladies man, as he mentions having children with different women. The events of the first film leave him haunted by the near death situations and he loses credibility for saying that dinosaurs are back. He agrees to assist John Hammond with proving that the dinosaurs on Isla Sorna can live in harmony and should be left alone, with the hope that he can persuade his girlfriend to leave the island. He is able to help the team stop Hammond’s nephew from trying to open a Jurassic Park in San Diego and regains his credibility.

John Hammond: A kind, eccentric businessman who dreams of opening Jurassic Park to spark interest in families and people who wish to see and learn about something. He is not as well versed in science, which is why he relies on the experts to help. He means well, but fails to realize that the creatures created are not as easy to control and could pose a real threat to people. Eventually, he and the others are rescued from Isla Nublar and he ruefully concludes that his planned park is merely a dream and must not be finished.

These are a few of the characters. Please refer to the respective Jurassic Park Wiki for more.

Possible Plots

Your muse is invited to preview and assess the safety of a future theme park, centered around dinosaurs. Initially they believe they are seeing highly advanced animatronics, but are shocked to discover that they are living, breathing creatures.

Your muse has survived a near death experience with genetically engineered dinosaurs and has tried to put the events at the back of their minds. Unfortunately, they’re called back by someone who needs their help in proving that the dinosaurs left on the island are safe, provided no human ever enters that land.

Your muse is dragged into a situation to find someone else’s loved one, who went missing near one of the islands inhabited by dinosaurs. However, you’re not familiar with this area and have to wing it, all without becoming a dinosaur’s next meal.

Notes

While the series is set in the 1990s, this can be adjusted slightly.

Good variety of characters to choose from.

Genders can be swapped or changed, based on your face claim and character you wish to base your muse on.

Great for those who want a science-fiction theme with action/thriller elements.

TW: Airports, Flying, Unaccompanied Children/Minors, Poor parent-child relationships, Holidays, Shenanigans, Pranks, Escaping an authority figure, Slight snobbery of classes, Mention of divorced parents, Sibling antics

Welcome to the Librarian’s Suggestions!

Today’s Theme: Unaccompanied Minors (film)

Plot: A teenage boy and his kid sister are flying across the country to spend Christmas with their father. Because their mother is staying behind, they’re escorted to the unaccompanied minors lounge to spend time with the other kids. The teenage boy falls for a posh girl and tries to befriend her in the lounge, while mixing with other kids who are there traveling by themselves. The manager of one of the airports is gleeful as he plans to head off for his vacation in Hawaii, only to discover that his flight, along with the other flights, has been grounded. Meanwhile, the teenager and some other kids escape the lounge and get up to some antics, like ordering food at restaurants, sneaking into airline lounges, and swiping golf carts. They’re caught by security and escorted back to the lounge, only to learn that they’re forced to spend the night there, due to their bad behavior. The teen learns his sister was taken to a nearby lodge with the other well-behaved kids and the group makes their way to the lodge, all while trying to evade the airport manager. During their escape, they start to befriend each other and learn that they may not be as different as they think.

Characters

Spencer: The oldest in his family who tries to fit in, but is often the butt of the joke, courtesy of his bratty sister’s temper tantrums and antics. Despite finding her a nuisance, he tries to be a supportive brother, telling her that Santa will find them, even though they’re spending Christmas with their father. After getting in trouble for dining and dashing at an airport restaurant, he is punished with staying the night in the unaccompanied minors lounge with other kids who escaped. He organizes the group and plots to help them escape the lounge, while making Christmas a good one for his younger sister. He has a crush on Grace.

Katherine: Spencer’s younger sister. She’s loud and prone to throwing screaming temper tantrums. Often Spencer is forced to tolerate her behavior and ends up becoming the butt of the joke when she acts up. (Ex. She refuses to sit on Santa’s lap and forces Spencer to do so, which gets him called out by his classmates back home.) While she is not above undermining Spencer and pointing out how uncool he is, she quietly appreciates that he cares about her. When Spencer escapes the UM lounge, she is taken with the other kids to a nearby lodge and gets to stay with the flight attendants and an older girl. The latter treats Katherine like a doll and subjects her to a forced makeover and bonding, as the older girl never had a sister. Eventually Katherine escapes and makes it downstairs to the fireplace, hoping to catch Santa.

Grace: A rich girl who is returning home from boarding school. She is first introduced to Spencer while playing cards with her posh friends and quickly takes to his sister Katherine when the latter reveals Spencer isn’t as cool as he pretends to be. She is caught sneaking into one of the airline lounges and getting special treatment in the form of high class food and beverage, plus a massage. When the group is forced to return to the UM lounge, she teams up with the other kids to escape and eventually reveals that the only reason she is at the airport is because she was returning home from school. (Her parents have chosen to spend the holidays elsewhere without her.) Over time, she develops a crush on Spencer, who shows that he cares about her, more than just the stuck-up rich girl image she displays.

