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CHARACTERS

The Specktacles

Archy Specktacle, Unknown age (but presents as being in his 40s), paranoid, impulsive, volatile yet well-meaning — A blue collar worker driven by shortsighted self interest. Archy wants nothing more than respect and to be seen as a hero but lacks the credentials and gumption to achieve his goal. He served in the Battle of Mount Areola as a Quartermaster and deems himself an equal to front line soldiers.

“Who else is going to ensure the damn troops’ uniforms are damn

cleaned and issued? It’s important work, damnit!” Archy veils his

insecurities around his lack of valor with “faux Alpha'' bravado and

overzealousness. When he isn’t knocking on a neighbor’s door, (falsely)

accusing them of espionage, he’s working full time at Co-Deuce—the

CO2 production plant. After a long day of quality control at the job,

Archy enjoys cracking open an ice-cold Schweiss at Pub Beta where

he and his war vet buddies join heads on how to solve the world’s

problems—one futile mission at a time.

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Vira Specktacle, 35, sensitive, doting, superficial, — She’s hot, and she knows it—hell,  everyone does; the Virish breed is known for their good looks. But, Vira aspires to be more than just sexy. She wants to be a sexy mom—huge difference. But, because she can’t produce children of her own, she desperately

strives to be the best replacement mommy to her husband’s children,

Backy and Proe. She’s a fun, sweet, and “cool mom” who can’t understand

why her stepkids are so embarrassed by her. “When I was your age,

I used to pray every night to be infected by a mother like me.” But,

Vira’s regularly failed attempts to win their favor never deter her

because when it comes to proving how much more she loves her

stepchildren, she’s willing to go very far...or rather...as far as her

6 inch stilettos will allow her…

Proe Specktacle, 11, whiz kid, practical, rebellious, precocious — He wakes up every morning with one mission and one mission only: to prove they are all living on the surface of a “hu`mayne”—a mythological creature that lives in “Nujerzee.” Proe stumbled into this discovery during his search for Backy’s

and his biological mother who never returned home after a space mission.

Now, he is on a quest to prove Moa (God) does not exist, but poor

hygiene-having Maurice the hu`mayne does. The existential dread is strong

in this one, and his unwavering rebellion against the status quo leads to a

frequent summons to the principal's office. Archy supports Proe’s ambitions

and attributes his courage to the Speckatcles’ genes. Archy’s approval is

Proe’s greatest motivator.

Backy Specktacle, 15, timid, insecure, hormone-driven 10th grader livin’ in the shadow of her famous astronaut mom. While everyone expects Backy to use her high aptitude for science

and math for a greater purpose, the angsty teen is preoccupied with

dreams of becoming a celebrity socialite. Her visions of grandeur are

given free rein at home, but at school, Backy is confronted by her bleak

reality; she’s a social reject. Despite how well suited Vira is for the job,

Backy often rejects her proposals to help make her the object of envy

and affection on campus. She wishes her REAL mother was here...

Supporting characters

Maurice 'Mo' Malus, Unknown age (but presents as being in his 40s), paranoid, impulsive, volatile yet well-meaning — A blue collar worker driven by shortsighted self interest. Archy wants nothing more than respect and to be seen as a hero but lacks the credentials and gumption to achieve his goal. He served in the Battle of Mount Areola as a Quartermaster and deems himself an equal to front line soldiers.

“Who else is going to ensure the damn troops’ uniforms are damn

cleaned and issued? It’s important work, damnit!” Archy veils his

insecurities around his lack of valor with “faux Alpha'' bravado and

overzealousness. When he isn’t knocking on a neighbor’s door, (falsely)

accusing them of espionage, he’s working full time at Co-Deuce—the

CO2 production plant. After a long day of quality control at the job,

Archy enjoys cracking open an ice-cold Schweiss at Pub Beta where

he and his war vet buddies join heads on how to solve the world’s

problems—one futile mission at a time.

Mike Crow-Flora, Intense, stoic, the “E.T.” of Mo East,

Mike makes highly rejected (and what some call blasphemous)

proclamations about being from “the gut” and knowing that

the legends of Moa being a “hu`mayne'' are true. No one

believes his claims except Proe Specktacle, so the two of them

become good friends. All Mike wants to do is get back home,

but he doesn’t know how.

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Phung & Pennie Gusteria, 37, Annoying and intrusive Fungish neighbor and father to his 11-year-old Fungish spy daughter

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Helmin Ment, Disgruntled war veteran, co-worker, and good friend of Archy.

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