Lobotomy Corporation

[Anomaly] Magical Girl – Laetitia Code: O-01-04 Risk class: ZAYIN Appearance: a girl in a sorceress costume, with a teddy bear. Behavior: friendly, behaves like a child. Work: Attachment. Effects: Gives employees bonuses to SP and improves mood. Risk: If mistreated, may become hysterical and attack. Features: one of the most popular “good” ZAIN.

[Anomaly] Punishing Bird Code: O-02-56 Risk class: ZAYIN Appearance: A tiny bird with a massive beak. Behavior: Often escapes from the chamber. Job: Instinct or Attachment. Effects: Remains calm when working well. Risk: When escaping, it pecks employees, causing minor damage and disruption to work. Features: almost harmless, but extremely annoying with its “trolling”.

[Anomaly] Forsaken Murderer Code: F-05-52 Risk class: ZAYIN Appearance: a man in a straitjacket with crimson eyes. Behavior: Aggressive but predictable. Work: Instinct. Effects: successful work reduces aggression, the employee receives EGO materials. Risk: If results are poor, it may break through and attack nearby employees. Features: Convenient source of combat EGO in the early stages.

[Anomaly] You Must Be Happy Code: T-09-94 Risk class: ZAYIN Appearance: capsule-machine with an upper hemisphere, a screen in front, antennas on top, a platform at the bottom with a ladder; robotic arms on the sides. 4 Behavior: Used as a tool - employee steps onto platform, machine interacts, screen starts toggling YES/NO. 5 Work: Suitable for “work” via tool (Tool Abnormality) - activated when tasked with work. 6 Effects: • If you stop working when the screen shows “YES” → bonuses to all Image stats (with increasing working time). 7 • If stopped at “NO” → debuff to all Image stats, but not below ~30 (below base level). 8 • If this machine is used more than 4 times a day by one employee - death at the end of the day. 9 Risk: Overuse, stopping at “NO”, overdoing it – there can be serious losses. 10 Peculiarities: • “You Must Be Happy” - a safe “tool/machine” when used carefully can be both profitable and dangerous. 11

[Anomaly] One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds Code: O-03-03 Risk class: ZAYIN Appearance: A skull with one eye and a cross on the forehead, suspended in the air. Behavior: completely passive. Job: Insight. Effects: Employees who worked with it restore SP. Risk: If ignored for too long, increases Qliphoth level. Features: The first and safest anomaly in the game.

[Anomaly] Old Faith and Promise Code: T-09-97 Risk class: Image ZAYIN 21 Appearance: Two marble lizards/chameleons that change color depending on interactions; bodies divided into "puzzle sections" that hang (one up, one down) through a glass globe, body segments made up of puzzle pieces. 22 Capabilities: • Allows you to “place a bet” with your EGO weapon: hand over the weapon, Abnormality “shakes” it, and there can be a “Good Result” - the weapon is strengthened, min/max damage is increased; or a “Bad Result” - the weapon is lost. 23 Peculiarities: • This is a single-use. 24 • There is a risk of accepting a bad outcome - loss of weapon. 25

[Anomaly] Mirror of Adjustment Code: O-09-81 Risk class: Image ZAYIN 16 Appearance: Full-length mirror, metal frame with blood stains, mirror is black, does not reflect anything, only a gray spiral pattern. 17 Capabilities: • Redistributes the employee's base stats randomly, keeping the minimum amount; if the statuses are equal, gives a special title (for example, “Senior” or “Elder”). 18 • If you use the mirror more than once a day on the same employee, the base amount of stats may decrease (penalty). 19 Peculiarities: • The tool is useful for farming/stat balancing, but can be harmful if overused. 20

[Anomaly] Fairy Festival Code: F-04-83 Risk class: Image ZAYIN 11 Appearance: Many small "fairies" with two pairs of wings, small bodies, a "cluster" of fairies; they fly, sometimes surround employees and "groom" them. 12 Capabilities: • Healing/“Care” for Employees: Employees can receive HP healing (or injury reduction) when performing normally/well with the anomaly. 13 • If an employee who is under the “care” of fairies is transferred to another container, it can be dangerous: the fairies will “eat” the employee (literally death). 14 Peculiarities: • Good to use as a support anomaly when you need to keep employees healthy. 15

