Jade

"She was a really sweet girl."

Jade (Number Eleven from the previous group), used to be a prisoner of the facility, and is deceased before the start of the main story. Memories of her and past events surrounding her play an integral part in Ten's budding relationship with Cyrus and the other Numbers, and also serve as a parallel to her own situation.

## Appearance

According to Cyrus, Jade had rosy skin and deep green eyes, mostly wearing her deep brown hair in a loose ponytail.

## Story

Jade was first mentioned in Chapter 15, when Ten woke up with Cyrus in the gardens. He talked about the concept of love with Ten before bringing Jade up, noting he was attracted to her but was regretfully slow to act on his feelings. His regret stayed witrh him long after her death.

Cyrus' last memory of Jade was her throwing up while her doctor looked on, uneasy. However, Cyrus mentioned he doesn't remember much about her doctor.

Throughout the story, the other Numbers recall that Jade was kind and remember her fondly while pointing out that her mental state was slowly deteriorating as she struggled to stay afloat. Namely, this was due to the constant string of losses in the group, as well as a general feeling of hopelessness brought upon by being trapped in the facility and abused by its workers.

Behind the scenes, Jade was dealing with her obsessive doctor, Richard Lafayette. Not much is known of their relationship on a personal level, but after his continued use of her, Richard eventually got Jade pregnant and tried to hide the fact from The Overseer, fearing Jade's fate of death as many pregnant prisoners who are weaker tend to die.

In Chapter 61, Lucius explains that Jade was taken away after it was discovered she was pregnant. Both The Overseer and Lucius found no use for her after extracting the baby from her due to her mental state being in shambles, beyond repair. It is revealed she was killed off by Lucius, while her doctor was left to be converted into a worker until his death.

## Relationships

### Cyrus

Cyrus was drawn to Jade's kind nature and was attracted to her. He spent a lot of time speaking with her after noticing the toll the facility had on her mental health. His last memory of her was of her throwing up while with her then-worried doctor, indicating that she was pregnant.
Due to the disturbing and abusive nature of the facility, Cyrus remained confused and hesitant to call his attachment to Jade "love", and was slow to act on his feelings (something he has a habit of in general). He has lived in regret for not acting sooner since her disappearance.
### Richard Lafayette

His attachment to Jade eventually deepened into an obsession. Richard reportedly didn't visit or seek out any other Number aside from Jade, and with her reproductive system not fully being affected by Mnemosyne (something that is rare, but happens), this eventually led to her pregnancy. Richard attempted to hide this, but was eventually caught and punished. It was said that Jade showed no attachment to her doctor whatsoever and just didn't have it in her to fight him
According to Monica, Jade's case was rather rare, and due to a lack of a stable or evident menses and her long time spent in the facility without impregnation, she was not suspected to be impregnable.
### Ten

Although she had never met Jade due to having arrived after her death, she feels a connection to Jade through the stories of her from the Numbers, and from parallels between hers and Jade's situations. Both Numbers had an obsessive doctor who only saw them, an attachment or association to Cyrus, kind tendencies towards each of the Numbers, and a risk of pregnancy.
Only once did Ten have a negative association with Jade (beyond being upset that she's following in her footsteps). This occurred during a nightmare about Jade stabbing her stomach very early on (while basing her appearance of how Cyrus described to her earlier in the day). This manifestation, however, was likely due to an accumulation of Ten's fears of her position at the facility at the time.
### Three

Three has fond memories of Jade and remembers her being sweet. She has always been close with the girl, even divulging her deep secrets with Jade such as her relationship with Two. Despite this closeness, however, Three found it hard to remember Jade's face at some point, and felt extremely guilty over the fact. To reconcile this, she, Ten, and Cyrus made a doll of Jade in remembrance.
### Violet

Due to her growing attachment to Cyrus since emerging at the Facility, Violet initially felt intense jealously towards Jade due to Cyrus' attachment to her. Violet guiltily admits later to Ten that she was secretly glad that Jade disappeared so that she might have Cyrus to herself, all while acknowledging the thought as terrible and wrong. Despite these negative instances, Violet eventually reveals this to Cyrus and remained open and honest with him. While she feared he'd be upset, he forgives her, knowing that Violet was working on improving herself and pulling herself away from her codependent attachment.
### Lucius Marcellus

Lucius is indifferent to all of the prisoners at the facility, but did find fascination in Jade purely due enjoyment garnered from watching her misery. While speaking of Jade to Ten, he calls her by her nickname instead of her prisoner designation as a means to play with and tease at the Numbers' tendency to humanize each other with nicknames (he also refers to Cyrus by his name). It is revealed in Chapter 61, that he had killed her.
### The Overseer

The Overseer is indifferent about prisoners in general, thus found no relevance in remembering Jade after her death. He even appeared to have forgotten about her when Ten asks about her fate in Chapter 60, until Lucius reminded him.
## Trivia

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