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Meme: Housing
Meme: Housing
Enodia Station will re-open soon and that means moving back into the Residential Building! Fill out this meme to tell other players about your character's space, how they act at home, and (potentially) how they are to live with. Godspeed to the roommates.
If you haven't claimed an apartment for your character, you can do so here. If you need to review the Residential Building or the apartment layouts, that information can be found here.
Only players with accepted characters should complete this meme.
» Responses: Post your meme responses here. Please don't respond to these so people can edit.
» Reactions: Post a comment here so people can reply without preventing you from editing your original post.
» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!
If you haven't claimed an apartment for your character, you can do so here. If you need to review the Residential Building or the apartment layouts, that information can be found here.
Only players with accepted characters should complete this meme.
NAME: Character name.
APARTMENT: Apartment number.
ROOMMATE(S): List roommate(s), if any.
PET(S): List pets, if any.
DECORATIONS: How will the character personalize their space? Do they have an aesthetic or a theme? Are their tastes expensive or cheap? Are they a minimalist or do they hoard tchotchkes? Does this differ between rooms?
TIDINESS: How neat is the character? Do they pick up after themselves or leave a mess? Are they organized or does everything just end up where it ends up? Do they take their shoes off at the door?
HABITS: What is the character like at home? Do they have different idiosyncrasies or behaviors when in their own space? Do they have a routine?
BELONGINGS: Does the character have any particular belongings that they're especially proud of or especially attached to? Do they keep anything hidden in their room that they wouldn't want others to find?
AS A ROOMIE: If applicable, how is this character as a roommate? Are they considerate or oblivious when it comes to their roommate's preferences? Do they enforce a chore wheel? How do they feel about having a roommate? How do they treat shared spaces?
AS A NEIGHBOR: How is this character as a neighbor? Do they interact with neighbors at all or ignore them? Are they the party neighbor that plays loud music all night? Are they the reliable neighbor that'll check in on your plants and pets while you're away? Are they a snoop that's always trying to get an invite inside?
GETTING AWAY: When your character wants to leave the Station, do they have a personal vehicle for that or do they rely on IRIS transportation? If they do have transportation, what kind is it? Are they willing to give anyone else a lift? Is their car their baby that they put a ton of effort into?
LINK: Link to your reply post so players can easily access it and jump into the discussion.
GIF: Pay the gif tax! Everyone wants to see your Liminal disaster child.
HOW THIS WORKS
- Post your meme responses in the "Responses" section and post a comment in the "Reactions" section where other players can reply. This allows players to edit their initial response as needed.
- ...That's all!
» Responses: Post your meme responses here. Please don't respond to these so people can edit.
» Reactions: Post a comment here so people can reply without preventing you from editing your original post.
» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!
RESPONSES
Lou Sweetapple
APARTMENT: 303.
ROOMMATE(S): Dear god no.
PET(S): A bearded dragon named Potato.
DECORATIONS: Probably barely anyone has actually seen his space. Big believer in William Morris' "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." Collects books/records/artwork/art supplies/guitars. Has a bunch of extremely well-cared for houseplants. Crafts his own furniture for fun. Very Pinterest plant dad aesthetic. Hates clutter, but likes to surround himself with things that inspire him.
TIDINESS: Impeccably tidy and organized. No shoes in the house, you monsters.
HABITS: Home is his place to relax, where he doesn't have to be 'On' or guarded. He's probably chilling with a nice cup of coffee or listening to records/quietly playing guitar/making something/talking out loud to his lizard who couldn't care less.
BELONGINGS: He's got some framed photos of the Appalachian mountains for when he's feeling homesick.
AS A ROOMIE: N/A he would rather disappear into a rift.
AS A NEIGHBOR: Ignores everyone and minds his own business. You can ask him to perk up your houseplants for you or give you advice if they're not looking so hot.
GETTING AWAY: He owns a very economical and practical electric vehicle but don't make me figure out what it is, idk cars.