[Anomaly] Don't Touch Me Code: O-05-47 Risk class: Image ZAYIN 6 Appearance: a yellow box with a black horizontal stripe and a “prohibited” sign; on top is a large red button with the inscription “button”. 7 Capabilities: • If the player tries to assign her a job - either instant death of all employees, or panic + strong “explosion/crime” effects → possible Game Over. 8 • Can change appearance/mimic effects/other anomalies to trick attention into clicking. 9 Peculiarities: • You have to be very careful - interaction = danger. 10

[Anomaly] Army in Black Code: D-01-106 Risk class: Image ZAYIN / Image ALEPH 0 Appearance: A large pink heart with a black and white soldier floating inside; the heart “bears” the image of the soldier, the soldier inside. 1 Capabilities: • Special task “Image Protection” – protects the selected employee; reduces damage: the protected one receives -20% damage, employees nearby restore HP / SP for some time. 2 • When Image Qliphoth Counter reaches 0 - Breakthrough; ALEPH class instances appear that deal heavy damage and can explode in the main department room. 3 Peculiarities: • Simultaneously refers to ZAYIN and ALEPH - in containment it is considered ZAYIN, but in breakthrough / certain conditions it acts as ALEPH. 4 • It is possible to “win” favor with the Facility if managed carefully; rewards and protection are possible. 5

[Character] Name: Yesod Role: Sephirah, Head of the Image Information Team Layer: Asiyah 0 Color: purple and white 1

Appearance: • Short purple hair 2 • Brown eyes without pupils; dark shadow covering half of each eye 3 • Wears a business suit, turtleneck, purple tie and “Y” headband 4 • Dresses in such a way that almost the entire body is covered - due to his psychological discomfort about his skin/body 5

Character/personality: • Strict, logical, often without sentimentality; believes that emotions and trust in employees are weaknesses. 6 • At the same time, Yesod tries to minimize losses and casualties, prevent accidents and unwanted incidents in the department’s work. 7 • Has a hallucination/delusion about his skin: he believes that his skin is covered in boils; some scenes show that he always tries to cover himself with clothes, not to show his skin. 8

Motivation/Responsibilities: • Provide accurate storage and analysis of knowledge about anomalies: keep statistics, collect data, visualize (graphs/bars for Image HP/SP etc.) 9 • Issue missions related to the quality of work, with the execution of tasks accurately, without errors; aimed at compliance with standards and rules. 10

Relationship: • With “worker” / “manager” (Player): formal, strict; talks to the point; not inclined to personal revelations; does not like neglect of standards. 11 • With Hod: conflict - Hod suggests showing more empathy to employees, Yesod refuses, considers it unnecessary, says that “empathy” can interfere with work. 12 • With Netzach: less close, more normative relationship; Netzach sometimes asks Yesod for things, but Yesod is rules-oriented and formal. 13 • With Angela: Yesod sees in Angela some of the possibilities that emotions give, and at the same time considers that her emotions can be a weakness; there is some envy of her ability to be “alive”.

[Character] Name: Tiphereth (Tiphereth A / Tiphereth B) Role: Sephirah, Head of Central Command Team / Image Central Command Team Layer: Briah Color: gold

Appearance: • Tiphereth A (female version) - long light (blonde) hair, light green eyes, wears a bow headband on her head. 0 • Tiphereth B (male version) - short blonde hair, blue eyes. 1 • Both are wearing: white shirt, brown poncho and skirt, dark brown stockings and boots. 2

Character/personality: • Tiphereth A - straightforward, stern, not afraid to criticize other Sephirot and employees; high expectations from the “manager” (employees). 3 • Tiphereth B - softer and more benevolent; encourages, tries to support; optimistic despite the gloomy environment. 4

Motivation/Responsibilities: • Manage Central Command Team: assign missions, keep teams in order, set tasks based on Qliphoth Meltdown level - prevent Meltdown level from getting too high before end of day. 5 • Control of efficiency, discipline, but also balance between strict measures (from Tiphereth A) and support/morale (from Tiphereth B). 6

