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PSA

If you find a wooden coffin with a big lock on it that says "DO NOT OPEN", please mail it directly to the Magnus Institute, London.

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What the fuck

- Cocoa Beane

Case #023-U1, Statement of Unknown Subject, regarding...their job at a clock shop. Original statement given some time during 2023. Audio recording by Cocoa Beane, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, London.

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Case #023-U1, Statement of Unknown Subject, regarding...their job at a clock shop. Original statement given some time during 2023. Audio recording by Cocoa Beane, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, London.

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So this is what the archives are about...Fascinating.

Phantom wyrm.

EGADS! Ghost! How'd you get in here? -- Mikey, Archival (Anomaly) Assistant

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Do you also take statements via the blog?

Indeed we do! There's a reason why the askbox is called "Give your statement" :)

You can also submit it if you'd prefer.

- Cocoa Beane, Head Archivist

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(Mini)-Public announcement:

The hammock in the archives has a new pillow and blanket, and has been safely re-installed. The spares are going into storage, just in case anyone wonders. Oh yeah! Hammock dear freinds! I have a hammock! Very comfortable. (Thank you Cocoa for fighting for this hammock <3, you guys also can use it anytime)

-Minty Mori, Archival Assistant

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Mr. Bouchard is refusing to talk to me about the mysterious new employee to the Archives, so I guess welcome @a-second-smaller-door to the Archival crew.

- Cocoa Beane, Head Archivist

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Intros, among other things.

Cocoa Beane

Hello hello! Cocoa Beane (Any Pronouns), Head Archivist, at your service! Currently in the process of attempting to reorganize the archives while also keeping up with all the new statements that keep pouring in from Research. Scared of spiders. Just a tad.

catch me over at @the-better-archivist for daily liveblogs about the reorganization efforts, among other things. My posts here are denoted by #archivist speaks.

Vinny Seraph

Hi everyone, names Vinny Seraph, She/her. I’m yet another archival assistant here, and I also help Cocoa out with her organization efforts if I can. I like coffee, music, and more coffee. I’m not addicted, I swear. I just like the taste.

My personal blog is @magnus-coffee-shop and the tag I use for my posts here is #Vinny Coffee Talk.

Kairos

Hello. My name is Kairos, and I’m an archival assistant here at the Institute. I handle most of the tech side, because it’s abundantly obvious how much Cocoa needs it. If you need to reach me, I’ll probably ignore you. And don’t touch my plants.

But if you must ask me something, you can find me at @clock-weaver for…my own efforts in archival work. All posts written by me here will be signed off with the tag #clock’s ticking

Minty Mori

Hello Hello! My name is Minty Mori (He/him) and archival assistant. I do a lot of filing, paperwork, I handle a lot of miscellaneous tasks but really just standard paper things. I have narcolepsy and I wholly apreciate the patience of the archival staff. I'm not entirely sure what to write honestly, Hopefully this will be alright with the Cocoa.

You'll find me occasionally posting at @minty-mori-archival-assistant (gosh it's so long.) And my tag is: #Sleep talking Minty.

Michael (Angelo?)

Hi there! I'm Michael, short for a myriad of things! I go by Mikey usually. I'm an archival assistant, brought on by Elias. I used to know Gertie, my guardian used to bring me out to see her! I'm not telling what I do here, as I find it fun to keep it secret. I like to refer to myself as "Michael 2" as my guardian is also named Michael (part of why he adopted me in the first place). My blog is @a-second-smaller-door, and I post with the tag #Michael..... 2!

What is The Spooky Archives?

The Spooky Archives, aka TSA, is a TMA AU created by all the mods on this blog and a few others who haven't been introduced yet. In this AU, our own OCs/sonas take the place of the s1 archival crew (though of course they all still exist, they just aren't working in the Archives).

About the Mods

Cocoa

Names Mod Cocoa (Any pronouns). A few of my friends (who are also mods on this blog) told me I should listen to Magnus. I gave in after a few weeks and proceeded to listen to the entire podcast in two weeks, so that gives you an idea of my level of insanity.

My main blog is @ihavenohotcocoa, and I kinda just post whatever I want so like. Maybe some magnus, maybe not.

Vinny

Hi! Mod Vinny here! (She/her pronouns) I’m a bit of a newbie to the series, and pretty much still am. I started listening to TMA and then my progress grinded to a halt around 107(?) because I was too anxious for everyone. And then I just got Mod!Cocoa to tell me everything because I was tired. And honestly? I would have not survived. So please forgive me if I do things contradictory to canon because everything I got is from word of mouth.

My blog is @vinegar-on-main, but don’t expect me to post only TMA stuff. I post whatever I feel like.

Llama

HI HI HELLO my name’s Llama (she/her)!! I was one of said friends who bugged Cocoa to listen to tma and I don’t think any of us have been the same ever since, I know I haven’t :D

My main blog is @constellama, I post art and sometimes random thoughts on different fandoms I’m a part of :D Feel free to follow !!

