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[[caption-width-right:350:Things are better here.]]
->''"Where's Marissa?"''
''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwe-Q41iT9Um9GV6S92mchw/videos Town of Veins]]'' was a surreal multigenre web series created by Bevusst as a spiritual successor to House of Aberdeen. The story takes place in the eponymous Town of Veins, located in Sprawl, an alternate reality of some kind, and occupied by dollbodies; living, humanoid porcelain dolls.
Town of Veins follows several intersecting storylines. The most prominent so far concern Penelope, an employee at Rapheal's grocery store who discovers something strange in the store's storage area; Soft Rains, who is the daughter of Dances Alone, the owner and caretaker of Ozen Jenny; and Kaz, who's attempting to make contact with the Sprawl from the real world.
As of August 10, 2022, Town of Veins has been [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2jZAqYzUqw deleted and discontinued]] due to creator harassment.
!!Characters
[[WMG:Rapheal's Employees]]
[[folder:Penelope]]
!!Penelope Masters
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/penelope2_5.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: Another long day of stocking shelves and dealing with odd customers.]]
A dollbody clerk who found a mysterious doorway in the storage rooms. This leads her to encountering [[spoiler:The Void Colossus]] and developing supernatural abilities.
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* BadassBoast: Delivers an unexpected one in "Confrontation" (i.e., "I could, literally, wipe out you and your gang just by thinking about it.").
* BerserkButton: Seeing [[spoiler:Natalie]] makes her break out of her calm, passive demeanor and turn completely ruthless.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Penelope is calm, reserved, and kind. [[spoiler:Until you mess with her best friend, in which case she will threaten to kill you and everyone you know.]]
* CreepyDoll: Subverted. Penelope is a living, human-sized porcelain doll, but she acts and thinks like a normal person. Played straight as of "Confrontation", where she lets loose.
* MeaningfulName: Her last name is Masters, and she has powerful supernatural abilities.
* NoodleIncident: Penelope ''hates'' [[spoiler:Natalie]] due to an unknown incident involving her and Marissa.
* NotQuiteHuman: Penelope is your average, down-to-earth {{Girl Next Door}} -- who happens to be a sentient robot doll.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: She thinks and acts like a normal human girl, but as a dollbody, she is implied to have been created and "programmed". The exact specifics of her creation are unknown, and she is completely aware of what she is.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marissa]]
!!Marissa Rodriguez
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marissa_0.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:He wasn't hiding anything... besides some dirty magazines.]]
Marissa is a bubbly, aspirational employee at Rapheal's who is able to possess the bodies of others.
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%%* ADayInTheLimelight: Minisode "Janus" is narrated entirely by her, and provides backstory on her situation.
* BodySurf: Is able to possess people through means unknown.
* DoubleAgent: Works for Hyena and is being stationed at Rapheal's as a cover.
* GenkiGirl: She's almost always smiling, and has a bright and bubbly personality.
* NoodleIncident: An unknown incident involving her, Penelope and [[spoiler:Natalie]] was so bad that Penelope threatens [[spoiler:Natalie]] just for being in the same town as Marissa.
* NotQuiteHuman: Her ability to possess people and her ties to Hyena call into question what she actually is.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pan]]
!!Pantophobia / [[spoiler:Sang-Hee]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6c83e25301728194.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:It's Pan. Just Pan. Like a frying pan.]]
Pan is a cunning young girl who comes from a broken home, and works as a clerk at Rapheal's. In the future, [[spoiler:she takes over as Regional Manager.]]
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* MeaningfulName: Her full name means "fear of everything". The shortened version is the Latin root for "everything" or "all". [[spoiler:This is later revealed to be an alias.]]
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Rapheal's Managers]]
[[folder:Zenith]]
!!Zenith
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/manager_zenith.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Manager no. 00313.]]
Zenith is the manager of Rapheal's in Town of Veins. Described by Penelope as not being fully sentient.
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* BadBoss: Possibly subverted. She's very threatening, but so far has yet to harm her employees, and even seems to have some form of affection for Penelope and Marissa.
