MiM at the university

Appearance: dark brown hair, brown eyes, dressed in a shirt and pants

Description/characteristics: The group leader. He carries a notebook with him, tracking attendance and comments, which he carries with him at all times, even to the cafeteria. He has a separate page for each student, and he actually keeps statistics: how many times each student was late, who failed, who used foul language. He doesn't just suck up to the teachers; he sincerely believes his notebook is an instrument of justice. In reality, he makes up half the information to make himself look more important. He constantly gets caught: he'll forget he skipped class, he'll "lose" his own record, he'll snitch on the wrong person. But he stubbornly continues.
trigger phrase: "What's your last name?!" - said with an intonation as if he were a prosecutor and the student was a repeat offender.
Relations with "Woland's mafia": strained. Very. Nikanor tried to "call Koroviev to order"—he smiled politely and said, "Nikanor Ivanovich, you yourself were fifteen minutes late for the seminar last Tuesday. Should I write it down?"—and Nikanor fell silent, because it was already recorded. With Behemoth, it's even worse: the cat simply ignores his existence, and when Nikanor tries to make a remark, Behemoth looks at him as if he were empty space and continues munching on a bun. Azazello once silently took his notebook from him, leafed through it, chuckled, and returned it—Nikanor spent a week looking pale, checking to see if the pages were missing. With Gella, he has no chance at all: she simply ignores him, and when he tried to make a remark about her appearance, she gave him such a look that he apologized. In person. Publicly.
Woland is a different story. Nikanor once tried to "report" to Woland about his company's violations, hoping for support. Woland listened, nodded, and said, "Thank you, Nikanor Ivanovich. Continue." And that was it. Nikanor didn't understand what it was, but he's avoided Woland ever since. He senses this man isn't afraid of his notebook, and that's what scares him most.

Gender: Male

Description/characteristics: That same student activist who once truly burned. He wrote wall newspapers so well that even those in parallel streams read them. But after a couple of his articles accidentally offended the "mafia" and after a semester he barely made it through, something snapped in Ivan. Now his wall newspapers are a formality: "Happy Student's Day," "List of Debtors," a couple of crooked pictures from the internet. He's still on the editorial board, but he does everything half-assed.

Relationship with "Woland's Mafia": His relationship with Woland and company is tense and negative: he fears them, but also hates them, because he feels they are the cause of his creative collapse. When meeting them in the hallway, he either turns abruptly or pretends to be very busy. Behemoth sometimes shouts after him, "Homeless! Why isn't there any jokes in the newspaper this time?!" and Ivan winces.

Gender: Male

Appearance: dark hair, brown eyes, usually dressed in a shirt, jacket and trousers

Description/characteristics: The head teacher. The one who's "downtrodden," but still holds the job. He gives Bezdomny topics for the wall newspapers because there's no one else. He himself was once a man of principle, but the system ground him down.

Relations with "Woland's Mafia": He once tried to "put Woland in his place" by summoning him to his office and saying something about discipline and respect for teachers. The outcome is unknown, but since then, Berlioz has been keeping a close eye on things. He can't prove Woland's involvement in any violations, but he senses it's him. His relationship with the group is tense, bordering on paranoia. He might summon Fagot "for a talk," but Fagot shows up with such an innocent face and a folder full of perfect documents that Berlioz merely waves his hand, "Go ahead." And then goes off to take some valerian.

Gender: Male

Description/characteristics: The second beauty, the "snow queen." She's truly smart, truly beautiful, but a couple of Bs in unimportant subjects (like "Fundamentals of Philosophy" or "Life Safety") prevent her from being a perfect straight-A student. She's cold and unapproachable to everyone, but the moment the Master appears, she melts.