LINK: Link
GIF:
Mouse Leesuchaikul
APARTMENT: 404
PET(S): raymond and peter
DECORATIONS: vibes: 1 and 2 but not quite so plant-y and the wall art is more along the lines of (cw: blood & cannibalism, it's horror movie art) this
mouse doesn't really decorate too much. there's a few plants (like, three max in the whole apartment,) a couple pieces of wall art over his couch and a shelf full of the child's play series along with all of the funko pops from it. there's mixtapes, books and movies all over the living room as the next closest thing to decor otherwise.
TIDINESS: he keeps things fairly tidy! his books are organized by author, movies by series where applicable, mixtapes are all in one box, etc.
mouse adamantly believes that shoes are not meant to be worn in homes and he will kick people out if they wear them in his apartment. there's a box of some slippers near his door for a reason, folks.
HABITS: mouse usually just chills out when he's at home. it's his place to get away from other people's very loud and mildly annoying at best emotions, so he usually just listens to music and reads or watches things.
BELONGINGS: he's got photos of himself and his younger sister baby bop hanging up in his bedroom, from the times she'd visited him when he was still living in rva.
AS A ROOMIE: he has a single unit for a good reason and if anyone wants references for why no one should ever live with him, please find miguel villareal from lbjef class of '12. he could dissuade anyone from ever thinking living with mouse is a good idea.
AS A NEIGHBOR: he's generally quiet and keeps to himself. he politely will nod a hello if he crosses someone's path but otherwise, he's not going out of his way to interact with neighbors unless they're his buddies.
GETTING AWAY: he has a 2012 jeep wrangler in the parking lot. he generally uses it to get away from folks for a bit and go on mini road trips, but he could be talked into giving rides to people if they're friendly.
LINK: Link
GIF:
Rory Fairfax
APARTMENT: 304
ROOMMATE(S): n/a
PET(S): miss christopher (orange cat)
DECORATIONS: not much; it's clear he hasn't tried putting roots down despite being here for five years. it's still got most of the original furniture & fixtures with the exception of a couple antique pieces (that get used!). one (1) family photo, there's always a vase or two of wildflowers around. his cat has more personalized spaces than he does tbh.
TIDINESS: tidy to the max bc cleaning soothes rory. (if he visits you there's a chance your kitchen will end cleaner than it began.) please take off your shoes at the door but if you want you can wear a pair of his house crocs.
HABITS: v early riser. likes early morning runs and gym visits. free time at home's spent playing guitar, reading, or getting high and listening to music/watching rom coms. doesn't wear contacts if he's kicking around so home = glasses. if he's not playing music himself there's something on the stereo.
BELONGINGS: not really. he keeps his life down to "if i had to move this afternoon i could" levels of Stuff, however, his mom's banjo is in a case in his bedroom and if anything happened to it he might break.
AS A ROOMIE: n o
AS A NEIGHBOR: your business is your business. he'll water your plants because he can be a doormat. his #1 thing is music and he spends a lot of time noodling around on his guitar. if you're a neighbour, and especially if you (like rory) leave your balcony door open, you're likely to hear either classic country, folk, or (his personal project) his own country/folk renditions of pop hits. he'll close the door if you ask him to.
GETTING AWAY: has a 20-year-old pickup truck that he's careful about keeping in good shape. will usually drive you somewhere if you ask.
p.s. because i am an embarrassing monster i have excessive apartment lore in his field guide
LINK: Link.
GIF:
Hera Vincent-Skovgaard
APARTMENT: 201
ROOMMATE(S): N/A
PET(S): N/A
DECORATIONS: Lmfaooo almost N/A. Hera did not bring much with her to Enodia Station. She was living in campus graduate housing before she went to jail, and her belongings fill two suitcases (which a friend kept in storage for her to pick up). Her decor mostly consists of an aloe plant and a couple of framed concert posters. Everything else is sparse and mismatched, though she does have a rather nice linen duvet set.
TIDINESS: It's neat and uncluttered, but Hera's not obsessive about it.
HABITS: Fairly standard. In and out of the place at predictable times. Goes for morning runs. Eats like a bachelor. Drinks too much.
