Graves

The subject possesses highly dangerous neural control capabilities, able to hijack and distort the target's perceptions. Her special power can deprive sensory abilities and thus self-control of the target. Alternatively, it can also maximize sensations, transforming a light touch into excruciating pain, causing the target to collapse from fear and phantom pain.

The subject was born a Sinner, contaminated with Mania from birth.

The subject exhibits high-level Mania corruption, with severe physical mutations on her body and visible signs of Corruptor transformation. Additionally, her mental state is unstable. When subjected to certain stimuli, she experiences symptoms such as hallucinations and clouded consciousness.

Wearing a tattered, soiled wedding dress, the subject wanders the abandoned Morveth Castle and is dubbed the *Ghost Bride*. Her presence is highly destabilizing and she demonstrates bizarre behavior, mental instability, as well as an extreme obsession with weddings and vows.
After Morveth Castle was abandoned, spirits gathered there, giving rise to a legend that making wishes here could reconnect one with the dead, attracting many gullible visitors. Immediate detention of the subject is recommended to prevent the legend from escalating and to curb further Mania contamination.

Investigation reveals that the subject is innocent and kind-hearted by nature, and has never used her special power to harm others. According to her own account, someone left a ring in the castle, which she picked up. Under the ring's influence, she made a wish and accidentally summoned Chief to the location.

During the Morveth Castle incident, the subject encountered Chief due to her obsession with weddings and companionship. After the event concluded, her wish was fulfilled and she voluntarily accepted detention and investigation by the MBCC.

The subject was born into a regular family in a small town on the outskirts of Syndicate. Contaminated with Mania from birth, she was abandoned by her fearful parents at a church in another town. After being taken in by Sister Elsie, the subject became part of the church community, but her life was never happy, as she remained feared by others and grew up in isolation.

As the only church in the town, all weddings and funerals were held there. Weddings became the only source of solace for the subject. She learned a lot about weddings and was gifted an old wedding dress that had lost its owner. However, as more and more residents left and the nun passed away, the church was eventually abandoned.

With nowhere else to go, the subject could only wander the dilapidated castle in her wedding dress, accompanied only by spirits. Day after day, the forgotten castle gradually became known as the rumored *posthumous wedding hall* and the subject became the legendary *Ghost Bride*.

She knows everything, down to the most obscure trivia, when it comes to weddings. Familiar even with Outland marriage customs, she is certainly qualified as a wedding officiant, though unfortunately she has never had the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice.

The subject's whereabouts are unpredictable. She likes wandering aimlessly in pitch-dark places, often scaring people unintentionally. However, contrary to the *Ghost Bride* legend surrounding her, she is surprisingly timid herself and has trouble sleeping every time she watches a horror film.

Having only lived in the church before coming to the Bureau, the subject has many misconceptions about various aspects of life. Since her arrival, she seems at times awed or frightened by all modern electronic devices. For example, she's reluctant to use a communication device or be captured by the surveillance cameras, and she seems reverent toward microwave ovens.

Romance-related holidays are particularly important to her. She often sends handwritten, wax-sealed letters inviting Chief to *go and make vows together at some wishing stone* or *put a love lock bearing both their names on some bridge*. Though Chief does not fully comprehend these rituals, the invitations are occasionally accepted when the schedule permits.

[Graves is browsing through some videos, trying to pick something to watch.]

Graves: I can watch all of these? There are so many... I don't know what I should choose. Do you have any recommendations, Chief?

• Prompt: How about horror movies?
• Graves: Thrilling suspense, close-ups of internal organs... I wouldn't mind watching those, as long as you're there with me.
• Graves: 😫😖

• Prompt: How about romance movies?
• Graves: According to the synopsis, the protagonist's love story begins with a fateful encounter. It's a bit like us, isn't it?
• Graves: 😘😘

[Melodious pipe organ music flows from Graves's room.]

Graves: I've played this wedding march many times before at the church, but this is my first time playing it here... I hope I didn't disturb you.

• Prompt: I'd like to hear it again.
• Graves: Of course. This is a song that brings happiness to people. I'm glad you like it too.
• Graves: 😉😉😉

• Prompt: Can you teach me how to play?
• Graves: I-If you don't mind, please have a seat. I can guide your hands as you play.
• Graves: 😘😘😘

⚠ The Vanishing Cafeteria

Graves has prepared a surprise for everyone.

System Notifications: Graves spent the entire night transforming the dining tables into a wedding setup. Several Sinners thought they had taken a wrong turn, and while searching for the cafeteria, they ended up missing mealtime altogether.

• Prompt: If you want to change the decorations, just let us know.

⚠ Spooky Sweets

Graves has requested permission to use the kitchen.

System Notifications: Graves has started learning how to make desserts. Her creations are deliciously sweet, but terrifying in appearance. The finger cookies and eyeball jellies have become particularly popular.

• Prompt: Praise and suggest serving these desserts at the end of October

⚠⚠ One-of-a-Kind

Graves seems to be secretly preparing something.

System Notifications: Since moving into the Bureau, Graves has learned about wedding customs from various places. Now, she's decided to design a unique wedding ceremony for people to use in weddings that she officiates.