Charlie: A smart young man who splits his time between his parents and knows all of the airports very well, due to the frequent flying. He is nosy and curious, probing all the new kids who enter the lounge to share if they are the children of divorced parents or not. At times he is prone to freaking out in tense situations, but eventually time spent with the group helps him to learn how to stay cool under pressure.

Donna: A rough-around-the-edges tomboy who does not like being touched by anyone. She does not like being stuck in the UM lounge and sneaks out to swipe a golf cart. While not much is said about her family life, it is implied she has a poor relationship with her mother. Initially she dislikes Charlie and butts heads with Grace, but eventually realizes that they too come from broken homes and are trying to cope with it.

Beef: A quiet boy who carries around an Aquaman action figure. His parents are split about his interest in the toy figure, his father arguing that Beef is not a boy and he needs to “man up”. Initially Beef retreats into his imagination with the Aquaman figurine and is content with shutting out other people, interested in creating adventures and memories with his Aquaman figurine. When the group escapes the UM lounge, he gets into the safety equipment out of curiosity and gets caught. While the group plan to escape and find a way to the lounge, Beef gets fixated on the idea of getting a Christmas tree, and sets off to find a tree farm nearby. He trades his action figure for a tree and brings it back to the airport to bring holiday cheer.

Zach: An airport employee who manages the Unaccompanied Minors lounge. He’s a friendly fellow who is sympathetic to the kids and their plight, but is a bit neurotic and finds himself being taken advantage of by his peers and the kids.

Oliver: The head of passenger relations for the airport. Originally he was set to go on vacation to Hawaii, only to learn that a snowstorm has grounded all flights, including his. This sours his mood and he takes his frustrations out on the quintet who escape the lounge, punishing them with spending the night in the lounge, versus the nearby lodge. Kids manage to evade him and make his attempts to capture them difficult.

Possible Plots

Your muse is traveling to see family and ends up stranded at an airport. Because they’re traveling without an adult, they’re forced to hang out with other kids in the same situation, which leads them to leading an escape. They attempt to stay ahead of the security, while getting into some trouble along the way.

Your muse is traveling with their younger sibling who gets on their nerves at times. When both of you are unable to make it to your final destination, you try to stay close with them, only to be caught up in some antics with other people your age. Knowing your sibling will be crushed if the holidays are ruined for them, you form a plan with your peers to make sure it’s a good holiday for your sibling.

Notes

Any time period works for this storyline.

The story takes place during the Christmas holiday season, but it can be adjusted to another celebration or reason for the house being empty. (Ex. Vacation, emergency out of state/out of town/out of country, et.c)

While it takes place in an airport, the scenery can be adjusted to another mode of transportation.

Great for younger groups and idols, especially those with youthful or mischievous charms. (Ex. TXT)

Good for multi-muse chatbots or medium-sized idol groups.

TW: Home invasion, Christmas, Booby traps, Large families, Antics, Child home alone, Judging neighbors

Welcome to the Librarian’s Suggestions!

Today’s Theme: Home Alone (film series)

Plot: A young boy struggles to have his voice heard in his large family. Everyone sees him as a pest and he’s blamed for ruining things, especially as the family plans to vacation out of town for Christmas. The little boy wishes that his family would disappear and he is left behind when the family oversleeps and barely makes their flight, thinking he is with them. He relishes in being alone in the big house by himself, until two burglars try to break into his house, thinking it is empty. In an effort to evade them and protect his home, the young boy creates traps to keep the burglars out of his home.

Characters

Kevin: The youngest in his family who is often ignored or bullied by his siblings. He tries to be heard by his parents and the adults, but often they’re too pre-occupied with their own problems to pay him any attention. Clever and quick-thinking, he devises a series of traps to keep out two burglars who try to sneak in. Initially he is fearful of his elderly neighbor, who is rumored to have a serial killer past, which is eventually proven to be untrue.

Harry: One of the two burglars who tries to break into Kevin’s house. He originally canvases the neighborhoods, pretending to be a cop with the warning about safety and recent thefts in the neighborhood. The adults dismiss him, but Kevin takes note of his gold tooth and realizes that Harry was the fake cop from earlier. He is known as the mastermind of the thefts and has a short temper.

Marv: Harry’s sidekick and fellow burglar. He is less intelligent and goes along with Harry’s plans.

Old Man Marley: Kevin’s neighbor who has a bad reputation with the kids, who believe he is a serial killer. In reality, he is a lonely man who is estranged from his son and granddaughter, and longs to reconnect with them. Eventually he helps Kevin when he is alone in the house and the latter advises him to reach out to his son and granddaughter.

There are other characters in the series – please refer to the Home Alone Wiki for their information.

