Marlene Gage

Marlene Gage (1998090719284) is Clarity's biological mother. She was born the same year that the Company was founded, and was working there prior to the Great Expansion. She is a Laborer at the same warehouse that Clarity works at.

Despite it being a breach of the Company's Code of Conduct, Marlene has relics of the past, including VHS tapes, cassettes and vinyl records, and books. She maintains a respectable image in public, but at home she openly expresses frustration with the Company and attempts to teach her daughter to think for herself. Notably, Marlene refers to her daughter by her given name, Clarity, rather than her number or her moniker "Zero", despite naming being a direct violation of the Code of Conduct.

Physical appearance
Marlene is a middle-aged woman with wild dark hair and hooded gray eyes. Her face is heavily freckled. She is very thin and has sallow cheeks.