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Sonder

*"Sonder"*

One of the members of Lou's crew, who takes care of the sails, and can only say their own name.

## Personality

Sonder is friendly, optimistic, and helpful. They seem to be quite rational, a decent tactician, and somewhat of a gossip, picking up on drama more easily than the rest of the crew.

## Physical Appearance

Little is known of their appearance other than looking human. Teddy calls them "Kid" so it is likely they are still quite young, though old enough that the crew takes no issue with them drinking.

## History

Virtually nothing is known of Sonder's history. At some point they joined Lou's crew, and have been on board for the 3-6 years Chris spent there as well, in charge of the sails on the ship.

## Relationships

### Lou

Lou and Sonder get along well, Sonder happy to follow Lou's lead and vice versa when appropriate.

### Teddy

Teddy and Sonder seem to get along and work together well. Teddy cares a lot for Sonder.

### Xkryxx

Sonder and Xkryxx seem to get along and work together well.

### Christine Anderson

Sonder is pleasant and encouraging to Chris from the moment they meet, happy to stick up for her and show her the ropes. For the first while on board, Chris works in the riggings with them. Sonder appears to trust Chris' medical ability.

## Appearances

* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying
* 32 - Are we going to have a problem here? (Mentioned)

## Trivia

* Sonder: The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passed in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it.
* They own a spyglass.
* They spend most of their time in the ship's riggings.

## Theories and Speculation

**Bargain:** Often speculated their limited vocabulary may be the result of some kind of bargain, or a curse, though the actual reason is completely unknown.
Episodes

* 25 - Sacrifice three bunnies on the stump of an oak tree to stop moderate to severe throat irritation
* 26 - And a knife both of you have used to cut meat
* 27 - Mix the crushed lead with three drops of your own blood
* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying
* 29 - A secret that will make the other think less of you
* 30 - Lay a tarp upon the ground
* 31 - Whatever is in the pond...kill it
* 32 - Are we going to have a problem here?

### Left of the Dial

* 33 - The Passenger
* 34 - Trucker's Atlas
* 35 - When The Open Road Is Closing In
The Outpost

The Outpost is the main location for season two of Archive 81, located in The City. The Outpost is used as a base of operations for LMG's expedition into The City.

The Outpost is described as vast and shifting, with many hallways and strange rooms. It is unknown who created the building or why, but LMG is initially wary of it, sending a number of Weird People to investigate, before eventually using it as a base of operation.

## Permanent Rooms

### The Archive

Containing the entirety of LMG's tape library, The Archive is where Dan spends most of his work hours. It contains the shelves, a ladder (with wheels), a desk, and a chair for Dan to sit in while listening. There is also a catalogue for locating the tapes. It is unclear who catalogued and ordered the tapes, or set up the archive. As Dan's workspace, it is primarily for his use; other people are not supposed to hear the tapes or, it would seem, enter the archive, though Rat seems quite familiar with it.

### Bathrooms

The outpost has several bathrooms. There are toilets, presumably showers, but no mirrors. It's unclear where the water comes from but probably not worth worrying about.

### Bedrooms

We only hear Dan's room, which has a comfy-sounding bed. Other contents are unknown. Clara and Lou have their own rooms as well. Unclear if Rat does.

### The Cafeteria

A large room with linoleum floor and a lot of ducts. There is a microwave, tables and chairs, and a large pile of unsorted food things (largely MREs).

### Games Room

Unclear if there are any other contents aside from a PlayStation 2 and its games library, which contains the entire Jak and Daxter series.

### The Meeting Room

A classroom complete with desks, squeaky chairs, and a whiteboard. The outpost team receives briefings in this room from the various managers.

### The Radio Room

The room housing The Mother Radio. Dan takes the calls from it in here.

### Staging Area

Meeting point and exit into The City. Dan is introduced to Clara and Lou in here, The two adventurers also do a lot of their preparation in here.

### Storage Closet with Thousands of Blankets

No idea why that's there (but, if you ever need blankets).

### Suit's Office

An office used by Suit and the LMG middle managers. There is a desk and chair, where Suit leaves their updates on the team's progress, and the various middle managers do paperwork. There is a window with blinds. There is a carving knife kept on the desk which Suit is unable to use.

### Theramin Room

A room with aurora-like wisps near the ceiling. If you put your hand to them, you can play with them like a theramin. When Dan exposes his new hand to them, they play a song. As Leviathans seem to have their own songs, this may be for the Leviathan Rat is incubating in him, rather than Dan himself.

## Temporary Rooms

The outpost also contains a number of rooms which exist for an unknown period of time.

### The Canary Room

A room that seems to go on forever, filled with canaries that don't sing. Rat has been here.
Debbie Smart

Portrayed by: Leanne Best

Daughter of Paul and Maggie Smart. Her mother was already pregnant on marriage in early 1970s [EP1.2], but not necessarily with her as Maggie indicates there might more 'kids'. Debbie has dark hair, grey eyes, pale skin and a forceful personality. She marries an unnamed man in an elaborate ceremony at a luxury hotel outside Barco, Kerala, India. Debbie is compassionate and puts Maggie's immediate needs first when the collapse interrupts the nuptials. She has a down-to-earth sense of humour, joking about her groom not being able to run off to anywhere while abroad.

