Doc and Vania will certainly still be around!

Doc
DF
He/him
Short brown hair, Caucasian, collared shirts and cargo shorts
Shy, quiet, reads constantly
Books probably aren't shiny by a crow's standards, but you're welcome to have Mellon steal his, if need be. This will make Doc get angry and desperate to get it back, though!

Vania
DF
She/her
Black hair in a ponytail, Japanese, pinstripe suit and pants
Confident, in an easygoing way. Talkative, and excited to try new things.
Nothing shiny but her personality, alas!

Neither leave HQ very frequently, but they can be just about anywhere in HQ's public spaces. Just please, if you're going to set them in a restaurant/bar, don't depict them drinking alcohol.

—doctorlit, about to pack up for the Chicago gathering!

Given that he was good at wandering around lost in thought even before he reached HQ.

I have no idea if I've actually given him a non-trivial wiki page, but to summarize the physical appearance section: stereotypical ancient math professor in black monk's robes.

In terms of small shiny things, he may have a pen that he's using to scribble notes about something that's pretty theftable.

And if you want suggestions, he might be in the Escher room attempting to do science at it, with no success.

ETA: strikethrough doesn't work in subject lines? Aw. {= (

~Neshomeh

Jiwon or Charlie are available, if one fits the needs of the Interlude and whatnot. Charlie tends to hang around busy places like the Cafeteria, while Jiwon's more likely to be in Rudi's or the Courtyard, often in fox shape so he doesn't have to talk to people.

Neither really have anything particularly shiny, though, unless you count Jiwon's yeowoo guseul, but that's not really something he'd carry out in the open much. Hope that's not too much of a problem.

Phil (he/him) is the unshaven human of medium build who wears a dirty hoodie and sweatpants all day. He is moody, lazy and nit-picky. He is from the Department of Mary Sues.

Spensor (he/him) is Cybertronian who transforms into a Vending Machine. He has no impulse control. He is on probation and is from Eclectic Subdivision of Advanced Species.

Phil constantly snarks at Spensor for his antics.

Use them to your heart's delight.

Thoth, floaters, he/him, he's a space marine from 40k, so he's about 7 feet tall, bald, and is either wearing power armor or... well, whatever fits. He's been known to wear robes, and sometimes T-shirts. Bald, too, since that's an obvious physical trait. He's stoic, and his mannerisms when speaking tend to be rather formal. There's a wiki page and missions, I need to go track down the wiki page.

He's lacking in shinies, at present. Sorry about that.

His Wiki page.

As for "something shiny," he typically has a dagger nowadays with him at all times. He's likely to hang out in front of his RC if he hangs out anywhere, but he could plausibly be seen with his family in New Cal if need be.

And, additionally, from... May First-ish, he's been repartnered with K (mission coming soon! Hopefully), so if he actually talks about his partner (highly unlikely but still), he would be referring to K and not Paye.

-kA

You're welcome to use Christianne Shieh, Eledhwen Elerossiel, and Liu Siyuan. Christianne and Eledhwen are ex-DMS and retired in New Caledonia, and Liu Siyuan is in DBS. Since I think this interlude takes place after StWWX, Liu Siyuan will recognise Moira. If this interlude takes place before... oh, October 2021, Liu Siyuan will still be in RC 1774 in Headquarters. Between October 2021 and January 2022, he'll be in RC 9L0121F4114C3, because his RC got burnt down. Then after January 2022, he'll be in a cottage in the French Quarter of New Caledonia.

Christianne and Eledhwen are primarily in New Caledonia, though in HQ they like to go to Cluedo Night at Rudi's. Not so much now, though, since they have children to care for. Liu Siyuan will mostly be in his RC, but he's also been known to show up to mahjong games in the Lounge, and after his latest interlude his stomping grounds extend into New Caledonia. He likes the beach and the arboretum, but he'll also be seen in places where there are books and tea to be had, and the more Chinese, the better.

Christianne's most stealable shinies are probably her Japanese weaponry (though she wouldn't have it out, so I don't know how Mellon would get to it) and a silver star-like ring Eledhwen gave her. Eledhwen's most stealable shinies are her wedding ring, any circlet she happens to be wearing, and her sonic pen. Liu Siyuan's most stealable shinies are a jade token -- this large jade pendant that he would wear at his waist; it's a mark of being a gentleman -- in the shape of the Bad Slash rubber duck (so it doubles as a flash patch! :P) and a jade hairpin carved in the shape of a crane that he uses to hold up his half-up, half-down hairstyle. He also has a silver xiaoguan in the shape of a crane with its wings spread, but he doesn't wear that normally and would simply have it stored away at his place.

For StWWX-related spoiler reasons, the Disentangler and the Agent are not going to be cameo-able, but they can be mentioned as long as nothing particularly spoilery is said. I trust you, though, since you trusted me with Blank and Moira for StWWX!

Mina is given a profile here, which should answer those. And as for shiny object, she has a scaly purple guitar with broken strings named Flurffles.

Bear in mind, my Permission is still pending.

But I think Mina and Moira would be good friends.

—Ls

Zara and Diamond are up for cameos. Here’s the links for their pages: Zara and Diamond