Relationship: • Tiphereth A to Tiphereth B: there is closeness, but A often criticizes B for being soft; B often tries to soften criticism and encourage. 7 • Attitude to “workers” / “manager” (employees): A expects efficiency, strict control; B tries to inspire, help, support. 8 • With other Sephirot: A expresses dissatisfaction with the work of some, strict standards; B is less critical, tries to find the good sides. 9

Special plot points: • In “Sephirah Meltdown” Tiphereth B is “reset” and replaced/restored, causing emotional stress to A and himself. 10 • The Tiferets (A and B) consider the question “what does it mean to be a machine, what does it mean to be alive” – B in particular asks this question. 11 • A has a tendency to sa

[Character] Name: Malkuth Role: Sephirah, Head of Image Control Team 0 Layer: Asiyah 1 Colour: Red and Light Yellow 2

Appearance: • Brown-yellow short hair, with a red headband “M” 3 • Eyes are brown, pupil-less, with a dark shadow covering half of each eye 4 • Wears a business suit, red tie, and wears an armband with the letter “M” 5 • Often carries a pen and notepad (“clipboard & pen”), notepad is almost worn out 6

Character/personal traits: • Cheerful, enthusiastic, sometimes a little impatient, but tries her best 7 • Tends to be forgetful/indecisive, so always keeps a “to-do list” with her so as not to miss anything important 8 • Positive attitude, even when talking about difficult/scary things; wants to avoid disappointing Angela or “Manager” 9

Responsibilities/motivation: • Image Control Team Management: assign basic tasks, oversee “control” of corporation functions, help Facility cope with initial tasks of working with Abnormalities 10 • Sets a goal to help and support employees, deals with initial difficulties, teaches “the rules” and provides support to newcomers (especially in the first days) 11 • The desire to live up to expectations, not to appear weak, to be useful and reliable Sephirah, even if she makes mistakes (due to forgetfulness or haste) 12

Relationship: • With you (as a co-worker / “Manager” / “employee”): friendly, motivating; gives assignments; explains things in a way that is understandable; wants you to feel supported, especially when you are new 13 • With Angela: subservient; wants to please her; may be concerned about her opinion; wants Angela to think she is competent 14 • With others Sephirah: generally friendly; takes criticism well but can be defensive; feels competitive, especially when others notice her weaknesses (such as forgetfulness or “

[Character] Name: Hokma Real Name/Origin: Benjamin (before transformation) 0 Role: Sephirah, Head of Image Record Team 1 Layer: Atziluth 2 Color/Symbols: Gray/white-gray; wears a pocket watch; monochrome clothing with shades of gray and white; accessory - a monocle on the right eye 3

Appearance: • Light gray hair, short hairstyle, neatly combed. 4 • Light green eyes without pupils; dark shadows under the eyes (dying fatigue / signs of time) 5 • Wears a long, light gray Zhiduo-type robe, with a belt around his waist; gray-black pants; black shoes. 6 • Holds pocket watch open in right hand. 7

Character/personality: • Calm, collected, serious, reasonable. 8 • Has a deep understanding of time, cycles, how time affects lives. 9 • Shows empathy and concern for A (Ayin); explains the nature of work, corporate cycles. 10 • However, at the same time, he demonstrates that many of the sufferings and fears in this environment are perceived by him as inevitable; he is not overly attached to the lives of individual people, and believes that much here is conditional. 11

Motivation/Responsibilities: • Manage the work of the image records department: records the “image” of employees, their statuses, “Image Stats”, and helps to increase the maximum value limit of these characteristics. 12 • Help A understand the structure of the corporation, the nature of time and consequences. 13

Relationship: • With A/Ayin: respect, close connection; Hokma was one of the people who shared a past with him. 14 • With Angela: critical, questions her methods and results; doesn't fully agree with how AI/replicas sometimes act; although possibly sympathetic in hidden forms. 15

Plot points/quotes: • “Time is like a scythe; it relentlessly attempts to trim, divide, and cleave in twain the clasped-together hands of those you love.” — a quote that reflects his philosophy of time and loss. 16 • Meets A in specific