Her headstrong nature meant her parents decided to hide Maggie's terminal illness from her until the final days. On learning the truth, she lashes out at the doctors that she wasn't told sooner. She insists on getting her mother back to England for proper treatment until Paul overrides her in order to honour Maggie's own wishes. Thinking she is not wanted, Debbie leaves Barco as Gabriel tries to persuade her to stay and see it through. Eventually, she relents and is welcomed back with open arms to be with her mother as Maggie dies in her sleep on the beach. She acknowledges a tearful Gabriel in understanding as they pass.

Appearances: Episode 1.1 and Episode 1.6.

## Gallery

Wedding canopy at hotel. EP1.01Wedding reception dance. EP1.01Welcome to the beach hut. EP1.06Debbie forgives Gabriel. EP1.06
Doctor Persimmons

## Personality

Doctor Persimmons is loud, theatrical and a bit dubious. She thinks highly of herself, and has no issues with inflicting pain on others.

## Skills and Abilities

* **Bargains:** Doctor Persimmons seems to be able to make magical bargains in much the same way Payphone can.

## Relationships

### Monkey

Doctor Persimmons' former employer. She was turned into a monkey after he made a deal with a passing mage, and currently serves as something as an assistant to Doctor Persimmons.

## Trivia

* Though little is known about her, she has a substantial knowledge of Earth, likely having lived there at some point.
The Good Karma Hospital Wiki

**Welcome to the The Good Karma Hospital Wiki!**   Dr Ruby Walker, a junior doctor training in paediatrics, is fed-up with her NHS job in Nottingham, England and with her broken relationship. She sees an advert enticing medical staff to an Indian hospital. Wanting a new start, and perhaps to find her father, she takes the risk. Believing her new position to be in the modern Dhoni Clinic, she is shocked to discover that she must first complete a year at the under-resourced community Good Karma Hospital administered by a strict British expat Dr Lydia Fonseca. Initially, Ruby's inexperience annoys her colleague, the attractive young surgeon Dr Gabriel Varma, but she is able to rise to the challenges of the work and they soon become closer.
The series follows the staff, patients and their families set in the contemporary but fictional coastal town of Barco, in the real state of Kerala, south India. The Sunday night feel-good drama is inspired by the real-life experiences of creator Dan Sefton's time working as a doctor in Cape Town, South Africa. It is filmed at a teacher training college in Sri Lanka, mostly in Unawatuna, Galle district. Spoken in English with some Malayalam or Hindi.

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* Instagram | Tag
* ITV Hub
Mercurio

*"Don't even think of asking anyone else, why I would be absolutely delighted to show you the way to find the substance you require. And the company of your pleasure would be payment enough, to spend time with an attractive creature such as yourself-"*

Mercurio is a minor character and resident of The City, briefly encountered by Christine Anderson during her time there.

## Personality

A sleezy, snarky, and flirtatious man with a seemingly inflated sense of self-importance. Despite Chris' lack of interest in him, and violent response to his persistent bothering, he doesn't seem to be able to take the hint.

## History

He meets Christine briefly as she attempts to get more information about dream ambergris. He is very unhelpful to the point that she considers he may just be trying to pull a scam, but with some amount of force in the form of her pinning him under her shoe, gives her what she needs. He has reasonable knowledge of the area Christine meets him in, so he may be a local resident to the port-side market town.

## Appearances

* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying

## Trivia

* Mercurio's name is not given in the podcast, but he is named in the transcripts
* His voice actor is one of the only ones not listed officially.
Kathy Quinn

*"For a while I thought that it was all about a radio station, but it’s so much bigger than that! So much more… complex."*

## Personality

Kathy is an audiophile, being first introduced as a radio obsessive and later being deeply interested in tapes.

In RealLife ReImagined, Kathy is friendly and open. It is clear that she is an obsessive when it comes to the secret station, but she is self aware when it comes to the strangeness of the community and the station.

When Kathy reappears in season 3, she is superficially cheerful but clearly much more intense, having shed any pretense that she is interested in anything except the occult. Chris describes her as "weird as hell," and "really goddamn creepy."

It is insinuated several times that Kathy is a virgin.

## Physical Appearance

In her RealLife Reimagined episode, Kathy Quinn is in her mid-30s but is said to look substantially younger. She is described as being "unassuming", looking like "a librarian who you'd want to grab a gin and tonic with".

In season 3, she has shaved her hair, Chris noting she looks "hot as hell", and "a bit like Charlize Theron in Mad Max", and, in her pursuit of the esoteric arts, has mangled her pinkie finger beyond usability by repeatedly breaking it.
It is unclear how much time has passed; Season 3 is set sometime in 2017, and while her RLR episode was published around July-October 2016, it was likely conducted months or even years earlier.

## History

### Finding the Radio Station

Kathy believed she found the secret station whilst crying about her and her partner, Tori's, breakup. While listening to a dead signal, music began playing. Kathy described the music's effect as making her feel as if she was "lost in its world. Like [she] an explorer," and that she "was being explored too."

