Mess

The subject's power allows her to collect malevolent energies and turn them into tangible objects, which she then uses to forge powerful weapons.

The subject awakened her power when she was severely traumatized at a young age in the [Data Deleted] Incident. According to the subject herself, what she's been doing all these years is to prepare for forging a "deity slaying weapon" and use it to "cut away my nightmares and fears."

The subject's mental health is on shaky ground, and her moral compass diverges greatly from those of normal people. Her mental status must be monitored closely to preempt any sudden change in her condition.

One of the top weapon makers and repairers in Eastside, where she owns an independent forge and an independent store. Over the years, she has been inciting her customers to do evil by offering them discounts, indirectly causing many violent attack cases.

Since her admission to the MBCC, the subject has been repeatedly consulting the psychologist in the Bureau. Her file reveals that although her power enables her to forge weapons with human malice, the subject herself has demonstrated a pathological fear of the malice and is often troubled by nightmares. Her previous abnormal behaviors should be attributed to her severe chronic mental illness. She likely requires further consultation and treatment.

The subject's identity as a Sinner is exposed in the [Data deleted] incident. She is later apprehended by the MBCC in her workshop, but not before she makes a futile attempt to incite the MBCC staffers to fight each other.

The subject originally comes from Syndicate, of unknown parentage. She is now living in Eastside, on a sound financial footing. On a commercial street in central Eastside, she owns an independent forge and an independent store, the two places where she spends most of her time.

Mess adores Eastside's pop culture, splurging on ornaments, cosmetics, clothing, and Phantom Entertainment dolls.

Has been selling weapons she makes to mercenaries, weapon collectors, and others since N.F. 110. She sells a wide range of weapons, from firearms to cold weapons. High-performance and stylish, her weapons are much sought-after, with their prices going higher and higher. Later in her career, Mess also started inciting her customers to cause harm in exchange for a remission of service fees. At the time of her capture, more than twenty people have been injured or died as an indirect result of her actions.

A terrorist attack in Eastside included the use of a bomb which released gas that raises people's M-Value. Investigators at the scene of the crime found that the bomb casing featured the insignia of Mess's workshop, so she is brought in by the Chief for interrogation. Mess is initially uncooperative, but eventually agrees to answer the Chief's questions if they answer some of hers first. She asks if the Chief has somebody they care a lot about in Eastside and if dealing with this incident is actually their job. The Chief answers no to both -- they have no memory of anybody they care that much about, and their official duties only relate to detaining Sinners and dealing with Black Rings. Thus Mess points out that the Chief is being jerked around by their superiors and compares them to the weapons she makes. She suggests that with the power of the Shackles and the many Sinners who are loyal to them, the Chief could easily overthrow the authorities and rule DisCity. When the Chief shrugs off her suggestion, Mess is impressed at their ability to resist the malice that surrounds them.

With her questions out of the way, Mess agrees to cooperate. She denies being connected to the terrorists, but says that she doesn't remember the customer. However, she claims to keep a ledger that tracks all of her commissions -- it is encrypted and hidden at her workshop in Eastside. In order to quickly resolve the case, the Chief agrees to bring her back to the workshop.

Mess has agreed to help the investigation on the condition that she can go back to check her ledger.

Mess brings the Chief back to her Eastside apartment, which is garishly decorated with cutesy themes and innumerable stuffed animals. The Chief is surprised at the decor, but Mess annoyedly insists that there's no contradiction between being a weapon-forging blacksmith and loving cute things. She takes them down to her workshop, where Mess reveals that there is no ledger per say -- rather, she keeps a copy of every weapon she forges as a record. She shows off her past projects, each one of them made for somebody who wanted to use it for ill. The Chief is appalled and questions why Mess would fill their orders when she can see the malice in their intent; Mess replies that first and foremost, she doesn't care what they do with them. But regardless, although their hearts are filled with malice, she knows that most Eastsiders don't have the stomach to follow through on their ideas. She even confides, although she doesn't expect the Chief to understand, that she is trying to forge a weapon capable of defeating a terrible existence that is the source of all human malice, but has not yet been able to produce something that can harm it.

