HELTH will be explained in further detail on the HELTH Page, but here is the ground information about what it is to the series.

HELTH stands for Happy, Euphoric, and Libertly Talented Humans.

It is the government that oversees Edyn and Idyll, the two universes that the main characters were born into. It governs everything from science, medical fields, education, and the criminal system, to their societal structure and how people behave in their world.

Early on, it’s been proven that a happy society is a progressive society. So they locked in to that philosophy and built everything based on it.

It’s been normalized that every individual should be happy or at least relatively chill. Negative emotions and actions are not tolerated, but don’t quickly get it mixed up with something dystopian.

While negativity is not favored, it can be understandably expressed when a loved one passes away, or a circumstance doesn’t go as planned, or getting hurt. HELTH doesn’t shame a person for feeling upset. But it will absolutely strive to make the person feel better.

There are thermal cameras (TECS = Thermal Emotional Contact Sensors) that are built into nearly every camera in the world. Mostly security cameras and lenses meant for members working directly with supervising the public. So it’s not in everyone’s phone, but if someone were to have it built in, it wouldn’t be surprising.

While HELTH can make Edyn and Idyll look like a dystopian society, it is relatively utopian.

It can be seen as unfair, especially when the main characters want to be Escapists (people who create negative disorder, but in they’re case, they claim pranking people isn’t bad and that they’re ‘happy Escapists’) for fun, but overall, it actually has a generally positive justice system.

Of course, it’s debatable at times, but don’t expect to feel a heavy amount of injustice in this kind of society. As long as you’re happy, or can accept accommodations to make you happy, you’re perfectly fine.

An Escapist is somebody who creates chaos or disorder, unlike what is ordinary. Typically a negative person, but not bound to it.

What an Escapist looks like;

• A person who constantly frowns, gets angry, upset, and doesn’t perform happily in society.

• A person who is negative and goes out of their way to harm others, whether it be inconveniencing them or seriously hurting them.

• A person who IS happy, but they enjoy harming others. They may argue that they are within the joyful spectrum, but harming others out of personal enjoyment is not accepted, and will be deemed as Escapism.

‘Escapist’ is a more commonly used term in Edyn rather than Idyll, since televised news expressing ‘drama’ has been widely accepted as entertaining. Still, the news may be censored at times due to ensuring a happy audience.

What’s done to prevent it;

• Schools provide content to ensure students learn how to regulate their emotions from a young age.

• Posters, stories, media, and community come together to engrain positive thinking and ideas into an individual at all times.

• Negative media is censored, and media that may have negative content automatically buffers before sending. (Example = sending a text such as ‘you suck’ would probably take five-ten seconds to send to make sure the sender properly thinks about what they’re saying and delete it if it’s harmful.)

• TECS (Thermal Emotional Contact Sensors) sense when a person is feeling down, letting a nearby HELTH Official know so they can come over and help with whatever the issue may be.

What’s done to fight against it;

• SOS = Social Outcast Solutions. They detain Escapists to bring them in to prison, therapy, community service, or rehab.

• Chip Shooters are firearms that shoot out a ‘chip’ device that targets the amygdala and renders the victim emotionless. HELTH Officials use this device to better capture an Escapist, or to prevent excessive negativity. It can also be used for people who feel like they cannot control their emotions, or whatever reason they come up with.

• Stories such as Achoo. It describes a Spirit (once human) that is full of negativity and hate, and infects the people around them constantly. It’s a bit of a spooky story, so it’s not constantly told, but it is one of the only legal stories allowed despite the fear it causes at times. Mostly because it reminds people how negativity can affect others.

That said, the Meme Squad, the four protagonists, call themselves Escapists because they think it’s funny and they like the attention.

Their number 1 niche is pranks. Most of which are harmless and mildly inconvenient for others, which still classifies as Escapism. And like an Escapist who claims they’re happy, these four also claim that they’re having the time of their lives annoying people. So while the pranks are basically harmless and they’re not being negative, it’s still illegal.

The characters in the series each have a character page (although it begins as the main characters, and over time, more and more will be added.)

Volume 1’s list -

The Protagonists;

• Yin (which the story’s pov mostly takes place from, since she’s most reliable-narrator.)

• Kyle

• Eric

• Krow

Known Rival Characters;

• Sol

• Sky

• Lisana

Known Friendly Characters;

• Alfred

• Kali

• Sebastian

• Daito

• Baxter (Uncle Gramps)

Known Antagonist Characters;

• Mr. Finch

As the series develops, more names will be added to the list. To ensure no spoilers, they will be added only when the book comes out.