* CreepyDoll: Played straight. Although human in appearance, Zenith is a dollbody and is consistently menacing.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Subverted. Unlike Penelope, Zenith is not sentient, and acts more like you would imagine an android would.
* SeriesMascot: Is the channel's icon, and is used frequently in promotional images.
%%zce* StepfordSmiler: Like all Managers, sans Rainbow.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tangent]]
!!Tangent
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3d8a957fce53fb78.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Manager no. 00558.]]
Tangent was a manager of an unknown Rapheal's location, who was terminated for an unknown reason.
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%%zce* HumanoidAbomination: Becomes this after being terminated from Rapheal's.
* SerialKiller: Implied to be behind numerous deaths and disappearances in Town of Veins.
%%zce* StepfordSmiler: Like all Managers, sans Rainbow. This seems to have worn off after her termination.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rainbow]]
!!Rainbow
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/manager_rainbow1.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I don't threaten my employees, for starters.]]
Rainbow is a manager of the Rapheal's in Paradiso Mal. She is chastised by Boss for not using threats and aggression to increase productivity.
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%%* ADayInTheLimelight: The minisode "Guardian" is focused entirely on her.
* OnlySaneWoman: She seems to be the only Manager who isn't completely insane, evil, or both.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Unnamed Manager]]
!!Unnamed Manager
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unnamed_chicago_manager.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Ffffrying pans. Aisle 11, towards the bbback.]]
Manager of an unknown Rapheal's young Pan worked at.
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* {{Robot}}: She's the least sentient of all Managers we've seen, going so far as to glitch out like a broken animatronic. [[spoiler:This works out in Pan's favor.]]
* StepfordSmiler: Like all Managers, sans Rainbow.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''"Boss" (Spoilers)''']]
!!Pantophobia
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pantophobia2jpeg.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Negative reinforcement is a proven method of increasing productivity.]]
Regional Manager for Rapheal's and the person all Managers report to. She is the present day version of Pan.
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* BadBoss: Directly orders managers to threaten and harm employees in order to increase productivity.
%%zce* BigBad: Seems to be this for the series at large.
%%* MeaningfulName: Her full name means "fear of everything".
* {{Sadist}}: Implied by her desire to torment employees. When it's brought up by Rainbow that it decreases productivity, Pan tries to coerce her to believe otherwise.
* SlasherSmile: Although most Managers have a permanent smile, Pan takes it up to 11, and has the most sadistic and malicious smile out of all of them.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Ozen Jenny]]
[[folder:Dances Alone]]
!!Dances Alone AKA Jenny
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dances_alone.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Somedays I wish I didn't have the Izakawa. Life would be simpler, maybe.]]
Dances Alone is the widowed owner and boss of Ozen Jenny, in addition to the mother of Soft Rains and Lightless Window.
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%%* MeaningfulName: She's a widow.
* NoFullNameGiven: Like the rest of her family, her first name is a phrase, and it is unknown if she has a family name.
* OnlySaneWoman: She's the most rational, level-headed and well-adjusted of the family, even moreso than Lightless Window.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Soft Rains]]
!!Soft Rains
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/soft_rains.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I told you something weird is going on! And I'm gonna find out what.]]
Soft Rains is the daughter of Dances Alone, and Lightless Window's younger sister. She also malfunctions and otherwise acts strange on a regular basis.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Might be the target of a dark conspiracy consuming the town -- or just batshit insane and in need of help.
%%zce* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance. This wears off when shit hits the fan.
* StickyFingers: Compulsively steals from her mother's customers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lightless Window]]
!!Lightless Window
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lightlesswindow.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Say, maybe meet me there later? We can talk about it and you can finally have some of Ma's cooking.]]
Lightless Window is the son of Dances Alone, and Soft Rains' older brother. He is the more responsible and rational one of the two siblings.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Hyena's Gang]]
[[folder:Hyena]]
!!Hyena
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hyena_5.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Let Threadholder deal with it. If they get close enough to contact, she'll guard the gate.]]
Hyena is a mysterious figure somewhere in the Town of Veins who runs a strange group involved in many of the town's mysterious happenings.
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Hyena's spoken dialogue is in red for reasons yet unknown.