BELONGINGS: Nothing super special. Hera wears most of her clothing and shoes out into scraps before chucking them, and some of her wardrobe should have been chucked years ago. She's quite protective of the handful of books she's bothered keeping, and of her delicately maintained cast iron, which is the only actual cookware she owns.
AS A ROOMIE: N/A.
AS A NEIGHBOR: Hera ignores you. She listens to loud, angry music at stupid hours and pretends she cannot hear your complaints.
GETTING AWAY: Mountain bike, baby. She keeps it inside when not in use.
LINK: 🎇
GIF:
Zira Bailey
APARTMENT: 301
ROOMMATE(S): Dior Malai + their NPC parents
PET(S): I assume a lot of plants.
DECORATIONS: 1 2 3
Likes black and white, with accent colors. Loves patterns and textures, and the walls are covered in pictures, cutouts and various album covers/posters.
TIDINESS: Ehhhhhh. Comes and goes.
HABITS: Enjoys playing music (must have some sort of sick beat) on speaker, and frequently freestyles accordingly while going about the day. Dresses in sweats often. Usually not at home.
BELONGINGS: Very extensive collection of jewelry (necklaces, rings, earrings). Good set of headphones. Sneakers & trainers.
AS A ROOMIE: It's fairly obvious when she's home. She's not very quiet. May have hoodies randomly slung over the couch or chair.
AS A NEIGHBOR: ...sorry whoever is living downstairs, she might do some stomps while dancing. (someone pick 210) Otherwise, ???
GETTING AWAY: Uh. Uses her mom's car? IDK cars. Some kind of nice sedan.
LINK: Link
GIF:
Vidalia LaRoux
APARTMENT: 105
ROOMMATE(S): Crysta Waldinger
PET(S): None! For now!! Nobody let her bring anything home from the Riftlands.
DECORATIONS: Not a whole lot. Most of what she owns is either very practical or very stupid, so her idea of decorating is probably like, look I made a new shelf for my fake hand collection, I painted my toolbox, look at this pile of PINECONES that kind of look like presidents that I collected!! She's not against the idea of decorating, she just doesn't have much to contribute!
TIDINESS: The extent of Vidalia's organizing is "this pile has a purpose." Or more "this pile had a purpose when I created it but now the laundry and chip bags and tiny screws have mingled into one big family and I feel bad separating them." She doesn't see the point in organizing more than that, but she can be spurred into kicking piles into a location less in the way and changing her sheets once in a while.
HABITS: Vidalia is what she is, there's not a whole lot of difference between who you see around the station vs what you see at home. She keeps strange hours because she's one of those young folk who can survive and thrive on two hours of sleep (age will come to you too, child) and will likely loooooooove chatting all night with her roomie.
BELONGINGS: Not really. Vidalia doesn't have a whole lot and whatever she has is free for others to use! They're all family here right?? She might be a liiiittle attached to and possessive of her prosthetics, but those are Things and Things are replaceable so she's not overly worried about it.
AS A ROOMIE: Before school, Vidalia shared her room with her sister. Then with a roommate at school. And probably more roommates once she became an adult with an adult job and adult rent to pay. She LOVES having people around and will never kick her roomie out of their shared space (or out of her own space!!!). But she's admittedly not great at actually cleaning up, and can be very "whatever!!" about not using/touching/playing with her roomie's things unless specifically instructed not to. She will be extremely social and up for any kind of roommate shenanigans though!!
AS A NEIGHBOR: Very friendly, always offering to do things for you even if you're giving off huge D N I vibes. Great if you're waiting for maintenance to fix your water heater or jimmy open your door because she's always happy to throw a wrench at a problem. Less great if you just really wanted a nice quiet dinner at home where no one perceives you between the commissary and your front door.
GETTING AWAY: Drove a real beater of a truck from Mississippi to Vermont, where it broke down like five miles outside the station. She now pays to store it in the parking garage and works on it when she needs to go somewhere. You might see her rolling in with a big plume of smoke over the engine because she believes wholeheartedly in redneck engineering when she doesn't have the right parts, please do not @ her about it unless you have a replacement water pump thanks.
