George Writingdesk

**George Writingdesk** was an employee at the CPE Institute and is the co-worker and companion of Atticus Raven.

## Personality

Mr. Writingdesk is careful and understanding, often the source of comfort or mediation in conflict, but he knows how to stand his ground when he feels it to be necessary. Beyond that, he's jaded and troubled by his job at the institute and regrets much of the time he's spent working at it.

## Description

Mr. Writingdesk is described as a large (so large that he is frequently unable to comfortably walk through doorways), rectangular, burley man with beady, dark eyes, large arms, broad shoulders, and a curmudgeonly face.

Both he and Mr. Raven dress in grey suits. However, those become tattered after Mr. Raven accidentally sets off their neutralization cannon.

## History

### Early History

Mr. Writingdesk worked in the CPE Institute with Mr. Raven and Mr. Riddle prior to and after the Night of Black Rains. They later kidnapped a 6-year-old Penny Rescher and held her captive as "CPE-13." Somewhere along the line, Mr. Riddle went to become a sleeper, leaving Mr. Raven and Mr. Writingdesk to run what was left of the institute on their own.

### Season 2

Mr. Writingdesk appears briefly being pestered by Mr. Raven about an enormous anomaly passing by in a van, being the RV Gang on their way to America. They both appear talking about the same anomaly passing by again, this time in the opposite direction, which enamours Mr. Raven so much, he convinces Mr. Writingdesk to take a "vacation" in order to hunt it down. They bring Penny along both out of necessity and for the fact that she can be used.

### Season 3

Mr. Writingdesk, Mr. Raven and Penny arrive at the Grand Crossroads Hotel, where they make a deal with Penny. In exchange for them promising to avoid hurting other patrons, she would obediently provide her luck bestowal as they play cards in the casino. However, after their fourth win in a row, the Quilt accuses them of cheating, creating a clash between the players which violently escalates and gets them kicked out as soon as Penny decides to run away despite their deal.

Venturing through the Hallowoods, Mr. Writingdesk and Mr. Raven come across the Omen and capture them in order to use them as leverage against Penny and Friday, who've been reunited, when Mr. Raven accidentally sets off their neutralization cannon, hurting the two of them and causing them to become Blackwood Coven captives. As soon as Penny releases them on the condition of being left alone, Mr. Raven convinces Mr. Writingdesk, who expresses his uncertainty, to once again pursue the Rescher twins to Downing Hill Public Library with Mrs. Cake. When they find the twins, Mr. Writingdesk reveals to a betrayed Penny that it's not his intention to recapture her. This gives Friday an opening to jinx him. Penny offers him help, but he decides to stay and, as a conciliatory gesture, give Penny his institute key card.

## Known Abilities

* Mr. Writingdesk is very physically capable, thanks to his size.

## Relationships

### Atticus Raven

Mr. Raven is Mr. Writingdesk's long-time co-worker in the CPE Institute and friend. Between the two of them, Mr. Raven is responsible for tech management. Mr. Writingdesk often humors the whims of, reassures, and protects Mr. Raven.

### Penny Rescher

Penny is Mr. Writingdesk's ex-captive at the CPE Institute. Mr. Writingdesk is often responsible for bargaining, communicating, and checking up with Penny during their time at the CPE institute, as he has a more understanding and amiable relationship with her than Mr. Raven. Mr. Writingdesk progressively gets more and more uncertain of Penny's captivity, eventually standing up against it by handing her his institute key card.

### Friday Rescher

Friday is Mr. Writingdesk's ex-captor. During Penny's captivity, both Misters Raven and Writingdesk use Friday as leverage over Penny to earn her obedience. After that, when they meet Friday, she captures them and holds *them* captive, though they're later released. Mr. Writingdesk is unhappy with this history and wishes both Friday and Penny freedom and safety.

### Mr. Riddle

Mr. Riddle was Mr. Writingdesk's friend and co-worker at the CPE Institute. Between the two of them and Mr. Raven, Mr. Riddle was responsible for the strategic planning but has since left to sleep in the lake.

### Zelda Duckworth

Zelda is Mr. Writingdesk's acquaintance, who he knows under the guise of 'Mrs. Cake.'

### Ray Marley

Ray Marley was once a paranormal investigator, working in the same field as Mr. Raven. It's unclear if Mr. Writingdesk has heard of Ray, but Ray has of the CPE Institute and disapproves of its methods.

## Appearances

### Main Episodes

* Episode 96 - Horizons
* Episode 103 - Crossroads
* Episode 111 - Winds
* Episode 118 - Nevermores
* Episode 122 - Creeps
* Episode 127 - Hooks
* Episode 128 - Haunts
* Episode 134 - Libraries
* Episode 135 - Flames

## Trivia

* Mr. Writingdesk is, at least partially, inspired by Mr. Vandemar from *Neverwhere*.
* Mr. Writingdesk's name is inspired by the Hatter's riddle in *Alice in Wonderland*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode 63 - Signals
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 96 - Horizons
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Episode 103 - Crossroads
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Episode 122 - Creeps
5. ↑ Episode 111 - Winds
6. ↑ Episode 102 - Decadences
7. ↑ Episode 118 - Nevermores
8. ↑ Episode 128 - Haunts
9. ↑ Episode 134 - Libraries
10. ↑ Episode 135 - Flames
11. ↑ Episode 126 - Recoveries
12. ↑ hellofromthehallowoods on Tumblr on November 19th, 2023
13. ↑ hellofromthehallowoods on Tumblr on November 25th, 2023
All references taken from the official Hello from the Hallowoods website, episodes, and accounts.