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[[caption-width-right:350:Lowry Lewis, in her usual attire]]

->In a strange world where even one's past and self are malleable, Lowry sets off in search of what she's lost.

->As one might perhaps expect, she ends up finding more than she bargained for.

''Acid Soup'' is an ongoing surreal interactive comic, created by Fractal. Lowry Lewis, a young woman suffering from memory theft and a forced personality change, wants to break up with her terrible boyfriend Reiss, but she needs to fix him first. On her way, she gets involved with the all-female rabbit gang, the Sukebun; a demon, a couple of angels, and other strange beings; and her ex-boyfriend, Rabies, as well as his scheming new fiancée, Jolene.

Be forewarned: this story has prominent themes and graphic depictions of abuse and violence, as well as some NSFW content.

The [[Website/TGChan TGchan]] page is [[https://tgchan.org/wiki/Acid_Soup here]], and the first thread can be found [[https://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/663996.html here]].

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!! Acid Soup contains examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Jolene's mother hit her, and [[spoiler:was very hostile to the idea that her daughter might not be straight.]]
%%** Nanako's mother was a real class act.
* AloofBigBrother: Bronsted is a straight-edge, no-nonsense businessman who shows disdain for Lowry's life choices. However, he does genuinely care about her, and shows concern when she reveals how much of her memory she's lost.
%%* AmnesiacHero: Lowry, although "hero" might be a bit of a stretch.
* AmnesiacLover: [[spoiler:Lowry to Sweat. The latter's inability to communicate properly keeps her from finding this out for a while.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Sloane asking her mother whether it's the Junkyard that's at odds with the Sukebun, or Jolene that's at odds with the Oyabun. It's effective half because Sloane isn't supposed to know about that, and half because the way she does it reminds Jolene a little too much of herself.
* AssholeVictim:
** Reiss. While not much has been seen of his old personality, it's a wonder that Lowry is putting in so much effort to restore him.
** Johnny, the dog that Nanako mulches with her bat. [[BerserkButton She doesn't like being called a dyke.]]
* BadassLongcoat: Lowry wears one over her underwear, though it's more out of reluctant adherence to social norms than fashion.
* BearsAreBadNews: Ne is a bear, although he's more of a {{Jerkass}} than a villain. He's a competent thief, though, and even [[TheChessmaster Jolene]] notes that he shouldn't be underestimated.
* BiTheWay: Jolene clearly has some sort of relationship with the Oyabun, Sachi. [[spoiler:It's implied in a flashback that she only pursues men because of her mother's influence, and doesn't actually have any attraction to them.]]
* BlackAndGreyMorality: Even the sympathetic characters in this story have no compunctions about casual murder.
* BlackWidow: Rabies is Jolene's fourth husband, [[spoiler:and it seems like he'll be the last.]]
* BloodIsTheNewBlack: Nanako returns from her expedition to Ne's completely soaked in blood. [[spoiler:Too bad that she smashed a rival gang member instead of her real target.]]
* BloodLust: The Mortician offers money in exchange for their [[HorrorHunger blood donation service.]]
* BodyHorror: Sweat's amorphous, eye-covered, malleable body, which is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin always covered in sweat]].
%%** [[HumanoidAbomination The]] [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Mortician]] is this in spades.
* CannotTellALie: Angels are not capable of lying, though Belial clarifies that they are only bound by what they believe to be true, meaning that they can still be wrong.
* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Taking and Having are very powerful verbs in ''Acid Soup''. A person can Have a seemingly unlimited number of things with them, including nonphysical concepts like memories and skills, and store or withdraw them from {{Hammerspace}} at will. Inversely, anything that can be Had can be Taken; for example, Lowry Takes the emails that Ne shows her, without any need for a physical medium to store them on. These actions are also very literal; Rabies Took Chidori and Nanako's eyes, but not their ability to see, so they aren't actually blind. [[MindScrew It can get confusing.]]
%%* CatsAreMean: Although Lowry's more grumpy than she is mean.
* ChaosArchitecture: The city has a tendency to shift around, which can make navigation tricky unless you have an up-to-date map. It's not safe to travel outside at night, though whether that is due to the changing architecture or something else is unclear. One unique exception to this is angelhomes, which never move around. This is both a blessing and a curse; you'll always know where it is, but the changing environment around it can lead to some [[BizArrchitecture Bizarrchitecture.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: Nanako has shades of this, given her hatred of Lowry. The Rabies incident makes it more understandable, but it seems like she had always resented her for being so close to Chidori.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: [[Main/OurAngelsAreDifferent Sweat]], with its nigh-incomprehensible metaphors and archaic, sometimes poetic language, it can be very difficult to understand. It seems to be aware of this, and doesn't seem to be capable of normal communication, much to it and Lowry's frustration.
