THREE for this set! You know you are in for a roller coaster when you get to draw mohawks, wrinkles, and Hobbit attire all in the same expanse! The spirited Skye, chatty Harfang, and shy Niko here are all property of the generous synicalsel and happen to be part of an upcoming webcomic, Oddjotts! (It also has its own tumblr over here!) If any of these folks here are to your liking I highly recommend checking out her works! c:

Hey bros! So, I went ahead and made yet another blog. %D This one is specifically for Oddjotts, but unlike the first (which is BELETERED by the way), it is connected to both my main account and Kacy's account! So we don't have to log in and out to get to it, THUS. It should be much easier to maintain for the two of us! Which means more updating for you guys! Please direct character asks HERE. But no worries! I'll still submit Oddjotts art and asks here too! I know it's a bit of a pain for some people to watch two blogs by the same person! This Oddjotts blog though will have ONLY Oddjotts-related things though! And okay, maybe SOMETIMES some special things for only those watching that blog. c;

Okay, so! I normally don't like splitting things up because I am super super lazy, but I have made a separate tumblr for the world of Oddjotts, and all the worldbuilding that has to do with it! Haha, don't worry, I doubt I will reblog my own things so you guys shouldn't generally get double-posts, if you follow me and the Oddjotts blog.

In the end I decided to make a separate blog not only because it's far more convenient for you guys, having one place to look through for info, but it's also a joint blog, meaning that both Kacy and I can post to it!  You'll probably also sometimes see sketches and whatever. If it has to do with worldbuilding, it will probably go there! There is already most of the things I thought were important about the Oddjotts world, as well as a few things that haven't been posted anywhere else yet. :3

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As promised, here is part 2 of "Institute Teams," starting off with the teams of note!

Notable Teams

"Professor's Team"/"Team Gabel"/"Team Fuck Yeah"

Includes:

Professor Gabel - team leader

Francine Duval - second-in-command, team psychic

Skyler Takamori - second psychic, reaper

Nikolas Alden - newest/third reaper

Lindsey o'Callaghan - medic

Professor Durand Harfang - historical and cultural consultant

Thus is Professor Eddy's own team, and no doubt the most well-known team. Though actually one of the youngest, the team itself having only been around about five years or so, his team has gained the most notoriety, taking on more "high-profile" cases. Being the team of the Grim Reaper himself, this isn't really surprising--despite the fact that two of his team members aren't reapers OR psychics!

Mau's Team/Team Stoner

Led by a Mr. Mauceri, Mau's team is second-most well-known, and tends to take the most dangerous cases that Professor's team doesn't get to, likely due to time constraints. Mau's team could perhaps be called the most eclectic, with not only a werebeast, but also a ghost!

Emilia's Team

Fatima's Team

Akihiko's Team

Is everyone in the Institute on a team?

Nope! Not every psychic or non-psychic goes ghost hunting; some prefer to stay at the Institute, performing other duties, such as filtering calls for investigations, researching ghosts and psychics, and various other behind-the-scenes/upkeep duties. Some don't even have anything to do with ghosts! Several employees simply work at the cafe and dorm store, making sure those living on the grounds have enough to eat and drink. Some don't really do that either; some attend the Institute to learn how to gain control of their psychic abilities through classes.

Are team positions restricted to Institute personnel?

Actually, not technically! While being employed under the Institute already is preferred, team members may make recommendations for people not employed by the Institute who may wish to join, who are then heavily reviewed and interviewed by Professor Gabel. Upon passing his inspection and criteria, the recommended will be given employment papers, and trained in spectral response protocol. In cases in which said potential employee is not being recommended for a reaping position, such as a medic or historical consultant, they need not learn how to catch ghosts, but will still be taught various field protocol. They may choose to pursue a Reaper position at any time.

Who chooses what teams reapers and psychics join?

In general, this task is left up to Professor Gabel, who reviews each employee, as well as teams already available, and make his best effort to place individuals in teams where they may not be the most harmonious, but may work together, and prove to be the best candidate for encouraging growth between all team members. He's... not always successful. But he tries!

Are you stuck with the same team forever?

Nope! If a team member or members simply cannot work together no matter what, they may ask to be removed from a team. They will be assigned to a new team, and more than likely, another employee, likely out of training, will be assigned to the previous team. In general, there are always a dozen or so employees either just out of training and lacking a steady position in a single team yet, or employees who shuffle between teams, preferring to remain part-time. Professor Gabel himself will on occasion join another team for a case, to evaluate and make sure proper procedure is being followed. He will also lead proto-teams of trainees not yet on a real team, in beginner's cases, to teach them the ropes. Often enough, these proto-teams may become official teams.

In the extremely rare event that an entire team cannot work together, the team will be disbanded, and members shuffled to other teams.

Do teams have uniforms?

