Lonelygirl15 The Story So Far...
Special Request from The Creators: The Creators of lonelygirl15 appreciate all the effort put forth by the fans to make the LGpedia the trove of LG15 information that it has become. They now charge the LGpedia community with a new mission: to create a Story So Far... section. In a nutshell, they would like a concise yet comprehensive introduction to LG15 for newbies linked to from the main page. The articles Breeniverse Timeline and Down The Rabbit Hole: The Hunt For Bree can be a starting-off point for this new viewer summary.
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Who is lonelygirl15?
On May 24, 2006 the world was touched by a sweet young girl experiencing the troubles of everyday life, but it turned out to be something more than that. The truth about lonelygirl15's life was told, and the world was captivated...
Lonelygirl15, a.k.a. Bree, is an intelligent, yet awkward and geeky teenager. Raised in a strict, isolated household, she lacks many of the social skills possessed by her peers. She does not go out with friends much, and spends much of her time reading or playing juvenile games, such as interacting with her three stuffed animals, Thor the bear, Owen the Turtle, and P. Monkey. . Bree is home schooled, and she and her parents have moved around a lot, which has limited her social experiences and has left her without any true friends. For a short while she attended high school, but the social pressures, teasing and her lack of experience proved too overwhelming for her to bear. However, she did leave her short stint in public high school with one friend, Daniel.
In June of 2006, Bree bought a webcam and began posting on YouTube. In the beginning, she posted simple, silly clips of her and her animals. Later on, however, she opened up to the audience and began telling more and more about herself, her life, religion and troubles. Bree explains that her religion often prevents her from doing normal, teenage activities. Along the way, she introduces Daniel (as DanielBeast), her best real friend. Although he just sits on the bed and reads magazines most of the time, he occasionally participates in her clips, such as their spoof of each other, "Proving Science Wrong".
Daniel and Bree spend more and more time together, going on hikes, swimming or just sitting in her bedroom. Bree's father asks Daniel to film Bree's play for her annual religious summer camp. Daniel refuses, and Bree's father reacts negatively, which places a strain on her friendship with Daniel. Afterwards, tears are shed and angry words are exchanged between the friends. Daniel posts a video explaining how he intends to attend her play, though not to film it, much to the surprise and happiness of Bree. Having gotten over a first hump in their public relationship, Bree excited shares that she has been chosen to participate in a sacred ceremony for her religion. Bree does not share many details about this religion except to say that she is truly committed to her faith.
The Rebellion of lonelygirl15
Daniel invites Bree to a party, something she has never experienced, and with people she only met during her short time in public education (and who also teased her for her intellectual curiousity in science class). Her parents forbid her to go, but Bree decides to sneak out anyway. Much to her dismay, her father is waiting for her when she gets home. She is promptly placed under "house arrest," and her father forbids her to see Daniel anymore. After this first rebellious act against her parents, it seems as if Bree has become addicted to sneaking out, or perhaps she just relishes her newfound freedom. Daniel invites her on various "dates" and Bree is confused about teen love. She's never had a boyfriend before, and obviously never had a kiss, so Daniel's desire to be something more than friends befuddles her, especially when he kisses her at another party.
The Beginning of the Religious Turmoil
In the video A Change In My Life, Bree sheds some light on the cermony for which she has been chosen to participate. For the ceremony, she has to learn a new language, Enochian, go on a special diet, learn special steps and receive weekly injections.
Although Bree promises to have a dinner with Daniel, she realizes that she has to go to a Fall Equinox ceremony for her religion. Again, her mysterious religion tears Daniel and Bree apart. She decides that her religion is more important to her than her only friend. She gains a helper who will assist her in preparing for the upcoming ceremony. She is already studying hard, dieting, taking mysterious pills and receiving strange shots. Nevertheless, she enjoys this new friend. Daniel, still angry, follows Bree and her Helper, Lucy, trying to figure out the woman's purpose and motives. Bree sees the videoblog of Daniel following her and is upset. She tells Daniel via videoblog to leave her alone and stop following her. She also warns him about the power of those in her religious order. Daniel ignores her and begins to become alarmed by the extent to which her religion affects events in Bree's life.
The Ceremony
Daniel finds inconclusive, yet disturbing stories about a man associated with Bree's religion, Aleister Crowley. He follows Bree yet again and stumbles upon the ceremony and films part of the secret ritual, barely escaping being caught. After that, he follows Bree's helper Lucy to her apartment and waits until she leaves, breaking in and finding pictures on Lucy's computer of himself videotaping the ceremony, along with maps of serveral locations in Texas, Arizona, California, Alaska and Alberta, Canada. He freaks out and is convinced that the "cult" as he calls it, is following him, as he followed them. Bree hears of this and becomes extremely worried about Daniel's safety. So he goes "underground", staying at a friend's place to hide from the cult. Daniel calls Bree, finding out that under the instruction of Lucy and other cult members Bree has lied to him about the ceremony. As it turns out, Bree doesn't know what the ceremony is, Bree's father doesn't know what the shots are, and Lucy won't answer any of Bree's questions. With Daniel's encouragement, Bree decides not to do the ceremony, and her parents surprisingly agree with her decision. Meanwhile, Bree is contacted by Gemma, an old friend, who warns her of the power and influence of the "Order".
On the Run
While at Daniel's house, Bree's parents tell her that she should sleep at Daniel's for the night, an extreme contrast to the conservative parents Bree first knew. A couple days later Bree and Daniel, both worried, decide to go over to her house after not receiving any responses to their numerous phone calls. When they arrive, they witness her parents leaving with a man from the ceremony. Inside, they find a note inside of P. Monkey warning them to stay away. With this, Daniel and Bree decide to run. They sleep in their car for a few days before settling in to a motel. Bree seems to be her usual, silly self, but Gemma warns her that she is being followed by a "watcher", a member of the order who is stalking them. They both flee again, finding another motel. Daniel is upset with Bree for not taking the situation seriously, as Gemma said also.
