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Helper Programming is a set of mental conditions that The Helper Corporation forcibly instills in Helpers before selling the Helpers as slaves^[1]^[2]^[3].

Effects of Helper Programming

"Slaves, specially bred and programmed for absolute obedience."

―Miss Fortuna^[src]

The Helper Corporation indoctrinates Helpers with the belief that their purpose is to serve their owners^[4]^[5]. Helper Programming also assigns Helpers a gender^[6], with roughly one in six Helpers assigned male^[7]. When a Helper's pod is opened, a gas activates an enzyme in the Helper's bloodstream causing them to view the next human they see as their owner^[8]^[9]^[10].

As part of their programming, Helpers are supposed to show unconditional love and adoration for their owners, even owners they just met^[11]^[12] or who are abusive^[13].

Helpers are unable to refer to their owner by name, even if their owner wants them to^[14]^[15]. They typically refer to their owners as "Master^[16]" or "Mistress^[17]." As of Chapter 9 it is unknown how a Helper would address a nonbinary owner.

Additionally, Helpers are unable to name themselves^[18], or even give themselves a nickname^[19] or alias^[20]. Helpers are usually named by their owners^[21]^[22].

When speaking to a human other than their owner, Helpers will usually address them using gendered prefixes such as "mr," "ms,^[23]" or "mx.^[24]" However, a Helper can pretend another human is their owner and address them accordingly^[25]^[26].

Their programming also makes Helpers susceptible towards sexual assault from their owners^[27]^[28]

When aspects of their programming contradict each other (for example, if a Helper's owner asks them to do something against their programming), a Helper can experience extreme pain^[29].

Young Helpers are especially likely to accept almost any suggestion from anyone^[30]. Most young Helpers can barely form a sentence without checking with their owner^[31].

Fighting Helper Programming

Helper Programming is designed to be very difficult to resist^[32]. Nonetheless, some Helpers have made limited progress in fighting their programming. Some Helpers know they are trans despite The Helper Corporation's insistence to the contrary^[33]^[34], and Pandora used that knowledge to attempt to escape^[35].

During a mission to rescue Petrichor, Pandora volunteers to do something dangerous^[36], even though Isabelle explicitly said she didn't want Pandora to do anything dangerous^[37].

Maple demonstrates the ability to show she is unhappy even when her Master wants her to look happy^[38].

Adrastea is able to tell a lie of omission to her master^[39], as well as to criticize him^[40]. She also says fighting programming gets easier with age^[41].

Echo demonstrates the ability to call humans by their name, without gendered prefixes^[42]^[43].

[1] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-4/

[2] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-17/

[3] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-14/

[4] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-1/

[5] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-4/

[6] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-5/

[7] ttps://pandorastale.com/2022/05/26/chapter-8-page-2/

[8] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-19/

[9] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-20/

[10] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/11/03/chapter-7-page-15/

[11] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-8/

[12] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-15/

[13] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/10/20/chapter-7-page-1/

[14] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-5/

[15] ttps://pandorastale.com/2022/06/07/chapter-8-page-10/

[16] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/05/28/chapter-6-page-16/

[17] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-19/

[18] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-6/

[19] ttps://pandorastale.com/2020/07/21/chapter-5-page-6/

[20] ttps://pandorastale.com/2020/07/26/chapter-5-page-11/

[21] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-6/

[22] ttps://pandorastale.com/2023/09/29/chapter-9-page-10/

[23] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/10/chapter-3-page-4/

[24] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/17/chapter-3-page-11/

[25] ttps://pandorastale.com/2020/07/26/chapter-5-page-11/

[26] ttps://pandorastale.com/2023/09/18/chapter-9-page-1/

[27] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-19/

[28] ttps://pandorastale.com/2020/03/04/chapter-4-page-7/

[29] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/11/04/chapter-2-page-5/

[30] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/10/26/chapter-7-page-7/

[31] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/11/02/chapter-7-page-14/

[32] ttps://pandorastale.com/2022/06/20/chapter-8-page-19/

[33] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-3/

[34] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-6/

[35] ttps://pandorastale.com/2019/10/18/chapter-1-page-9/

[36] ttps://pandorastale.com/2020/07/23/chapter-5-page-8/

[37] ttps://pandorastale.com/2020/07/17/chapter-5-page-2/

[38] ttps://pandorastale.com/2020/03/17/chapter-4-page-20/

[39] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/10/31/chapter-7-page-12/

[40] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/11/04/chapter-7-page-16/

[41] ttps://pandorastale.com/2021/11/05/chapter-7-page-17/

[42] ttps://pandorastale.com/2023/09/20/chapter-9-page-3/

[43] ttps://pandorastale.com/2023/09/28/chapter-9-page-9/

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