%%zce* HarassingPhoneCall: Seems to be their calling card.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Natalie]]
!!Natalie
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natalie_5.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I think an outsider found us.]]
Natalie is Hyena's sister and a major figure in the gang.
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%%* ADayInTheLimelight: Minisode "Haven" is focused entirely on her.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's as sweet as it gets, but Penelope's meltdown implies that she's capable of terrible things.
* GenkiGirl: She's always smiling with a bright, bubbly and caring personality.
* NoodleIncident: Something unknown that happened between her, Penelope and Marissa was so bad it makes [[spoiler:Penelope threaten to kill her just for being in the same area as Marissa.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alejandra]]
!!Alejandra
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a5dd3e10bb3fb796_20220122172529756.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I say we torch the bitch.]]
Alejandra is a member of Hyena's gang.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''SPOILER CHARACTER''']]
!!Threadholder AKA Aberdeen
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ee9a7fb9959b74c7_20220202144517506.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I outrank you, sugar.]]
Threadholder is a high-ranking member of Hyena's gang. At first only her photo is shown, but she is later revealed to be [[spoiler:the present-day version of Aberdeen]].
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Threadholder's text appears in purple for reasons unknown.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Others]]
[[folder:Cho]]
!!Cho
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e8e09bf310fa7804.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I guess I have to help her get home.]]
Cho is an associate of Marissa's who is supernaturally bound to a parking lot. Cho is aggressive, caustic, and encourages Marissa to be violent.
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* SealedEvilInACan: Cho is bound to a parking lot, and it's heavily implied [[spoiler:she'll cause mass destruction if she is freed.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kaz]]
!!Kaz
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaz_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I found the Sprawl.]]
Kaz is a person from the real world who manages to connect with A.V. and the Sprawl as an outsider.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Void Colossus]]
!!The Void Colossus
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/04463c51ee3e51a0_9.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:You are coming closer. Why?]]
An {{Eldritch Abomination}} manifested as a massive, smiling woman existing in a void of color and sound, and can be found by entering a door that should not exist.
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%%zce* EldritchAbomination: Seems to be this more than anything else.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Her being discovered kickstarts the plot, although she stays in the background while the actual story takes place.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Abovetowne]]
[[folder:G]]
!!G
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/g.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Uh, sis, are you sure it's safe here?]]
G is one of four characters followed in Abovetowne. He is the brother of M.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:M]]
!!M
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/m_1.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:No, it's not. That's why we're here.]]
M is one of four characters followed in Abovetowne. She is G's sister.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:A]]
!!A
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_53.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: Unidentified entity detected.]]
A is one of four characters followed in Abovetowne. She is described as the brains.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:L]]
!!L
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/l2.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Okay, so that was a terrible idea.]]
L is one of four characters followed in Abovetown. She is described as the group's leader.
[[/folder]]
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!!This series also provides examples of:
%%* AbandonedArea: The collapsing mall, for a very good reason.
%%* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Penelope.]]
* AlienGeometries: The area through the door in the back of Rapheal's: it's described as a void of flashing lights and colors and screams and noises, there's a colossal smiling face present, and the door to enter the place shouldn't exist in the first place.
* AnachronicOrder: Some scenes and even full episodes don't take place in a linear fashion.
* AnalogHorror: Subverted. The story is told in an digital manner made visible through various access points.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Several characters have colored text, for reasons currently unknown.
** Hyena's text is red.
** Pantophobia's text is light blue.
** An unknown associate of Hyena's has been shown speaking in purple text.
** A note found by Soft Rains is written in yellow.
** An unknown woman harassed by Rapheal's speaks in pink-outlined black text.
* DarkWorld: The Sprawl as a whole, but special mention goes to Town of Wounds and the Valley.
* DeathWorld: The appropriately-named Town of Wounds is implied to be inhabitable by anyone who doesn't already live there.
* EldritchAbomination: The Void Colossus: A smiling woman existing in a void of color and sound, described as being so large, her size and scale cannot be described in language. Her void is behind a door that shouldn't exist, and she can give people supernatural abilities.
* EldritchLocation: The Dark Valley to the East and its dead gods is probably this. Rapheal's itself could also qualify.