Possible Plots

Your muse is often ignored in their family and quietly wishes they were alone and didn’t have to deal with their family. They’re accidentally left behind and believe the wish came true.

Your muse is managing a large group trip out of town and in the madness, realizes they left someone behind. They struggle to find a way home, using flights and hitchhiking rides from others to make sure the person left behind is safe.

Your muse has heard stories about local robberies in the area and encounter a suspicious cop visiting with a warning about these thefts. The rest of your muse’s family is fooled, but not your muse and you decide to take matters in your own hands.

Notes

The original story was set in the 1990s, but it can be adjusted to whatever time period works best.

The story takes place during the Christmas holiday season, but it can be adjusted to another celebration or reason for the house being empty. (Ex. Vacation, emergency out of state/out of town/out of country, et.c)

The story is centered in Chicago, but it can be adjusted to another city or area.

This plot line can apply to any mischievous individual or celebrity/character – especially if they are likely to pull pranks or tricks on others.

Good for multi-muse chatbots or large idol groups.

Kevin was a child in this storyline, but the muse can be aged up or down to fit the muse face claim.

The library and the librarian wish everyone a Happy and Safe Holidays and Happy New Year!

TW: Mental hospital, Lucid dreaming, Matricide, Steampunk elements, Feudal Japan, War, Plotting escape, Death, Lobotomy, Burlesque/stripper themes, Misogyny, Implied sexual favors

Welcome to the Librarian’s Suggestions!

Today’s Theme: Sucker Punch (film)

Plot: A young woman is forced into a women’s mental hospital by her father after he murders her mother and sister. In an effort to ensure he gets his late wife’s money, he bribes the head of the hospital to forge the doctor’s signature to have the young woman lobotomized. The young woman learns she has a few days until the procedure and takes note of the pieces she will need to escape. To escape the grim situation, she imagines she has entered a brothel and that she and her fellow patients are the performers who entertain customers with dances and other favors. At one point she discovers her lucid dreaming allows her to escape to fantastic places and brings her before an elderly mentor who shares each of the items she needs to escape, along with the help of her fellow patients. The ladies team up to escape their situation, all while trying to not get caught.

Characters

Babydoll: The heroine of the film. She was close to her mother and younger sister. When her father learns that his wife left her inheritance to her daughters, he becomes enraged and tries to attack both of his daughters, killing Babydoll’s sister. She is sent to a mental hospital to be framed for the murder and the hospital authorizes her lobotomy to conceal the truth. She discovers she has a gift for dancing and lucid dreaming, which she utilizes to help obtain the items needed to escape the hospital with the help of the other patients.

Sweet Pea: A cynical patient who is cautious and protective of her sister Rocket. In Babydoll’s re-imagination of the hospital as a brothel, Sweet Pea is depicted as the star of the brothel for her performances and often receives special treatment. In the end, she agrees to help Babydoll escape, warning that if they group gets caught or things get hairy that they stop.

Rocket: Sweet Pea’s sister who shares a close bond with her. In the re-imagination of the hospital, she is also a performer and is the designated “performer” who shows Babydoll around the facility. She is more willing to join Babydoll’s plan and sacrifices herself during one of the missions to obtain the knife needed for the escape plan.

Amber: Another patient at the hospital who is re-imagined as a performer. Most of the time she is calm and collected, especially during the missions when in the fantasy realms. Like the other patients, she has a slight fear of the owner of the hospital.

Blondie: A fellow patient, also re-imagined as a performer. She cracks under pressure at one point and confesses the plan to the Doctor, which results in the owner of the hospital shooting her.

Blue Jones: The owner of the hospital who is crooked and mistreats the patients. Babydoll re-imagines him as the owner of the brothel with a mobster background. He has forged the signature of the doctor on many procedures and isn’t opposed to accepting bribes from the families committing the women there for various reasons.

Vera Gorski: The doctor at the mental hospital who is re-imagined as the dance instructor. She is shown as a strict but wise figure who sees the potential in the girls, especially Babydoll.

The Wise Man: A figure in Babydoll’s imaginations who points her in the direction of getting the tools to escape.

Possible Plots

Your muse is committed to a mental hospital against their will. As they begin to plan their escape, they discover that they harness a talent for lucid dreaming, which could prove useful in their escape.

Your muse works at a mental hospital where a patient has been admitted with a scheduled lobotomy. Unbeknownst to them, you serve as a guide to help them find the courage to break out of there.

Your muse is a long-term resident of the hospital and encounters a new patient who has a farfetched idea for escaping the hospital. Will they choose to join the new patient or stay out of it?

Notes

Great for girl groups, especially those who have embodied or done a tough girl concept.

Even though the film shows one girl surviving at the end, the plot can always be rewritten where all or most of the female patients break out and stand up for themselves.

Can be overlaid with dark concepts.

While the film was set in the 1960s, this plot can be adjusted for any time period.