Bianca Abercrombie

Past

Back when Bianca was a child, she was very cheerful and looked at the bright side of things. However, her mother proved to be strict and refused to sugarcoat even the most tragic moments, such as when her grandfather dies, and her mother outright tells her so bluntly. When she meets her father, she finds out that she was born solely out of a business affair to create a "perfect daughter." Somewhere down the line, Bianca's cheerfulness shattered completely, and she distanced herself from her mother as far as possible, eventually becoming employed by Dr. Albright at the Albright Clinic.

Present

Bianca devotes her work to studying various medicine and cures, along with studying and taking note of the various types of mutations throughout Capital City. She also attends a school where she is often followed by a girl named Sarah, who considers Bianca to be her best friend. During one of her schooldays, she meets a mutation named Michaelis, who uses pheromones to pass himself off as a human. After getting some samples from him, she promises not to tell anybody his secret so long as he doesn't take advantage of her classmates, earning Michaelis' comradery towards her. Bianca manages to catch certain problems before Sarah does, and she often helps Sarah when she gets infected. Bianca extracts a parasite feeding off of Sarah's nostalgia and stands by her side when she gets sick from drinking a bad energy drink. While playing Last Fantasy Online one day, she finds out about a place called the Eternal Gaming Café. She soon notices a player who is said to frequent there looking more tired each day, so she decides to check it out. There she finds out that the café hooks players up and gives them the bare minimum amount of nutrition. Even worse, she witnesses the staff throwing out the clients once their credit card gets declined as they were too weak to move. When the staff member shows her the premium access, she shows an uncharacteristically mortified expression, indicating that the situation occurring was absolutely morbid. After leaving, she attempts to comfort the player she had been seeing by offering to go on a quest with him. However, he is disconnected just as he accepts, and Bianca realizes what happened. Despite Dr. Albright's efforts to perk her up, Bianca remains traumatized by the moment, and paint ball isn't enough to quell her frustrations.

Powers / Skills

Medicinal Skills Safety Knowledge

Hobby

Studying medicine Helping those in need Playing Last Fantasy Online

Goals

Acquire samples from Michaelis (Succeeded) Cure anybody suffering severe illness Cure the mushroom parasite infecting the school (Succeeded)

Family

Unnamed Mother Unnamed Grandfather (deceased) Dr. Peter Barnes (father)

Friends / Allies

Dr. Charlie Albright Sarah Michaelis The Librarian Big Father Trash Blob mutations The Director Mister Yellow (formerly)

Enemies

Big Father Trash Blob mutations (Both formerly) Her mother Eternal Gaming Café Dr. Tyler Adler Mister Yellow

Type of Hero

Bitter Nurse

Occupation

Nurse

Michaelis

Appearance: In the eyes of the general public, Michaelis is presented as an attractive teenage boy with red eyes and a brown shirt. His true form, which Bianca can see, is that of a blob monster with tentacles. Powers / Skills: Camouflage Long Reach. Hobby: Hanging out with Bianca Goals: Make some friends Save the school from the mushroom parasite (both succeeded). Friends / Allies: Bianca Abercrombie Sarah Dr. Charlie Albright. Enemies: Dr. Tyler Adler. Type of Hero: Friendly Mutation

Mister Yellow

Mister Yellow is the main antagonist of the webcomic Clinic of Horrors. Throughout the comic, he is revealed to have had a part in a few of the problems that plague Capital City. Occupation: CEO of Yellow Corporation. Goals: Buy out every pharma company (succeeded) Create medicine to stop ongoing mutations. Crimes: Monopoly Destruction of public property Unethical Experimentation. Type of Villain: Corrupt Businessman. Biography As mutations began to increase largely in Capital City, many Pharma companies created medicine to combat the mutations. Seeing competition as holding properly produced medicine back, Mister Yellow bought out every pharma company so that The Yellow Corporation was the only one. This resulted in the prices of medicine rising and people being unable to afford it. Not only that, but Mister Yellow also got involved in human testing that resulted in more mutations. One such case being a civilian consuming an experimental pill of his that caused the civilian to turn into a giant monster. Upon hearing about the monster being quickly subdued by a back ally doctor named Dr. Albright, he requests his workers to look into him while ordering for another experiment to begin. Mister Yellow also funds a location called the Eternal Gaming Cafe. In said cafe, anybody who signs up is put into a virtual reality up until their credit card runs out. Upon which, they are thrown out onto the streets unable to move anymore due to how long they were playing without proper nutrition. Appearance Mister Yellow is a tall man in a yellow suit with a black under suit and a white tie. He has white hair and gold eyes.

