| “ | Is there… something you want to talk about? I mean, not with me, but, like, with someone who'd want to talk to you.
— Ms. Baxter to Mr. Spender (Chapter 5, Page 210
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Mary Rose Baxter[3] is a math teacher at Mayview Middle School, and a fanatic cultist of the death goddess Razor Rex.
Appearance[]
Ms. Baxter has yellow eyes and brown hair pulled back into a ponytail. In Chapter 1, she wears a pink dress shirt under a yellow cardigan and a grey skirt. In Chapter 4, she wears a pink dress shirt, brown pants with a black belt, a golden necklace, and a watch. In Chapter 5, she wears a light grey dress shirt under a pink sweater with rolled-up sleeves and tan pants. At the beginning of Chapter 8, she wears a pink t-shirt featuring a picture of a bottle of wine and a wineglass, along with the rhyming slogan "ROSÉ ALL DAY". In the latter part of Chapter 8, she wears black cultist robes and a feline skull mask.
Personality[]
Ms. Baxter tries to act fairly ordinary and generally polite, though in actuality she is constantly stressed and very tightly wound; any general provocation can cause her to snap. When she's alone, she lets herself go and acts notably more slobbish.
Her interests include dating, Netflix, trying not to cry at parties, ASMR videos, junk food[3] and worshiping the local Goddess of Death.
Paranatural[]
Chapter 1[]
After Mr. Garcia's class ends, Max Puckett heads over to his math class with Ms. Baxter, whom Cody Jones describes as "kinda secret-nuts"[4]. As Ms. Baxter begins her lesson on long division, she is interrupted by a red soup-covered Johnny Jhonny, who begins fighting with Max. As they loudly argue, Ms. Baxter snaps and yells at the two to be silent, which they comply to. Afterwards, she carries out the rest of her lesson until the bell.
Chapter 4[]
Intending to ask Mr. Spender about a form from yesterday, Ms. Baxter walks in on Max and Isabel Guerra attempting to save Richard Spender from the Ravenous Gobbledygook. Due to being unable to see the spirit, she only sees Max and Isabel holding poses of attack above Mr. Spender. As the latter attempts to explain, Ms. Baxter nervously excuses herself and rushes away.
Chapter 5[]
Ms. Baxter's open tabs (Chapter 5, Page 170)
Ms. Baxter's e-mail (Chapter 5, Page 195)
After realizing that Hijack left Jeff Flavors' body while in the teacher's lounge, the Activity Club members decide to split up and follow the three teachers who were in the room at the time; Ms. Baxter, Mr. Garcia, and Mr. Starchman.
Isabel and Mr. Spender decide to follow Ms. Baxter, who returns to her office and complains to someone on the phone about the tedium of her job. She leaves her office after a few moments, during which Mr. Spender and Isabel infiltrate her office. While searching through her laptop, Isabel finds an email from Sophie S. notifying Ms. Baxter that Mina Zarei has been spotted in town. A moment later, Ms. Baxter reenters her office, and Mr. Spender distracts her long enough for Isabel to escape the room with the help of her spirit, Flipflop.
Chapter 8[]
Relationships[]
Coworkers[]
- Richard Spender - Ms. Baxter is amicable to Spender, although she can be weirded out by his spectral antics. She cares about his well-being enough that she notices his strange behavior and worries about him being attacked[5], although she'd prefer it if he'd talk about his issues with someone else[6].
- Coach Oop - Ms. Baxter cruelly taunts Coach Oop, who is a fellow member of the Death Cult. She is more than willing to sacrifice him for her own gain[7], and is downright upset when he is accidentally spared by Razor Rex[8].
Quotes[]
- "No, see, "Q" isn't even a number..."
- — Ms. Baxter to one of her students (Chapter 1, Page 35
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- "BE SYE-LENT!!"
- — Ms. Baxter to Johnny and Max (Chapter 1, Page 36)
- "I guess what I really want to ask is… Gosh, there's no easy way to say this– You're not… getting beaten up by children, are you?"
- — Ms. Baxter to Mr. Spender (Chapter 5, Page 212)
- Ms. Baxter: "What’s the harm in using your real name? Er, your first name IS Coach, right? Ah!~<3 Unless... you’d prefer I call you darling—"
- Coach Oop: "Friggin’ shuddup for ONCE, Cat...!"
- Ms. Baxter: "Hey, what’s the matter?? Aren’t you divorced yet?? You’re already in a secret cult, family man—a little FLIRTING isn’t gonna be what makes your WIFE LEAVE."
- — Ms. Baxter torments Coach Oop (Chapter 8, Page 42)
- "...Y’know, between you and me, Mandrake, I actually do this Death Cult gig to meet people. And, like, whatever you are. So I’m really glad that we’re bonding like this."
- — Ms. Baxter to the Mandrake (Chapter 8, Page 43)
- "HEYYY, your UNHOLINESS!~<3 Look what the CAT dragged INNNNN!"
- — Ms. Baxter steals Sophie Sybil's quip while addressing Razor Rex (Chapter 8, Page 57)
Trivia[]
- Ms. Baxter owns a cat.[3]
- Whose birthdays she celebrates.[9]
- One of the tabs on Ms. Baxter's computer appears to be the Paranatural website, complete with Max's face as its favicon[10].
Gallery[]
Official Artwork[]
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