## Skills and Abilities

* **Audio Technology Knowledge:** Kathy has decent knowledge of radio equipment, and can fix broken cassettes.
* **Sticky Hand Divination:** A favourite ritual of Kathy's, using a special sticky hand, Kathy can find hidden objects. The short ritual includes offering fluids, breaking and resetting a finger, and then concentrating to find what you are looking for. The person giving the fluid may need to connected to the item in some way. As it takes fluids, it may be connected to a Leviathan.

## Appearances

### Season 3

* 25 - Sacrifice three bunnies on the stump of an oak tree to stop moderate to severe throat irritation
* 26 - And a knife both of you have used to cut meat
* 31 - Whatever is in the pond...kill it

## Trivia

* Kathy used to have a cat.
* She is implied to have met Michael Waters at some point.
The Remote Archive

The main setting for the first season of Archive 81. It is described as an old, brutalist, bunker-like compound deep in the woods of New York, containing countless audio tapes, which span LMG's collection of tapes from 73 through to 92. It's entirely audio, tapes and reels, nothing else. The lights flicker at times. Card access is required to get in and out of the building. It has no known formal name

## Living Space

The living space is close to the entrance of the building, separate from the actual archive. Dan describes it as being a bit like a one-room apartment.

### Main Space

Space containing a twin bed with blankets but no sheets, where Dan hangs out to read and watch movies on his laptop. There is a kitchenette area with a stove, a microwave, and a door to the pantry. Dan keeps his crockpot here.

### Pantry

Food storage accessed from the kitchen behind a metal sliding door. Filled with non-perishable food, including beans, barbecue sauce, flour, and a lot of canned peaches. There is a notable lack of meat.

### Bathroom

A standard restroom containing a shower with inconsistent water pressure, a toilet, and cleaning equipment.

### Boiler Room

The radiator is in here. Accessed through the main area.

## The Tape Library

Contains LMG's audio archives 73 to 92, on sliding shelves. Some shelves have only one tape, and others are packed so full that tapes fall out when moved. The collection is huge, disorganised and tapes from collections sometimes get mixed in with eachother. There is also a desk with a reel-to-reel player, an "Otari 5050T"/Otari MX5050 biii, and a chair.
Ratty

## Personality

Ratty is a friendly, inquisitive, and very vocal rat. He is, like most rats, heavily food motivated.

## Physical Appearance

Ratty is a rat. It is unclear whether he is a wild rat or a fancy rat. He is described as being cute by both Dan and Samuel, and Dan becomes very quickly attached to him.

## Relationships

### Daniel Powell

After becoming lonely in his isolation, Dan encounters an inquisitive rat, which he initially attempts to shoo away, not comfortable with harming it but not delighted at the idea of having it in the building. After being unable to do so, and swayed by the creature's cuteness, Dan gives in, feeding it and giving it the name Ratty. Dan quickly becomes very fond of the little creature, leaving out leftovers, petting him, letting him sit on his shoulder, watching movies, and talking to him at length. Ratty is very fond of Dan as well, becoming very comfortable very quickly and eventually coming to Dan when called. On the occasions he attempts to leave the archive, he always plans to bring Ratty with him. Unfortunately, the last such attempt leads to Ratty's death, much to Dan's distress.

After being taken to The Outpost some months later, Dan brushes off Ratty's death, saying he was "just a rat", but privately admits missing having the little creature around the archive, if only to talk with.

[To rewrite, copied in from Dan's page]

## Appearances

### Season 1

* 04 - A Collection of Disparate Strangeness
* 05 - A Spider in a Web
* 06 - A Conversation Without Record
* 07 - A Face in a Crowd
* 08 - A Chemical Experiment
* 09 - An Implosion of an Idea
* 10 - The Ending, Perhaps

## Trivia

* Having established time travel and transfiguration are possible within the Archive 81 universe, that having your shape changed is painful, and according to Rat, Ratty makes noises reminiscent of being in pain, it is *technically* possible for Dan Powell to be Ratty, as suggested by Rat.
* It is possible Ratty takes the place of Iris Vos as the ritual's final sacrifice. Like Iris (And Dan and Melody), Ratty was likely involved enough to hold a small piece of Visser himself.
Visser Building

The Visser Building is a key location in, and the primary focus of, the first season of Archive 81, investigated by Melody Pendras in her tapes.

Visser is described as having been a run-down Lower Manhattan apartment building, used partially as government housing, with a wide range of tenants. The building was constructed in 1951 by the Vos family/Baas company to be used as the skin of an inter-dimensional entity. The exterior was described as having a standard post-war construction, and was situated at the corner of two unspecified streets. Visser was 21 stories tall, though seemed taller, upwards of 30, and curved somewhat, described as like "it's about to fall over on top of you". It was destroyed on September 9th, 1994, after Melody Pendras foiled Samuel's apotheosis, the building reportedly collapsing, exploding, and imploding all at once, before being partially erased from existence. It left behind rubble, Melody's collection of tapes, and 34 dead residents, with many more drawn into The City. Baas very quickly cleaned up the wreckage, and within the week had handed both the tapes and dead bodies over to LMG, at Liam Davenport's insistance.

As a result of the entity inhabiting it, the architecture of the building appeared to shift somewhat, and residents were subjected to a wide array of strange phenomena.

