Aesop Carl

Age:

21 years old

Occupation:

Embalmer

Interests:

Loneliness

Loves:

Yellow roses, dead men

Does not love:

Living people

Appearance:

Aesop is a tall, thin young man with pale skin, gray hair pulled back into a short ponytail, thin gray eyebrows, and small, sparkling, light gray eyes. He wears a white undershirt, a tight-fitting cool gray jacket with white stitching on the cuffs and a white silk handkerchief on the lapel, tight-fitting gray pants with crude white stitching, and black loafers. He wears white surgical gloves, and a white surgical mask with black stitching covers his nose and mouth.

History:

After the death of Aesop's mother, he was cared for by Jerry Carl (the man who planned his mother's funeral), from whom he received the last name "Carl". Aesop was denied an education because he had autism, "or some other disability", which the school used as a reason for his expulsion. Due to this, Jerry Carl began training Aesop as an embalming apprentice. Jerry, it turned out, was a "mercy killer" of those he felt had not lived well enough. Jerry tried to convince them to die at his hands, and if they refused, he would inject them with bromide hydrate (a highly toxic body preservative). Over time, he taught this tactic to Aesop, convincing him that his actions were right. Although Aesop had assisted his teacher in his serial killings, when he learned that Jerry had also killed his mother, he was upset. Jerry consoled Aesop by assuring him that she was supposed to die. At some point, Jerry Carl received an invitation to the estate. He returned alive, albeit badly injured (implying that he saved himself or won the game at the cost of his physical health). Seeing that Jerry had become the man "destined to die," Aesop used manipulation tactics against Jerry himself, and eventually his teacher's poisonous bromide. Thus, he became what his teacher once was, and found joy in it. Aesop later embalmed an unknown girl and also found a letter of invitation that he believed was intended for him. Aesop's motive for coming to the estate was to "embalm" the victims so that they could see how beautiful death is.