Officially, no. For investigations and responses, there is a general dress code of, "wear what you would to an interview for a grocery store/nothing that might blatantly offend somebody's grandmother." As much as Eddy would love to allow the latter, it unfortunately most often impedes investigations. For those who who still have no clue what to wear, Eddy recommends jeans and a plain t-shirt, work shoes. Badda bing, nothing to worry about.

Unofficially, more enthusiastic teams have been prone to making shirts for their teams. The Institute does not prohibit these shirts or other apparel, so long as they meet the dress code during investigations.

The only piece of clothing that the Institute firmly mandates are the pins of certification, to be worn somewhere where they can be seen. These display that a reaper or psychic is certified to be out in the field. These pins have a reaper/psychic's name on the back, and cannot be traded. Not would anyone want to trade them. They are mighty expensive to replace.

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A/C: aaaaaaaand I think that's about it, for now! If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them!

I've tried to give the Institute as much of a functioning infrastructure as I can, though that is uh, admittedly hard, given the context: "bunch of X-men fire spirits superheros people live at a semi-secret school-ish place and hunt ghosts and train psychics oh but they're real people who need to eat and make money and stuff"

An Introduction to Spectral Response Teams!

As we all know, the Hadesian Institute is mostly about dealing with ghosts. Management, retrieval, removal, etc.. Obviously, in order to deal with ghosts, you need people.This is where reapers and psychics come in.

To manage ghosts out in the field, reapers and psychics generally stick to teams, which can consist of anywhere between four and eight people, though many teams remain fluid; not everyone will join in every response to every mission. Reapers and psychics often have secondary jobs that may require them to opt out of a mission.

What remains true for many reapers is their team often becomes like a secondary family (or even primary family), providing support both on and off the field.

Are all teams the same?

Teams are not all the same! While teams are generally made up or one or two very experienced reapers, one or two median-level reapers, and one or two newbies, not every team fulfills the same functions in cases. 

Investigations

Investigations are generally the first response to a suspected paranormal event. Every official team must be certified in investigations before they may conduct one, which includes training in electromagnetic field detection, hazardous material identification, equipment certification, and much more. 

Sounds like a lot to go through just to investigate ghosts, huh? Well, not every case actually involves ghosts! A number of physical phenomena can cause what would seem like paranormal events, and searching high and low for a ghost that isn't there would be a tremendous waste of time, both for clients and employees.

Management, Retrieval, Removal

While every team is certified in investigations, not every team is certified in the post-investigation response. Some teams are ONLY certified in investigation. As a team accumulates experience and coherence together, they will move up the ladder of certification, eventually gaining certification in spectral management, spectral retrievals, and spectral removals, in said order. The more certifications a team has, the more versatile they will be, and the more cases they may attend. 

Spectral Management

Spectral management typically involves helping the corporeal and non-corporeal live together in harmony. At this level, reapers could technically be more considered social workers, checking in the parties involved, resolving disputes, etc. These cases are most common, and what reapers attempt first before any other kind of response.

Spectral Retrieval

In these cases, a non-corporeal entity has been deemed either too intrusive or in danger to itself to remain on the property, and must be escorted out--much like a squatter being escorted from private property. These are gentler removals, and often involve coaxing and talking. These are often also the most complex, as with each ghost, the response may have to waver between spectral retrieval and spectral management, as per the entity involved.

Any team certified in retrieval may also respond to spectral management cases.

Spectral Removal

For the adventurous reapers, this is the certification most sought-after. Spectral Removals involve the forceful removal of poltergeists deemed dangerous to other people, corporeal or not. This is often the utmost last resort, as it is not only expensive, but substantially dangerous, to multiple parties. This is the type of response most likely to kill a reaper. 

Any team certified in removal may also respond to spectral retrieval, and spectral removal cases.

Positions on the team

While officially no ranks are given on teams, teams will often create ranks themselves, with different styles of leadership. Some teams opt for pure democracy; others will opt for a central leader, often the most experienced reaper. Still others may opt for a diarchy or even triarchy, with leadership resting on two or three individuals, respectively. Only one or two teams have thus far chosen these more obtuse styles of leading: most opt for a single leader, with a second-in-command, third-in-command, so on and so forth. 

In general, most teams follow a "template" of sorts, with different people occupying various positions, such as:

-a team leader

-a telepathic psychic

-a secondary reaper

-a tertiary reaper who likely has more advanced medical knowledge (or at least is in control of the med kit, which can include inhalers and EpiPens); sometimes called "the medic."

-sometimes a telekinetic psychic of some kind

-a new reaper, learning the ropes

Team positions may be fluid, as the number of people on the team may vary, depending on the case involved, and how many are actually needed. From information given beforehand, another party (usually as Professor Gabel) will make a guess at how many may actually be needed (based on property size, possible poltergeists involved, environmental hazards), and only send out that many, sending in the reserve members if needed. The Institute prefers not to send out full teams, as it is not only physically cumbersome at times, getting up to eight people to a locale halfway around the world, but can also be very expensive, having not only to pay the employees' salaries, but also pay for airfare, travel expenses, and usually lodging.