## Floors of Note

* **Basement:** Facilities room. Gas and electrical metering. The meters were old but fully functional, and the area very well ventilated, more so than Melody's own apartment building.
* **Ground Floor/Main Lobby:** Quiet during the day, but echoey. Melody attempts to record the Visser song here. Jesse noted it was huge, like "it should take up three floors or something".
* **First Floor**: The surveillance room was on this level.
* **Second Floo**r: Melody attempted to record the Visser song here.
* **Fifth Floor**: Joshua Martinez and Victor Rivera had apartments here.
* **Sixth Floor**: Tamara Morris, Gladys and Craig Simmons had apartments here. The Visser Historical Preservation society sometimes held meetings on this floor. Melody first met Jacob Lester here.
* **Seventh Floor**: Melody attempted to record the Visser song here.
* **Twelfth Floor**: Jesse Lewis and his family had an apartment here.
* **Sixteenth Floor**: Melody first interviewed both Jacob and Samuel here. Samuel had an apartment on this floor.
12 - Fly, Honeypot

There is chatter on the coms. Real Life Reimagined has far too many interns. And Dan acts as a guide.

## Characters Featured

### Core

* Daniel Powell
* Rat
* Liam Davenport (Mentioned)
* Lou
* Clara
* Suit
* Mr. Brown

### Merc Tape

* Mercenary Kevin
* Mercenary Greg
* Mercenary Commander
* Screamers

### RealLife Reimagined

* Alex Peeta-Schwartz-McThompson
* Kathy Quinn
* Carl

## Trivia

* One of the interns featured in the episode of RealLife Reimagined, Ben Kesslen, shares a surname with Alexa Kesslen. It is unclear if this is intentional
* The episode is named for Carl's explanation of The Radio Station
* The RLR episode would be one of the most recent tapes in the entire archive, published during the popularity Harambe memes (July-October 2016), and as season 2 is set some time between August 2016 and January 2017.
The City

The City is an alternate dimension in the Archive 81 universe. It is called The City because it the closest resemblance to what humans can comprehend. It is an aged, self-developed shared Dreamscape/Mindscape of our Earth, Leviathans exist in a veil between we cannot comprehend or see in raw form, and it is easier for them to manifest in a world of ideas, as concepts themselves. Weird people are more in tune with The City, the world representing the story, idea, thought, song, etc. The more weird, unnatural, or modified you are, the better your chances of survival in The City.

The City changes general appearance depending on whichever Leviathan is "winning" in the local area. Rituals are easier when doors to The City are open.

Another common feature when entering The City is that is memory loss, but specifically personal memory. Details from their own stories are missing. Rat, Suit, and the Representative of the curator forgot near everything, Caroline(Suit) a lot, Dan's are just a bit vague in spots ("unattached"? They're all still there, anyway). The exception to this is the Clerk in who is unaffected.
The Choir

*"Visser wants more, more sex, more death, more lives, more stories"*

## Nature

The Choir is an entity best described as greedy, always wanting more sacrifices, devotion, experiences. It is described as existing and wanting in cycles. Like other Leviathans, it is dangerous, but not truly evil, and, while demanding, values its devotees. It is one of the few Leviathans with an interest in humans.

## Physical Appearance

While lacking a true physical form in the way The Curator has, The Choir spends some time wearing the skin of an apartment building. In another form, it surrounds itself with The Chorus, a singing group of it's followers.

## History

An old entity, The Choir was given a chance to establish a physical presence on Earth by the Vos family around 1951, when they built The Visser Building. While never becoming the building, it wore it like a skin, and was responsible for a range of odd occurrences and effects of the residents, often subtly drawing people to it for various reasons.
In 1994, Samuel attempted to use a series of tape recordings taken by Melody Pendras to complete a ritual, and was defeated. While much of the power still remained within the tapes, Visser collapsed, and most everyone inside was taken into The City, with the exception of Samuel who is cast out, and The Visser Historical Society, who joined The Chorus.
Having defeated Visser, Melody retained a portion of its power.

In 2015, LMG hired Daniel Powell to reattempt the ritual, under the guise of a digitizing project. Holding a piece of Visser, Dan became intensely obsessed and driven to "complete the story" and finish the ritual, which was eventually done with the "aid" of Samuel. The Story complete, Dan's piece of Visser was pulled from him as he fled. The Choir brought Samuel into The Chorus, and a one-way hole between Earth and The City was opened.

In 2016, Jacob Lester finally joins The Chorus as well.

## Skills and Abilities

### Devotees

* **Song:** Samuel demonstrates the ability to harness "The Visser Song", able to use it to inflict incredible pain.
* **Shortcuts:** Visser's signature short-range teleport. Demonstrated by Jacob Lester on several occasions, and possibly also Dan when fleeing the archive.
* **Altered Perception:** Devotees seem to be able to subtley alter perception, such as the direction sound is coming from.

## Associations

### Visser Historical Research and Preservation Society

Otherwise known as The Visser Cult, this group of devotees, under the guidance of Samuel.

## Trivia

* Visser is a Dutch surname, meaning “fisherman”. Which is apparently significant.

