Funeral of the Dead Butterflies (2024)

"Where does one go when they die?"
- Funeral of the Dead Butterflies' Entry

Funeral of the Dead Butterflies (T-01-68) is a humanoid abnormality which has a white butterfly for a head and possesses five arms, two at each shoulder and one coming from its neck. It wears a black suit and coat with a single white sleeve for its middle arm. It carries a black coffin with a butterfly engraved on its lid behind its back with two of its arms. According to the flavor text, the coffin is full of butterflies.

Ability[]

Funeral of the Dead Butterflies' ability triggers when its Qliphoth Counter reaches 0. Its Qliphoth Counter can fluctuate in the following ways:

• Decrease by 1 when an Agent with Justice level 2 or lower works with the Abnormality.
• Decrease by 1 when an Agent with Fortitude level 4 or higher works with the Abnormality.
• Decrease by 1 with 80% chance when getting a Bad Work Result.

When the Funeral of the Dead Butterflies' Qliphoth counter reaches zero it will breach containment.

When Funeral of the Dead Butterflies breaches it will begin walking around the facility with 400 HP. When there is a target in the same room as it, it will perform one of two attacks:

1. It extends the arm on its neck and make a gun shape with the hand, then shoots some butterflies towards an employee which will deal (10-15) White Damage.
2. It slams the coffin it carries with it on the ground and places it vertically in front of itself. After a few seconds the coffin will open and butterflies will flood the corridor in front of it, dealing consistent low (3-4) White Damage for some seconds to any entities trapped in the swarm.

If the Abnormality depletes the Sanity of an employee with its attacks, the employee will die instead of panicking, with butterflies resting on their corpse. When defeated, Funeral of the Dead Butterflies will slowly float down and enter its coffin before returning to containment.

Origin[]

Part of its origin is currently unknown, but in its entries it is mentioned that this Abnormality came to the facility to 'free' the employees, to return them to their home after they die. However, due to employees being bound to the company and only able to return when they are 'discarded', the objective was difficult to achieve. The Abnormality was then captured by the corporation.

Details[]

Funeral of the Dead Butterflies responds to the four works in order of best to worst: Repression, Insight, Instinct, and Attachment.

Like all Abnormalities, its energy output is determined by the number of PE Boxes (Positive Enkephalin boxes) at the end of the work.

Funeral of the Dead Butterflies' emotional state is divided into 3 sections: Bad, Normal, and Good. Completing 0-6 E Boxes will cause it to feel Distressed, completing 7-10 will cause it to feel Normal, and 11-16 will make it Happy. Its cooldown timer after a task is around 10 seconds and its Qliphoth Counter is 2.

Unlockable Information/Upgrades[]

Basic Information(Cost: 16 PE Boxes)

Unlocks and shows the name of the Abnormality, subject classification, Risk Level ( HE), portrait, Damage Type ( White 4 - 6), the amount of E-Boxes (16), emotional states, and its Qliphoth Counter.

Instinct/Insight/Attachment/Repression Work Favor(Cost: 5 PE Boxes)

Unlocks the percentage level list to the respective work.

Managerial Works 1/2/3 (Cost: 6 PE Boxes)

• "Managerial Tips 1"
  • "When employees of Justice Level 2 or lower finished working with Funeral of the Dead Butterflies, the Qliphoth Counter lowered."
• "Managerial Tips 2"
  • "The above phenomenon also occurred when employees of Fortitude Level 4 or higher finished working with Funeral of the Dead Butterflies."
• "Managerial Tips 3"
  • "When the work result was Bad, the Qliphoth Counter lowered with a high probability."

Escape Information(Cost: 16 PE Boxes)

Information if the Abnormality can escape or not, plus its Qliphoth Counter (2). This includes its defenses while breaching:

Red: Endured (0.5) - White: Weak (1.5) - Black: Normal (1.0) - Pale: Vulnerable (2.0)

Work	Level 1 Chance	Level 2 Chance	Level 3 Chance	Level 4 Chance	Level 5 Chance
	"Common" (50%)	"Common" (45%)	"Common" (40%)	"Very Low" (0%)	"Very Low" (0%)
	"Common" (50%)	"Common" (50%)	"Common" (50%)	"Common" (50%)	"Common" (50%)
	"Very Low" (0%)	"Very Low" (0%)	"Very Low" (0%)	"Very Low" (0%)	"Very Low" (0%)
	"Very Low" (0%)	"Very Low" (0%)	"High" (60%)	"High" (60%)	"High" (60%)

Observation Level[]

Level 1 (1 Section unlocked): Speed Rate +4

Level 2 (2 Sections unlocked): Success Rate +4%

Level 3 (3 Sections unlocked): Speed Rate +4

Unlocks the E.G.O. Gift'Solemn Lament'.

