Zev

For the first time Carl sees her outside her usual diving suit, wearing only a simple rebreather around her throat; she looks strikingly thin beside the other kua-tin he has seen^B5C17

Still sealed in the diving helmet and spacesuit; stuck wearing it into the dungeon for the foreseeable future after Hinter, the company Borant normally rents integration cores from, pulled access to the newer pocket system at the last minute^B3C25

A female kua-tin barely two feet tall, sealed inside an old-fashioned diving suit for her first-ever trip into a dungeon: a round glass helmet full of bubbling water, tubes running to a backpack, and a white mesh spacesuit underneath^B1C36

Carl's CrawlCon press conference, arranging the presentation of his new sponsor^B5C41

The CrawlCon production facility, organizing Carl's signing with Dmitri and Maxim Popov^B5C40

Carl's green room aboard the Valtay landing vessel^B5C34

A Valtay landing vessel in Earth's primary zone, meeting Carl before his CrawlCon appearance^B5C30

Called back to the office during Beatrice's interview^B5C19

Teleports into the party's personal space at station 75 with a splash of cold water, uninvited, right after the recap show and the daily announcement end^B3C25

Appears in their floor 2 safe room, water splashing over Carl's feet, for their post-show Death Watch debriefing^B1C44

Mordecai's Tutorial Guild hall, floor 2, meeting Carl and Donut face to face; disappears with a pop once the visit ends^B1C36

Mordecai's Tutorial Guild hall, floor 2; a kua-tin appears in a puddle right as the chapter ends, moments after Mordecai says she's due^B1C35

Carl:

Explains the possible assault charge and the Syndicate warrant system after his attack on Nihit^B5C42

Pings the party that they have fifteen minutes to reach a saferoom for Odette's show^B5C16

Explains the show's ratings and fan anxiety over Signet's storyline, then relays Sensation's effort to get Carl and Donut back to a saferoom for Odette's show^B5C15

Uncharacteristically interrupts his private conversation with Donut to move their Odette visit and warn him of extra scrutiny before the trailer; Carl reads the interruption as a deliberate warning to drop the subject^B5C12

Asks him to reword an earlier conversation with Donut and Katia about his own plan, unspecified further^B4C28

Tells Donut only that nothing good is likely behind the word "reeducation" once Loita is out of earshot, without further theorizing on the page^B3C35

Visits in person to say she appreciates how hard the party has worked, warns him a Bloom representative named Loita is angling to take over the account, and reports their private chats go public tomorrow for paying viewers^B3C25

Delays their teleport to the taping on her own initiative, reporting that Carl's bar conversation with Frank Q, his decision to wear the ring, and Donut's lap dance at the male bordello were the top two trending feeds in the world that hour^B3C20

Huffs and puffs but agrees to push the Planet Beautiful taping back six hours once he points out it isn't a live show^B3C19

Warns him to find a saferoom soon for a booked show a few hours out; threatens to have the party teleported out regardless of what they're doing, and laughs off his told-her-to-go-fuck-herself reply as a joke^B3C18

Reports fans want him to repeat his post-Dismember catchphrase more often, though not too often, then books him and Donut onto a new show, Planet Beautiful, airing in two days. Stalls twice before admitting the segment covers beauty pageants and pet shows once Carl calls out her lying^B3C13

Tells him bluntly Katia Grim needs to be more interesting or the party needs to ditch her, framing it as a viewership problem tied directly to fan box and sponsor prize money; gets told to fuck off, and doesn't drop it^B3C6

Explains how the assassins found the right trailer, reports the public mood is entirely on Carl and Donut's side, and guesses King Rust will have to disown Stalwart too; confirms Odette still holds their next interview^B2C20

Per Carl, has told him crawlers mid-fight or otherwise occupied can't be pulled onto a show, which is why she prefers them parked in a safe room ahead of a scheduled interview^B2C18

Books him and Donut onto a new round-table show, Danger Zone with Ripper Wonton, airing the day after tomorrow. Asked outright who runs Vengeance of the Daughter: confirms it's Sensation Entertainment, Incorporated, a private studio from a center system, not a Kua-Tin production, since 'nobody in our system is allowed to run serials while we run the game.' Her own contact there was a Sac, a species she calls common but won't describe further since Carl doesn't already know it^B2C12

Relays his live, on-the-spot ultimatum straight to Vengeance of the Daughter's own producers, patched in directly by her boss; reports back that they've agreed to his deal and confirms, when pressed, that it's official and that she personally has the power to sign it on his behalf^B2C11

