Loita
Meets the party in person for the first time, confirming her takeover as their sole representative in Zev's place. Resembles Zev but a little taller and thinner, wearing only a simple rebreather instead of a full diving suit and standing in her own puddle of brackish water, with a small blinking pin shaped like the Bloom's dahlia symbol on her chest. Tells Carl and Donut she has a job to do and means to do it right this time, brushing off Carl's open hostility without flinching.
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[ NOT YET ENCOUNTERED ]
You haven't met this one yet, crawler. Records unseal as you read. The dungeon appreciates your impatience but does not reward it.
Physical
- Appearance:
- Bloom Pin:
Resembles Zev but a little taller and thinner, standing in a puddle of brackish water. Wears only a simple rebreather-like device around her fish neck instead of a full diving suitB3C35
A shiny, blinking pin on her chest shaped like a dahlia, the Bloom's own symbol; Carl commits it to memory to sketch laterB3C35
Location
The production trailer used for Odette's own show, meeting the party in person for the first time ahead of their interviewB3C35
System message
No data on this one yet. It either hasn't mattered, or it is about to.
System message
Stats unknown. Rest assured the dungeon has precise figures on exactly how underwhelming they are.
System message
No spells or skills on record. Punching things very hard is not a skill until the dungeon says it is.
History by chapter
Book 3
Chapter 25
- TAG NPC: A kua-tin outreach associate for Bloom, Hekla's former representative, described secondhand by Zev; not seen in person
Chapter 34
- TAG Admin: Breaks into party chat at the station 36 stairwell in Zev's place, speaking for Borant directly for the first time rather than being described secondhand
Chapter 35
- LOCATION Location: The production trailer used for Odette's own show, meeting the party in person for the first time ahead of their interview
- PHYSICAL Appearance: Resembles Zev but a little taller and thinner, standing in a puddle of brackish water. Wears only a simple rebreather-like device around her fish neck instead of a full diving suit
- PHYSICAL Bloom Pin: A shiny, blinking pin on her chest shaped like a dahlia, the Bloom's own symbol; Carl commits it to memory to sketch later
Book 4
Chapter 18
- TAG Deceased: Killed when robot Donut explodes in the green room. Carl tells her, dying, and Borant afterward that the cause is unknown to him, but his own narration beforehand ('I just needed Loita to get up off that damn couch') and a later authorial note claiming 'the first step' of a plan 'for a little girl named Bonnie' both say otherwise
- TAG Ideology: Openly calls humans and Donut's culture a cancer on the Bloom, resents celebrating rather than exterminating it, and claims Borant will close its system's borders once every human in the crawl is dead
Relationships
- Carl:
- Katia Grim:
- Zev:
- Donut:
- Lexis:
- Mongo:
- Odette:
Explains his own boosted strength, not a defect, keeps destroying the robot Donut toys; confirms Veriluxx added a self-destruct trigger on purpose to keep him from examining broken units' real internalsB4C15
Announces his and Donut's and Katia's new second sponsors; ignores his question about whether Lucia Mar commands more sponsorship money, then flatly refuses to be spoken back to when he pushes, reminding him she isn't ZevB4C7
Orders him to put away the novel he's carrying, relents once he refuses outright and tells him to keep it in the green room instead. Stares him down over Zev's fate without breaking; tells him she has a job to do and means to do it right this time. Carl answers with a flat "Ditto"B3C35
Tells the party Odette is waiting for them and that she'll be joining them in the green room to discuss a new arrangement, the clearest sign yet that her push to take over as their representative workedB3C34
Told through Zev that the party wants nothing to do with her, on the grounds she'd likely hold a grudge for their role in Hekla's death and shove them onto shows like the Maestro's againB3C25
Was technically her representative first, back when Katia belonged to Brynhild's Daughters, the basis for her claim now that Katia has joined Carl and Donut's partyB3C25
Gives only a brief update when Donut asks after her: still in treatment, expected back shortlyB4C7
Explains her absence, a personal tragedy back home sent her to a temporary reeducation retreat to reflect on her life and philosophies. Says Zev will keep her title of social media manager on return, while Loita herself takes over as the party's primary PR agentB3C35
Angling to take over as the party's representative now that Hekla is dead, since Katia used to belong to Brynhild's Daughters; per Zev, her claim is weak, but being a Bloom party member carries real weight against a non-member like ZevB3C25
Threatens to have Mongo taken away and fed to a mob if Donut talks back to her again, after announcing a new, sturdier robot Donut box has arrivedB4C17
Tells her Veriluxx's benefactor box is really a product sample tied to their sponsorship contract, with Carl expected to comment on it once opened; confirms an infomercial appearance for Donut, Carl, and Mongo roughly a week outB4C7
Cuts her off twice before she can insult Loita to her face; announces crawlers will no longer be offered food or drink during interviews after some were caught taking illegal buffs from refreshments, dismaying Donut, who misses Zev's snacksB3C35
Gives no real answer when Donut demands to know where Zev is, only promising to discuss it in personB3C34
Tells her she's no longer needed to wait with the party now that Loita is their PR agentB3C35
Orders him put away the moment he rushes up to sniff at her; doesn't flinch at the attentionB3C35
Confronts her live over new censorship rules added to Katia's contract, citing the Syndicate's own rules on a journalist's right to ask and answer during interviews; the two mute themselves, argue, and end up laughing before Loita orders the party moved to the green room once Odette starts to mention someone named ChrisB3C35
System message
No known associates. Loners have historically excellent odds. That was sarcasm.
