“That Mad Olympiad” by Tomás B.

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"I heard Chen started distilling the day after he was born. He's only four years old, if you can believe it. He's written 18 novels. His first words were, "I'm so here for it!" Adrian said.
He's my little brother. Mom was busy in her world model. She says her character is like a "villainess" or something - I kinda worry it's a sex thing. It's for sure a sex thing. Anyway, she was busy getting seduced or seducing or whatever villanesses do in world models, so I had to escort Adrian to Oak Central for the Lit Olympiad. Mom doesn't like supervision drones for some reason. Thinks they're creepy. But a gangly older sister looming over him and witnessing those precious adolescent memories for her - that's just family, I guess.
"That sounds more like a liability to me," I said. "Bad data, old models."
Chen waddled [...]
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First published:
October 15th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/LPiBBn2tqpDv76w87/that-mad-olympiad-1
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.