* {{Even Better Sequel}}: While House of Aberdeen is a fantastic series, Town of Veins expands on the world so much further in really fun ways.
* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The episode "Collapsing Mall | Abovetowne #1" has a separate set of a characters and a storyline that, despite connecting to the main story, is largely standalone. This is intentional.
* FreezeFrameBonus: In a couple of the videos, when the scene transitions or glitches, if you pause at the right second you can find hidden details.
* HarassingPhoneCall: We see the response to one in "Hyena."
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:Tangent]] seems to have become one after being terminated from Rapheal's.
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: Part of the fun of the series was guessing at how seemingly unrelated events and arcs will come together.
* MindScrew: Many scenes involving Soft Rains can come across this way.
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Town of Wounds, for obvious reasons.
%%** [[spoiler:''Void Colossus'']]
* NightmareFace:
** The presence of a colossal one in the storage areas of Rapheal's becomes a plot point.
** Subverted. When the face is actually shown on-screen, [[spoiler:it's that of a beautiful, disturbingly non-threatening young woman.]]
* NoFullNameGiven: Most characters go by their first names or a title.
* NothingIsScarier: There's a lot of instances where after the buildup of tension, it's unclear what specifically happens, just that it's not good. This adds to the sense of unease.
* OffTheShelfFX: The faces of the characters were made using the portrait feature of Artbreeder.
* OminousVisualGlitch: Has occurred a few times now, most notably when the "signal clarity lower than usual" message is onscreen at the Ozen Jenny in "Conspiracy."
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Pan. Don't call her Panto; it's just Pan.
* SceneryPorn: While it is brief, a lot of the footage of the different areas shown in the second video is absolutely gorgeous.
%%* SensoryAbuse: In universe: the place behind the storage room at Rapheal's.
%%* WhamEpisode: "View Internal World."
%%** "Confrontation".
%%* WhamLine: Crosses over with BadassBoast:
%%** "I could, literally, wipe out you and your gang just by thinking about it."
----
[[caption-width-right:350:Things are better here.]]
->''"Where's Marissa?"''
''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwe-Q41iT9Um9GV6S92mchw/videos Town of Veins]]'' was a surreal multigenre web series created by Bevusst as a spiritual successor to House of Aberdeen. The story takes place in the eponymous Town of Veins, located in Sprawl, an alternate reality of some kind, and occupied by dollbodies; living, humanoid porcelain dolls.
Town of Veins follows several intersecting storylines. The most prominent so far concern Penelope, an employee at Rapheal's grocery store who discovers something strange in the store's storage area; Soft Rains, who is the daughter of Dances Alone, the owner and caretaker of Ozen Jenny; and Kaz, who's attempting to make contact with the Sprawl from the real world.
As of August 10, 2022, Town of Veins has been [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2jZAqYzUqw deleted and discontinued]] due to creator harassment.
!!Characters
[[WMG:Rapheal's Employees]]
[[folder:Penelope]]
!!Penelope Masters
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/penelope2_5.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: Another long day of stocking shelves and dealing with odd customers.]]
A dollbody clerk who found a mysterious doorway in the storage rooms. This leads her to encountering [[spoiler:The Void Colossus]] and developing supernatural abilities.
----
* BadassBoast: Delivers an unexpected one in "Confrontation" (i.e., "I could, literally, wipe out you and your gang just by thinking about it.").
* BerserkButton: Seeing [[spoiler:Natalie]] makes her break out of her calm, passive demeanor and turn completely ruthless.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Penelope is calm, reserved, and kind. [[spoiler:Until you mess with her best friend, in which case she will threaten to kill you and everyone you know.]]
* CreepyDoll: Subverted. Penelope is a living, human-sized porcelain doll, but she acts and thinks like a normal person. Played straight as of "Confrontation", where she lets loose.
* MeaningfulName: Her last name is Masters, and she has powerful supernatural abilities.
* NoodleIncident: Penelope ''hates'' [[spoiler:Natalie]] due to an unknown incident involving her and Marissa.