%%* CuddleBug: Sweat mixes this with AnythingThatMoves.
* ADayInTheLimelight:
** ''Interlude: Rabbit Soup'' is a chapter from the perspective of Nanako, who up to this point had been a fairly minor character.
** ''Interlude: Dog Soup'' takes place from Jolene's perspective, after the dinner with Lowry and the Sukebun.
* DeadpanSnarker: ''Belial''. It helps that everything he says is in all-caps, though since he communicates telepathically, it's hard to tell what exactly it sounds like.
* DealWithTheDevil: Cain will make a contract, in exchange for a raw chicken and a $20 iTunes gift card.
%%* DoesNotLikeShoes: Lowry. Doesn't like wearing clothes either.
* TheDreaded: Rabies is this to several characters, especially Sweat. [[spoiler:Being murdered in an attempt to save Lowry from him left a serious mark, if Belial's account is anything to go by.]]
* DroolDeluge: Tunamouth, Lowry's old coworker. Not actually drool, per se; [[ItMakesSenseInContext somebody replaced his voice with a lake.]]
* ExposedExtraterrestrials: Sweat and Belial both go around fully nude, though [[NonHumansLackAttributes nothing explicit is showing.]] Cain, however, does wear clothes, so it seems to be an angel thing.
* EyeScream: Rabies has a thing for taking out eyeballs.
%%* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Sweat, especially when it gets excited.
* FacelessEye: A variation: Gretchen Gott has an eyeball for a head.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Lowry and Bronsted Lewis are named for Johannes N. Brønsted, Thomas M. Lowry, and G.N. Lewis, three chemists who independently devised and proposed theories on [[MeaningfulName acid-base reactions]] in 1923.
* FanDisservice: The shot of Nanako sobbing over the bathroom sink, naked and still pretty coated in blood from that dog she killed, is pretty heart-wrenching.
* FantasticRacism: Lowry's family were not happy about Lowry dating Sweat, and it seems like most people find angels off-putting.
* {{Gayngster}}: Chidori and Nanako are dating, though their relationship has become fraught in recent times.
* GlassEye: Jolene has ping-pong balls with x's drawn where her pupils would be.
* GratuitousFrench: The first time Lowry sleeps over at its apartment, Sweat wakes her up with babbling about suffocating babies in French.
* HartmanHips: Lowry's got a pretty sizable set of hips, though they're usually concealed by her bulky trench coat.
%%* HatesBeingTouched: Lowry, [[PetTheDog with the exception of Sweat]].
* TheHedonist: Belial seems to fit the bill, since his stated reason for becoming mortal is "cheeseburgers, acid, and ass." He seems to be pretty content.
* HellOfAHeaven: Heaven, according to Belial, is incredibly boring; he likens it to being an amoeba.
* HeroicBSoD: Nanako goes through this after [[spoiler:having to slice off a chunk of her own ear.]]
%%* HumanNotepad: The Oyabun is pretty inked up.
* IHatePastMe: Pre-theft Lowry was much more emotional and naive. While she regrets how hard it is for her to relate to people now, and resents the changes having been forced upon her, she's not nearly as fond of her old self as most of the people around her are.
-->Lowry: "I was... fucking annoying."
* {{Immortality}}:
** Appears to be more-or-less the case for {{the ageless}} "ascended" angels. Almost CompleteImmortality, because [[spoiler:they can only die by being killed and eaten by another angel.]]
** ResurrectiveImmortality applies to angels who have become mortal, as they can choose to remake their body after being killed.
* InterfaceScrew: After [[spoiler:Nanako cuts off part of her ear as penalty for killing the dog]], all of the action suggestions are misspelled variations of "i want to go home."
* JapaneseDelinquents: The main aesthetic of the Sukebun, with a bit of [[TheYakuza Yakuza]] mixed in.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Whoever took Lowry's memories had very particular interests: everything from her relationship with Sweat to moments of friendship with Chidori to [[spoiler:two years of art school]]. It's been suggested that it might not have been just one person, either.
* MeaningfulName: Rabies, a monstrous, violent gang leader who happens to be a nasty-looking dog.
* MemoryJar: The Mortician has a jar of unsorted memories for sale, which strongly resembles a jar of marbles.
* NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters: The Sukebun offer protection to Lowry, Gretchen, and others, seemingly without need for payment.
* NeverForgottenSkill: Until Bronsted brought it up in conversation, Lowry had no idea that [[spoiler:she used to be an artist, and a pretty good one at that.]]
* NightmareFetishist: Gretchen finds the idea of being in a girl gang really romantic, though she's not necessarily drawn to the violence. Nanako accuses her of being a kinkster.
* NoMouth: Ne has no mouth on his face, but does have one on each hand.