Relationship with "Woland's mafia": a positive-neutral relationship: she's not part of their circle, but she's not an enemy either. Sometimes she asks Woland to "put in a good word" for the Master before the committee—and he, with a slight half-smile, agrees. Not because he's interested, but because he likes the way she asks: without humiliation, but with dignity. She's the only one who can approach Woland during recess and say, "Woland, the Master is having trouble with his term paper. Help him." And he helps. Simply because he can.

gender: female

Appearance: short dark hair, brown eyes, usually dressed in a dark sweater over a shirt and pants.

Description/characteristics: An insecure, apathetic student. He writes notes and essays for his classmates, not for money, but simply because writing distracts him from his depression. He's not part of the "mafia," but he doesn't clash with them either—he's neutral. His main job at university is to carry Margarita's school bag from class to class and walk her home. It's during these moments, when they're walking together down the hallway or down the street, that you can catch his rare, barely noticeable smile.

Relationship with "Woland's mafia": He isn't afraid of Woland, but he doesn't seek his company either. Woland, in turn, treats the Master with a lazy interest: "He hasn't broken yet? Well, well." Behemoth sometimes approaches the Master and asks him to "write something beautiful"—and the Master, without looking up, writes. Simply because he doesn't care.

Gender: Male

Appearance: black hair slightly shorter than Fagot's, blue eyes, dressed in a shirt, black jacket and trousers.

Description/characteristics: That "quiet" guy from the parallel stream who never raises his voice, yet for some reason everyone obeys him without question. He's not the class monitor, but if he says "it must be done," everyone will do it. He always has strange connections in the dean's office and can "solve the issue" with any retake. Instead of being a banned student, he's more likely to run scams selling exam answers and "correct" term papers. He always wears a perfectly ironed shirt, but his look makes it best not to ask where he gets that poker face.

Gender: male

Appearance: dark-blond hair down to the neck, brown eyes, dressed in a shirt, checkered trousers and the same jacket.

Description/characteristics: The group leader, who knows everything and is always on top of everything. He's an excellent student, but with a sly grin. He lets Begemot cheat on his grades for "poppy seed buns from the cafeteria that Begemot stole while the cook wasn't looking." Fagot is always impeccably dressed, with patterned socks, and he's the one who asks questions during philosophy lectures that make the professor nervously tug at his tie. He keeps track of the entire group's books.

Gender: male

Appearance: Black, almost always tousled hair, green eyes, usually dressed in some kind of T-shirt and jeans.

Description/characteristics: He's a legend at the university. Cheeky and always chewing. He might sleep in the back row, but if you wake him up with the question, "Hippo, have you decided?" he'll answer with something brilliant, but with a cheeky expression. He steals food from the cafeteria not because he's hungry, but for the sport of it. His pranks are an art form in themselves: slipping a thumbtack to a professor, gluing a chair to the floor, changing the schedule on the board. He's feared, but adored.

Behemoth the Cat is a nickname for his own people.
For the rest - Konstantin (Kostya) Begemotov.

Gender: male

Appearance: Short red hair, heterochromia: one eye is dark brown, the other is light blue, usually dressed in a shirt with unbuttoned buttons on the collar, trousers, and sometimes a dark jacket that is never buttoned.

Description/characteristics: The local fixer. He's not just a bouncer; he's the one who protects the company. He always carries a "duffel bag," which, rumor has it, contains something very heavy. He drives away anyone who tries to hit on Gella, not out of jealousy, but because "there must be order." He can "talk" to Fagot's debtors. He's also the only one who can say "no" to Woland and still survive.

Gender: male

Appearance: dark curly hair, piercing green eyes, always dressed differently, most often not in accordance with the uniform.

Description/characteristics: Bad girl, she's not just a beauty, she's the kind of girl who can make a guy forget his name with just one look. She wears perfect makeup to every class, never wears a change of clothes, but always passes by the guard. She always has a cigarette, but she doesn't smoke—she just keeps it for show. All the guys try to hit on her, but they get hit either by Azazello or by her (she can even slap her so hard it makes your eyes sparkle). She's friends with Fagot because he's the only one who doesn't try to flirt with her, just buys her coffee.

gender: female