* NotQuiteHuman: Penelope is your average, down-to-earth {{Girl Next Door}} -- who happens to be a sentient robot doll.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: She thinks and acts like a normal human girl, but as a dollbody, she is implied to have been created and "programmed". The exact specifics of her creation are unknown, and she is completely aware of what she is.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marissa]]
!!Marissa Rodriguez
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marissa_0.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:He wasn't hiding anything... besides some dirty magazines.]]
Marissa is a bubbly, aspirational employee at Rapheal's who is able to possess the bodies of others.
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%%* ADayInTheLimelight: Minisode "Janus" is narrated entirely by her, and provides backstory on her situation.
* BodySurf: Is able to possess people through means unknown.
* DoubleAgent: Works for Hyena and is being stationed at Rapheal's as a cover.
* GenkiGirl: She's almost always smiling, and has a bright and bubbly personality.
* NoodleIncident: An unknown incident involving her, Penelope and [[spoiler:Natalie]] was so bad that Penelope threatens [[spoiler:Natalie]] just for being in the same town as Marissa.
* NotQuiteHuman: Her ability to possess people and her ties to Hyena call into question what she actually is.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pan]]
!!Pantophobia / [[spoiler:Sang-Hee]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6c83e25301728194.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:It's Pan. Just Pan. Like a frying pan.]]
Pan is a cunning young girl who comes from a broken home, and works as a clerk at Rapheal's. In the future, [[spoiler:she takes over as Regional Manager.]]
----
* MeaningfulName: Her full name means "fear of everything". The shortened version is the Latin root for "everything" or "all". [[spoiler:This is later revealed to be an alias.]]
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Rapheal's Managers]]
[[folder:Zenith]]
!!Zenith
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/manager_zenith.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Manager no. 00313.]]
Zenith is the manager of Rapheal's in Town of Veins. Described by Penelope as not being fully sentient.
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* BadBoss: Possibly subverted. She's very threatening, but so far has yet to harm her employees, and even seems to have some form of affection for Penelope and Marissa.
* CreepyDoll: Played straight. Although human in appearance, Zenith is a dollbody and is consistently menacing.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Subverted. Unlike Penelope, Zenith is not sentient, and acts more like you would imagine an android would.
* SeriesMascot: Is the channel's icon, and is used frequently in promotional images.
%%zce* StepfordSmiler: Like all Managers, sans Rainbow.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tangent]]
!!Tangent
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3d8a957fce53fb78.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Manager no. 00558.]]
Tangent was a manager of an unknown Rapheal's location, who was terminated for an unknown reason.
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%%zce* HumanoidAbomination: Becomes this after being terminated from Rapheal's.
* SerialKiller: Implied to be behind numerous deaths and disappearances in Town of Veins.
%%zce* StepfordSmiler: Like all Managers, sans Rainbow. This seems to have worn off after her termination.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rainbow]]
!!Rainbow
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/manager_rainbow1.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I don't threaten my employees, for starters.]]
Rainbow is a manager of the Rapheal's in Paradiso Mal. She is chastised by Boss for not using threats and aggression to increase productivity.
----
%%* ADayInTheLimelight: The minisode "Guardian" is focused entirely on her.
* OnlySaneWoman: She seems to be the only Manager who isn't completely insane, evil, or both.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Unnamed Manager]]
!!Unnamed Manager
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unnamed_chicago_manager.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Ffffrying pans. Aisle 11, towards the bbback.]]
Manager of an unknown Rapheal's young Pan worked at.
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* {{Robot}}: She's the least sentient of all Managers we've seen, going so far as to glitch out like a broken animatronic. [[spoiler:This works out in Pan's favor.]]
* StepfordSmiler: Like all Managers, sans Rainbow.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''"Boss" (Spoilers)''']]
!!Pantophobia
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pantophobia2jpeg.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Negative reinforcement is a proven method of increasing productivity.]]
Regional Manager for Rapheal's and the person all Managers report to. She is the present day version of Pan.
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* BadBoss: Directly orders managers to threaten and harm employees in order to increase productivity.
%%zce* BigBad: Seems to be this for the series at large.
%%* MeaningfulName: Her full name means "fear of everything".