LINK: Link
GIF: i'm gonna run out of aleyse shannon in leverage gifs real fast if i don't start making my own
Jack Jung
APARTMENT: 103
ROOMMATE(S): N/A
PET(S): Maria Spiridonova & Mr. Rupert Baby, cats
DECORATIONS: Behold. Jack had to drive across the country in his tiny car, so he couldn't bring much to his new apartment. He also made a mistake and didn't tick the "please furnish my apartment" box in his housing application, so it's extremely r/malelivingspace in there right now. Does a pull-up bar count as decoration?
TIDINESS: After a certain amount of time, clean but enormous piles of laundry will begin to form around his apartment. Who can say where they come from? Truly an Aristotelian spontaneous generation theory-type deal; it has nothing to do with Jack telling himself he'll fold his laundry later. Otherwise, he's pretty tidy. No shoes in the house, btw.
HABITS: Walks around with at least one of his cats on him—he can't link minds with them! Who needs human touch if your cat can balance perfectly on your head!
BELONGINGS: His medical school diploma in a box where it will likely stay; a bunch of books (including a very worn, well-loved paperback of The Idiot) in a box where they will likely not stay once he gets a shelf up; his HYPE SNEAKER COLLECTION.
AS A ROOMIE: N/A
AS A NEIGHBOR: Minds his own business and tries not to be a bother. However, if you share a wall with his bedroom, you may be woken up by his extremely loud alarm playlist, which is a rotation of songs guaranteed to get stuck in Jack's head (for defensive purposes)—and possibly yours.
GETTING AWAY: Cool Prius!
LINK: Link
GIF:
Dorin Lee
APARTMENT: 206
ROOMMATE(S): Noah Moon
PET(S): None
DECORATIONS: Dorin's space is cozy, warm, and cluttered. He has simple tastes but likes to surround himself with belongings that carry sentimental value or otherwise make him feel good. This includes things like photographs he's taken, gifts he's received, handmade crafts, knick-knacks, and the like. He's the type that never gets rid of anything. He also has a collection of sewing supplies that're tucked away in containers, a sewing machine, and a dress form. He loves natural light so his curtains are very rarely closed. He has a warm duvet, a colorful knit throw, and a small pile of mismatched pillows on his bed to flip into.
TIDINESS: Dorin isn't messy, per se. He cleans and everything he has belongs somewhere, but he holds onto a lot and that makes his space feel chaotic to some. That said, he takes care of everything he has and his clothes in particular are kept tidy and organized. He takes his shoes off at the front door and is put off when other people don't do the same, though he'd never say anything.
HABITS: The apartment is one of the only places where Dorin allows himself to use his tentacles, which are pretty great for multi-tasking and can allow him to do four or five things at a time once he finds his rhythm. He typically does this when he's home alone, though using them in front of Noah isn't completely off the table. It's Noah, after all. Beyond that, he's pretty much the same at home as he is everywhere else. He doesn't have a steady routine because his work hours fluctuate and because he's always committing himself to other people's projects. He likes to start his days with a swim if he can.
BELONGINGS: Basically everything Dorin has is important to him and he keeps it all out in the open so he can bask in the good vibes. No secrets here. He's happy to talk about anything that can be found in his space, especially if it was a gift. Don't give him anything if you don't want him gushing about it and you later on to someone else. The only exception to this is a small box on his bookshelf that holds keepsakes from his former partner and a letter he received recently from his estranged mother. All that...can stay in a box.
It's probably worth mentioning that he does have a small stash of blood in the refrigerator in the kitchen. The containers are opaque and labeled, though, so it should be fine! Just don't go blindly chugging anything.
AS A ROOMIE: Dorin isn't as neat as his roommate but he tries hard to meet Noah's standards in shared spaces and to keep everything how he likes it. His comparative chaos stops at his bedroom door. They were roommates growing up at Shawangunk Ridge Educational Facility (The Gunks), so living with Noah again feels comforting and nostalgic. Even sweet little Paganini is back! What more could a guy ask for?