Dr. Charlie albright

The Atoner: His current work as a Backalley Doctor is his way of making up for his previous job as a medical researcher in the Yellow corporation. Back-Alley Doctor: He runs the Albright Clinic, an unofficial clinic on the top floor of an apartment building. Beware the Nice Ones: He is often very friendly and upbeat if a bit goofy. Talk down to Bianca though, and he will drop it momentarily to give you a cold Death Glare. Big Ol' Eyebrows: Currently has the thickest eyebrows in this series. Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He doesn't look like he would be the best doctor at first due to laziness, but when he steps out to operate, he shows he can be pretty competent. Dirty Business: He sells illegal drugs to rich people and has a semi-legal arrangement with the director. It's implied he does this to keep the clinic afloat, but doesn't actually enjoy doing it, as he warns Bianca away from it several times. Ditzy Genius: Dr. Albright seems more interested in playing video games than in running his clinic, but he's nonetheless a very competent doctor and a talented pharmacist. Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: A blonde and a very caring doctor. In episode 58 he gives a homeless person money for medicine after identifying early stage-mutation on his body. Hidden Depths: He might not act like it, but he takes his job as a doctor very seriously and genuinely wants to help his patients. At the same time he's mature enough to accept that he and Bianca can't help everyone and that sometimes the best they can do is prescribe drugs that make a patient's last living moments more bearable. He’s also very observant, being able to tell that Bianca is upset just by a slight furrow between her eyebrows. He also genuinely cares for Bianca. He takes her education very seriously, openly warns her away from Dirty Business, and encourages her to come out of her shell more. In episode 31 it's implied he has a Dark and Troubled Past that he doesn't like to talk about. Older Than They Look: If that picture he has with her mother is anything to go by, he’s old enough to be Bianca’s father. Comparing the current Dr. Albright to himself during the time the photo is taken, he seems to age backward. Perpetual Smiler: In contrast to Bianca's Perpetual Frowner, Dr. Albright has such an extreme sunny disposition he almost comes off as obnoxious. This makes the moments when he isn't smiling or cheerful all the more poignant.

The Libraian

The caretaker of Capital City's library. Abhorrent Admirer: She adores Bianca, and always looks at her with...shameless eyes. Let’s put it at that. Bianca is indifferent to it at best. Bianca, deadpan but visibly annoyed: “Why are you touching me?” Cuteness Proximity: Gushes over Bianca in every single moment possible. Hot Librarian: She's a very attractive young woman and runs the city's library. Nervous Wreck: Her first reaction to any problem is "panic and run to the Albright Clinic for help".

Sarah

Bianca's classmate who considers her and Bianca to be best friends. And Then John Was a Zombie: Sarah is among the people infected by Dr. Adler's mushroom parasite and comes close to infecting Bianca as well. Butt-Monkey: Things don't tend to go well for Sarah. From getting an eye parasite that feeds on her nostalgia to drinking an energy drink that makes her sick. She's lucky her friend is a nurse that deals with those kinds of things. Break the Cutie: Although she presents her usual smile around Bianca, as shown in the second comic of the second season, the mushroom parasite event really had an impact on her. Genki Girl: She's always chipper and enthusiastic, which is quite the accomplishment if you live in a Crapsack World like Capital City. Odd Friendship: The happy, optimistic Sarah likes to hang out with The Stoic, cynic Bianca. Shipper on Deck: Sarah believes Bianca and Michaelis would be cute together (all while being blissfully unaware that Michaelis isn't even human). When she sees the two of them walking to school together, she immediately and excitedly asks if they are dating. Stepford Smiler: She appears to have become this after the mushroom parasite arc as she drops her usual smile when she is alone. Ungrateful Bitch: Implied and zigzagged. following the mushroom infection incident, the entire student body subconsciously hates Bianca for saving them. When Bianca states that Sarah appears to be about ready to agree with the body, only to stop as to not upset Bianca due to still considering Bianca her friend.

Big Father

A giant environmental mutation who lives in the sewers with his children. Blob Monster: he is a giant blob, and his children are also blobs (albeit much smaller). Heel–Face Turn: He and his children led Bianca into a trap with intent to kill and devour her. After she saves him from dying to sanitizer which she sprayed him with, he and his kids are grateful enough to promise not to attack humans anymore and even offer to aid her when she needs help. Weaksauce Weakness: As their bodies consist of bacteria and pathogens, hand sanitizer is enough to cause Big Father and his kids agonizing pain which can kill them if untreated. A large enough amount will kill them instantly.

