Percy Matthews (Dimension-232)

**Percy Matthews** was the first employee of the Tally Hall, and youngest member of New Poglandia. He was a part of the main group of people who first moved to New Poglandia. He has a cat named Archibald, that he is very particular about.

## History

### Pre-Poglandia

Little is known about Percy's life before Poglandia. He was an orphan, and is unsure if he has any living relatives. After his parents died, he became homeless. To support himself, Percy began to peddle drugs, and still does to this day. He tries to not talk about this aspect of his life. Sometime either before or after his parents died, he met Archibald. Percy didn't make it past the first grade, so his reading and writing skills are poor, although he claims Archibald helps him with his learning. Despite this, Percy is still relatively intelligent, and is well versed in philosophy and human psychology. He is also good at detecting when he is being decieved. Although whether he will say anything or not is another story.

### New Poglandia

In September of 2021, five more people were sent out to new lands, to create a working society, just like Old Poglandia. These people were Frank Lime, **Percy Matthews**, Joline Kerr, Bumbo and Harvey. Upon reaching the new land, each set up shop right in the same area, except for Percy, who decided to explore a nearby forest. While the others worked on their homes, Percy and his pet cat Archibald, began working on their cabin, which rested deep in the woods, a fair distance away from the rest of New Poglandia. Percy's cat, Archibald, was quite odd. Percy always made sure that no-one even looked at Archibald for longer than forty seven seconds, let alone pet him. And even though Percy was very particular about his cat, no-one really knew why.

About a month or so later, Frank and Joline were ready to open their stores. Frank went first, opening the Tally Hall to the public. Frank made all of the residents of New Poglandia pay full price, as they walked through the museum of (mostly fake) oddities from Old Poglandia, including Uncle Joey's real armour (dyed leather armour) and "real" iron from Jod. Percy, who also had to pay, was Frank's only employee, and had to make sure nobody touched any of the exhibits. After the tour, Joline guided the group over to the Dollar Tree for it's grand (re)opening. Frank didn't join them, as he was old and tired, and needed a nap. While Joline opened the Dollar Tree, Penid Goblin got on his glider and flew over to the it, just as Joline opened it's doors. Penid Goblin flew above the group and laughed, as he tossed several of his Pumpkin Bombs into the store, destroying it. When the dust settled, there was nothing left but a crater where the store once was. Not only that, but the Goblin also bombed the community Nether portal, which was nearby. As everyone stood up and tried to understand what just happened, the Goblin flew back over to the group, and revealed that Bumbo was the one who supplied him with the pumpkins for the bombs. With that final message, Penid Goblin flew off. But the day was far from over, as Joline was absolutely crushed by the destruction of the Dollar Tree. When the group tried to comfort her, she turned to Bumbo and began to accuse him of causing the explosion. Bumbo tried to explain that he had no idea what Penid Goblin was going to use the pumpkins for, but Joline didn't care. She told Bumbo to meet her in the crater where the Nether portal had been, so they could fight to the death. Thankfully, when the two showed up, so did everyone else, and they were able to de-escalate the situation.

The very next day, to try and clear the tense air between everyone, Percy decided to throw a Christmas party, and everyone was invited. Everyone showed up, and they all had a great time. Frank drank most of Percy's alcohol and talked about Iraq, which he does when he's drunk. While at the party, the crew decides that on the hundredth day of New Poglandia, they should all go to Old Poglandia.

### A Trip to Old Poglandia

On the one hundreth day of New Poglandia (December 29th, 2021), Joline, Frank, Bumbo and Percy, all head out to Old Poglandia. It takes them several hours to reach the place, but once they do, they begin to explore immediately. They find the Homeland and Cum Tower first, and see what has happened since Uncle Joey last left the place. The Homeland is in a much worse condition, with things broken, and lots of graffiti covering the walls. After they were done in the Homeland, the group took the Nether Highway to Mecca. When they got there, they searched around and saw the Cumlord statue, and the Dragon Egg monument. At some point during their search of Mecca, Frank found something that sparked his interest, which resulted in him cutting his adventure short, and he quickly headed back to New Poglandia. After Frank had left, the trio decided to head back through the Nether Highway, when Joline remembered something from her past in Old Poglandia, an old cabin in the middle of the snow. Joline also remembered how to get there, and led the group to the cabin. They all entered the cabin slowly, and saw it was empty. When they looked around, they saw several notable things, like flags from Old Poglandia, and a full netherite armour set. The group then found a ladder which led to a basement, which had a large fish tank, which held Reggie, and a room which was boarded off. They took the boards off the door, and entered the secret room.