Reports mid-battle that the producer won't speak with her directly and the Syndicate AI referee will only allow help under very strict circumstances, meaning she can't do anything for him right now; starts to say this has happened before, but Carl cuts her off to focus on the fight^B2C9

Checks in over chat as he heads out to bargain with Signet, confirming she and "the whole universe" are watching and rooting for him; asked for help with an unspecified plan, says it's impossible, then agrees to try anyway when Carl pushes^B2C8

Checks in over party chat: Odette's show was another hit, the audience mostly approves of their race and class picks, no VIP crawlers are nearby, and their next show appearance likely lands on floor 3's fourth night, not yet locked in^B2C4

Checks in over party chat during a brief feed outage, reports their floor 2 numbers are exceptionally good, and signs off until after their race and class selection on floor 3^B1C47

Debriefs him on the censure she was given and cleared of, the political weight behind the Maestro's family, and the plan to coast for a few days before the next floor^B1C44

Contacts him unannounced while he's helping move Brandon's residents, praising a line for the audience, then abruptly breaks off to scream at him and Donut to run for the safe room^B1C37

Assigned as his PR agent; takes his furious outburst about being forced onto interviews in stride, insisting she's on his side^B1C36

Wants to speak with him; the chapter ends before either of them says a word^B1C35

Mordecai:

Meets him face to face for what reads as the first time; he visibly relaxes once he confirms she isn't wearing a Bloom party badge^B1C36

Asked to ping her the moment Carl and Donut arrived at his guildhall; warns Carl not to upset her^B1C35

Donut:

Warns Carl that Donut needs his attention and support through the approaching reunion with Beatrice^B5C18

Discusses the show's audience response with her, including enthusiasm and fears about Carl and Donut taking over Signet's storyline^B5C15

Uses the interruption to reassure Donut that she will be at the delayed Odette visit, while Carl infers Zev and Donut are communicating through the social media board^B5C12

Breaks into chat briefly during the toy-naming argument with Loita and picks Ivy over Charlie the moment Donut asks him to choose; Donut is visibly thrilled to hear from him at all^B4C15

Worried and openly hostile to Loita on her behalf; still calls Zev a friend despite knowing "we're not supposed to like the bad guys" and reaffirms their plan to write a TV show together once the crawl ends^B3C35

Takes Donut's outrage over Mongo being called Borant property in stride, clarifying dungeon-born pets need no separate contract at all^B3C25

Reports the party's fan-voted nickname poll is trending toward Princess Posse, with Donut Holes still a rival option Donut has never approved of^B3C20

Books her alongside Carl onto Planet Beautiful; gets an all-caps declaration that she can't wait the moment the topic comes out^B3C13

Updates her on the mid-floor appearance still being planned, tied to the outcome of the ongoing sponsorship bidding, and confirms two more fan boxes are coming^B3C6

Not shown on the page this chapter, but named by Donut as her intended future writing partner: the two plan to start a television writing team once they're out of the dungeon, starting with a Gossip Girl remake with an intergalactic slant^B2C23

Mentions, in passing, that a were-cat race and "cat girls" both exist among this season's other crawlers; Donut is not pleased^B2C4

Shouted at over party chat the moment the feed outage hits; confirms it's nothing unusual once she sees them again^B1C47

Reassures her she's fine, having been censured and reinstated rather than actually punished; the two catch up briefly before she has to go^B1C44

Drops off party chat after the hallway skirmish, right where she'd been talking with Donut nonstop; still gone as the chapter ends, leaving Donut worried^B1C39

Bonds with her hard over a shared love of Gossip Girl and asks about Riverdale; the two agree to keep talking over chat^B1C36

Katia Grim:

Tells her over chat about the new ban on third-party crawler teleportation and that she's filling in as PR agent again^B4C19

Reports Odette's contract now includes a formal Katia option requiring her at post-floor interviews, with riders demanding she come across as more "zippy" after a prior lackluster performance^B3C25

Calls her boring and says viewers want her gone; not allowed to message her directly yet, but offers to talk to her face-to-face after the party's next interview^B3C6

Loita:

Speaks in her place at the party's interview, explaining her absence and taking over primary PR duties; gives no answer beyond that when Donut presses for more^B3C35

Warns the party Loita is maneuvering to take over as their representative, using her prior claim on Katia and her standing as a Bloom party member against Zev's own non-member status^B3C25

The Borant Corporation:

Relays a direct quote from the politburo, its new leadership body, approving the plan while warning against future antics that hurt sponsors^B4C34