* {{Sadist}}: Implied by her desire to torment employees. When it's brought up by Rainbow that it decreases productivity, Pan tries to coerce her to believe otherwise.
* SlasherSmile: Although most Managers have a permanent smile, Pan takes it up to 11, and has the most sadistic and malicious smile out of all of them.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Ozen Jenny]]
[[folder:Dances Alone]]
!!Dances Alone AKA Jenny
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dances_alone.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Somedays I wish I didn't have the Izakawa. Life would be simpler, maybe.]]
Dances Alone is the widowed owner and boss of Ozen Jenny, in addition to the mother of Soft Rains and Lightless Window.
----
%%* MeaningfulName: She's a widow.
* NoFullNameGiven: Like the rest of her family, her first name is a phrase, and it is unknown if she has a family name.
* OnlySaneWoman: She's the most rational, level-headed and well-adjusted of the family, even moreso than Lightless Window.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Soft Rains]]
!!Soft Rains
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/soft_rains.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I told you something weird is going on! And I'm gonna find out what.]]
Soft Rains is the daughter of Dances Alone, and Lightless Window's younger sister. She also malfunctions and otherwise acts strange on a regular basis.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Might be the target of a dark conspiracy consuming the town -- or just batshit insane and in need of help.
%%zce* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance. This wears off when shit hits the fan.
* StickyFingers: Compulsively steals from her mother's customers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lightless Window]]
!!Lightless Window
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lightlesswindow.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Say, maybe meet me there later? We can talk about it and you can finally have some of Ma's cooking.]]
Lightless Window is the son of Dances Alone, and Soft Rains' older brother. He is the more responsible and rational one of the two siblings.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Hyena's Gang]]
[[folder:Hyena]]
!!Hyena
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hyena_5.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Let Threadholder deal with it. If they get close enough to contact, she'll guard the gate.]]
Hyena is a mysterious figure somewhere in the Town of Veins who runs a strange group involved in many of the town's mysterious happenings.
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Hyena's spoken dialogue is in red for reasons yet unknown.
%%zce* HarassingPhoneCall: Seems to be their calling card.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Natalie]]
!!Natalie
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natalie_5.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I think an outsider found us.]]
Natalie is Hyena's sister and a major figure in the gang.
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%%* ADayInTheLimelight: Minisode "Haven" is focused entirely on her.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's as sweet as it gets, but Penelope's meltdown implies that she's capable of terrible things.
* GenkiGirl: She's always smiling with a bright, bubbly and caring personality.
* NoodleIncident: Something unknown that happened between her, Penelope and Marissa was so bad it makes [[spoiler:Penelope threaten to kill her just for being in the same area as Marissa.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alejandra]]
!!Alejandra
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a5dd3e10bb3fb796_20220122172529756.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I say we torch the bitch.]]
Alejandra is a member of Hyena's gang.
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[[folder:'''SPOILER CHARACTER''']]
!!Threadholder AKA Aberdeen
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ee9a7fb9959b74c7_20220202144517506.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I outrank you, sugar.]]
Threadholder is a high-ranking member of Hyena's gang. At first only her photo is shown, but she is later revealed to be [[spoiler:the present-day version of Aberdeen]].
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Threadholder's text appears in purple for reasons unknown.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Others]]
[[folder:Cho]]
!!Cho
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e8e09bf310fa7804.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I guess I have to help her get home.]]
Cho is an associate of Marissa's who is supernaturally bound to a parking lot. Cho is aggressive, caustic, and encourages Marissa to be violent.
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* SealedEvilInACan: Cho is bound to a parking lot, and it's heavily implied [[spoiler:she'll cause mass destruction if she is freed.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kaz]]
!!Kaz
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaz_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I found the Sprawl.]]
Kaz is a person from the real world who manages to connect with A.V. and the Sprawl as an outsider.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Void Colossus]]
!!The Void Colossus
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/04463c51ee3e51a0_9.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:You are coming closer. Why?]]
An {{Eldritch Abomination}} manifested as a massive, smiling woman existing in a void of color and sound, and can be found by entering a door that should not exist.
