Beans

Beans is a video game developer. She gained her nickname when she met her future partner, Doc, and they discussed the video game Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. Possessed of a morbid sensibility, Beans was frustrated by the generic video games on sale. Doc encouraged her to create her own game, and together they produced Dark Quiet Death, a game with no end and only a flashlight as a weapon to keep monsters at bay.

The game was successful, leading to the creation of Oubliette Studios and a sequel, Dark Quiet Death II. However, the pressures working for investors and their constant demands for changes from the original premise of the game, led Beans to become disillusioned with the game. She worried that all of the changes to game, like adding guns and even doing away with the iconic flashlight, would take away from the game's unique selling point. Beans also disliked any talk of optioning movie rights for the game.

Beans eventually left Doc and the company, even as the Dark Quiet Death franchise took off. She settled with a new partner and became a mother.