History by chapter
Book 3
Chapter 25
- RELATIONSHIP Carl: Told through Zev that the party wants nothing to do with her, on the grounds she'd likely hold a grudge for their role in Hekla's death and shove them onto shows like the Maestro's again
- RELATIONSHIP Katia Grim: Was technically her representative first, back when Katia belonged to Brynhild's Daughters, the basis for her claim now that Katia has joined Carl and Donut's party
- RELATIONSHIP Zev: Angling to take over as the party's representative now that Hekla is dead, since Katia used to belong to Brynhild's Daughters; per Zev, her claim is weak, but being a Bloom party member carries real weight against a non-member like Zev
Chapter 34
- RELATIONSHIP Carl: Tells the party Odette is waiting for them and that she'll be joining them in the green room to discuss a new arrangement, the clearest sign yet that her push to take over as their representative worked
- RELATIONSHIP Donut: Gives no real answer when Donut demands to know where Zev is, only promising to discuss it in person
Chapter 35
- RELATIONSHIP Odette: Confronts her live over new censorship rules added to Katia's contract, citing the Syndicate's own rules on a journalist's right to ask and answer during interviews; the two mute themselves, argue, and end up laughing before Loita orders the party moved to the green room once Odette starts to mention someone named Chris
- RELATIONSHIP Mongo: Orders him put away the moment he rushes up to sniff at her; doesn't flinch at the attention
- RELATIONSHIP Lexis: Tells her she's no longer needed to wait with the party now that Loita is their PR agent
- RELATIONSHIP Donut: Cuts her off twice before she can insult Loita to her face; announces crawlers will no longer be offered food or drink during interviews after some were caught taking illegal buffs from refreshments, dismaying Donut, who misses Zev's snacks
- RELATIONSHIP Carl: Orders him to put away the novel he's carrying, relents once he refuses outright and tells him to keep it in the green room instead. Stares him down over Zev's fate without breaking; tells him she has a job to do and means to do it right this time. Carl answers with a flat "Ditto"
- RELATIONSHIP Zev: Explains her absence, a personal tragedy back home sent her to a temporary reeducation retreat to reflect on her life and philosophies. Says Zev will keep her title of social media manager on return, while Loita herself takes over as the party's primary PR agent
Book 4
Chapter 7
- RELATIONSHIP Donut: Tells her Veriluxx's benefactor box is really a product sample tied to their sponsorship contract, with Carl expected to comment on it once opened; confirms an infomercial appearance for Donut, Carl, and Mongo roughly a week out
- RELATIONSHIP Carl: Announces his and Donut's and Katia's new second sponsors; ignores his question about whether Lucia Mar commands more sponsorship money, then flatly refuses to be spoken back to when he pushes, reminding him she isn't Zev
- RELATIONSHIP Zev: Gives only a brief update when Donut asks after her: still in treatment, expected back shortly
Chapter 15
- RELATIONSHIP Carl: Explains his own boosted strength, not a defect, keeps destroying the robot Donut toys; confirms Veriluxx added a self-destruct trigger on purpose to keep him from examining broken units' real internals
Chapter 17
- RELATIONSHIP Donut: Threatens to have Mongo taken away and fed to a mob if Donut talks back to her again, after announcing a new, sturdier robot Donut box has arrived
Kills
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Notable quotes
“You won’t win. The Bloom will prevail. You will be forgotten.”
“You. Your cat. Your people. Your ugly culture. This is a cancer upon the Bloom, and we should not be doing this.”
“And if you talk back again, I will have Mongo taken from you. We’ll use him to feed a mob on the next floor and we’ll make you watch. I can do that. Don’t test me.”
“I am not Zev, Carl. Do not speak back to me like that. It will not be tolerated.”
“She’s had a… personal tragedy… back home. She’s been sent off to a temporary reeducation retreat so she may reflect upon her life and her personal philosophies.”
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