Inside, Joline, Percy and Bumbo found a large glass tube, the Penid Goblin's armour, his bombs, and his glider. They quickly realized they were in the home of the Penid Goblin, and began to race out. They didn't make it far before they were stopped by the owner of the house, Uncle Joey. He had just come home from gathering more firewood, and caught the group trying to leave his house. When they were caught, they didn't know what to do, as they thought that Joey would kill them, but he didn't, he explained to them what happened after Old Poglandia, and how he became the Goblin. In his ramblings, he mentioned the name Frank, which sparked Percy to ask who Frank was. Joey explained that he had a brother named Frank, and that was when the group finally put it together that Frank was related to Joey. Joey then asked the group if he could come back to New Poglandia with them, as he was worried what could happen if he stayed in the cabin any longer. Each member of the group had a different answer: Percy didn't trust Joey and didn't want him to come back with them, Bumbo thought the opposite, thinking that Joey needs their help, and Joline, who wasn't even thinking about what to do with Joey. While the rest of the group talked about what to do with Joey, Joline decided to go into the Nether portal, and run away. Bumbo and Percy were unable to stop her, and finally agreed to let Joey come back with them.

### Frank is Arrested

After Joey and Frank are reunited, Frank is arrested and sent to jail. Worried that Lambda will take advantage of the almost empty Tally Hall, Percy and Bumbo sneak into the Tally Hall to try to find if Frank is hiding anything, to make sure Lambda can't find it. While they snooped around the Hall, they were spotted by Joey, who agreed to help them search for things that could get Frank in trouble. While they searched, they ended up stumbling upon a hidden door, which led to a staircase. Following the staircase down, led to an elevator, which when taken, led to a long hallway, full of oddities. This was Frank's hidden bunker, where he had been building an Aether portal. Frank had been building this machine, as he thought that after Old Poglandia, Joey had gone to the Aether to hide from the public, and Frank was going to try and rescue his brother. Obviously this wasn't the case, but it didn't matter, as the machine was still completed and sitting in Frank's basement. The three found several other things in the bunker, such as a copy of Joline's diary, Bumbo's power suit, and several contraband items.

Once done in the bunker, the trio headed back upstairs, and realized they needed to keep the bunker hidden from Lambda. So the next day, Uncle Joey hired Gil to renovate more of the Tally Hall, making the place more of a maze, and making it harder to find hidden locations. Two weeks later, Percy went out to mining, and when he returned, he saw a person leaving his home. The person was Quinn, a new scientist sent out by the Paragon Corp. As Quinn leaves, Percy yelled at him, telling him to not come back. Quinn nods to Percy, and continues his way home. Percy went back into his house, where he was met with the sight of Joline, who had snuck in. Joline told Percy to not freak out, and that she needed to talk to Percy, but also needs to know what Quinn is at New Poglandia for, so Joline tells Percy to run back outside and invite Quinn in. Percy agrees, and apologizes to Quinn, and invites him inside. Once inside, Quinn and Percy chat, and Quinn learns several untrue facts about the residents of New Poglandia. Quinn thanks Percy for the information, and heads back home. After Quinn had left, Joline came downstairs and asked Percy what Quinn was there for, and Percy reassured Joline that she had nothing to worry about.

The next day, Percy made his way to where Quinn was building his home, and asked him if he could send a letter to the Paragon Corpoation on his behalf. Quinn was happy to oblige, and wrote and sent a letter on Percy's behalf. About a week later, Frank returns, as he was released by the police. He almost instantly puts Percy back to work at the Tally Hall, despite it now being closed.

Later, during a long night, Joey couldn't get to sleep, due to the Goblin's voice in his head. The voice of the Goblin got so bad, that Joey ended up texting Percy and asking if he could stay the night at his house. Percy let him stay the night, as long as he slept on the couch.

## Trivia

* Percy constantly lies about his age.
* Percy's only friend in New Poglandia is Harvey.
* Percy has two siblings, but when asked about his family, he will comment that he is an only child.
* His favorite band is AJJ, and he also listens to folk punk.