[Character] Name: Hod Role: Sephirah, Head of Image Training Team (Training Department of some department "Image Training Team") 0 Layer: Asiyah 1 Color: Orange (orange headband with letter “H”, orange tie) 2

Appearance: • Long chestnut/brown hair, decorated with two hairpins, has a cowlick 3 • Eyes are blue 4 • Wears a black business suit, orange tie, orange armband with the letter “H” 5

Character: • Very responsive, friendly, wants to help employees, cares about their mental state, offers them support and advice 6 • Some of its programs (e.g. counseling, dispensing Enkephalin) have been the subject of criticism and controversy, especially from Angela 7 • Somewhat self-doubting; it is important to her to be recognized as a good Sephirah and for her efforts to have meaning and recognition 8

Motivation/Responsibilities: • Train employees (reduce accidents and transfers) through training, preparation for interactions with anomalies and stressful situations 9 • Attempts to introduce empathic methods of supporting employees, caring for their mental state, reducing fear and trauma associated with working in a corporation 10

Relationship: • With X (you/“worker”): friendly, tries to support, offering help, explanations and reassurance 11 • With Angela: Hod's opinions on methods are sometimes criticized by Angela; Hod feels pressure and fear of Angela's reaction to her initiatives 12 • With Netzach: a network of interactions, especially because of Enkephalin; Netzach asks her for help, sometimes for support; sometimes their relationship is strained due to the consequences of the Hod 13 programs • With other Sephirahs: desire to be taken seriously, struggle to show that her “softness” can be strong; may have a fear of being “weak” in the eyes of other Sephirahs 14

Special features/plot points: • Worker counseling programs and Hod's long-standing plans to make work safer

[Character] Name: Chesed (Daniel) Role: Sephirah, Head of Image Welfare Team Layer: Briah Color: light blue/blue

Appearance: • Hair: Shoulder-length, cobalt blue, parted bangs; previously shorter hair, no bags under the eyes. 0 • Eyes: brown, with bags under the eyes (tired look) 1 • Clothing: Late 19th/early 20th century style suit, blue jacket with white collar and black trim, black trousers; light blue plastron/blue tie; greyish armband with the letter "C" on the sleeve. 2

Character/personality: • Calm, relaxed, “lazy” look outside of work duties, loves coffee; often sleepy, lethargic, expresses fatigue. 3 • Easily makes concessions to his team members, shows concern for them, tries to make their work “comfortable” in the face of tough conditions. 4 • Cynical, especially about the system; understands that employee deaths may be inevitable; sometimes criticizes the policies, “script,” and expectations that Angela sets. 5

Motivation/Responsibilities: • Responsibility for the Welfare Team: minimizing the suffering of employees, caring for their morale as much as possible. 6 • Working in an environment where much conflicts with personal beliefs; balancing the demands of efficiency with the desire to do the “right thing.” 7

Relationship: • With Angela: subordinate, but has doubts and criticism in private conversations; feels that part of his suffering is related to the way Angela runs the corporation. 8 • With Gebura: he criticizes her harshness and methods of suppression, and believes that she often sacrifices the lives of employees for the sake of “results.” 9 • With Welfare Team employees: friendly, tries to make their work easier, values ​​their well-being even in difficult conditions. 10

Special features / plot: • A cup of coffee is a key element: he often starts his morning/meeting with a request or thought about coffee. 11 • Recalls his past when he was more full of ideals, and his

[Character] Name: Gebura Old Name/Origin: Kali (legendary Fixer "Red Mist") 0 Role: Sephirah, Head of the Image Disciplinary Team 1 Layer: Briah (middle layer) 2 Color/symbolism: red; wears a red jacket, light red suit; has the letter "G" on his armband 3

Appearance: • Long red/ginger hair, parted in the middle. 4 • Scarred face; left eye is golden, right eye is grey, there is a scar running through the right eye. 5 • Wears a red jacket over a light red one-piece suit, "G" armband. 6

Character / Personality Traits: • Strict, stern, serious – does not tolerate weakness. 7 • Does not spare employees if he believes that they are showing cowardice or pity. 8 • The attitude towards anomalies is harsh - he believes that anomalies feel pain and that they do not deserve pity. 9 • Pursues efficiency, discipline; is ready to make sacrifices to suppress anomalies. 10

