Men in Black

The **Men in Black**  (**MiB** for short) is a recurring antagonistic faction in the *Divine Comedy*.

It is a top secret government organization whose primary objective is to monitor, license, regulate and police supernatural, unnatural, and extraterrestrial activity on Earth. It is divided into three branches which consist of D.O.R.K.S, G.E.E.K.S., and N.E.R.D.S.

## History

### Background

The Men in Black was founded in the U.S. in the mid-1950s and began as a small and poorly funded government organization devoted to making contact with creatures from beyond and below. They were initially seen as a joke, and in some cases are still treated as a joke, but over time they started to gain traction with amount of paranormal and extraterrestrial occurrences they would encounter across the United States.

At some point the Men in Black broke their ties to the government and divided themselves into three branches stationed across various parts of America in order to handle the growing amount of activities related to monsters, demons/angels, and aliens separately while operating as a singular force. The founding members were the seven agents present at the time of these encounters, plus an amateur astronomer and a young man who got lost going to see his girlfriend.

## Description

### Agents

After joining, all MiB agents sever every tie with their former lives, along with having all traces of their identity erased. However, these lives may be restored upon retirement, wherein they are neutralized and their memories of MiB erased. All agents dress in black business suits with Rayban sunglasses, and have access to a wide array of technologies and weaponry for their missions.

Agents of the organization are identified via numerical, phonetic, or alphabetical address. For example, the agents of N.E.R.D.S. are identified by alphabetical means. D.O.R.K.S. use numerical identification and G.E.E.K.S. use phonetic. The agents of the divisions wear badges that are modeled after the first letter of the acronym corresponding to their respective branch.

## Branches

* **D.O.R.K.S.**: A branch in MiB that handles the supernatural phenomena on Earth involving demons, and angels. They are not respected by their peers and are usually mocked by even the higher ups despite their job description though this could indicate that they have a low performance rate compared to the others. The agents use numerical identification.

* **G.E.E.K.S.**: A branch in MiB that handles the likes of monsters and ghosts. The agents would often dress in fantasy garbs as though they were in a *Dungeons and Dragons* and *Monster Hunter* campaign while having their black business suits underneath. G.E.E.K.S would collaborate with N.E.R.D.S. when dealing with Bermuda Falls. The agents use phonetic identification.

* **N.E.R.D.S.**: A branch in MiB that monitors and polices extraterrestrial activity. They are sometimes partnered with G.E.E.K.S. due to the fact that aliens would associate themselves with monsterkind and even live among them. N.E.R.D.S. have more advanced weaponry due to the nature of their field. Both N.E.R.D.S. and D.O.R.K.S. would often collaborate when dealing with Gallows Creek. The agents use alphabetical identification.