* ObjectHead: Reiss replaced his head with a computer after someone stole it.
%%* OcularGushers: Gretchen gets these when she gets upset. Comes with having a giant eyeball for a head.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Jolene sends Lowry [[AffablyEvil a series of saccharine texts]] inviting her to dinner at the Junkyard. Halfway through, she clarifies that [[FauxAffablyEvil it's actually a demand]], and if Lowry doesn't show up she'll be hunted and gutted like a fish.
* TheOphelia: Doesn't apply to any particular character, but the symbolism of Ophelia is brought up frequently. Chidori and Nanako have a painting of her hanging in their apartment, and Jolene muses about her to Boris. Apparently, [[spoiler:Lowry used to draw and paint her all the time before [[LossOfIdentity somebody stole her memories of being an artist]]]].
* ThePowerOfBlood: Sweat's blood, or ichor, has healing properties, and refreshes Lowry after her trip to the Mortician. According to Sweat, it has [[IntimateHealing intimate connotations]].
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Formerly immortal beings with [[BodyHorror alien physiques]] and even [[BlueAndOrangeMorality stranger psychologies]], who [[spoiler:have to murder and eat an arbitrary amount of other angels to gain physical forms in the first place]]. They tend to be left to their own devices most of the time.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Well, it's only one demon. Cain apparently got fired from his job in hell, but aside from his demonic powers and [[DealWithTheDevil contract offers]], he seems like a mostly normal guy with a fondness for Beyoncé and Japanese rhythm games.
* PerpetualFrowner: Lowry, in sharp contrast to her formerly cheery self. Chidori and Nanako also qualify.
* PerpetualSmiler: [[GenkiGirl Junko]] has always got a big grin on her face, [[DissonantSerenity even when she's threatening to put your head through a window.]]
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Sweat, of all people, gave a great one to [[spoiler:Rabies]] before their fight: "with your actions you have asked me for death and i in my infinite mercy cannot refuse you." [[spoiler:Unfortunately, [[CurbstompBattle it didn't quite end up that way.]]]]
* PsychoPoodle: Jolene, who mixes a high-class air of refinement with manic and unpredictably sociopathic behavior. [[spoiler:It's mostly an act, and she's far more sane and grounded than she lets on.]]
* ReluctantHero: Discussed; Ruri tells Lowry that she makes a good one in Jolene's narrative. It's not a good thing.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Most of the time, Lowry walks around in her underwear, only throwing on a trench coat for modesty (although she just leaves it hanging open anyway). This is another aspect of her personality change, as she no longer cares about her appearance.
* ShrinkingViolet:
** Before her theft, Lowry was much more vulnerable and emotional, as seen in some of her recovered memories.
** Whisper, The Mortician's shy and beleaguered magical assistant.
%%* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Lowry and Belial engage in a bit of this.
* SouthernBelle:
** Sloane is a well-mannered, adorable young lady. [[DaddysLittleVillain She also takes after her mother]].
** Gretchen certainly seems like one, being soft-spoken, demure, and ladylike. She and Sloane start hanging out at some point.
* TheStoic: Sada, the Oyabun's first lieutenant. She's either neutral or scowling, although her expression is almost always hidden under her CoolMask.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Whatever parts of Lowry's mind and personality were taken included her "ability to give a shit." While she's not quite TheSociopath, it's put a damper on her empathy and ability to feel emotions.
* TransferableMemory: In the world of Acid Soup, memories are a pretty lucrative trade, physically appearing in the form of colorful marbles. Lowry trying to figure out the number and nature of memories taken from her, along with who's responsible, comprises much of the plot.
* TheUnintelligible: Tunamouth, given that every time he opens his mouth, a waterfall pours out of it. Doesn't keep him from trying.
* TheUnsmile: Lowry gives one to Whisper while trying to be nice to him. It's very... toothy.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Chidori isn't happy about Lowry's change in personality, especially since she more or less abandoned her after [[spoiler:Rabies tore out her and Nanako's eyes as revenge.]]
* XMarksTheHero: Lowry has a little X over her left temple, apparently left when her apartment got broken into.
* {{Yubitsume}}: The Sukebun's penalty for screw-ups is a variation, where the guilty kobun must sever a portion of her ear for forgiveness. Kei, one of the rabbits met later, is missing one ear entirely and half of the other. [[spoiler:Nanako goes through with it in Chidori's place after the botched hit on Ne, and it's difficult to watch]].
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* AbusiveParents:
%%** Nanako's mother was a real class act.
** Jolene's mother hit her, and [[spoiler:was very hostile to the idea that her daughter might not be straight.]]

