Hester

*"Officer Hester" redirects here. For the short story, see MGP Vignettes.*

**Officer Hester** is a character in *Magical Girl Policy*. He is a police officer that appears in his self-titled vignette as the focal character.

## Appearance

Hester is apparently relatively young among the police force, as his partner Lt. Sanders addresses him as "kid", and "Monster Insurance" says only younger officers tend to retain enthusiasm for working at monster attack scenes.

## Personality

Hester is hardworking and rules-minded, in contrast to his more lax coworkers. He is an idealistic, by-the-book cop with a strong desire to protect and serve the public. He would especially like to take greater action against the monsters that threathen Kessia City and doesn't want to merely depend on the vigilante Spirit Guards. He displays no fear at the prospect of entering a battle scene despite it being known that ordinary weapons are ineffective against monsters. He is outspoken about his views as well as argumentative, which has gotten him a reputation among his peers as being difficult to work with.

## Abilities

Hester has police training and carries a gun, and is apparently confident in his ability to handle violent marks as he would like to be allowed into an active monster attack. He also has some basic knowledge of forensics.

## Biography

### Background

Hester joined the Kessia City Police Department at some point prior to the start of the series. The exact time is unclear, but it's known that he was already an officer by the time of the Polygal attack at Loose Change.

### Week 1

When the monster Day LaMode appears at Rale Valley Mall and battles the Spirit Guard, Hester and his partner Lt. Sanders are three blocks away when the police are notified. Hester wants to enter the scene, but as ordered the pair works with the rest of the officers in rounding up evacuating civilians and interviewing witnesses. One witness says she saw a group of boys (Robert, Cory, and Eli) get chased by LaMode's mannequins, but the boys in question could not be located, so the account is believed to be a mistake. Seven to eight hours later, Hester and Sanders are finally allowed into the mall and meet with the forensics team. Though the work he did do was good, Hester is frustrated at the general police force's complacency and ineffectiveness when it comes to the monsters and Spirit Guard. He thinks about this after Sanders gets him to end his pressing of forensics leader Devin Dante, whose team likewise accomplished little.

## Relationships

### Sanders

Hester has Lt. Sanders as his partner on the police force. Sanders is older and more experienced, addressing Hester as "kid". Sanders contrasts his partner by being more jaded about his job, as he will shoot down suggestions for how the force ought to handle things and talk him down from lecturing other officers for unseemly conduct. Whenever Hester's outspokenness leads to potential problems with the rest of the force, Sanders will cover for his partner and try to defuse the situation.

### Mitchell

As a Kessia City police officer, Hester works under Commissioner Mitchell. He dislikes Mitchell, specifically having a distaste for the man prioritizing how the police force appears in the press over the force's actual work.

### Kessia City Police Department

Hester joined the police out of a desire to protect the public, and his outspoken attitude often lands him into arguments with his more lax coworkers, prompting Sanders to deescalate things, such as when Hester annoys Dante with his scrutiny of the forensics team's work. Hester's by-the-book attitude also has him get annoyed at even minor spots of misconduct, such as taking abandoned food from a scene.