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%%zce* EldritchAbomination: Seems to be this more than anything else.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Her being discovered kickstarts the plot, although she stays in the background while the actual story takes place.
[[/folder]]
[[WMG:Abovetowne]]
[[folder:G]]
!!G
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/g.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Uh, sis, are you sure it's safe here?]]
G is one of four characters followed in Abovetowne. He is the brother of M.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:M]]
!!M
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/m_1.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:No, it's not. That's why we're here.]]
M is one of four characters followed in Abovetowne. She is G's sister.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:A]]
!!A
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_53.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: Unidentified entity detected.]]
A is one of four characters followed in Abovetowne. She is described as the brains.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:L]]
!!L
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/l2.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Okay, so that was a terrible idea.]]
L is one of four characters followed in Abovetown. She is described as the group's leader.
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!!This series also provides examples of:
%%* AbandonedArea: The collapsing mall, for a very good reason.
%%* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Penelope.]]
* AlienGeometries: The area through the door in the back of Rapheal's: it's described as a void of flashing lights and colors and screams and noises, there's a colossal smiling face present, and the door to enter the place shouldn't exist in the first place.
* AnachronicOrder: Some scenes and even full episodes don't take place in a linear fashion.
* AnalogHorror: Subverted. The story is told in an digital manner made visible through various access points.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Several characters have colored text, for reasons currently unknown.
** Hyena's text is red.
** Pantophobia's text is light blue.
** An unknown associate of Hyena's has been shown speaking in purple text.
** A note found by Soft Rains is written in yellow.
** An unknown woman harassed by Rapheal's speaks in pink-outlined black text.
* DarkWorld: The Sprawl as a whole, but special mention goes to Town of Wounds and the Valley.
* DeathWorld: The appropriately-named Town of Wounds is implied to be inhabitable by anyone who doesn't already live there.
* EldritchAbomination: The Void Colossus: A smiling woman existing in a void of color and sound, described as being so large, her size and scale cannot be described in language. Her void is behind a door that shouldn't exist, and she can give people supernatural abilities.
* EldritchLocation: The Dark Valley to the East and its dead gods is probably this. Rapheal's itself could also qualify.
* {{Even Better Sequel}}: While House of Aberdeen is a fantastic series, Town of Veins expands on the world so much further in really fun ways.
* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The episode "Collapsing Mall | Abovetowne #1" has a separate set of a characters and a storyline that, despite connecting to the main story, is largely standalone. This is intentional.
* FreezeFrameBonus: In a couple of the videos, when the scene transitions or glitches, if you pause at the right second you can find hidden details.
* HarassingPhoneCall: We see the response to one in "Hyena."
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:Tangent]] seems to have become one after being terminated from Rapheal's.
* JigsawPuzzlePlot: Part of the fun of the series was guessing at how seemingly unrelated events and arcs will come together.
* MindScrew: Many scenes involving Soft Rains can come across this way.
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Town of Wounds, for obvious reasons.
%%** [[spoiler:''Void Colossus'']]
* NightmareFace:
** The presence of a colossal one in the storage areas of Rapheal's becomes a plot point.
** Subverted. When the face is actually shown on-screen, [[spoiler:it's that of a beautiful, disturbingly non-threatening young woman.]]
* NoFullNameGiven: Most characters go by their first names or a title.
* NothingIsScarier: There's a lot of instances where after the buildup of tension, it's unclear what specifically happens, just that it's not good. This adds to the sense of unease.
* OffTheShelfFX: The faces of the characters were made using the portrait feature of Artbreeder.
* OminousVisualGlitch: Has occurred a few times now, most notably when the "signal clarity lower than usual" message is onscreen at the Ozen Jenny in "Conspiracy."
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Pan. Don't call her Panto; it's just Pan.
* SceneryPorn: While it is brief, a lot of the footage of the different areas shown in the second video is absolutely gorgeous.
%%* SensoryAbuse: In universe: the place behind the storage room at Rapheal's.
%%* WhamEpisode: "View Internal World."
%%** "Confrontation".
%%* WhamLine: Crosses over with BadassBoast:
%%** "I could, literally, wipe out you and your gang just by thinking about it."
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