* BodyHorror:
** Sweat's amorphous, eye-covered, malleable body, which is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin always covered in sweat]].

* AbusiveParents: Nanako's mother was a real class act.

* AmnesiacHero: Lowry, although "hero" might be a bit of a stretch.

* AssholeVictim: Reiss. While not much has been seen of his old personality, it's a wonder that Lowry is putting in so much effort to restore him.

* BearsAreBadNews: Ne is a bear, although he's more of a [[JerkAss Jerkass]] than a villain. He's a competent thief, though, and even [[TheChessmaster Jolene]] notes that he shouldn't be underestimated.

* BodyHorror: Sweat's amorphous, eye-covered, malleable body, which is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin always covered in sweat]].
** [[HumanoidAbomination The]] [[Main/MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Mortician]] is this in spades.

* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Taking and Having are very powerful verbs in ''Acid Soup''. A person can Have a seemingly unlimited number of things with them, including nonphysical concepts like memories and skills, and store or withdraw them from [[HammerSpace Hammerspace]] at will. Inversely, anything that can be Had can be Taken; for example, Lowry Takes the emails that Ne shows her, without any need for a physical medium to store them on. These actions are also very literal; Rabies Took Chidori and Nanako's eyes, but not their ability to see, so they aren't actually blind. [[MindScrew It can get confusing.]]
* CatsAreMean: Although Lowry's more grumpy than she is mean.
* ChaosArchitecture: The city has a tendency to shift around, which can make navigation tricky unless you have an up-to-date map. It's not safe to travel outside at night, though whether that is due to the changing architecture or something else is unclear.
** One unique exception to this is angelhomes, which never move around. This is both a blessing and a curse; you'll always know where it is, but the changing environment around it can lead to some [[BizArrchitecture Bizarrchitecture.]]

* [[CloudcuckooLander Cloudcuckoolander]]: [[Main/OurAngelsAreDifferent Sweat]], with its nigh-incomprehensible metaphors and archaic, sometimes poetic language, it can be very difficult to understand. It seems to be aware of this, and doesn't seem to be capable of normal communication, much to it and Lowry's frustration.
* CuddleBug: Sweat mixes this with AnythingThatMoves.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Interlude: Rabbit Soup'' is a chapter from the perspective of Nanako, who up to this point had been a fairly minor character.

* DeadpanSnarker: '''Belial'''. It helps that everything he says is in all-caps, though since he communicates telepathically, it's hard to tell what exactly it sounds like.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Lowry. Doesn't like wearing clothes either.

* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Sweat, especially when it gets excited.

* FamilyThemeNaming: Lowry and Bronsted Lewis are named for Johannes N. Brønsted, Thomas M. Lowry, and G.N. Lewis, three chemists who independently devised and proposed theories on [[Main/MeaningfulName acid-base reactions]] in 1923.

* [[Main/GayngsteR Gayngster]]: Chidori and Nanako are dating, though their relationship has become fraught in recent times.

* GratuitousFrench: The first time Lowry sleeps over at its apartment, Sweat wakes her up with babbling about [[Main/SquicK suffocating babies]] in French.

* HatesBeingTouched: Lowry, [[PetTheDog with the exception of Sweat]].

* HumanNotepad: The Oyabun is pretty inked up.

* [[Main/ImmortalIty Immortality]]:
** TheAgeless: Appears to be more-or-less the case for "ascended" angels. Almost CompleteImmortality, because [[spoiler:they can only die by being killed and eaten by another angel.]]
** ResurrectiveImmortality: Applies to angels who have become mortal, as they can choose to remake their body after being killed.