## Quotes

1. ↑ https://archive81.tumblr.com/post/147888731993/visser#notes
Teddy

One of the members of Lou's crew, resident chef, and takes care of the parts of the ship that are alive.

## Personality

Teddy is outwardly gruff, stern and grumpy, but is soft to people he cares about. He's stubborn and seems to try appear tougher than he actually is.

## Physical Appearance

Teddy is a giant anthropomorphic teddy bear.

## Appearances

* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying
* 32 - Are we going to have a problem here? (Mentioned)
Patricia Roland

[Article under construction]

## Physical Appearance

Undescribed in the Golden Age, by Season 3 she has aged considerably, hair having gone completely white. Presumably bedridden.

## History

At some point after her experiences in the Golden Age, Patricia began selling arcane and unusual artifacts. Had a lover who attempted the same ritual as Nicholas and Christine, who "Got most of his skin ripped off. Still alive, I think. Probably wishes he wasn’t."

## Appearances

* The Golden Age, Part 1
* The Golden Age, Part 2
* 26 - And a knife both of you have used to cut meat (Mentioned)
* 27 - Mix the crushed lead with three drops of your own blood (Mentioned)
* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying
* 29 - A secret that will make the other think less of you (Mentioned)
17 - Reflection, Retaliation

*"Dan listens to wisps, certain organizations have no concept of mercy, and fingers are surprisingly important."*

## Events of Note

* Rat attempts to help Dan contact Clara and Lou, to no success.
* Rat takes Dan to the theramin room.
* Dan listens to a distressing tape, goes to the theramin room to cool down.
* Dan learns Suit's name is Caroline, speaks with her.
* Dan learns a bit about The Cult's history with LMG.
* Dan removes one of Suit's fingers, partially releasing her from LMG's control.

## Characters Featured

### Core

* Daniel Powell
* Rat
* Clara
* Lou (Mentioned)
* Suit

### Torres Tape

* Gina Torres
* Tony Torres

## Trivia

* This is one of two Season 2 episodes not to feature Lou.
Visser Historical Research and Preservation Society

Marina

Ashari

Gladys

Linda

Carl

Alexandra

## About

A cult dedicated to Visser under the guise of a historical society/social club. A number of Visser residents have joined up, and meet biweekly/fortnightly in one resident or another's, often Samuel's, apartment to share history tidbits, eat snacks, and listen to Samuel talk. The group is led by former academic Samuel, with some help from his great admirer, Jacob Lester.

## History

The historical society was formed between 1990 and 1994, by Samuel following his move to Visser. A number of residents joined up. When Visser collapsed, historical society members who were in the building joined The Chorus, a circle of Visser's greatest admirers. Samuel was, for his failings, not allowed in, and his second, Jacob, was outside the building.

## People

### Samuel

Charismatic leader and creator of the historical society, he uses the group to appeal to Visser. His interest lies more with Visser than with his society, but he still calls it his society. He's unimpressed with Melody's bothering the group.

### Jacob Lester

Follows Samuel around, introduces him at meetings, and is there to back him up. He lacks Samuel's charisma or confidence but believes in the society as much as he does. When separated from the historical society, he becomes lost and lonely, and is so delighted to be reunited with them.
15 - Aurora, Cello

A river is crossed, a cello is played, and there is fire in the sky.

## Events of Note

* Clara calls to let Dan know they crossed the river, refuses to tell him what it cost them.
* Clara tells Dan she can see lights in the sky off in the distance.
* Dan has a strange conversation with Rat, who seems to know a lot more about everything than he's letting on.
* Dan learns the lights are probably some kind of residue from an incursion.
* Dan confronts Clara about the way she's treated him, explains his situation, promises to get her home. Clara apologises.
* Dan and Clara become friends after talking music and getting to know each other a bit better.
* Cynthia directs Dan to a Conference Call tape, which covers the loss of LMG's attempts to recreate Visser
* The tape does not explain the incursion, but does give Dan a notable landmark, VIning Towers, which he directs Clara to.
* It is established time is passing differently between Clara and Lou's location and The Outpost.
* Clara expresses genuine concern for Dan's wellbeing.
* Green appears and gives Dan a "vision" (in sound) of Clara and Lou in danger, advises him to help them "in his dreams". Dan goes to sleep.

### Lights Tape

#### Lights You Can't See

Lights all of fire

Nights where you wonder

Where in the hell have I been?

You think you'll see me when

Lights over summer

Like an aurora

Crossing our sky, like leaves

Falling from trees, and fall

You never knew me at all

Lights like we're running

From street lamps burning

Run towards the alley you can't feel

But you still hear me call

Lights you cant see, at all

## Characters Featured

### Core

* Daniel Powell
* Clara
* Rat
* Suit
* Lou
* Cynthia Closer
* Samuel (Mentioned)
* Mark Sollinger
* Tanya Molova (Mentioned)
* The Green Lady

### Lights Tape

* Benjamin
* Thomas
* Jonathan (Mentioned)

### Conference Call 5802

* Liam Davenport
* Mr. Brown
* Cynthia Closer
* Craig Smith

## Trivia

* The person writing this page has heard this episode >50 times, which is a normal number of times to hear something.
* Lights You Can't See is available to download on Patron for $2 supporters and higher. The version featuring Daniel Powell is also there.
* There is virtually no soundscaping for Dan's mechanical body in this episode, which appears to be an error.
Xkryxx

*"Release your anger. Breathe. Exist fully in the moment. Exist in the place you are currently occupying"*

Xkryxx (said "Skreeks") is a member of Lou's crew aboard The Irons, acting as the ship's carpenter.

