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Haze is fighting in the [[ritual]] on behalf of the [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]].<ref name=":8">{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"I'm here on OSIC business."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Pre-Game|voice line]] (Pre-Game Ping): ''"This assignment keeps getting weirder."''</ref> Her wish is unknown, although the [[Patron|Patrons]] tempt her to wish herself a new life.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Haze Start): ''"There is a life waiting for you, Haze, and once you complete the ritual, it can be yours."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Haze Start): ''"Haze, soon you will have to decide if you're summoning the Hidden King for the OSIC... or for yourself."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Archmother}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Haze Start): ''"You've walked through countless dreams, Haze. It's time to live your own."''</ref>

 

Sent to participate in the ritual by the OSIC,<ref name=":8" /> Haze has prepared extensively for the ritual by performing drills, research, stretching, divination, and fortune telling.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Victor|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Are you kidding me? There's a mountain of things you can do to prepare. Drills, research, stretching… and that's not even dipping our toes in divination and fortu-}}</ref>

 

Haze is nicknamed "Dreamwalker" and "Dreamstalker".<ref name=":1">{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s [[Haze/Quotes#Other Characters|other character interactions]]</ref>

Haze works for the OSIC because she "loves her country".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=How can you work for them?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I love my country.}}</ref> She acknowledges that the OSIC is flawed, but in her eyes the ends justify the means.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=I'm not a zealot. The OSIC isn't perfect and neither is the world. You of all people should understand that the ends justify the means.}}</ref> She is extremely loyal to her superiors and her job,<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (Taunt Haze): ''"The OSIC is lucky to have you, Haze. Your commitment to your work is an inspiration, but even you deserve some R&R. Why don’t you take a PTO day at The Baroness?"''</ref><ref name=":9">{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"I dedicated my life to the OSIC. I won't fail them."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=McGinnis|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Planning on transferring up here?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I'll go wherever they need me.}}</ref> although it's implied that she doesn't love being a Sandman.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Abrams|number=1|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=You like being a Sandman?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I'm good at my job.|hero_quote3=Abrams|quote3=That's not what I asked.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Drifter|number=3|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=Smile, Haze. You're gonna like killing people with me.|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=Being good at something and liking something are two different things.}}</ref> She sometimes warns others to not bring the OSIC's attention to themselves, and is willing to turn a blind eye if they're not dangerous or designated as a target.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Pocket|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=I'm a Sandman, not a curator. I'm not expected to recognize what you're holding, and I can't report what I don't know. Now, what were you about to tell me?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Kelvin|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=The OSIC have questions about your condition. (...)|hero_quote2=Kelvin|quote2=I take it I should make myself... 'Unavailable,' after the ritual?|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=What you do with your time while I'm filing reports is entirely up to you.}}</ref> She believes OSIC agents should be thick-skinned, but still care about what they are doing.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

Haze has gotten used to entering people's nightmares, as most of their fears are similar. She finds it scarier to see what her targets dream for.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Kelvin|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Nightmares are easy. There is enough commonality in what people are afraid of. Usually some flavour of death, loss or failure. But scary, are what people dream for.}}</ref>  

 

Haze has friends, though she rarely talks about them.<ref name=":10">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Infernus|number=3}}</ref>

Haze appreciates quality knifework.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Shiv|number=3|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=You got good taste in knives. (...) Not enough people appreciate quality blade work.}}</ref>

They haven't seen each other for "a while".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Grey Talon|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Not the best circumstances for a reunion.|hero_quote2=Grey Talon|quote2=Let's be honest, Haze... This was the only circumstance we'd have a reunion.}}</ref>

Note: Holliday's visual novel is currently inaccessible to the main game, instead being something planned for release in the future. As such, everything in the current visual novel is prone to change, as it is still undergoing development.

=== [[Holliday's visual novel|Storyline A]] ===

Haze is set to make an appearance in Holliday's visual novel, presumably in Storyline A. While anything beyond Chapter 2 is unwritten, one pathway has Holliday working alongside the OSIC. In that pathway, Haze is supposed to work with Holliday to bring the [[The Troubadour|Troubadour]] to justice. The main outlook at Haze's role in Holliday's visual novel is through visual novel specific conversation lines found in the files.

 

* Haze originally had kill lines implying that she helped {{HeroIcon|Infernus}} walk free after his criminal youth.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Infernus): ''"I thought we had a deal, Infernus."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Infernus): ''"This is how you repay my mercy?"''</ref> These lines were removed in the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes Update]].