Normal Guy

**Normal Guy** is one of the antagonists of *Elevator Hitch*. He is an existing employee of a nameless corporation and responsible for interviewing prospective hires such as Protag.

## Personality

Most of the time, Normal Guy lives up to his name. He is the picture of a put-together businessman simply doing his job, but when displeased, he instantly becomes threatening even while still wearing a smile on his face. His questions and words quickly become off-putting.

## Appearance

His palette is distinctly monochrome, with his skin being a light grey. His hair is dark gray and his eyes are black, though they turn light gray in some sprites. Normal Guy's hair is also swept a different way from that of the main characters and seems to be more tamed.

(HE'S SO PRETTY I CAN'T RN)

He wears a dark gray suit with a long-sleeved white shirt underneath as well as a black tie. The suit jacket is buttoned up. His shoes are also black. In comparison to the others, he has a blur effect and outline on him. Additionally, Normal Guy is constantly smiling.

## Background

Normal Guy's background is unknown, though other interviews have been stated as occurring in the past—specifically in relation to Coworker—so it is possible he has conducted additional interviews for employees in the company. Rachel did confirm that he is not the boss.

## Relationship

### Protag

At their first interaction, he claims to have been worried about Protag getting lost. He initially comes off as cheerful and genuinely happy to meet Protag. However, if Protag answers one of his questions incorrectly, his eyes turn light grey and he becomes patronizing and threatening. He seems to be playing with Protag for his own amusement, asking bizarre things and even going so far as to alter the game itself by introducing a random QTE (Quick Time Event).

If Protag passes the interview, Normal Guy gives him a key to the lobby, luring him with the thought of escaping through the exit. If he fails, Normal Guy grabs his face and rips it off, saying that changes would have to be made in order for him to work at the company. The final image of the Hired ending shows Protag bloodied, lacking in eyes, and now bearing a strong resemblance to Normal Guy with his color palette and artificial smile.

### Coworker

He mainly thinks of Coworker as a tool, though the exact intended purpose he has in mind for Coworker is hard to say. All he seems to care about is that Coworker was helpful to Protag. Normal Guy does not directly speak to Coworker, though he does seem to operate out of the floor that Coworker has a meeting on, so it is possible they have interacted before.

## Trivia

* Normal Guy has an entry on Sexypedia, a Wiki dedicated to documenting characters described as fitting the "sexyman archetype." He also received some votes to be a part of the Sexyman zine, though he did not make the cut.
* Normal Guy, along with Protag and Coworker, can be found on page 94 of the Phantasmagoria Zine.
* Rachel said in the official RachelDevsThis Discord that she imagines Normal Guy's age to be in the 30s to 1000+ years range.
* There was an idea for a possible run where Coworker was replaced with Normal Guy, but it never came to fruition.