Bye Forever, I guess Characters - Basic

Ingrid Ant

A girl from Deer Hill, Virginia who runs the anonymous Scrollr account "Bye Forever, I Guess" (username Anony Mouse), where she posts wrong-number texts. She plays a healer elf named Essa Lightborne on Ancient Tomes Online as 9_TangledStitches.

Oliver Archer

The boy who turns out to be Traveler (EyesOnTheSky_Traveler), the person who first texted Ingrid by mistake. He wears glasses, has green eyes, and doesn't like donuts. Only Alyx is allowed to call him "Ollie."

Traveler

Oliver's anonymous texting and gaming identity. He loves space (his favorite black hole is Sagittarius A) and his favorite color is green.

Lorren Watson (LlamNoDrama11, "Llama")

Ingrid's online gaming friend, who lives 500 miles away in Michigan. Ingrid mails her a package after the book signing.

Rachel Allan

Ingrid's former friend and the villain of the "Lunch Incident." She is nominated for Junior Miss Deer Hill and loves the game True Confessions.

Grandma (Joanne "Jo" Powell)

Ingrid's grandmother, who knits preemie caps, crochets blankets for the shelter, helps at the food bank, and runs the online identity Yarn Star.

Alyx Archer

Oliver's sister, whose bedroom walls have science influencer posters. She's at the cafe with Rachel after the book signing.

Jack Archer

The archer dad, who stops by with Oliver during the tree fire.

Ingrid's parents

They died in a car wreck.

Ali, Abbi, Todd, and Amy

People tied to wrong-number texts. Ali is the recipient of the first one, Abbi texts about a surprise party for Todd, and Amy is the intended recipient of the last one.

Amanda

The employee at the book signing who helps people find seats and books.

Sarah

A person at the book signing who gives Ingrid a bookmark with her logo, Scrollr link, QR code, and photo.

Ava

A girl from the Invisibles table whom Ingrid sits near at the book signing.

P.J. Clarke

The author of the Essa Lightborne Chronicles, whose book signing in Arlington, Virginia on March 23rd Ingrid attends.

Essa Lightborne

The healer elf in P.J. Clarke's book series and Ingrid's ATO character. The prince betrays her to the Shadows in The Night Deepens.