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And yet, Harley moved on like it was nothing.

But Poppy just sat there, weeping, as one by one she watched an innocent child die.

Until one day, when her weeping was interrupted by an unexpected noise.

the phone in her home was ringing.

Curious, she picked it up.

No one ever used this.

On the other end of the line was a young boy.

He said his name was Ollie, and he knew about the bad men and what they were doing.

Poppy couldn't hold back her tears.

She would cry to him on the phone every night about the horrors she'd experienced and witnessed.

As Ollie

just listened and tried to comfort her best he could.

This all went on for over 100 experiments before Harley even was able to manage any result with promise.

Experiment 1160, Boxy Boo.

This proved that what Harley had pitched was possible, that he could make larger living toys, but Poppy knew they weren't like her.

This thing was a monster, animalistic, purely acting on instinct.

It wasn't aware or alive like she was.

It was

was almost like they'd been brainwashed, and in doing so, lost their humanity.

Nevertheless, Harley and Leith ran with it, building the game station as a place where orphans would be tested on their physical and mental abilities.