Chapter 1

## Chapter I

**A Certain Project** is the first chapter of the **Project 101** story. It was written by Snow and serves as an introductory/prologue chapter.

## Sypnosis

Bea Sheep, an amnesiac and a traveling journalist, comes across a box of memories, containing old photos of an unknown past. Along with pictures of her childhood friends, the box also held a letter. It was written by Dax Grey, to an odd address, mentioning a disbanded project named 101. Bea, excited and curious to find out more of her past, decides to head to the address, despite being initially warned.

Little did she know.. she made a terrible mistake.

## Plot

At the start of the chapter, Bea is talking with an unnamed friend about her plans for the future. She mentions her love for traveling, and "seeing the world", which she is encouraged to chase after. Later, she sorts through her belongings in the attic in an attempt to pack, but finds a strange box that she notes.. wasn't there before. Curious, she looked through its contents. One by one, there were pictures of her memories. Some of them were with what she assumed were her parents, and some of them were with two other boys. After reading what she wrote behind the pictures, she determined their names. Ren Sotto and Dax Grey. They were around the same age and appeared to have been childhood friends, although Bea doesn't recognize them, since it's revealed that she was suffering from amnesia.

That isn't the only thing she finds inside. A letter was written by one of her old friends and it was addressed to an odd location. As she read through the paper, Dax wrote about a project called '101'. She folded up the letter and put it in her pocket, determined to find more clues about them. The next day, she approached her friend and inquired about the 101 Project. Her friend shared that it was an ambitious experiment that was rumored to 'fix' their world, but it apparently didn't push through. Bea, after acquiring the information, thanks her friend and returns home. She remembered that one of the friends mentioned in the photos was named Ren Sotto, and she happened to recognize a manga artist with a similar last name.

However, it wasn't easy to contact her.

Bea struggled with finding her social media accounts and reaching out. She was denied a couple of times, and she almost seemed to gave up. But in the end, when she mentioned Ren's name, Vivianne eventually gave in and asked to meet up privately about the subject.

The two meet on the highest floor of a skyscraper, a private meeting room that was rented for the occasion. They begun to discuss about the missing brother. Vivianne was surprised, as she recognized Bea's face after they met up in person. Bea explained her situation, and how she has a strange case of amnesia and doesn't remember much about her past. Vivianne recalled their friendship and trusted Bea, relaying to her the information. She stated that both Dax and Ren were involved in the project (although she isn't certain of the role they played) and after it was announced to be disbanded, the two boys never came back home. They were reported missing, and have been for the last couple of years. Most of their close friends and relatives think they've passed on, and she does too.

Bea, being the optimist that she was, decided that there was a chance that they aren't dead and are just 'lost'. Vivianne admires her optimism, but states that it is merely a small possibility. Bea promises to return Vivianne's little brother home and walked home. Once she arrived, she gathered her things (mainly her necessities) for tomorrow's trip into the facility.

She gets into the car the following day, her small bag packed at the passenger's seat. She took out the folded piece of paper and tried to search it up on her Google Maps, but to her misfortune, nothing appears. She has to manually locate the place, using the directions on the road and the city based off of the written address. What she finds is a building that is full of ruin, and barely standing. Initially, she thinks this is the wrong address and looks around for a better facility. She doesn't find anything, and instead, decides to enter anyway. The door shuts behind her, seemingly on its own.

As she curiously entered the abandoned facility, a shadowy figure in the distant giggles, and the chapter ends.

## Character Appearances

* Bea Sheep
* Vivianne Sotto
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