The Chief brushes off her delusions and presses her about the gas bomb, ultimately using the Shackles to force her to tell them about the customer. His name is Jack Naper, the son of the deputy chief of the Eastside Public Security Bureau. His request was of a type that Mess usually would reject, but she took him on as a customer regardless. The Chief orders the authorities to track Jack down, and Mess betrays that she was already aware he is planning to strike again that night. Not knowing what else she might be hiding, the Chief commands Mess to come with them and stop him.

Mess has tricked you, but in the end she has told the truth under the power of the shackles. Now is not the time to deal with her. But you should probably talk to her after everything's done.

The Chief and Mess track Jack Naper to a rooftop showdown. Jack expresses his boredom with luxurious life in Eastside and disdain with the regular people of the district who think that they have nothing to worry about because of where they live. Mess is irritated by the fact that he's doing all this just for fun, but flippantly refuses the Chief's order to stop him. While the two argue, Jack becomes agitated and threatens to detonate the bomb, but Mess dismissively teases him and claims that he doesn't have the guts to pull the trigger and lose the deterrent that's keeping him from being immediately arrested. Frustrated, the Chief again resorts to the Shackles to force her to act. Mess pulls the malice from Jack's body, and he collapses and is taken into custody.

While the Chief begins to wrap up the case, Mess angrily protests that despite all the anger, disappointment and frustration boiling up inside the Chief, none of those emotions ever turned to malice. She reveals that she had planned the entire proceedings, and is upset to have gotten so little to show for it. Suddenly furious, Mess conjures a sinister sword and wildly hacks at the sky until she wears herself out and falls to the ground in tears. She says that the dream where she met the Chief was the only good one she's ever had, as they defeated the Dreadlord there, but nobody can defeat it in real life. She had hoped that if she could harness the Chief's malice, it would be enough to defeat the entity. But despite the Chief's best efforts, they can't detect the presence that Mess says in right in front of them. They try to convince Mess that she can start to rely on them, but Mess laments that she can't be helped by anyone who can't even see her enemy, and wonders if she's really just a lunatic, doomed to suffer alone. Seeing Mess so vulnerable, the Chief is at a loss of how to help her.

Mess has received psychotherapy at MBCC medical department. Though it seems there isn't much going on with her, she was actually tortured for a very long time by despairing fear. As for that "thing" she's imagining, whether it actually exists or not is something nobody knows and nobody cares.

Mess is usually more than willing to take on commissions from the MBCC for weapons. "I'm sure they will be used in battles, so I'm not gonna charge you," Mess once said.

Mess frequently asks the Supply Office to purchase the latest dolls, clothes, and ornaments on her behalf. These purchases soon end up in her furnace when she loses interest in them.

Mess enjoys driving wedges between the other Sinners and encouraging them to fight each other. So far, thirteen fights have taken place as a direct result of her meddling. Contact between Mess and the other Sinners should be prohibited, unless it's absolutely necessary.

Recently, Mess has taken a keen interest in the Chief, going to extraordinary lengths to encourage the Chief to hurt other people, but to no avail. Mess has also been secretly providing weapons for those Sinners who harbor hatred, saying, "I've got your back. Just go out there and raise hell; I'll provide you with weapons."

[Mess is mumbling to herself beside the furnace.]

Mess: Hmm… What weapon should I make next…

Chief: ......

• Prompt: How about a broadsword?
• Mess: Good idea. Let's add a little more design and make it a basket-hilted sword!
• Mess: 😘

• Prompt: How about a revolver?
• Mess: Tsk. Why do you all like guns and stuff… Cold weapon fights are much more interesting.
• Mess: 😓

[Mess starts to doze off in your office]

Mess: Hmm, I can't sleep... I've still got the mission... I can't fall asleep yet...

