Three

“*I’ve never had the power to force others to accept me. I exist as I exist, and I’m not afraid to fight those who would oppose me for that existence. I’m not afraid of Branson and I’m not afraid of you. If you want to stop us, then you’d better do what your handler told you to do, and kill me, because that’s the only way you’d ever be able to hold me down here*.”

— Three to Two in Chapter 83: Never be Afraid (Roman’s Numeral)

## Debuts

### Graphic novel debut

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Three, otherwise known as Number Three, is a Haint in the Mausoleum.

## Biography

Three lived in the city with her mother and siblings. Her mother worked the only legitimate job in her family. Her father dropped out of school and was arrested for dealing and stealing, but had been out of jail. Three’s oldest sister was pregnant when she was sixteen years old, married when she was seventeen years old and shoplifting for her five children when she was twenty years old.

 Three was accepted into the high school of her dreams and graduated with honors. She was the first one in her family to go to college and was accepted by four different colleges. Three ultimately went to the college that was closest to her home so she would not have to spend a lot of money on room and board. In college, Three specialized in government and had dreams of going to law school.

 According to K.L. Somniate’s personal notes on Three, she wanted to be a lawyer or a politician.

## Personality

Three is a highly
organized, structured, collected, and rule-abiding individual. She
is serious, precise, and cool under pressure. Three heavily dislikes
disorder and filth. She also hates the smell of burning books and
hates how it looks, but she hates the smell of burning flesh more.

 In the Mausoleum, Three
never killed a guard and went on a rampage. She always obeyed the rules,
followed every guideline and never started any fights. She always wanted to be
on Branson’s good side and therefore was always on her best behavior. Because of this, she is often described as a “tight ass” by Two and Five.

 Three is shown to be
disgusted by sexual commentary or references to sex, as shown with her
reactions with Two and Five.

 When she was alive, Three
was studious and always reached for the top, as shown when she got in the best
high school and was accepted into four colleges. Three is also highly
ambitious.

As with her enjoyment in
order and hatred for disorder, Three’s interest in the system’s injustice drove
her to pursue a path in government, with wishes of attending law school.

According to K.L.
Somniate’s personal notes on Three, she sees the world as chaos, and rules as
the only concept capable of giving it any meaning.

 Three also keeps to her
business and does not intrude in matters that she believes are none of her
business.

Three hates when a man is
strange, dangerous, and unpredictable.

## Pulse

Three’s Pulse take the appearance of two enormous blue wings
that emerge from her back. The wings cast an oceanic shade and emits light.

 Three’s wings give her the ability to fly as well as shoot bolts
of blue fire. The ground can crack with the force of Three’s acceleration when
she flies. Three’s wings can also enhance her speed when earthbound, and she
has more range and firepower than Two and One.

For every flap of her wings, Three can shower more fireballs at
her opponents. Three can also cause the blue fire to explode and rush out like
a flamethrower. Flames are seen rearing from her shoulder blades. Three’s blue
fires can blast with the speed of a locomotive. By spinning, Three can rain a
spiraling vortex of fire on her opponent.

 A single flap of her Pulse helps Three remain airborne.

It is seen in Three’s fight with Two and One that her eyes can
turn an electric blue color when she uses her Pulse.

 According to the *Mausoleum notes on containment*, Three’s Pulse is highly versatile, mobile, and should be approached with caution. It is also long range and medium range weapon that
has no known power limit.

Three’s Pulse is also described as being “rather rare.”

## Death

Three had gone to a bar one
night and gotten drunk with other students from her college. Afterwards, she
attempted but failed to get a cab, and decides to walk home. When Three passed
an alley, she was knocked down by an addict who wanted to rob her. Three fought
back and ended up with broken shards of glass on her shoulders from the addict
sinking a broken bottle to her skin.

Their fight continued until
the addict takes out his switchblade to stab Three twenty-three times in the
back.

## Trivia

* Three has been in the Mausoleum for three years.
* Three has a cell on Death Row that she has personalized over the years.
* Three was nicknamed “Composed Lady” in chapter 42 of Shock Values.
* According to Marco, Three thinks love is order.
* Three drunk alcohol for the first time when she was in college.
* Three has no fondness for Four.

## Quotes

* (To Seven) “*I will keep an eye out. If only as a favor. If I notice anything unusual, I’ll alert all of the Haints. But you’re on your own as far as that Onslaught business..*.”
* (To Two) “*I don’t trust you. And this is not a game, it’s not a journey, nor is it some book. We are not just your, or anyone’s, ‘entertainment.’ We* are people.”

* (To Two) “*I’ve never had the power to force others to accept me. I exist as I exist, and I’m not afraid to fight those who would oppose me for that existence. I’m not afraid of Branson and I’m not afraid of you. If you want to stop us, then you’d better do what your handler told you to do, and kill me, because that’s the only way you’d ever be able to hold me down here*.”

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Roman’s Numeral* Chapter 66
2. ↑ *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Roman’s Numeral* Chapter 72
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Roman’s Numeral* Chapter 89
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Character focus: Inmate Three
5. ↑ *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Gallows Humor* Chapter 45
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Shock Values* Chapter 27
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Roman's Numeral* Chapter 12
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Shock Values* Chapter 12
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Roman’s Numeral* Chapter 90
10. ↑ *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Shock Values* Chapter 46
11. ↑ *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Gallows Humor* Chapter 48
12. ↑ *Memoirs of the Mausoleum: Roman's Numeral* Chapter 83