## Personality

Xkryxx is a kind, patient, and assertive individual. He is gently spoken, and while a little embarrassed being put in the spotlight, is overall a very and measured calm person. He is articulate and fairly direct in conversation, and speaks more formally and politely than his ship-mates. He seems quite wise, a bit sentimental, is knowledgeable in various City phenomena, and is fond of music.

## Physical Appearance

Xkryxx is a plantmet, a "kind of metal/tree/horse species". He has roots, branches, at least one flower. When taking the form of a cannon, his eyes are no longer functional, the flower acts as a sight or crosshairs of sort, and the root a trigger to fire. He is also able to shift energy to his branches out to create beautiful music. Little is known about his anatomy, though he can drink and can open doors.

## Skills and Abilities

* **Cannon:** Xkryxx is able to shift and modify his body to become a cannon. He cannot see in this state, and seems to need another person to operate.
* **Synthesising Chemicals:** Xkryxx can create various chemicals with what is available in the air. He demonstrates this by creating a sedative for The Irons, and increasing the oxygen content in the air.
* **Singing:** Xkryxx can create music by putting energy into his branches.

## Appearances

* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying
* 29 - A secret that will make the other think less of you (Recording)
* 32 - Are we going to have a problem here? (Mentioned)
* 34 - Trucker's Atlas (Mentioned)
Cassandra Wall

*"I am a collector. I would like to add interesting objects to my collection"*

Cassandra Wall was a private collector of strange artifacts, connected to a number of tapes through all three seasons.

## Personality

A sharp woman with an exaggerated sense of self importance. She is motivated and distrustful, and seems to have little in the way of morals. She has a strong interest in the weird and unusual, hiring people and negotiating with The Curator to add to her collection of strange items.

## History

She started her private collection some time before 1948. She acquired a number of strange items over the years, even hiring people such as Jonathan to locate more. Likewise, she also had a garden full of weird and unusual plants, and a specialised gardener to care for them. At some point before 1986, she hired Gregory Baim as head of her collection, though he became one of her exhibits after an unspecified incident some time after 1989, which caused the need for an expansion wing, and lost some of The Curator's trust in her. He was replaced with Malcolm. Some time after 1994, she was taken by The Curator after betraying it, and it's representative's trust, and became music. After she vanished, her museum eventually became defunct, and at least part of her collection was acquired by Patricia Roland, and her garden was claimed by The City, becoming the chain forests.

## Relationships

### The Representative of The Curator

The Representative and Ms. Wall have a formal, if somewhat strained relationship. Both seem to consider dealing with the other somewhat tiresome, and assume the other underestimates them. Neither has little regard or value for their business partner, willing to betray them with seemingly no issues.

### The Staff

Ms. Wall not trust her staff, but relies quite heavily on them regardless.

## Appearances

* 04 - A Collection of Disparate Strangeness (Mentioned)
* 16 - Vines, Contest (Mentioned)
* 18 - Collection, Composition (Recording)

## References

1. ↑ 04 - A Collection of Disparate Strangeness
2. ↑ 15 - Aurora, Cello
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 18 - Collection, Composition
4. ↑ 27 - Mix the crushed lead with three drops of your own blood
Stevens

## Personality

During Stevens' brief time in the podcast, she presents as professional, outwardly polite, knowledgeable of the weird, and very organised.

## About

Very little is known about Stevens, though she seems to have a great deal of experience working both with weird stuff and under Ms Roland.

## Appearances

* 27 - Mix the crushed lead with three drops of your own blood (Recording)
* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying
Tamara Morris

*"The idea is to create a piece of music that can demolish barriers. And get people to build their houses with the debris"*

Tamara Morris is an opera writer and resident of Visser interviewed by Melody Pendras in 1994. She appears as a minor character in season 1.

## Personality

Tamara is an eccentric, creative, and critical person. She wants to create music that can "demolish barriers" and give people a new perspective. She claims to do her best work at night when everyone is asleep. She's seems to be fairly outgoing, and isn't afraid to state her mind.

## History

Tamara has been living in Visser for two or three years. She moved there for the cheap rent, wanting to stretch her grant money out as long as possible, and as there is very little in the way of nature sounds (which she finds make it hard to focus on her writing).

She has worked writing opera for some years, both with other people and independently.

On February 20th, 1994, at 6:40 PM, she is interviewed by Melody, who asks her a little about Visser and listens to a series of her operas. It is not known if she was in the Visser building when it collapsed, and if so, whether she survived.

## Works

* **N/A**: Recording of a summer block party slowed down about 200 times. As it's played, hooded figures dressed all in black move almost imperceptibly. One of them is supposed to hold a knife, but so far all directors have ignored this stage direction.
* **"Dinner Party Music"**: Sounds of Tamara being hit. The actors are supposed to be seated at a table and kick each other hard. With boots.

