>>67360619 It's 4:20 p.m., I've done nothing much else today besides some minor shit. Probably gonna paint if I can go get off my ass. Ate some pasta earlier.
>It's been a year since Inco finally snapped and left for good. >He really couldn't handle the pressure of an aspiring artist trying to get into the cruel art world. >Once again Olivia returns to her run-down apartment after an exhausting meeting. >"No, you cannot fucking name it 'Art's in the mind, not in the legs', you are ridiculous". >And once again, the journo turned her down. >At least drawing skinnie porn provides enough money for now. >She even got to take a plenty of live references from Inco while he was still here. >But something was wrong. >The light was darker, the room felt short of oxygen, the atmosphere was daunting. >And, of course, there was a human sitting in her sofa. >His eyes were red, and staring into his long black hair felt like staring into nothingness. >"Who are you-" >"Hello, Olivia. My name is Calypso. Knowing that you're a pretty busy person, I'll cut it short to the chase." >She is not really thrilled to listen to the guy, but his intimidating aura stops her from answering anything. >He quickly runs through explaining the tournament of hopeless people killing each other in death machines for entertainment. >"And as for the grand prize... If you survive all of it, I will grant a wish." >Olivia realized that this might be her chance. >She didn't think about being able to walk, or for Inco to get back, or for everything to be okay again. >She, first and foremost, thought about finally making it into the artworld as a standalone artist. >"Deal." >"I thought so. We'll contact you." >He proceeded to get up and leave, but stopped at the door. >"Also. I know you're not much of a car person. But do not worry. A friend of yours has figured it all out for you. It'll fit you like a glove." >In horror, you look outside your window. >There stand two large person-sized wheels, connected with a freakish chain of metals and levers. >Beside it stands Mia, with a shit-eating grin on her face. >This might have been a mistake.
>The man didn't lie. >After a grueling fight for life, after being shot at, trampled, exploded and thrown off of the buildings, Olivia survived. >It's a miracle that modern medicine could cure those wounds, but not her legs. >But she came out on top, as the last man standing. >And the man didn't lie. >Shortly after she got a lot of requests for partnership. >She also finally started receiving criticism. >The work went booming. Her art was improving. Things finally looked to be alright. >But something was wrong. >The paintings were great. They sold off to rich men and presidents. Some were already hung up in Volcaldera Bluff's national museum. >Alone she climbed the art ladder, becoming more and more proficient, without anyone ever even considering her disability. >She even learned to do a tail stand while doing public talks, to be in line with everyone. >And yet again, no one even mentions it, like it's a natural thing. >It's everything she's ever dreamed of. >But she more and more often catches herself on the thought that she doesn't remember painting half of them. >She'd just wake up in her room, and there was yet another masterpiece waiting on the canvas. >She knows she did it. It's her style. It's her brushstrokes. Here's paint all over her clothing. Here's sketches. >But she does not remember it. >At first it was confusing, and she decided to roll with it. >But now, as she rolls along the empty gallery after closure, among dozens, if not hundreds of paintings. >Each a masterpiece in its own right, each having a "Sold" tag under it. >Each having her signature under it. >How can she be proud of it, if she doesn't even remember it? >How can she be proud of her own accomplishments, if they seem to vanish from her memory? >How can she be proud of her paintings, if the only thing they result in is fat stacks of cash? >And most importantly, how can she be proud of it, if there is no one to be proud of her?
>>67361543 >As the words "proud" resonated around her head, she noticed something . >It was a painting that has sparked up in her mind. >She actually remembers painting this one, though not exactly when. >This has been happening less and less, so it really gets her excited as she approaches it. >She looks at it. >It's kind of amateurish, actually. The lines are rougher, the pallette is a bit over the place, and some of the shapes blend in too much. >She inspects it closer and closer, trying to figure out how'd it get here. >It is not until she reads the plaque under it that it finally dawns on her. >"Dreamscape". >But.. how? >Her first reaction was confusion. >Then frustration. >Anger. Torment. >How'd it get back? Did she paint it again? >It was supposed to be over so long ago, but here it is. >The feelings of anger, however, quickly get replaced by a feeling she hasn't felt for a long time. >It was a very important painting to her, even if it brought so much pain. >But she was proud of it initially. >Iadakan was proud of it. >At the thought of Iadakan something inside her mind turns. >He was proud of her. Not because she was a great painter. >That was, of course, the case. >But also because she loved it. She had a spark. And she was ready to share it with the world just because she wanted to be heard. >She remembers the high school. Inco and their little romance. What it turned out to be. >She looks around the gallery once again. >The paintings were masterpieces. But they were soulless. They had no intention. Nothing about them was human. They felt as if an AI bot learned to use a brush. >This is not the world that she wanted. >This needs to change. And change now. >She still has a chance. > >At the corner of her eye, she notices a fire axe.
I am Calypso, and I thank you for playing Twisted Metal.