Lisette (Pocket Mirror)

NAME: Lisette GENDER: Female EYE COLOR: Violet HAIR COLOR: Blonde EPITHET: Sleeping Maiden of Horrors REGALIA: Scissors LIKE: Flowers, White Color, Goldia DISLIKE: Jokes, Pink Color, Dark Places, Crying

Appearance: Lisette has long, unkempt blonde hair, parted sloppily in the middle, and violet eyes. She wears a button-up white shirt with a high, ruffled black collar and cuffs, with a purple brooch pinned to the collar. Lisette also wears a brown buckled corset, and her skirt has black fabric sewn into the waistband. She wears dark purple tights and black ballet-slipper shoes laced up to her mid calf. Her skin is very pale, and she wears a flowered ribbon on the left side of her head. She is always seen holding a pair of scissors in each hand.

Lisette's face is often shrouded in shadow, which hides one or both of her eyes from view. As with the other characters, her eyes glow red when angry. In her good ending her face is visible, and the dark circles beneath her eyes make it appear as though she is sleep-deprived or has been crying. Instead of holding a pair of scissors in each hand, Lisette instead holds solely a gold pair in her left. A red ribbon is seen tied to the scissors in the shape of a bow.

Personality: Lisette appears to be very bitter and hurt, and is antagonistic towards Goldia due to the latter's treatment of her. She often speaks in a childish manner and displays signs of instability, and frequently attempts to kill, maim, or frighten Goldia. She seems to retain a pessimistic worldview, most likely due to her past, during which she was blamed for the wrongdoings of others and rejected by society as a whole.

It's stated in her character profile that Lisette rids herself of her impure feelings by casting them into mirrors, thus explaining why there are so many Lisettes around in the Mirror Maze and in her whole area. The "real" Lisette is shown to have a much more thoughtful and calm personality. Her facial expressions can seem almost stoic, and she mostly communicates through a series of short sentences that are usually no longer than 6 or 7 words.

Story: Lisette was blamed whenever misfortunes occurred, despite not being at fault for most things, and was framed for many of Fleta's lies. This pitiable upbringing birthed Lisette's belief that she was evil, and needed to "purify" herself.

During the course of the game, it's revealed that Lisette is just a "facet" of Goldia's memories, representing her mental illness and violence, and the rage, confusion, and frustration she experienced as a result of domestic violence and mental pressure. It's written in a note in Harpae's library that Lisette was having 'nervous outbursts' during her tutoring sessions (this was not represented as Lisette, but as Goldia with Lisette as the personality-in-charge at the time). She tore pages out of books, scribbled over her own notes, and threw tantrums. She also did things such as ripping her own hair out during lectures and attempting to harm herself with the quill. It seems as though she attempted to harm her tutor as well, resulting in their resignation.

Mirror Maze; Lisette is first encountered in the Mirror Maze. She is seen emerging from one of the mirrors, after which several copies of Lisette will chase Goldia through the maze. The chase will end with Harpae rescuing Goldia from the Lisettes.

Lisette's Area; Lisette is met once again at the Tea Party, where she is properly introduced as the "Sleeping Maiden of Horrors". She bashes Goldia for her unknown wrongdoings and accuses Fleta and Harpae of being failures. A curtain at the end of the room is pulled aside, revealing a mirror with an angered Enjel inside. As Lisette demands that Goldia give her the pocket mirror, Enjel berates Lisette, blaming her for everything that has happened. A provoked Lisette breaks the mirror and once again mocks Goldia, before suddenly stopping and asking her how she knows her name. The player is given the choice to tell Lisette the truth, saying "Harpae told me," or to lie to her, saying "I remembered your name". Both answers affect the ending the player gets (lying to Lisette is one of the criteria for getting her good ending). After the answer is given, Lisette leaves the Tea Party.

After the puzzle in the Letter Room, Goldia will walk down a waterlogged corridor and enter a room with two copies of Lisette inside. The Lisettes will ask Goldia for her pocket mirror, but Goldia will give them a candy cane instead, saying that she wants to help. The lights will go out and the Lisettes will vanish when they return.

Throughout many of the areas of the game, various Lisettes will appear, however, most of them do not interact with Goldia as much.

Midnight Circus; At some point, Golida will enter a circus where she encounters not Lisette, but The "Strange Boy." A small circus wagon will appear, showing Lisette's past. It's revealed here that Goldia had actually done horrible things to Lisette in the past, and that Lisette actually seems to be very scared of her. But as Lisette slowly descended into madness, she could no longer allow herself to be hurt, and this was why she treated Goldia the way she did.

Lisette in her Midnight Circus; Afterwards, an angered Lisette enters the circus, furious that The "Strange Boy" is here in her area. She throws a pair of scissors at him, but he vanishes with a laugh before they manage to hit him. Lisette's attention is now turned to Goldia, who still insists on helping her, but Lisette claims that she doesn't need her pity or her "petty" pocket mirror before attacking her. If Goldia accepts Lisette's attack, Lisette will stab her and then run out of the circus, weirdly quiet after seeing Goldia just accepting her attack. If Goldia chooses to protect herself, Lisette will stab the pocket mirror, causing it to break, and both Goldia and Lisette will shatter.

Lisette's Good End; Goldia reaches another Mirror Maze, in which she finds the real Lisette. If Goldia did not attempt to help or remember Lisette, she accuses Goldia of being as treacherous as Elise was and laments Goldia's treatment of her before shattering into glass. If Goldia tried to bond with and apologize to Lisette, despite the latter's attempts to kill her, Lisette gives up and tells Goldia to continue her quest for identity. Goldia is transported to a hill, where she finds a weakened Lisette lying on a bed of roses. Goldia tearfully apologizes to Lisette for how she treated her in the past. In the end, Lisette shatters into glass in front of Goldia, but not before giving her her regalia - a pair of ornate golden scissors named Schnee Schere, which has the letter "L" engraved on one of its blades.

Lisette and Goldia have quite a complex relationship. Lisette wishes vengeance on Goldia and is obviously trying to hurt her. Her brutal honesty and harsh words often leave Goldia in shock, yet Goldia still tries her very best to help and understand her. It's revealed that Goldia actually used Lisette as a sort of scapegoat in the past for her obnoxious behavior that was caused by her mental illness, explaining Lisette's seemingly hatred for the girl.

In Lisette's good end, Goldia manages to reach the true Lisette, tearfully apologizing with the promise that she will atone for all of her sins in Lisette's stead. Lisette finally forgives Goldia, which gives birth to an unbreakable bond between the two girls. Goldia also tells Lisette that she loves her just as much as Harpae and Fleta.

As shown in both Lisette's good end and her Bonus Room, she and Goldia developed a loving friendship with a mutual wish of wanting to have known and understood each other better.

Lisette views Fleta and Harpae as failures, and is often seen insulting them when speaking to Goldia.

Lisette's regalia is a pair of delicate golden scissors named Schnee Schere (lit. Snow Scissors). The letter "L" is engraved on one of its blades. Lisette's regalia is a sort of fancy weapon, possibly related to her need to harm Goldia. According to Lisette's character profile in the Bonus Room; Lisette likes flowers, the color white, and Goldia. She dislikes jokes, the color pink, dark places, and crying. Lisette appears to be a Christian. Lisette has been portrayed as a mermaid in drawings found in her area.