* **"Purgatory"**: Screaming, screeching, a distant violin. Happens in complete darkness. Created with a former teacher, a dancer from Argentina. No longer performed since the Union picketed it. Makes people dizzy.

* **Unnamed/ Tamara's Magnum Opus**: A beautiful, slightly melancholy strings and voice song, which bears resemblance to a slowed rendition of The Visser Song. Currently in the draft stage, it can make people nauseous upon hearing it

## Trivia

* Her wish to create something "beautiful and true" is echoed by Aleister in 24 - Sleep on a pillow of swanfeathers
* She likes the cereal Lucky Charms
John Smith

*"I sit here, I watch the security feed, if I see someone engaged in criminal activity or a tenant in distress, I report it to the proper authorities"*

Security guard interviewed by Melody Pendras at the Visser Building. John Smith is almost certainly not his real name.

## Personality

Defensive, evasive, and private, it's difficult to get any good read on him. He is quick to brush off Melody's concerns and may know more about the happenings in Visser then he lets on. He has little concern for other people in general.

He claims to know little about the people living in Visser, citing it being none of his business, yet remembers names and ages of the Lewis family.

## History

Following an ad he saw in the paper advertising a security guard job with good pay and a free apartment, he moved into Visser. He has no prior experience in law enforcement. His job involves sitting in the first floor monitoring room and watching the security tapes, calling law enforcement if anything illegal happens.

He's interviewed by Melody on May 5th, 1994, at 11:21 AM about Jesse Lewis, who he claims to know nothing about. He is not very cooperative and is even vaguely threatening to Melody

## Trivia

* His chair in the security room is large, old, leather and squeaky.
* It is unknown if he was in in the Visser collapse.
27 - Mix the crushed lead with three drops of your own blood

*Nicholas and Christine make a friend.*

## Events of Note

* At some point before the episode's start, Nicholas and Chris rent a motel room and perform a minor ritual so they can't be tracked. This involves Nicholas shaving his moustache off and Christine dying her hair red.
* The two visit a corner store to pick up some Listerine.
* Christine visits the payphone, answering a questionnaire in payment for the previous "moving services", and agreeing to a small bargain in exchange for a way to protect them from The Cult. The agreement is: "sometime in the next few days, by our world's reckoning, someone you love will be ripped from your life" (does not involve Nicholas).
* She reluctantly agrees and the Payphone gives her the ritual, and advises she bring Popeye's fried chicken.
* We hear a short, fragmented, automated message regarding Dan and Mark's disappearances.
* Nicholas and Chris conduct the short ritual and summon Static Man. Chris hits it off with him immediately, and Nicholas is friendly but uncertain. Static Man agrees to get Aleister and The Cult to stop going after them.
* Dan listens in on Chris and Nicholas discussing their lives before this, and lack of people to miss them.
* Christine coughs up a tape containing a ritualist's holiday catalogue of items. Chris and Nicholas agree to visit the woman who runs the business, Ms. Roland.
* Chris and Nicholas get a call. During a Cult meeting, Static Man imitates Dan's voice to Dromen, kills the other attendees, and threatens to decimate The Cult unless Dromen calls off Aleister. When this doesn't work, Static Man throws more accusations in Dan's voice, to which Dromen quickly agrees to call him off.
* Static Man travels back through the phoneline to confirm a job well done, and mentions the next time they have a phone, his number will be preprogrammed in.

## Characters Featured

* Nicholas Waters
* Christine Anderson
* Payphone
* Static Man
* Daniel Powell (Mentioned)
* Mark Sollinger (Mentioned)
* Aleister (Mentioned)
* Dromen
* Patricia Roland(Mentioned)
* Stevens (Recording)
* Michael Waters (Mentioned)
* Rat (Mentioned)

## Trivia

* The Solstice Catalogue Tape sent contains a number of references: It mentions Rat, contains versions of The Boatwoman's song and The Curator's song, and mentions Saint Germain, the canary previously on exhibit in The Private Collection of Ms. Cassandra Wall.
* The message notes it has been over 2 years since something occurred. This likely refers to the time since Dan took the initial job at Archive 81, and was seen last, though may also be since he was last heard from.
The Curator

## Nature

The Curator is best described as curious in nature. Like other Leviathans, it is dangerous, feeding on humans, but not truly evil, and, while demanding, values it's "employees". It is one of the few Leviathans with an interest in humans, though is particular about which ones it interacts with directly.

## Physical Appearance

The Curator takes the form of an ever-changing museum, filled with the artifacts it collects. The interior shifts.

## History

An ancient entity, records of it's interaction with humans have been found in Ur. It exists primarily in the city and may even be one of the "winning" Leviathans there, but has also shown direct interactions with Earth as recently as the 80s.

## Gifts and Abilities

### Devotees

* **Rapid Healing**: When injured, even dramatically, The Representative heals in less than a minute later
* **Slowed Aging**: The Representative is well into his hundreds, though he doesn't look it.
* **Extra Life**: The Representative has been granted extra life.
* **Travel**: The Representative can travel to and from the city at will, using the power of The Curator.
* **The Irons**: Lou has been given The Irons, a semi-living ship with a small piece of The Curator in it's creation.