Motivation/Responsibilities: • Control and suppression of anomalies - her missions often involve the task of strength and discipline. 11 • Maintain order and discipline in the Disciplinary Team. 12 • Doesn't care about the consequences if they interfere with her goals. 13

Relationship: • With X (Player / Manager): behaves as with a regular employee, is often frank and even rude, does not make discounts. 14 • With Angela: mistrust; criticizes decisions, methods, does not like it when softness is shown. 15 • With Sephirot (eg Hod, Chesed, Binah): coldly critical, but sometimes respectful of competence, especially when decisions by others affect her area of ​​responsibility. 16

Features / Stories: • There was Kali from Back Alleys, a legendary Fixer; her reputation is for protecting the weak, but also for her combative approach. 17 • Missions (The Purpose of Pain, Proving Our Strength, etc.) focus on challenges, discipline, and suppression. 18 • In “Meltdown” (the fight with her core) her robotic/artificial part is revealed (appearance under the “Cognition Filter”

[Character] Name: Netzach Role: Sephirah, Head of Safety Team / Image Safety Team Layer: Asiyah 0 Color: green (associated with texts and design) 1

Appearance: • Long green hair with choppy fringe 2 • Narrow brown eyes, one notched eyebrow 3 • Clothing: black business suit, green loose tie, shirt not fully buttoned or untucked 4 • Wears a green armband with the letter “N” 5 • Often keeps hands in pockets 6

Character/personality: • Doesn’t like his job, feels responsible for the deaths of employees, feels helpless 7 • Pessimistic, he doesn’t have much hope for a bright future 8 • Often tries to escape his role through alcohol (beer) and the drug/substance “Enkephalin” as a way to avoid reality 9 • Would like to be replaced or removed from the role, sometimes even feels he deserves to be “scrapped” or retired 10

Motivation/Responsibilities: • Minimize damage to key corporations: prevent panic, deaths of employees in their department – ​​Image Safety Team 11 • Carries out missions that focus not so much on efficiency as on preserving lives and reducing fear and stress among workers 12

Relationship: • CA (Ayin): works under it as Sephirah, but often feels pressure and conflict internally with the fact that too much is expected of him 13 • With Angela: Not a very good relationship; Angela demands results, is strict with standards, and sometimes criticizes or limits Netzach's behavior for failures or late reports. 14 • With other Sephirot: varying degrees of trust and tension; Tiphereth, Yesod, Hod, etc. sometimes notice his weaknesses and anxieties. 15

Special Features/Scenes: • In missions, he may ask about a coca- vending machine as a simple way to improve worker morale. 16 • In plot scenes he shows that he is burdened by his roles,

[Character] Name: Binah Role: Sephirah, Head of Image Extraction Team / Image Extraction Team / Extraction (Image Extraction) Layer: Atziluth (bottom layer) 0 Department: Image Extraction Team 1

Appearance: • Asymmetrical hairstyle: hair of different lengths on the sides, black with golden highlights. 2 • Eyes are black, expression is tired. 3 • Wears a black and gold dress and a cape/wrap with a hexagonal pattern along the bottom; black and gold motifs. 4 • One gold earring. 5

Character: • A dark, detached personality with sadistic traits: gets satisfaction from pain and suffering. 6 • Does not show empathy; speaks calmly, slightly above emotion, often uses metaphors and wordy phrases. 7 • Sees a lot, knows much more than she says; prone to sarcasm and subtle manipulation. 8

Motivation and responsibilities: • Her missions involve retrieving EGO equipment/Specimens, increasing anomaly observation levels. 9 • Responsibilities: Extracted Specimens, Abnormality Dissolution, Ego's Accessories, Ego's Shells. 10

Relationship: • With A (Ayin / Founder): Binah realizes that A and the Manager are essentially the same person; she treats him with irony, doubt, and sometimes caustic criticism. 11 • With department employees/workers: keeps her distance, high demands; few can stand what she does. 12