Minty

Y O U. Hello! I'm Minty (He/him or any), and I was also bugged to listen to it!! It really spread like a plague/pos ofc. I post about a couple things?? DC and Spiderverse have me in a chokehold at the time of writing so you may see a lot of that.

My main blog is at: @hyperspix and yeah! Chilling and vibing. Always free to yell about something to me because I love hearing them! Have a lovely day <3.

Mikey

HI! My name is Mikey (He/They/It). I listened to tma back before s4 even ended. I like transformers a lot. like so much. so so so much. please someone talk to me about transformers. my main blog is @snowybookwyrm !

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Oh, well that's easy! I grew up moving around a lot, and actually ran into ol' Gertie pretty frequently! I was sad to hear she passed. I guess there was some sort of opening here, and I was actually approached about taking the position. I'm not telling you what a do though ;)

-Michael, Archival (Assistant) Conundrum

Hi there,

How did you come to know Ms. Robinson and the archives?

Jasper here!

I started working here several years ago when Gertrude was the head archivist of the time. It was actually Mr. Bouchard who approached me with the job opportunity. Apparently I had a knack for handling lightly cursed objects and the like.

Without going into detail, my job options when I moved here were Tesco cashier or Archive worker. Customer service isn't my strong suit.

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question for archivist. what are you made of?

Flesh, bones, duct tape, and rage I'm pretty sure

- Cocoa Beane, Head Archivist

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Pleased to say that all the spiders in my office have been dispatched thanks to @minty-mori-archival-assistant and @magnus-coffee-shop!

- Cocoa Beane, Head Archivist

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Look there’s a lot of them and I whacked one of them and then it exploded and a ton of mini baby spiders went all over the place

please help

- Cocoa Beane, Head Archivist

Public announcement, I just saw Cocoa standing on her desk trying to shoo away the spiders in the tape recorder with a broom

- Llama, Archival Assistant

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Public announcement, I just saw Cocoa standing on her desk trying to shoo away the spiders in the tape recorder with a broom

- Kairos, Archival Assistant

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I had just quit my last job when I’d found the Magnus Institute. Figured I might as well apply.

Do I like my job? Well. It pays the bills.

- Kairos, Archival Assistant

Hi there,

How did you come to know Ms. Robinson and the archives?

Jasper here!

I started working here several years ago when Gertrude was the head archivist of the time. It was actually Mr. Bouchard who approached me with the job opportunity. Apparently I had a knack for handling lightly cursed objects and the like.

Without going into detail, my job options when I moved here were Tesco cashier or Archive worker. Customer service isn't my strong suit.

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I was In college at first y'know? I needed a way to make more money for rent and was job hunting. Started in the more receptionist/paper work type thing before being moved to archival assistant. I'm not too sure why but I'm certainly not complaining, it's much more interesting reading statements that cocoa needs filed or referenced than greeting the occasional madman.

Work has definitely expanded but it's worth it. I like the team and it's much less stressful when I need to take a break. No need to worry about someone important walking by when I'm out. I like my job.

-Minty Mori, Archival Assistant

Hi there,

How did you come to know Ms. Robinson and the archives?

Jasper here!

I started working here several years ago when Gertrude was the head archivist of the time. It was actually Mr. Bouchard who approached me with the job opportunity. Apparently I had a knack for handling lightly cursed objects and the like.

Without going into detail, my job options when I moved here were Tesco cashier or Archive worker. Customer service isn't my strong suit.

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I actually worked for the Library division for a few years, found the job through a “Help Wanted” ad in the paper. When Ms. Robinson went missing, I was offered the promotion and the pay increase was pretty good so I took it.

Y’know I wonder how Martin is doing actually, haven’t talked to him since I got the promotion.

- Cocoa Beane, Head Achivist

Hi there,

How did you come to know Ms. Robinson and the archives?

Jasper here!

I started working here several years ago when Gertrude was the head archivist of the time. It was actually Mr. Bouchard who approached me with the job opportunity. Apparently I had a knack for handling lightly cursed objects and the like.

Without going into detail, my job options when I moved here were Tesco cashier or Archive worker. Customer service isn't my strong suit.

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Found this job through regular means, to be honest. Started out as a secretary. Surprisingly challenging work. You have to manage a lot more than you think you do. I mostly went for it because I needed to talk to more people. Yes, even the crazies who needed to be referred to the Archives.

I think Elias ended up noticing my idle hands, and reassigned me to archive work. Not that I’m complaining. My workload has barely changed, and the people I’m interacting with are more consistent and pleasant overall.

-Vinny, Archival assistant

Hi there,

How did you come to know Ms. Robinson and the archives?

Jasper here!

I started working here several years ago when Gertrude was the head archivist of the time. It was actually Mr. Bouchard who approached me with the job opportunity. Apparently I had a knack for handling lightly cursed objects and the like.

Without going into detail, my job options when I moved here were Tesco cashier or Archive worker. Customer service isn't my strong suit.