Agent Z

> *"My name is Z...ke. And this is Y...att. Zeke and Wyatt! Those are our names! Yep!"* -Agent Z
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Agent Z or "Zeke" is a field agent for the National Bureau of Normalcy. He was one of two agents assigned to investigate Down to Film, the other being Agent Y.

## Personality

Agent Z is a bit of a class clown, often cracking jokes and one-liners while on the job. He's far more laid back than his partner, Y, which allows him to connect with people easier.

Z is also very sensitive and has been shown to empathize with others very easily. This leads to some internal conflict when he begins to connect with the Cryptids and starts to doubt the Bureau's mission.

## Biography

### Background

Prior to joining the Bureau, Agent Z worked as a field agent for a different, unnamed government agency. He was only headhunted by the Bureau recently and hasn't been working there for very long.

### The TSTV Investigation

After being transferred to the NBN, Agent Z is assigned to investigate Down to Film along with his new partner, Agent Y.

Agent Z meets up with Agent Y outside of the William Randolph-Hearst building, where Z tries to engage in some small talk with his new partner, to no success. The two then receive a call from the Director, who gives them their brief. Agent Z manages to anger the Director during this phone call, who threatens to "ship him off to Canada." After the Director hangs up, Agent Y chastises Agent Z for disrespecting the Director, saying that he has "no idea what he's capable of."

Agent Z and Agent Y enter the station wearing "disguises" (backward baseball caps) and attempt to join Down to Film, claiming to be college students. While Molly is interrogating them, Agent Z momentarily forgets the cover names they were assigned and makes up two new ones, Zeke and Wyatt, on the spot. Molly suspects nothing however and allows the two to join the show.

While the crew goes about making their next episode, Agent Z and Agent Y begin testing the various crew members to determine whether or not they are meta-beings. They begin with Lola. With some reluctance, Agent Z agrees to place a refrigerator magnet on her back to see if it sticks. It does, but Lola senses the agent behind her and turns around to ask him if he needs anything. Bluffing, Agent Z claims that he feels he and Wyatt haven't been pulling their weight around the set. Lola disagrees, saying that they have been "most helpful," but that they can help with sound if they like. Agent Z, seemingly caught off guard by the compliment, agrees.

Later, the two agents test Wyly by slipping silver dust into his food. However, while Agent Z distracts the werewolf, he learns about Wyly's relationship with Nik and is genuinely touched. He begins to show signs of doubt and attempts to express these feelings to Y, who brushes them off.

Later, Agent Y pulls Agent Z and tells him that they are done with their mission and that it's time to neutralize the Cryptids and call for extraction. Panicked, Agent Z tries to convince Y not to call for backup, offering mundane reasons for why the crew members may have reacted to the tests the way they did. As a last-minute gambit, he reminds Y that they still haven't located the FANNTM Phone and that the Director will likely be upset with them for not completing their mission if they call it in now. Agent Y concedes, much to Agent Z's relief. Agent Z also learns from Agent Y that "shipped off to Canada" is a euphemism meaning that the Director would have them killed.

## Relationships

**Agent Y:** Agent Y is Agent Z's partner, although Z doesn't know him very well and seems to only annoy Y in his attempts to connect.