Bianca's mom

A very sought-after doctor with a cold demeanor. Abusive Parents: Often caused Bianca emotional distress, rarely praised her or showed her affection and kept her from forming any sort of relationship with the man she took for her partner. Brutal Honesty: Deconstructed. Flashbacks show her as honest to the point of callousness, bluntly telling Bianca her beloved grandfather passed away while he sent her to get ice cream for the both of them, making his attempt to not make Bianca sad null and void. Right before that she also called Bianca's drawing for her grandfather ugly. Darwinist Desire: Many Years Ago and Don't Bother Strangers reveal that she desires the perfect child and chose her partner based on if he matched her intellectually to achieve that goal. Dr. Jerk: A brilliant medical doctor she might be but her bedside manner seriously leaves something to be desired. Hate Sink: What little we've seen of her paints her as a thoroughly unpleasant woman with no regard for her daughter's emotional well-being and an extremely cold attitude. Lack of Empathy: Her interactions with Bianca in the flashbacks show her as very aloof and uncaring about the feelings of others, even her own daughter. So much so that she doesn't think to comfort Bianca when her grandfather dies and instead coldly tells her that everyone dies eventually, so Bianca shouldn't "whine" about it. She also genuinely doesn't seem to understand why Bianca might want to build a relationship with her father, whom she has met for the first time in a long while, and tells her not to bother "strangers". Perpetual Frowner: Much like her daughter she has a permanent scowl on her face and rarely displays any emotion other than scorn. Shadow Archetype: Bianca's mother is pretty much who Bianca would be if she really was as cold as she appears. A cold doctor thoroughly lacking in empathy who cares about nothing and no one but her career. Well-Intentioned Extremist: According to Mr. Yellow, sealing people away in a virtual Utopia to escape reality was her idea. In particular, she's the one who proposed making it available to everyone instead of just rich people.

Dr. Peter Barnes

Bianca's father, whom she has only met once in her life. Chosen Conception Partner: Bianca's mother picked him specifically for his high intellect, in order to have, as he puts it, a "perfect child". Disappeared Dad: He had very little contact with Bianca outside of introducing himself to her after she was already older, courtesy of her mother not bothering to let her daughter get to know him. Nice Guy: Downplayed. He was very warm and friendly with Bianca and genuinely seemed to want to get to know her, but he also openly admits to her that her mother chose him so they could produce the perfect off-spring, suggesting that he was more than okay with it.

Eternal gaming café employee

The employee giving Bianca a tour of the café. Cheshire Cat Grin: He has a way too wide smile on his face almost constantly that borders on Slasher Smile at times. Anti-Villain: The establishments he works at lets people play video games over long stretches of time and doesn't take sufficient measures to keep them in good health. He himself sees nothing wrong with that and even believes he and his employers are doing these people a favor by allowing them to die in a fun game world instead of the miserable real world. Faux Affably Evil: He works at and promotes the café despite knowing how negligent it is towards it's customers. When Bianca has enough of his fanatic ramblings and tries to attack him, he grabs her roughly and tries to convince her to become a customer as well. Well-Intentioned Extremist: He seems to believe in Mr. Yellow's goal to seal everyone away in a comatose virtual utopia, which he claims will have a lack the nasty "side effects" of health atrophy that plagued the Eternal Gaming Cafe due to a higher budget.

Dr. Tyler Adler

A doctor with a mushroom infection on his head. Arc Villain: Serves as the primary antagonist for the Mushroom Parasite arc, being the patient zero for the original parasite and aiming to not only infect the university, but the whole world. Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He comes off as a very polite guy that everybody seems to love, but Michaelis's reaction to him makes it clear that there is something off about him. When he kills some of the trash blobs in front of Bianca, that makes it clear to her that he can't be trusted. Dead All Along: Michaelis reveals Dr. Adler died months ago, which means this is either an impostor or his corpse reanimated by the mushroom mutation. The latter is ultimately confirmed. Hate Sink: Establishes himself as one pretty early on. Not only is he a massive Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, being charming and friendly in public but showing a much more sinister personality once he controls almost the entire school, he also deliberately outs Michaelis as a mutation, talks about dissecting him and sics his brainwashed students on both him and Bianca when they don't willingly let themselves get infected by his mushroom parasite. Hive Mind: Anybody infected by his mushroom parasite is connected to him no matter where they are, allowing them to sense the wherabouts of others and even feel like they are in another place as evidenced when Bianca felt like she was in the botanical garden. Hypocrite: He opts not to have his mutation removed on the claim that it isn't harmful, but he kills some of Big Father's kids claiming mutations, especially environmental ones, are dangerous. He claims that Michaelis is a danger to the university and shouldn't be considered a person, but rather a creature. This despite the fact that Michaelis has done nothing to harm his classmates, while Dr. Adler is actively brainwashing them and plans to use them to take over the world. Villainous Breakdown: When Bianca pours the cure to Dr. Adler's mushroom infection into the school's water supply, the parasitic doctor completely loses his previous composure and viciously attack her. The Virus: Despite his claim that his mushroom mutation isn't dangerous, some of the girls start growing mushrooms on their heads for being in close enough proximity to him, which Bianca notices. It is eventually shown that his mutation is very contagious and parasitic with almost all of the school growing mushrooms that infect their brains, and he only needs to touch them to spread it. Well-Intentioned Extremist: Paints himself in this light, claiming that the Fungal Network he establishes is only making people happy and that that's all he wants. How sincere he is about it is up for debate.