* JapaneseDelinquents: The main aesthetic of the Sukebun, with a bit of [[Main/TheYakuza Yakuza]] mixed in.

* OcularGushers: Gretchen gets these when she gets upset. Comes with having a giant eyeball for a head.

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Formerly immortal beings with [[Main/BodyHorror alien physiques]] and even [[Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality stranger psychologies]], who [[spoiler:have to murder and eat an arbitrary amount of other angels to gain physical forms in the first place]]. They tend to be left to their own devices most of the time.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: [[spoiler:Sweat, of all people, gave a great one to Rabies before their fight: "with your actions you have asked me for death and i in my infinite mercy cannot refuse you." Unfortunately, [[CurbstompBattle it didn't quite end up that way.]]]]

* ShrinkingViolet: Before her theft, Lowry was much more vulnerable and emotional, as seen in some of her recovered memories.

* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Lowry and Belial engage in a bit of this.
* SouthernBelle: Sloane is a well-mannered, adorable young lady. [[DaddysLittleVillain She also takes after her mother]].

* [[Main/YubitSume Yubitsume]]: The Sukebun's penalty for screw-ups is a variation, where the guilty kobun must sever a portion of her ear for forgiveness. Kei, one of the rabbits met later, is missing one ear entirely and half of the other. [[spoiler:Nanako goes through with it in Chidori's place after the botched hit on Ne, and it's difficult to watch]].

* ExposedExtraterrestrial: Sweat and Belial both go around fully nude, though [[NonHumansLackAttributes nothing explicit is showing.]] Cain, however, does wear clothes, so it seems to be an angel thing.

In a strange world where even one's past and self are malleable, Lowry sets off in search of what she's lost.

As one might perhaps expect, she ends up finding more than she bargained for.

* DeadpanSnarker: **Belial**. It helps that everything he says is in all-caps, though since he communicates telepathically, it's hard to tell what exactly it sounds like.

* [Main/GayngsteR Gayngster]]: Chidori and Nanako are dating, though their relationship has become fraught in recent times.

* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Taking and Having are very powerful verbs in ''Acid Soup''. A person can Have a seemingly unlimited number of things with them, including nonphysical concepts like memories and skills, and store or withdraw them from [[HammerSpace Hammerspace]] at will. Inversely, anything that can be Had can be Taken; for example, Lowry Takes the emails that Ne shows her, without any need for a physical medium to store them on. These actions are also very literal; Rabies Took Chidori and Nanako's eyes, but not their ability to see, so they aren't actually blind. [[MindScrew It can get confusing.]]

* [[CloudcuckooLander Cloudcuckoolander]]: [[Main/OurAngelsAreDifferent Sweat]], with its nigh-incomprehensible metaphors and archaic, poetic language, it can be very difficult to understand. It seems to be aware of this, and doesn't seem to be capable of normal communication, much to it and Lowry's frustration.

* [Main/Gayngster Gayngster]]: Chidori and Nanako are dating, though their relationship has become fraught in recent times.

* RestrainedRevenge: The Sukebun's penalty for screw-ups is a variation on [[TheYakuza ''yubitsume'']], where the guilty kobun must sever a portion of her ear for forgiveness. Kei, one of the rabbits met later, is missing one ear entirely and half of the other. [[spoiler:Nanako goes through with it in Chidori's place after the botched hit on Ne, and it's difficult to watch]].

* XMarksTheHero: Lowry has a little X over her left temple, apparently left when her apartment got broken into.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Jolene sends Lowry [[AffablyEvil a series of saccharine texts]] inviting her to dinner at the Junkyard. Halfway through, she clarifies that it's actually a demand, and if Lowry doesn't show up she'll be hunted and gutted like a fish.

* PerpetualSmielr: [[GenkiGirl Junko]] has always got a big grin on her face, [[DissonantSerenity even when she's threatening to put your face through a window.]]

* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Taking and Having are very powerful verbs in ''Acid Soup''. A person can Have a seemingly unlimited number of things with them, including nonphysical concepts like memories and skills, and seemingly involves [[HammerSpace Hammerspace]]. Inversely, anything that can be Had can be Taken; for example, Lowry Takes the emails that Ne shows her, without any need for a physical medium to store them on. These actions are also very literal; Rabies Took Chidori and Nanako's eyes, but not their ability to see, so they aren't actually blind. [[MindScrew It can get confusing.]]
* ChaosArchitecture: The city has a tendency to shift around, which can make navigation tricky unless you have an up-to-date map. It's not safe to travel outside at night, which probably has something to do with that.

