history

Ariadne Laurent was born in a small town in Nebraska to parents who were rather old – in their mid-forties. They doted on their only child, and gave in to her every whim – not that she had many. Ariadne was content to play with the neighborhood kids as a child, and she was remarkably selfless for a young girl. As she grew older and went to school, she found that she excelled in her studies compared to the other children her age; particularly in math and in art. She found that she had a great passion for these subjects, along with a passion for asking questions and exploring new things, whether they were people, places, or concepts.

In her teenage years, she began to grow bored of her quiet town. Sure, it was a nice place. But it was boring. Way too boring for a girl of her character. Teachers gave her odd looks when she professed her dreams of visiting her home country of France, or becoming famous. No one from their town ever traveled far away. At least nine out of every ten kids ended up going to the nearby community college, then coming straight back home to work as a teacher. The others worked as police officers and firefighters. That’s just how life was.

So everyone was surprised when she actually got accepted to the Paris School of Architecture in her senior year in high school. Everyone besides her parents, that is – they had always known that she had potential beyond what their small town had to offer. There was a definite disconnect between Ariadne and her parents – while they supported her endeavors, they didn’t understand her or any of her passions. Ariadne, on the other hand, always felt like they were humoring her when she went on about seeing the world and the beauty of new countries. She would never regret leaving her home.

Thanks to a special program she took part in, she attained her Master’s Degree in five years. Her professor, Miles, also indirectly introduced her to the Inception Project. Getting involved in the architecture of dreams not only changed her life, but caused her to excel even more when she returned to her classes again. After completely finishing her degree, she immediately started working, getting contracted by small companies to work on designs. She occasionally kept in touch with the men from the Project, but besides that, she spent most of her time traveling from country to country alone, marveling in the sights and quickly building a name for herself as an upcoming young architect.