## Appearances

* 11 - Body, Recorder (mentioned)

* 16 - Vines, Contest (mentioned)

* 17 - Reflection, Retaliation (mentioned)

* 18 - Collection, Composition (as music)

* 19 - Escape, Birth

## Theories and Speculation

**Feeding**: The Curator feeds by people seeing the artifacts within it. The inside structure of the museum shifts. When Clara and Lou move more, they should see more, explaining why it shifts less.
Left of the Dial

Left of the Dial is a 3-part series taking place in the show after the ending of season 3. This series follows Nicholas Waters and Static Man as they follow a ritual with the goal of getting Static Man's body back.

Number
 2
some banjo playing."
 3

1. ↑ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dead-signals/archive-81/e/60376355
2. ↑ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dead-signals/archive-81/e/60699234
3. ↑ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dead-signals/archive-81/e/61691458
35 - When The Open Road Is Closing In

*The end of a road trip.*

## Characters Featured

* Nicholas Waters
* Static Man
* Trucker
* Michael Waters (Mentioned)
* Kristos (Mentioned)
* The Clerk
* Moody's
* The Hollow Mother
* The Hollow Child

## Radio

* Kyle Xerxes
* The Preacher

## Trivia

* The name of this episode is a reference to When The Open Road Is Closing In by The Magnetic Fields, which is Clara's favourite song. Both Nicholas and Clara are big fans of The Magnetic Fields.
19 - Escape, Birth

*"A window is shattered, a song is sung, and something is birthed."*

## Events of Note

* Dan, Rat, and Caroline are forcefully evicted from the outpost by the curator, Dan shattering a window with sound
* Caroline picks them both up and leaps out the window, breaking her legs in the process
* Rat admits to using some parts The Curator wants back in Dan's new body
* The three flee, heading towards the radio station in the hopes The Messenger could delay The Curator's approach
* The three encounter the screamers. Dan sings to dispel them
* The three keep moving. The Curator catches up with them
* Dan hears something from Caroline's past
* The two keep walking. Caroline asks Dan why he is kind to Rat. Dan feels Rat is confused, and would like to be treated kindly in the same position
* The two find Rat
* Clara and Lou show up
* The Group meets The Representative of The Curator, and introduce themselves.
* The Representative vomits out a message in the form of a tape, which Dan very reluctantly plays
* The Curator claims a Leviathan, The Sound/Light/Child Rat had been incubating in Dan's new body.
* The Representative requests a token/apology for not following The Contest rules. Lou offers to travel the world in a ship finding things for The Curator
* The Representative produces another tape, which Dan plays. He finds himself on a ship, talking to Lou. They say a brief goodbye.
* Dan, Caroline, Rat and Clara decide to look for Melody. Clara suggests finding The Boatwoman to take them there and everyone agrees
* Caroline trades her remaining fingers in exchange for passage

## Characters Featured

* Daniel Powell
* Rat
* Caroline Levi
* Clara
* The Representative of The Curator
* The Curator
* The Boatwoman
* The Green Lady
Malcolm

*"It is my pleasure to welcome you to the expansion wing of Ms. Cassandra Wall’s private collection. As I am indisposed for the foreseeable future, I will be unable to personally escort you through the exhibit. But this tape should illuminate the functions and histories of the objects contained within."*

Malcolm is a minor character and employee of Ms. Cassandra Wall.

## About

Employee of Ms. Wall, possibly replacing Gregory Baim sometime after 1989. He is the voice featured on the second Wall tape heard by Dan, which was recorded as he was, at the time, indesposed for unknown reasons related to Gregory's indiscretions.

## Appearances

* 18 - Collection, Composition (Recording)

## Trivia

* Malcolm's voice actor is one of the few, along with Mercurio, is not officially listed.
* Malcolm's name is not said in the podcast, but is noted in the transcript.
Victor Rivera

Victor was a resident of Visser who lived on the 5th floor, notable as he is unable to be recorded.

## Personality

Victor is described as being "a cool dude" who "just rolls with it". Kind and happy to lend a hand, or his his last $40.

## History

He is likely in his early 20s. He discovered he was unable to be recorded on a school picture day, which he avoided afterwards. He has lived at Visser for at least 5 years.

## Skills and Abilities

Victor is unable to be recorded in any way, including audio, photo, and video.
For cassette tapes, the effect extends more than 30 feet (9 meters), and appears as though someone has messed with the tape as a magnet.

## Relationships

### Joshua Martinez

Joshua and Victor are good friends, working at the same place, often hanging out and playing video games together. They live a few doors down from each other. Melody interviews Joshua largely because Victor cannot be recorded.

## Appearances

* 06 - A Conversation Without Record  (Mentioned)
* 07 - A Face in a Crowd (Mentioned)
* 10 - The Ending, Perhaps
Alice Lidell

Oscar Waters (Spouse)

Michael Waters (Son)

Nicholas Waters (Grandson)

Christine Anderson (Granddaughter)

## Personality

Alice is nervous, easily embarrassed, and overall seems to be a very kind person

## Appearances

* The Golden Age, Part 1
* The Golden Age, Part 1
* 28 - Exist in the place you are currently occupying (Mentioned)
* 30 - Lay a tarp upon the ground (Mentioned)