May 19, 2025 (Summer)
The Girl They Called a Weapon
Violet is a “tool of war”; having been raised to be a soldier, she entered The Great War as a child and operated under the orders of Major Gilbert. She was an exceptional soldier, killing enemies mercilessly on the battlefield until she could no longer fight after losing her arms. We follow Violet after this point, where she’s recovering from her wounds in a hospital. Shortly before being discharged, she writes a report for Major Gilbert, requesting to be deployed on a mission once again.
Violet has slight issues with using her new metal prosthetic arms, but this isn’t even close to her main struggle. Violet comes out of the hospital as a 14-year-old girl who has only known war. She’s lost after being discharged, as The War is now over, and she’s left with one final order from Major Gilbert: “Live… and be free. From the bottom of my heart, I love you.”
As part of his last wish, Major Gilbert gives Violet a place to live with his relatives, the Evergardens. Colonel Hodgins brings Violet to meet them and lives with them for a few years before she is given a place to live and work at Hodgins’ company: The CH Postal Company. Here is where Violet finds something she sees meaning in, a job as an “Auto Memory Doll.” Auto Memory Dolls write letters on a typewriter for people who can’t write for themselves. While watching one of these dolls do their job, Violet sees her interpret the meaning of a man’s words, knowing when to add “I love you” to his letter. Violet is immediately intrigued by this show and begins her journey in the very same job, trying to figure out what Major Gilbert meant when he said “I love you” to her