Daily Routines & Handwaved CR Meme, VOLUME 2

[light_mischief]

Handwaved CR Meme

The passengers have been living on this ship for a while now, and it's likely that they've fallen into certain habits and routines. Little things have become part of their day, from lunch dates with friends, to quiet nights in the library, or long-standing blood feuds. Even the newest passengers have likely found themselves some common haunts and familiar faces. This is a meme to talk about, flesh out, and collaborate on some of those behind-the-scenes moments and routines!

1. Post a comment with your character's name & cabin number in the header, and give us an idea of what sort of things they get up to around the ship! Be as detailed or as vague as you'd like.
2. Talk about what kind of handwaved CR you can inspire! Is your character the type to stop and chat with friends on the promenade? Are they consistently the highest score on multiple arcade cabinets? IDK, you tell me!
3. When you look at other characters' routines, you might notice some moments that line up! Even if your characters are total strangers, they might see each other at the buffet every day, or maybe they're unwittingly competing for the high score on DDR. And close CR might mean weekly dinners, book clubs, sparring sessions every morning... like I said, this is where you shine!!
4. This is also a good chance to handwave characters exchanging contact information, generating some more inbox threads!

TLDR: write about your character's life on the ship and then compare notes with other people, find CR, ???, profit

(Last meme, for those who might need it!)

Comments

Chrissy Cunningham, cabin 101

[bubblegumheart]

-Chrissy spends a fair amount of time in the library. She tends to favor reading there, but she'll also borrow books a couple at a time if she feels like a change of scenery is in order.
-Her relationship with sleep has been rocky for a while and seems to have gotten worse since waking up on the ship. Most nights, she's able to fall asleep just fine, but she tends to wake up too early. On those nights, she'll either make a beeline for the library, or she'll wander aimlessly. Occasionally, she'll sleep in the library.
-She'll periodically visit Photos At Sea to see what she can find.
-Playback is another frequent haunt: she's mostly played pinball, but has started branching out to DDR and some of the other games.
-A lot of her meals come from the buffet, but she likes to try other places from time to time. Sand Dollars is a favorite in the morning or afternoon. John's is a favorite, but only during the Billy Joel sets.
-Chrissy sometimes hits up the pool to do laps or just float after dark when everyone else is in bed because she prefers the quiet. Scoops is a frequent follow-up.
-Occasionally, she'll hit up the gym or the sauna, but most of her exercise comes from swimming or walking (or jogging) in the early morning when most people are still in their rooms. She also frequents the running track on the sports deck.
-As far as fashion goes, she tends to stick to bright, colorful dresses or skirts and blouses. She gets cold easily, so she'll add a sweater more often than not.
-Chrissy tends to be polite but friendly with everyone she comes into contact with.
-With casual acquaintances, she sometimes feels the need to fill the silence which tends to lead to her babbling. It's something she's working on.
-With closer CR, she's more willing to sit in comfortable silence or just exist in the same space.
-Chrissy likes Vance. She got high and asked him to take her for ice cream and then proceeded to indirectly admit that she likes him. She hasn't technically said it again yet. People are welcome to have witnessed him carrying her out of the weed party and/or into Scoops. She's also currently unaware of his history of being a bully, though finding out at this point might not make much of a difference.
-People are also welcome to recognize her from the Price is Right.

[astrogator]

Ari also keeps weird hours and likes swimming at the very quiet times, so they've probably spotted each other. Ari would either offer to alternate sessions so they both get a chance for solitary early morning swims, or suggest that they share the pool and watch each other's backs - whichever option Chrissy likes best. (Yes, she can be a little paranoid!)

[bubblegumheart]

Swimming during the quiet times for the win! But Chrissy would be on board for either of those scenarios because while she doesn't need to be the only one in the pool, she does kind of prefer to go when it's not crowded. Plus it's something to do when she can't sleep anyway.

[astrogator]

Sounds good! Maybe a bit of both, then - sometimes they're there together and sometimes not. Enough to be on friendly terms and notice if the other one hasn't shown up for a while :)

[bubblegumheart]

That sounds great! Chrissy at least would text and check in if she noticed Ari hadn't been around for a bit.

Re: Chrissy Cunningham, cabin 101

[glassaxolotl]

Dedue goes to the library to work on his sewing projects. He might run into Chrissy in the morning when she’s been passed out there all night sometime. I feel like he’d be concerned and ask her about it. That could be a good excuse for a scene.

[bubblegumheart]

Listen, sometimes it's easier to crash in an almost-empty library than it is to crash in your cabin when your roommate and his boyfriend are there a lot!

[glassaxolotl]

Understandable! I think he would listen to her if she vented about it. And he might bring up that he hasn’t been sleeping very well himself.

[bubblegumheart]

She might be honest about it if he asks her directly (because Good Girls Don't Lie) but she probably won't just volunteer the information. lol

[glassaxolotl]

I don’t think he would’ve pressed her on it, so then they probably haven’t had a conversation about it.

[bubblegumheart]

That's fair, too! They can chat about books or one of his sewing projects- she just doesn't like to burden other people with her problems, especially when she doesn't know them.

[glassaxolotl]

Yeah he’s the same way.

[goodweather]

They might have run into each other at the sauna a few times; it’s the most convenient way for Phil to clean out his wings, so he’s there semi-regularly.

[bubblegumheart]

She will absolutely try to think of a polite way to ask why he has wings!

[goodweather]

He might see the look on her face and answer anyway! In which "Magic" is the simple answer, and if she follows up, he'll also say that it was a surprise gift from a moon goddess. Yes, he's aware that that's incredibly unhelpful, no, he doesn't have a better way of putting it.

[bubblegumheart]

Sorry, Phil. She's not accustomed to seeing people with wings! She's kind of nosy though, so she'll definitely follow up.