* TheDreaded: Rabies is this several characters, especially Sweat. [[spoiler:Being murdered in an attempt to save Lowry from him left a serious mark, if Belial's account is anything to go by.]]

* Gayngster: Chidori and Nanako are dating, though their relationship has become fraught in recent times.

* GratuitousFrench: The first time Lowry sleeps over, Sweat wakes her up by babbling about suffocating babies in French.

* HatesBeingTouched: Lowry, [[PetTheDog with the exception of Sweat.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Whoever took Lowry's memories had very particular interests: everything from her relationship with Sweat to moments of friendship with Chidori to ''two years of art school.'' It's been suggested that it might not have been just one person, either.

* NeverForgottenSkill: Until Bronson brought it up in conversation, Lowry had no idea that [[spoiler:she used to be an artist, and a pretty good one at that.]]

* NoMouth: Ne has no mouth on his face, but two on his hands.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Jolene sends Lowry a series of saccharine texts inviting her to dinner at the Junkyard. Halfway through, she clarifies that it's actually a demand, and if Lowry doesn't show up she'll be hunted and gutted like a fish.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Formerly immortal beings with [[Main/BodyHorror alien physiques]] and even [[Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality stranger psychologies]], who [[spoiler:have to eat an arbitrary amount of other angels to gain physical forms in the first place]]. They tend to be left to their own devices most of the time.

* PsychoPoodle: Jolene, who mixes a high-class air of refinement with manic and unpredictably sociopathic behavior. [[spoiler:It's mostly an act.]]

* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Most of the time, Lowry walks around in her underwear, only throwing on a trench coat for modesty (although she just leaves it hanging open anyway). This is another aspect of her personality change, as she no longer cares much about her appearance.

* SouthernBelle: Sloane is a well-mannered, adorable young lady. She also takes after her mother.
** Gretchen certainly seems like one, being soft-spoken, demure, and ladylike.
* TheStoic: Sada, the Oyabun's first lieutenant. She's either blank-faced or scowling, although her expression is almost always hidden under her CoolMask.

* ChaosArchitecture: The city has a tendency to shift around, which can make navigation tricky unless you have an up-to-date map. It's not safe to travel outside at night, probably for the aforementioned reason.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Nanako has shades of this, given her hatred of Lowry. The Rabies incident makes it more understandable, but it seems like she had always resented Lowry for being so close to Chidori.

* IHatePastMe: Pre-theft Lowry was much more emotional and naive. While she regrets how hard it is for her to relate to people now, and resents the change being forced upon her, she's not nearly as fond of her old self as other people are.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Chidori isn't happy about Lowry's change in personality, especially since she

* BlackWidow: Rabies is Jolene's fourth husband, and it's implied he'll be the last.

* DroolDeluge: Tunamouth, Lowry's old coworker. Not actually drool, per se; somebody replaced his voice with a lake.

* TheStoic: It's rare to see Lowry with anything but a scowl on her face.

* TheWoobie: Whisper, The Mortician's shy and beleaguered magical assistant.

''Acid Soup'' is a surreal interactive comic, created by Fractal. Lowry Lewis, a young woman suffering from memory theft and a forced personality change, wants to break up with her terrible boyfriend Reiss, but she needs to fix him first. On her way, she gets involved with the all-female rabbit gang, the Sukebun; a demon, a couple of angels, and other strange beings; and her ex-boyfriend, Rabies, as well as his scheming new fiancée, Jolene.

* FemmeFatale: Rabies is Jolene's fourth husband, and it's implied he'll be the last.

* BloodLust: The Mortician offers money in exchange for their [[NightmareFuel blood donation service.]]
* BodyHorror: Chidori and Nanako's empty, black eye sockets.

* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Taking and Having are very powerful verbs in ''Acid Soup''. A person can Have a seemingly unlimited number of things with them, including nonphysical concepts like memories and skills, and seemingly involves some amount of [[Main/Hammerspace Hammerspace]]. Inversely, anything that can be Had can be Taken; for example, Lowry Takes the emails that Ne shows her, without any need for a physical medium to store them on. These actions are also very literal; Rabies Took Chidori and Nanako's eyes, but not their ability to see, so they aren't blind. [[MindScrew It can get confusing.]]