AS A NEIGHBOR: Polite, considerate, and helpful. Dorin never wants to be a bother! While he might be too shy to go over and introduce himself, he's definitely the type to leave a welcome note/gift at a new neighbor's door and he'll lend his belongings or his time to a neighbor without hesitation. He wants to be part of a community!
GETTING AWAY: Dorin doesn't have a license or a car. He typically relies on IRIS transportation to leave Enodia. By why would he want to leave, anyway? He doesn't really belong out there, does he?
LINK: Link
GIF:
RESPONSES: Noah Moon
APARTMENT: 206
ROOMMATE(S): Dorin Lee
PET(S): Paganini, a female blue quaker parrot. She's about 15 years old.
DECORATIONS: Noah's decorating style would be classified as organic modern - simple but earthy things with soft, natural edges and visible wood grain. His things are all nice and well-made, and his bedroom, given his tidiness, probably looks like it belongs in a magazine somewhere. Decorations are pretty minimal - a picture of his family on his nightstand, a photograph of a forest hung on the wall, a collection of well-cared for houseplants, a bookcase. Like Dorin he likes natural light and is happy to keep all the curtains open always.
TIDINESS: Neat freak - Noah doesn't mind if there are a lot of things, but he does mind if they're in disarray. Luckily (or unluckily, depending on who you are), he's more than happy to take on the burden of tidying and cleaning up in shared spaces. He finds it cathartic, and gives the apartment a deep clean once a month and a basic scrub down every weekend. Shoes are not allowed in the home - Dorin might not say anything, but Noah sure will :) Paganini's cage is always very clean. His prosthetics are meticulously cleaned every night too.
HABITS: See above re: cleaning, and in other parts of Noah's life he keeps to a fairly strict schedule as well. He wakes up early, goes to the gym, cooks, goes to bed, all with pretty regular and exact timing. He isn't incapable of changing that schedule, though - he just likes it keep it when he can. He carves out time every day for some piano or, if he's feeling really bold, he'll try out his violin. He typically does not do the latter when Dorin is home, but does every once in a while.
BELONGINGS: He doesn't have a ton of things in direct contrast to his roommate; it's pretty much just books, a modest collection of nice clothes and a single award he received at 10 years old for playing violin. Tucked away in a closet is a very expensive violin that rarely sees the light of day. A modern digital piano is in their living room, along with Paganini's cage.
AS A ROOMIE: For most people, Noah would be a pretty chill roommate - he loves to clean, isn't loud, and would never even think of having a party in the apartment (other people can mess up their homes, thank you very much). Having lived with Dorin when they were children, he is used to how the other young man works and how they fit with each other, which is why he was so keen to live together again. Noah likes to spend time in the living room with Dorin, and always asks first if it's alright for him to play piano so that he's not disruptive. If he notices any visitors doing things that Dorin might not like, he'll call them out on it for him.
Late breaking hilarious addendum, courtesy of Jackie, a genius: Noah was actually living in 205 with Milo before, but with Dorin coming to the station... well, his old roommate needed him more, and anyways he was just going to be next door. Sorry, Milo!!!! ♥
AS A NEIGHBOR: Decent - he's friendly and only plays music at sane hours (or his piano with headphones if it's insane hours), but he will come beating down your door if you are too loud, or left something in the hallway, or anything else that's bothering him. We live in a society, people!
GETTING AWAY: Noah has two motorcycles that he shoves into the same spot - an off-road one and a standard one. He's willing to give lifts to people he likes and if it's not too out of his way, but you have to ask nicely and maybe bribe him with something small. He's a very careful driver, having little interest in losing more limbs (but he will joke about losing more limbs). He always wears a helmet and you had better too.
LINK: Link!
GIF:
Lenz Polzin
APARTMENT: 308
ROOMMATE(S): Salvador Roca + One Other Lucky(?) Person
PET(S): A mangy black cat named (Old) Scratch. He has huge yellow eyes that stare into your soul and an off-putting raspy meow but is surprisingly sweet. He comes and goes as he pleases and can be found skulking around the Station in unexpected places. If he likes you, he might bring you a dead thing. :) You're welcome.
