Alpha

* Profile
* Biography

**Alpha** is a Tailor operating as a member of  The Carnival.

## Appearance

Like the other two members of the Carnival, Alpha is a tall figure dressed in a wide grey robe with an expressionless white face mask. As depicted in their character portrait, Alpha possesses a large number of black tentacles underneath their robes along with a gaping "mouth" in the middle of their body, filled with lighter grey tentacles and six clawed appendages. Each of these appendages is bloodied.

## Personality

Alpha appears to be the most composed and level-headed of the Carnival, urging the other two Carnival members to focus on their Prescript and not complain or deviate. Alpha's voice is constantly pitch-modulated, and Alpha is seen to be the first to deliver greetings to each visitor or new face the Carnival encounters during their story episode.

## Story

### Background

Alpha, like Beta and Gamma, is a Tailor who utilizes a Singularity stolen from a now-defunct Wing to consume people and turn them into silk with which resilient, high-quality fabric can be woven. Though they previously operated freelance, the trio have recently been presented a Prescript from the Index to eat 15 Sweepers and turn them into silk, and have been forced to comply.

### The Carnival

Alpha is seen alongside Beta and Gamma, ripping apart and consuming a Sweeper. Though the latter two are discontent with the Sweeper's taste and the possibility of retaliation from other Sweepers, Alpha urges them to see their task through to the end. When Yan arrives, Alpha is the first to greet him; Alpha is also the first to greet Sayo and the  Kurokumo Clan, handing over the Nuovo Fabric requested by them, and after both parties leave, Alpha and the other members of the Carnival enter the Library.

In the Library, Alpha notes about their opportunity to make new silk, and is once again the first of the Carnival to give greetings, this time to Angela when she arrives. Alpha also dissuades the others from attempting to eat Angela, noting that she is not human and would likely taste even worse than a Sweeper.

Eventually, Alpha, alongside the rest of  The Carnival, dies in their Reception, and is turned into the  **Book of The Carnival** which may contain their Key Page.

### Key Page story

The Carnival’s Page
As much as it’s necessary to choose the right attire according to the code, the most important factor is the fabric that clothing is made of. Quality fabric can offer better protection, lighten the wearer’s weight for quicker movement, or allow the wearer to carry heavy weapons as large as their body. Those who create and provide such fabric are called ‘Tailors’.
We are Tailors who consume people and make silk out of them. Whether it’s melting people inside our belly and congealing them in a mold, or it’s unraveling humans into the thread they’re really made of, the fundamentals do not matter. This technology doesn’t originally belong to us. We merely took hold of a technology that came off patent when a Wing was broken. The only thing that matters is that silk made from humans has strength that differentiates it from ordinary thread. Only those who crave it visit us.
Cloth weaved from human silk possesses various powers depending on the human’s strengths. Some humans may have a strong body, another may be fragile but wise, and yet another may flaunt incredible speed. Since the silk reflects the characteristics of the human it was made from, there are as many forms and powers of cloth as there are humans in this world. Therefore, there is more to being a Tailor than simply weaving silk carefully. Picking the right people to meet the demands of the client is the most important. Hastily making silk out of a human that looks courageous on the outside might end up yielding useless cloth that does nothing but bolster courage, so one must be careful with picking the right material.
Not every piece of fabric is accessible, however. It takes more than cash to purchase high-class fabric; one must earn the favor of Tailors first and foremost. Many Tailors will only give their best fabric once the trust between them and their client has been established after complex turns of events.
Because of that, Tailors who make high-quality fabric usually belong to an organization and create cloth exclusively for them. But we were different. Until the Index gave us a Prescript, we did our work without taking orders from anyone, unchained to any Syndicate or other organization. We were free, as some may call it.

## Stats

Alpha appears in the Reception of  The Carnival.

#### Books

 Book of The Carnival | 100% | 100%
 Count | 2 | 2.2

#### Passive Abilities

 Remembrance
If an ally has died, gain 2 Strength at the end of each Scene.

#### Combat Dialogue

* Look tasty? Thought, not human.
* Do you taste as disgusting as Sweepers?

**Victory Cry*** Eat book? Could create fancier silk?
* Must hurry along? Have Prescript to carry out.

**Death*** …Did not taste too good.

**On Ally Death*** Got ahead of yourself? Got done.
* Sad? Long-time colleague has died.
* Not dangerous yet? Fine so far.

**On Kill*** Attacks were easy to read. Is easy?
* Must get rid of quickly. Become nuisance?
* Will not let such tiny humans get me.

*Dialogue contained here.*