Missy

Art by Bud Weyser

**Missy** (French: Mademoiselle) is a waitress at a hostel restaurant in Trat, Thailand. She meets Tintin's group while waiting on their table, and later gets engaged to Professor Calculus. While the group assumes she is just a cute ditz, in her native language, Missy is actually sarcastic and streetwise. She was created by Bud E. Weyser for the 1999 pastiche, Tintin in Thailand.

## Story

When Tintin's group goes to Thailand for a case, one of the real life places they visit is the Pop Guesthouse hotel. Their table is waited on by Missy, who Calculus immediately becomes smitten with. Missy finishes her shift right as Tintin's group is about to head out, so she invites Calculus to go to some local restaurants with her. Missy later accompanies the group as they continue searching for Jolyon Wagg.

Later in the comic, Missy takes Professor Calculus to a local fortune teller; Calculus assumes this is a date, but Missy is instead asking the fortune teller if Calculus has a sizable bank account. When told no, Missy dumps Calculus and heads back to her job at the restaurant. Calculus is distraught and spends the evening getting drunk at the Beer Corner Bar.

A few days later, Tintin's group is at the Pop Grandhouse restaurant once again, when Missy happens to be working. She goes to Calculus's table with her friend, a French student from Payap University. The young man helps translate between Missy and Calculus, and explains that Missy discovered Calculus is soon due to get enormous royalties for his appearance in The Adventures of Tintin comic series. Thanks to this, Missy is romantically interested in Calculus again, and the two get back together.

## Personality

While Missy is primarily motivated by financial gain, she does seem to genuinely love Professor Calculus. She enjoys hanging out with him, though sometimes her teasing is a little too harsh, such as when she tricks Calculus into eating extremely spicy food just to see his reaction. Part of the reason why Missy is motivated by money is because she has a large extended family, said to be "62 members" by her friend, many of whom are living impoverished.

She doesn't know much English or French, just what she has to say as a waitress, and primarily speaks in Thai around Tintin's group. Usually, Missy's commentary on the situation is a lot harsher than what the group assumes she is saying. When stranded in the jungle, Calculus first confesses to Missy, and he assumes she is returning his feelings though she is actually saying in Thai, "I don't understand any of your gibberish, and I'm fed-up because I'm starving!"

## Appearance

Missy is a Thai woman aged somewhere in her late 20s to early 30s. She has black hair in a short bob with straight-cut, sideswept bangs. She is only seen wearing a polo shirt and slacks, which also appears to be part of her work uniform. Haddock and Calculus frequently remark on how cute they think she is.

## References

1. ↑ Pop Guesthouse in Trat, Thailand | Planet of Hotels
2. ↑ Weyser, Bud E. *Tintin in Thailand.* Chang Mai: Zledaneky, 1999. pg. 45
3. ↑ Weyser, Bud E. *Tintin in Thailand.* Chang Mai: Zledaneky, 1999. pg. 55
4. ↑ Weyser, Bud E. *Tintin in Thailand.* Chang Mai: Zledaneky, 1999. pg. 42