DECORATIONS: Lenz's design choices are no-effort bachelor and dark colors punctuated with loud patterns, kitschy shit that caught his attention at some point or other, and the occasional occult accoutrement. At least it's not boring? Most of what he owns is cheap or secondhand
or stolen, not worth much, though he'll overpay on some vintage oddity every now and again.TIDINESS: Lenz is middle of the road when it comes to keeping house. His space is clean but he's not concerned much about presentation. When he 'makes the bed', it's the two-second pull the blankets back up and pick the pillows up off the floor kind of making the bed. When he 'puts things away', he's putting them in whatever place makes sense to him at the time or wherever gets them out of sight. And so on. As long as the place meets the bar of good enough, he's okay with that. He mostly smokes outside or in his pocket dimension as a courtesy.
HABITS: Lenz doesn't have a routine; he comes and goes at all hours and is generally difficult to keep track of. You know, impulsive teleporter behavior. That said, he tends to be a night owl, to sleep poorly, and to wake up late. So his mornings are kind of chaotic. He doesn't consider the apartment to be his safe space or his decompressing place (that's his pocket dimension); it's more just where he keeps his stuff and eats some of his meals and meets up with his roommates. But, hey. He appreciates all those things.
BELONGINGS: While Lenz doesn't hesitate to acquire things that suit his tastes, he's ultimately not an overly materialistic or sentimental person. At the end of the day, it's all just stuff and he could easily give it up or leave it behind. Been there, done that. He doesn't have anything from his childhood or the early days of being a vagabond with his sister.
AS A ROOMIE: Lenz likes living with other people. He doesn't always want company but he always wants the option of company and roommates are good for that. As a roommate, he's unreliable and not particularly considerate, but he typically does his fair share and he's typically willing to put aside petty disagreements to have some drinks or have some fun. If he cooks, he makes enough for three. So appreciate him, thanks.
AS A NEIGHBOR: Lenz doesn't think about his neighbors at all. He won't go out of his way to make things easier or harder for them. They're just not his problem. If he happens to become friendly with any neighbors, though, he'll let them come and go from his space as they like and will expect the same.
GETTING AWAY: Lenz has a vintage motorcycle that he can perform basic maintenance on but is wholly unqualified to fix when it has actual problems. But who cares? He can teleport. The motorcycle is just for fun.
LINK: Link
GIF:
Finn MacCool
APARTMENT: 403
ROOMMATE(S): N/A
PET(S): Jameson and Pangur Bán (aka Tayto), a dog and a cat
DECORATIONS: vibes: 1, 2, 3, 4
finn's space is lived in. she's a total maximalist and prefers dark and moody colors. all of her furniture, with the exception of her mattress, is second-hand. she's either found it on the side of the road, at antique shops, online auctions, etsy, and there are even some pieces that she's made from scratch. she enjoys doing her own DIY projects and learning how to do new things. she also enjoys collecting taxidermy and other weird shit. there's a giant bullseye hanging up in the area between her living room and kitchen that she uses for target practice.
TIDINESS: she's not obsessive about cleanliness. her things are organized in a way that she knows, even if no one else does. because she enjoys her things she has a lot of them, and it can sometimes look cramped because of it. sometimes she takes her shoes off at the door and sometimes she doesn't, she's not strict about it. the one thing she's strict about is not smoking inside the apartment or around her pets when in enclosed spaces.
HABITS: she does have a routine that she sticks to, she'll wake up early after a few hours of sleep, have her first cigarette and cup of coffee outside, feed the cat and take the dog for a walk, then feed the dog and exercise. then she goes about her business the rest of the day. when she doesn't have plans for the day then she'll usually just winnie the pooh it and go around sans shorts or pants.
BELONGINGS: she does have an extensive knife collection that she would hate to lose, as well as as small gun collection. she also has a few family photos that she keeps stashed away and a bug-out bag filled with the necessities and a good amount of cash for just in case things go to shit again.
AS A ROOMIE: lol fuck no.