* Cloudcuckoolander: [[Main/OurAngelsAreDifferent Sweat]], with its nigh-incomprehensible metaphors and archaic, poetic language, it can be very difficult to understand. It seems to be aware of this, and doesn't seem to be capable of normal communication, much to it and Lowry's frustration.

* MemoryJar: The Mortician has a jar of unsorted memories for sale, which look strikingly like marbles. Or maybe gumballs.

* TransferableMemory: In the world of Acid Soup, memories are a pretty lucrative trade. Lowry trying to figure out the number and nature of memories taken from her, along with who's responsible, comprises much of the plot.

Acid Soup is a surreal interactive comic, created by Fractal. Lowry Lewis, a young woman suffering from memory theft and a forced personality change, wants to break up with her terrible boyfriend Reiss, but she needs to fix him first. On her way, she gets involved with the all-female rabbit gang, the Sukebun; a demon, a couple of angels, and other strange beings; and her ex-boyfriend, Rabies, as well as his scheming new fiancée, Jolene.

Be forewarned that this story has prominent themes and graphic depictions of abuse and violence.

** [[spoiler:Jolene's mother hit her, and was very hostile to the idea that her daughter might not be straight.]]

* BloodLust: The Mortician offers money in exchange for their (rather horrifying) blood donation service.

** The [[Main/MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Mortician]] is this in spades.
* ChaosArchitecture - The city has a tendency to shift around, which can make navigation tricky unless you have an up-to-date map.
** For some reason, it's dangerous to be out during the nighttime.

* TheDreaded: Rabies is this several characters, especially Sweat. [[spoiler:Being murdered in an attempt to save Lowry from him probably left a serious mark on it, if Belial's account is anything to go by.]]

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Strange, formerly immortal beings with [[Main/BodyHorror alien physiques]] and even [[Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality stranger psychologies]], who [[spoiler:have to eat an arbitrary amount of other angels to gain physical forms in the first place]]? These definitely qualify.

** Johnny, the dog that Nanako mulches with her bat. [[spoiler:She doesn't like being called a dyke.]]

The [[TGChan TGchan]] page is [[https://tgchan.org/wiki/Acid_Soup here]], and the first thread can be found [[https://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/663996.html here]].

Acid Soup is a surreal interactive comic, created by Fractal. Lowry Lewis has a problem: she wants to dump her awful boyfriend, but somebody stole most of his

** Johnny, the dog that Nanako mulches. [[spoiler:She doesn't like being called a dyke.]]

** The [[Main/MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Mortician]], in spades.

* TheDreaded: Rabies is this to a number of the main cast, especially Sweat. [[spoiler:Being murdered in an attempt to save Lowry from him probably left a serious mark on it, if Belial's account is anything to go by.]]

* Fantastic Racism: Lowry's family were not happy about Lowry dating Sweat, and it seems like most people find angels off-putting.

* Deal with the Devil: Cain will make a contract, in exchange for a raw chicken and a $20 iTunes gift card.

* TheSociopath: Whatever part of Lowry's identity was taken included her "ability to give a shit."
* TransferableMemory: In the world of Acid Soup, memories are a pretty lucrative trade. Lowry trying to figure out the number and nature of memories taken from her is a major subplot.
* XMarksTheHero: Lowry has a little X over her left temple, apparently left when her apartment got broken into

Acid Soup is a surreal interactive comic, created by Fractal.

* AbusiveParents: Nanako's mother was a real class act

- Johnny, the dog that Nanako mulches. She doesn't like being called a dyke. [berserk button]

- The [[Main/MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Mortician]], in spades.

* EyeScream: Rabies has a thing for taking out eyeballs

* FemmeFatale: Rabies is Jolene's fourth husband, and it's implied
* Deal with the Devil: Cain will make a contract, in exchange for a raw chicken and a $20 iTunes gift card
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Whoever took Lowry's memories had very particular interests: everything from her relationship with Sweat to moments of friendship with Chidori to /two years of art school./ [[Main/ParanoiaFuel It's been suggested that it might not have been just one person, either.]]

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Strange, formerly immortal beings with alien biologies and even [[Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality stranger psychologies]], who [[spoiler:have to eat an arbitrary amount of other angels to gain physical forms in the first place]]? These definitely qualify.

* XMarkstheHero: Lowry has a little X over her left temple, apparently left when her apartment got broken into