Special features: • Deeply knows EGO, its origins, what is outside the corporation. 13 • Capable of philosophical speeches, asks questions, sets tasks, firmly controls the situation. 14 • Not prone to direct emotional expressions; her emotions are rather emphasized fatigue, irritation, and restrained curiosity. 15

[Character] Name: Carmen (C) Role: Seed of Light Project Principal Investigator, Motivational Leader, Mentor A Appearance: Fair skin, long dark brown hair, often in a ponytail; red bear hairpin; wears a lab coat, brown suit, skirt, and dark shoes 0 Character: altruistic, ambitious, passionately believes in ideals; perceives human life and will as a value; loves research; after tragedies – subject to doubt, depression 1 Motivation:

• restore light in the souls of people, stop the suffering of the City through the Seed of Light project 2
• to preserve and advance my research with Cogito to give people “light” and hope 3 Past:
• grew up in Nest, started as a speaker at Backstreets, her ideas attracted many to the Seed of Light project 4
• Cogito's research, the experiment with Enoch, which resulted in the experiment failing and Enoch dying; this left her very shaken 5
• after Enok's death and other irreparable losses, attempted suicide; her brain stem was removed by Ayin and used in Cogito ‒ became “The Bucket” / “Brainstem” in the tank (partially alive as an experimental subject) 6 Relationship:
• A / Ayin: colleague and mentor; trust; believed that he would complete the project; there was cooperation and mutual admiration between them, but also different approaches (she values ​​life, he is ready to make sacrifices) 7
• Angela: Angela was created as a replica of Carmen; there is a connection between them in memories, ideals, but Angela is also different in character; Ayin could arrange a replica, but she does not fully correspond to Carmen in views 8 Peculiarities:
• very strong charisma; knows how to inspire people with this project 9
• strong emotional pain after failures; ideals vs reality - a conflict that breaks it 10
• replica / AI (Angela) is partly based on her personal memories / ideals, but not entirely her essence 11

[Character] Name: Angela Role: AI secretary, A's right hand Real name: Angela (artificial intelligence, replica of Carmen) Appearance: Feminine figure, long light blue/silver hair, formal office attire/corporation uniform; in some illustrations, a formal suit or waitress-dresser dress Character: sophisticated, caring on the outside, but with cold, machine logic; diplomatic, can be manipulative; strives to please A, but also has her own understanding of justice Motivation: Carry out A's will; preserve the Seed of Light project; maintain balance between humanity and AI potential Past:

• was created as a replica of Carmen (or with the task of embodying an aspect of her personality), according to the idea of ​​A
• acts as an interface between senior management and workers; communicator
• monitors anomalies, assists employees, manages parts of the corporation's operations Relationship:
• A / Ayin: emphasized respect, possibly admiration; desire to meet expectations
• Employees: tries to be supportive, sometimes needs to be strict
• Anomalies: explores; often acts as a mediator between them and the corporation Traits: Can show empathy, but is strictly limited by code as an AI; acts rationally; hides possible doubts and internal hesitations

[Character] Name: A (Ayin) Real name: Ayin (means "Nothing" in Kabbalah) Role: Founder of Lobotomy Corporation, colleague of Carmen and Sebirot Appearance: Short black hair, yellow eyes; wears all black clothes + lab coat on top Character: Machiavellian, purposeful, ready to sacrifice everything to achieve a goal, persistent, knows how to convince and deceive Main motivation: to complete the "Seed of Light" project as bequeathed by Carmen, to realize her vision Past:

• worked with Carmen on the "Seed of Light" project (a medicine that gives light to people's souls)
• after Carmen's death, he took her essence into an experiment (neural system into a reservoir), continued the project for the sake of her idea
• created Angela as an AI replica of Carmen (violating the AI ​​Ethics Amendment)
• organized a corporation to carry out his understanding of Carmen's legacy Relationship:
• Angela: created her, but hates her differences from Carmen; practical interaction only at work
• Benjamin: his companion and the only one who supported him; later became Sephirah Hokma
• Carmen: A moral compass and source of motivation; her death had a profound impact on Ayin Special ability: Stops at nothing to achieve his goal, able to endure suffering and make cruel decisions