AS A NEIGHBOR: she has a dog and cat that are both somewhat noisy. she prefers listening to music in headphones, but she does make other noises. idk she does normal life stuff, like throw knives at a target on the wall. she rarely acknowledges her neighbors and prefers that they do the same.
GETTING AWAY: a red 1993 Land Rover NAS Defender 110 that has been lovingly restored and that she's obsessed with. she would kill anything that even slightly hurt it.
LINK: Link.
GIF:
Zeke Zelizer
APARTMENT: 307
ROOMMATE(S): Eureka Castillo
PET(S): None. Unless you count him, he is the pet.
DECORATIONS: Zeke arrived at Enodia with a handful of posters and little decorations and art pieces and only like a third of them have made it on the wall. They're usually posters for some show he's been to, or from an artist he was friends with who he wanted to support, or very occasionally something he made. Also likes to draw on his walls and has never once read a lease agreement to know if that's allowed or not and doesn't intend to start now.
TIDINESS: Not neat at all, but he's spartan enough that it takes a while to notice. Empty cans hanging out around his bed, ashtray overflowing on his desk, wipes the kitchen counter off with his hand or shirt, has never once in his life made his bed, should probably do his laundry more than once a month. But you know what he does do? He takes his damn shoes off when he comes in the door.
HABITS: Zeke spends a lot of time holed up in his room. Sleeps late, smokes inside if he can get away with it, sometimes wakes up in a creative mania and needs to work on something immediately no matter what time it is, sometimes wakes up and just needs to eat three instant ramens at midnight before falling back asleep. He's a complicated man.
BELONGINGS: The only thing Zeke is protective of is his anti-x-ray spex, because he only has one pair. Should probably ask around to see if anyone else can make him a pair but he's shy about it.
AS A ROOMIE: Usually fully oblivious to his roommates' preferences (and expects the same of them). Since he's rooming with a friend he's a little more tuned in, but still fully blind to appropriate times for working or stomping around. Leaves clothes scattered around the apartment until he finally does laundry and needs to collect everything, there might be bones soaking in the bathroom, uses someone else's Netflix account and screws up all the recommendations. But he listens to his music on headphones at least.
AS A NEIGHBOR: Usually ignores his neighbors, but if one of them waves to him he realizes they've now put themselves in the "acknowledge me" category and now tries to either avoid that neighbor or smiles and waves in the most painfully forced way. A neighbor once asked him if he could let the plumber in and he slept through it so he just left town.
GETTING AWAY: He's legally allowed to drive, and will be as long as they keep letting him renew it online and his parents don't take the key to their PO box back, but he doesn't have a vehicle. And probably shouldn't be driving anyway tbh.
LINK: Link
GIF:
RESPONSES: Rufus Kearney
APARTMENT: 401
ROOMMATE(S): n/a
PET(S): His books
DECORATIONS: When Rufus first moved in back in 2018, he went with the standard decor with only a few modifications of his own that came straight out of the moving truck. Over time, he has embarked on plenty of DIY and refurbishment, the biggest project being the installation of wall-to-wall shelves in the living room (the wall standing between that and the bedroom) which are now bursting with books. (No, he does not organise them by colour.) He ~antiques~ a lot and finds it really grounding to buy a do-upper that he can spend the weekend sanding down and oiling up, so much of his furniture today is pretty singular. Framed pictures (usually of nature) and prints from museums. A few hooks on which he hangs his cowboy hats. A well stocked wine rack, because he can't squeeze a wine fridge into this place.
TIDINESS: Shoes off at the door. Cleans as he goes along.
HABITS: Tends to be an early riser. Yoga in the morning and evening - on the patio if the weather is nice enough.
BELONGINGS: His hats. Inordinately fond of his books.
AS A ROOMIE: n/a
AS A NEIGHBOR: You've probably heard him listening to moody country blues. Sometimes you can catch him doing some DIY, but he tries not to be disruptive and will stop if asked,
GETTING AWAY: On the back of this intense 2 hour nap I've just arisen from, I've decided that Rufus has a motorcycle.
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