Graves: Chief, look at my latest design!

• Prompt: View

Chief: This is... a swimming pool? Wedding?

Graves: Yes! All weddings are held on land, and no matter how creative the decorations are, it's hard to truly make a breakthrough.

Graves: Actually, yesterday I saw a swimming pool in your photo album... Was it some kind of party? I've never seen a wedding like that before—lively, refreshing, yet still romantic. We could have floating decorations on the water's surface, with laughing guests surrounded by snacks and drinks. The bride's wedding dress could even be designed like a swimsuit!

Chief: It does sound quite interesting.

Graves: Hehe, you really do understand me, don't you?

• Prompt: Raise question

Chief: It's just that...

Graves: What's on your mind, dear?

Chief: When walking down the aisle, should the bride and groom swim or wade slowly through the pool?

Graves: Hmm, that's a tough decision. Looks like my wedding plan still needs some refinement!

⚠⚠ Shrill Screams

You encounter Graves on your way to watch a movie.

Graves: Chief, it's so late! Are you working overtime?

Chief: Someone invited me to watch a horror movie.

Chief: I've turned down their invitation several times already, but this time I couldn't get out of it.

Graves: Horror movies... are they those really scary films?

Graves: I watched one by myself once, and the content was... too scary...

• Prompt: Invite her

Chief: Watching alone can definitely be scary, but this time we'll have a group of people. Would you like to give it another try?

Graves: Okay... watching together should make it less frightening, right...?

System Notifications: The movie begins. As the blood-red title fades away, a woman stumbles through a dark cemetery, completely unaware of what's happening beneath her feet—a pale hand bursts through the soil!

Graves: Aaahhh!

Sinners: What was that?!

Sinners: Aaaahh! A ghost! There's a real ghost in here!

Graves: Aaaaah! Darling! They're saying there's a ghost here... I'm scared, where is it oh no oh no...

• Prompt: Calm the crowd

Chief: There's no ghost, none at all! You're all just scaring each other. Everyone calm down, please...

⚠⚠ Shrill Screams

You encounter Graves on your way to watch a movie.

Graves: Chief, it's so late! Are you working overtime?

Chief: Someone invited me to watch a horror movie.

Chief: I've turned down their invitation several times already, but this time I couldn't get out of it.

Graves: Horror movies... are they those really scary films?

Graves: I watched one by myself once, and the content was... too scary...

• Prompt: Invite her

Chief: Watching alone can definitely be scary, but this time we'll have a group of people. Would you like to give it another try?

Graves: Okay... watching together should make it less frightening, right...?

System Notifications: The movie begins. As the blood-red title fades away, a woman stumbles through a dark cemetery, completely unaware of what's happening beneath her feet—a pale hand bursts through the soil!

Graves: Aaahhh!

Sinners: What was that?!

Sinners: Aaaahh! A ghost! There's a real ghost in here!

Graves: Aaaaah! Darling! They're saying there's a ghost here... I'm scared, where is it oh no oh no...

• Prompt: Calm the crowd

Chief: There's no ghost, none at all! You're all just scaring each other. Everyone calm down, please...

⚠⚠⚠ Midnight Melody

Eerie piano music can always be heard echoing throughout the Bureau at midnight.

System Notifications: Graves often plays the pipe organ in the Recreation Area. She can effortlessly perform wedding marches that sound beautifully melodious.
But recently, you realize you haven't heard her play for quite some time.

• Prompt: Investigate the situation

System Notifications: You arrive at the Recreation Area at midnight and hear intermittent music coming from the music room. Whoever is inside seems to be struggling with a complex musical passage, practicing it over and over again.

Chief: Are you practicing a new piece?

Graves: Chief, what brings you here... I'm practicing a new dance piece, but it's not going very well. It's so late, did my practice startle you?

Chief: Not at all. Just keep practicing at your own pace. It takes time to master any skill.

Graves: That... yes, you're right. It makes me happy to hear you say that.

Chief: Why did you suddenly start learning new pieces?

Graves: I heard that in some places, there's a tradition where the bride and groom dance together after the wedding ceremony... So I thought learning dance music would be something a proper wedding officiant should know.

Graves: It's just that these dance pieces are harder to learn than I expected... How can I make my playing more lively and spirited...

• Prompt: Keep her company while she practices
• Chief: I'll practice with you. Is there anything I can help you with?
• Graves: Hehe, just having you sit beside me, Chief, is the greatest support I could ask for.
• System Notifications: You feel Graves cautiously shifting her body a little closer to you.
• Graves: Thank you... I can feel it again, your warmth...

• Prompt: Offer assistance
• Chief: This piece is meant for the piano. It would be much easier to master on a piano, especially the staccato notes. I'll authorize access for you to the piano room.
• Graves: Piano... so that's the answer. If you hadn't pointed that out, I would have struggled with this for ages.
• Chief: It's perfectly normal to not know. Don't be too hard on yourself.
• Graves: Thank you, Chief. You're always so kind!

An exquisitely tailored vintage wedding dress adorned with elaborate beadwork. Despite the delicate care, it still bears traces of wear and tear from time and moths.

Though hope may be drifting like a lone raft at sea, it will someday find love on the shore it yearns for.