Level 4 (All details unlocked): Success Rate +4%

Unlocks the E.G.O. Weapon and Suit 'Solemn Lament'.

E.G.O. Equipment[]

• Weapon

• Suit

• Gift

E.G.O. Weapon Solemn Lament

Solemn Lament
Grade:	Cost:	Max Amount:	Damage:	Attack Speed:	Range:	Observation Level:
WAW	50	1	White/ Black 2-2	Very Fast	Long	4
Requirements: Justice Level 3

Special Information
Details	Special Ability
"The somber design is a reminder that not a sliver of frivolity is allowed for the minds of those who mourn. One handgun symbolizes grief for the dead, while the other symbolizes early lament for the living."	(Unlisted) Damage Type switches between WHITE and BLACK after each shot.
Notes

E.G.O. Suit Solemn Lament

Solemn Lament
Grade:	Cost:	Max Amount:	RED Defense:	WHITE Defense:	BLACK Defense:	PALE Defense:
HE	45	1	1.2 Weak	0.8 Endured	0.5 Endured	1.5 Weak
Observation Level: 3		Requirements: Justice Level 3

Special Information
Details	Special Ability
"The undertaker's outfit belongs to those who pay tribute to the dead. Only a solemn mind is required to express condolences; there is no need for showy accessories. If you see a mound standing out in the middle of the desert, please do not desecrate it. It is the grave of the countless butterflies that have died in this place."	None
Notes

E.G.O. Gift Solemn Lament

	Solemn Lament (Right Back)
	Effects: HP +1, SP +1, Success Rate +1, Work Speed +1, Movement Speed +1, Attack Speed +1

Drop Chance: 4%

Observation Level: 3

Story[]

• "Where does one go when they die?
  Where did all the employees who worked here go?"

• "- They must have returned home. To a haven where family and warmth await.
• The employees cannot leave; once they join the company, the only way to leave is to resign.
• - Then those "resigned" employees must have returned home, having earned what they wanted and being full of hope."

• "We are the feathers of a Wing. Resignation isn't as simple as you think. Just like how a feather doesn't detach from a wing of its own will.
• - Then, where did all the resigned employees go?
• They're bound to the company the moment they enter. Even if they do resign, they are doomed to stay here forever."
• - Long ago, in some world, people believe that they would become beautiful beings with small wings when they died. It's a silly story. Nonsensical too.
• If we get wings, will we be able to leave this place? Do we get our wings only after we retire?"

• "They say the mourner with a huge luggage on his back had come to be a savior to all. Eventually, he himself was trapped in this place, and now he wanders the company with only the memory of an empty faith. He's carrying a coffin. A large coffin to pay tribute to the employees who have nowhere else to go. However, it is still too small to comfort those innocent sacrifices.
• Inside it is a kaleidoscope of butterflies waiting for the moment to fall asleep. Until then, they flutter their wings uselessly. The wings that may have been many jumbled into one, or one split into many. Butterflies are supposed to pollinate flowers, but not a single proper flower blooms in this place. There is no choice but to wait. After all, there must be an end to every world."

Flavour Text[]

• "Having someone to mourn for you after your death is a blessing."
• "Those who remain have no time to remember those who’ve died, all they can do is prepare for the next death."
• "Funeral of the Dead Butterflies gazes upon <name> in still silence."
• "Funeral of the Dead Butterflies dreams. The curtain draws down on the ideal born in vain, but it is without an accompanying conclusion."
• "The huge coffin isn’t nearly enough to substitute the hundreds of undug graves."
• "<name> witnesses the funeral procession of the butterflies."
• "The burdensome fluttering wings come closer in a familiar yet strange way."
• "There are no flowers or trees in this place, so where do all these butterflies come from?"
• "The employees cannot return to whence they came, and have no choice but to endlessly repeat the day."
• "The funeral procession never ends; <name> continues to calmly mourn."
• "<name> thinks about the end of one’s life."
• "Returning to whence one came in one piece is now a miracle that will never happen."
• "Peaceful death in one’s finest hour is an unexpected blessing."
• "In fact, most of the employees who’ve died here wanted to live as long as they could."
• "Some thought death would be a new beginning; however, there is nothing but the void after death."

Trivia[]

• The E.G.O. Weapon of the Abnormality is the first weapon to include two types of damages, White, displayed for the weapon; and Black as the secondary damage type.
• The file name for Funeral of the Dead Butterflies is titled Butterfly.
• Being labeled as a 'Trauma' type, it might represent the experience of rest and reincarnation upon death, an experience deprived in the corporation. After failing in providing proper rest to the sacrificed employees, the captive Abnormality will wait until the end of times.

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