Chief: ......

• Prompt: If you're sleepy, you can go back to your room and rest.
• Mess: Hmm... Thanks, Chief... No! If I fall asleep, I'll get nightmares...
• Mess: 😖😖

• Prompt: Mission time, wake up.
• Mess: Hmm, alright! I wasn't... sleeping! I'm super awake!
• Mess: 😫

⚠ Forging Workshop

Mess sends a request to you.

System Notifications: Mess has made a request to you. She wants a dedicated weapon forge for smiting.

• Prompt: Give it some more thoughts

⚠ Master of Provoking

There have been a lot of brawls between Sinners this week.

System Notifications: According to this week's statistics, there were 12 cases of fighting among the Sinners, two-thirds of which were identified as being related to Mess.

• Prompt: Discipline and punish

⚠ Specialized Treatment

Mess's hypnotherapy is a little different from the other Sinners.

System Notifications: Mess's regular hypnotherapy sessions included one additional program than others — one that allowed her to sleep soundly without the disturbance of nightmares.

• Prompt: How effective is it?

System Notifications: You have noticed that Mess's mood has been much better lately, so it seems that the treatment is very effective.

⚠⚠ Fashion Icon

There is always a group of young girls gathering around Mess from time to time.

System Notifications: You notice that there is always a group of young girls gathering behind Mess from time to time, ranging from Sinners to bureau staff members.

System Notifications: They were whispering with excitement on their faces.

• Prompt: Go listen to what they are saying

Sinner A: As expected of Mess! Her clothing style just look too good!

Staff A: I just got my paycheck a couple of days ago. I'm going to buy the same outfit today after work!

Staff B: Make sure to remind me before you leave! I'll join you!

Sinner B: Oh, that's how you should tuck in your clothes! I was doing it the wrong way. No wonder it doesn't look right.

Sinner C: I'll write it down in my notebook here...

• Prompt: ...That's what it's all about.

⚠⚠ Styling Advice

Mess knocks on the door of your office.

System Notifications: Supervision System: Sinner Mess requests access to the office.
Grant permission?

• Prompt: Yes

Chief: Is something the matter?

Mess: Check this out!

System Notifications: Mess holds up a fancy new outfit in front of you.

• Prompt: Express doubt

Chief: This is...?

Mess: I picked them out especially for you! Doesn't it look great?

Mess: You only change between those few sets of clothes every day, and they are too plain.

Mess: Come and try these youthful and vibrant colors! It will definitely look good on you!

Chief: ...

• Prompt: Can I say no...
• Prompt: I promise I will next time!

⚠⚠⚠ Cost of a New Weapon

Many Sinners have recently received a new weapon built by Mess.

System Notifications: Many Sinners have recently received new weapons built by Mess, but you have a hunch that things are not so simple.

System Notifications: Take Sinner Mess for questioning?

• Prompt: Yes

Mess: What is it?

Chief: Have you been forging new weapons for everyone lately?

Mess: That's right, don't a lot of people want my handcrafted weapons?

Mess: What's wrong? Can't I satisfy their wishes?

Chief: What is the price you charge? After all, it can't be a free gift, right?

Mess: It is not much of a price to pay. The only thing I've asked for in return is that they have to have a fight with this new weapon.

Mess: You gotta try the new weapon when you first get it, right? Is that a problem?

• Prompt: That's a serious problem.
• Chief: You are deliberately disrupting the order in the Bureau and stirring up fights.
• Chief: Let's start you with taking the course of civilized manners with Hella from tomorrow.

• Prompt: I mean, I don't mind it.
• Chief: How about letting people try out your new weapons during the combat training time? A little goes a long way.
• Mess: Tsk, that's so lame...

The clothes Mess usually wears when forging. Clean and thick.

Forging twisted malice into blades, cutting through all the fear in my heart.