#hyperplays

It's an ordinary day in Ashley's tavern.

And by ordinary, she means just as chaotic as usual.

Denis, the sole human in these woods, is back from being dragged off to yet another nightmarish realm by Sketch. Now he's here to get drunk and forget the whole thing. He's retold the whole story to her at least three times - the drunker he is, the louder he gets. Every day Denis regrets messing with the fae, and every day Ashley has to remind him that he very much brought this upon himself.

Hyper is standing quietly beside Denis, not really contributing much but intently listening into their conversation and trying not to fade into mist. Rumours around the woods say he would relate to Denis's plight - apparently he used to be human too. Ashley does levitate a glass of water over to him, but he doesn't take it. It would probably fall through his hands.

Tanqr's in the corner, looking over the display rack. Ashley reckons he's probably here to get supplies for whatever potion of mass destruction he's concocting this week - and she keeps a close eye on him, so he doesn't steal anything again. Still, she can tell he's getting annoyed - his tail is smacking against the floor and he's snarling.

He's probably annoyed because Kreek is flying behind him, asking about everything on the wall. He was doing that just last week. Pestering Tanqr is one of his favourite hobbies.

She puts the glass Hyper never took onto the counter before proceeding to grab Kreek with magical chains and pull him on the floor. Tanqr lets out a chuckle before going back to his usual dour expression.

“Hey!” Kreek yells, having been snapped out of whatever train of thought he was on. ”Rude!“

“No flying in the tavern, how many times have I told you this?” Ashley reminds. She'd give him the benefit of the doubt - he went up in flames again just last week - but she knows full well that Kreek doesn't forget everything again when he regenerates.

“Okay, I get it! Just give me a little bit of warning before you slam me to the ground next time, that hurt.” Kreek rolls his eyes and goes right back to pestering Tanqr, now leaning on his shoulder.

Ashley sighs in defeat and returns to pouring Denis’s fourth beer of the night.

Kreek Craft

The [Beholding’s Special Little Boy] Head Archivist

Workaholic, obsessive over anything mysterious/paranormal

Was promoted after the ‘death in the line of work’ of his

predecessor, Dan Minecart

Feels responsible for the safety and health of his employees

Refuses to talk about why he believes in the supernatural

Dummy

Devoun Monarch

The nicest guy in the Archives Lied on his CV

Jackeryz bullied him and trapped him in his apartment for 7 days

The longest out of the OG Archive crew to not get traumatised

Until the Collective get their hands on him that is

Super loyal to his friends

Tries to stay optimistic at all times even when he Absolutely Shouldn’t

Denis Daily

Literally only joined the Archives because of the pay raise, does not care at all

The Distortion loves to mock him

After an interaction with an Avatar of the End, he loses his ability to feel fear

Brings his cat to work sometimes (he really shouldn’t)

“Hey boss can I make memes”

Night-Foxx Nebula

Other than Kreek, has the longest tenure at the Institute

‘The Reliable One’, used to work in Storage

Super strong

Overworks himself a LOT

Joined the Institute to try and find his missing brother, Ominous Nebula

Unknowingly is part of the Nebula family who worships the Vast

This leads to his inevitable downfall

Ends up becoming an Avatar of the Vast

Dylan ‘Hyper’ Plays

Host of the YT Channel ‘Bloxburg Ghostbusting’ with Poke

The ‘Hyper’ stands for ‘Hyperventilating

First came to the institute to look for darker cases to film

Already anxious, suddenly becomes super paranoid in Arc 2

Later joins the Archives, though not out of free will

Poke is his best/childhood friend, becomes friendly with Tanqr and Ashley

Zachary ‘Poke’ Diger

Host of the YT Channel ‘Bloxburg Ghostbusting’ with Hyper

The ‘Poke’ stands for ‘Poking his nose where it shouldn’t be’

Had the idea to use the institute for darker cases

Though him and Hyper are locked out of the ‘real’ stuff until they happen to be there when Night-Foxx goes missing / Jackeryz attacks

Overconfident but also easily scared

Tanqr Titanium

Works at the Arsenal Activity Range

Is marked by the Slaughter, is slowly turning into an avatar

Hair dye and guitar enthusiast

Bandites is his best friend

Also later joins the institute (not by choice)

Immediately starts plotting to kill Russo

The later in the timeline, the longer his hair

Bandites White

Works at the Arsenal Activity Range

Tanqr’s best friend

Dragged Tanqr to the Institute to make a statement after being attacked by Jackeryz

Expert at survival, so helps out when the Institute is attacked

Excellent at conflict de-escalation

Becomes Tanqr’s Morality Chain

This attracts Sabrina’s attention (in a bad way)

Lego P.G.H.L Films

Begins working in the Archives after Night-Foxx disappears

Has 4 middle names. His parents were weird.

Also lied on his CV, he’s like 18

His family were Hunters, they were killed as a result

Finds comfort in the Dark

Shy and feels under appreciated at first, comes out of his shell with time

Bella Cinder

Interning in the RB Institute’s Library

Wants to join the Archives, instead she resorts to providing the Archives with information and hangs around there

This means she’s a bystander to A Lot Of Things

Best friends with Pink Leaf & is Booshot Mistr’s cousin

Looks after some random kid calling himself ‘Timmeh’

This turns out to be a mistake

Ashley Unicorn

Substitute Teacher at Royale High School

Comes to the Archives to make a statement, ends up befriending Hyper and Tanqr

Becomes ‘allies’ with Peetah Bread, hence her connection to the Buried

Tries her darndest to stay out of trouble

Ends up throwing herself into trouble to save her friends

Will not take any of your nonsense

Sabrina Brite

Avatar of the Web

Doesn’t actually work at the Institute, just hangs around

Tends to tease the people she’s manipulating a lot

Works alongside Russo with all the Archives nonsense

Filled to the brim with spiders

Dresses up in Vintage clothing because why not

Has villainous flair down to a science

Russo Talks

Director of the RB Institute and Avatar of the Eye

Pretends to be a nice friendly boss at first, reveals his malicious intent later

Has the ability to read minds and is vaguely omnipotent

The Big Bad of the story

Still makes so many puns even after he’s revealed he’s evil

Quite a hammy guy honestly, how on earth did he end up as the Director of the Institute

There’s a chance he’s not actually Russo

Deejay Monopoli

Avatar of the Hunt

Not officially employed at the Institute but acts as Russo’s bodyguard

The only ‘not evil’ one of the hosts, but he’s still an avatar/murderer

“I miss my wife, Russo”

Has tried to kill Russo before, now is unable to due to blackmail

He’s not given up on trying to get his wife back, has given up on everything else though