Marvolo

Levi (Unconfirmed Father)

Villix (Formal Co-worker)

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## Storyline

The Listener explores the basement of the Hotel Sanguine and meets the hotel's puppeteer. He excitedly welcomes a new guest to his theater but quickly realizes that the Listener is actually a new resident.

He takes to them very quickly and bounces from topic to topic, from reminiscing about the early days of the hotel to how he'd like to make the Listener his doll to imploring them to see his show later. He apologizes for his lazy cast, the marionette puppets and introduces the Listener tothem, scolding one in particular for his rude behavior and threatening to turn him into firewood.

He introduces himself as Volo, the name he currently goes by. He used to be Marvelous Marvolo the Master of Marionettes with the Circus of the Damned. He stood out from the other puppeteers because he was able to put a piece of himself in each of his puppets, creating a uniquely lifelike performance every time. He considers the puppets his family, one that is growing every day, implying that unworthy guests of the hotel are turned into marionettes. He offers to make the Listener immortal too but they appear to decline.

Volo decides they've had enough chit-chat and starts to prepare for tonight's show, speculating that by the end the Listener might want to join his little family.

## Personality

Volo greets the Listener with a childishness that seems to define his personality. Like a child, he admires and looks up to his father (presumably Levi) but resents his "brother" Briar for taking his place as the favorite, though he suggests that his father is the one keeping him in the basement of the hotel. He feels abandoned and ignored by the other residents even though he's familiar with most of them.

Volo is one of the first residents of the Hotel Sanguine, able to remember the construction and opening day of the Hotel Sanguine back in the 20s. He misses the old days when he was his father's favorite and used to have a new audience every night. Since he's fallen out of favor with the rest of the hotel he considers the puppets as his family. He acts like a father and director to them,

## Trivia

### Volo

* Calls the Listener "my doll" Like his brother he notices their eyes first before proclaiming they'd make a perfect doll.
* He was there when the Hotel Sanguine was constructed and on opening day in the 1920s. He really likes to dance.
* He can see and hear the Shadow People but doesn't trust any of them.
* Marvolo has 8 marionettes and hates porcelain dolls, calling them harlots and vagabonds. For some reason he can't keep the puppets' shadows.
* His puppets are:
	+ Montague
	+ Persephone
	+ Armig and Dala (Twins)
	+ Tigini
	+ Creon (An insolent puppet that's learned bad words from those damned porcelain dolls)
	+ Mariama
	+ Moira

### Fan Theories

* Villix used to work with him in the Circus of the Damned.
* Splitting his mind to operate each puppet is what allows him to permanently see the Shadow People.
	+ Normally a person only sees a Shadow Person during sleep paralysis, when the mind is awake and active but the body is asleep.

## Audio References

See the **Hotel Sanguine** playlist here.

1. ↑ Yandere Puppeteer Gives You A Show
2. ↑ A Deal With a Tempting Demon
3. ↑ Inspected by A Nefarious Fae
4. ↑ Charming Mystic Reads Your Future
5. ↑ Comforted By a Shadow Person