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she may have wrapped herself in a hard shell, but the soft mina I adore, who feels so deeply, is safe and warm inside
— Patchworm to Mina Zarei (Chapter 5, Page 114Pnat)


Patchworm is the spirit partner of Paranatural Activity Consortium agent Mina Zarei. She makes her debut in Chapter 5.

Appearance[]

Patchworm is a dark grey oval cocoon. She has three colored circles on her right side in green, orange, and yellow respectively; these circles get larger as they get closer to her center. Her center opens up to reveal a single multicolored iris with rings of dark grey, light green, yellow, orange, dark grey and orange going from the outer ring to the center, respectively. She also has a dark grey pupil and black sclera.

Personality[]

Patchworm cares deeply for her host, Mina, whom she enjoys seeing show signs of vulnerability and open her heart up to others. She's not afraid to tell Mina when she's being ridiculous and will offer practical solutions over convoluted scheming. She speaks in all-lowercase, multicolored words in a slightly disjointed manner.

Background[]

Prior to the events of the comic, Zarei had a spirit partner who resembled a hand puppet with rabbit ears[1], who is implied by Hijack to have once been "the loved one [she could] turn to when [she's] sad"[2]. On Chapter 5, Page 154Pnat, Patchworm wonders whether the spirit (whom she refers to as "little one") would have been happy to know that Zarei beginning to open up to others was her legacy.

Paranatural[]

Chapter 5[]

After utilizing her abilities to repair Isabel Guerra's shoulder wound, Zarei enters Patchworm's spirit world, where the latter praises her for helping Isabel. After Zarei insists that it was to gain an ally close to Richard Spender, Patchworm advises her that they could talk to one another and that she's holding him responsible for "yesterday's tragedy", likely in reference to the destruction of her spirit controlling the Ghost Train. In an attempt to control it for herself, Zarei releases the train spirit, but it attempts to attack her before their connection breaks due to her fear. After Zarei refers to her experiments as "assets", Patchworm is reassured that the "soft [Mina she] adores (...) is safe and warm inside"[3], to Zarei's embarassment.

Later, during her lunch date with Agent Day at the Mayview Mini Mall, Zarei ducks under the table to speak with Patchworm, both flustered by Day's flirting and worried over her investigating her research and "assets". Unbeknownst to them, Day enters her own spirit world, enabling her to listen in on their conversation. After they both exit, Patchworm expresses joy over Mina letting her guard down around Day and engaging in casual conversation.

After receiving news that Hijack has possessed Spender, Zarei hastily rushes down to Mayview Middle School despite Patchworm's protests. There, they witness Vice Principal DuNacht, whom they express fear towards and refer to as "the witch"[4]. After determining that Hijack has left Spender and is nowhere to be found, Patchworm and Zarei decide to leave.

Relationships[]

  • Mina Zarei - Patchworm is Zarei's primary spirit partner whom she appears to have known for many years[5]. Patchworm adores Zarei for her kindness and often tries to praise her efforts. She questions Zarei's methods in trying to keep tabs on Spender, suggesting she simply talk to him as a friend.

Abilities[]

Skin Swapping[]

While inside Mina Zarei's glasses, the doctor can absorb wounds and replace it with a layer of skin. She can then operate on the wound remotely by recreating that layer of skin elsewhere and transfer the result back to the original when finished.

Quotes[]

"mina, i know you are gay, but try to keep your composure"
— Patchworm to Zarei (Chapter 5, Page 147Pnat)
"mina… you're letting your guard down. i'm happy. 13 years of armor around your heart… and one day home is all it takes to make cracks. is it nostalgia? or something new…? if this was your legacy, little one, you'd be happy too… wouldn't you?"
— Patchworm concerning Zarei (Chapter 5, Page 154Pnat)

Trivia[]

  • Patchworm's pronouns were revealed in the old archive's alt text for Chapter 4, Page 114Pnat: "Patchworm has words with Zarei and is pleased when she reads warmth into her partner's sudden outburst".

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Comic[]

References[]

  1. Chapter 5, Page 154Pnat
  2. & 268 Chapter 5, Page 267 & 268link=http://www.paranatural
  3. Chapter 5, Page 114Pnat
  4. Chapter 5, Page 286Pnat
  5. "13 years of armor around your heart... and one day home is all it takes to make cracks.
       (Chapter 5, Page 154Pnat)


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