CANON Q/A: Riley
My askbox continues to stay empty so I’m going to answer these myself.
1. What does their bedroom look like?
Riley’s bedroom is just a simple bedroom in the servants’ wing of the mansion, which was probably the only part of the house not converted for school purposes. It has a standard full size bed, a night table, a dresser, closet, couch, and coffee table. There are some cleaning gadgets strewn around, some books, but otherwise, he doesn’t have a lot of personal possessions, as he had arrived in town almost completely empty-handed save for the clothing he wore and an army knife,
Riley’s bedroom is just a simple bedroom in the servants’ wing of the mansion, which was probably the only part of the house not converted for school purposes. It has a standard full size bed, a night table, a dresser, closet, couch, and coffee table. There are some cleaning gadgets strewn around, some books, but otherwise, he doesn’t have a lot of personal possessions, as he had arrived in town almost completely empty-handed save for the clothing he wore and an army knife,
2. Do they have any daily rituals?
Get up, have breakfast, start the mopping and scrubbing machines, and look after Geno while the other staff get ready for their classes. Then he manually mops up what the machines miss. But those are routines. Oh well.
3. Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?
He goes for a run a couple times a week and has occasional scuffles with machines. Larry sometimes builds small robots for surprise sparring matches.
4. What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?
Riley doesn’t cook. The chef does, but mornings aside, he eats out.
5. Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)
He’s very clean, showers twice daily, washes his hands when appropriate. His room and office spaces are not so much organized because he tends to toss aside broken cleaning machines until Larry comes to fix them and then they are still left on the floor, but oh well.
6. Eating habits and sample daily menu
He eats like he was raised in a very sophisticated background. All table manners must be followed (he is pretty disgusted at most people in the school for having such awful manners in its mansion setting). His menu is …. not that classy. Burgers, bagels, noodles. with hot sauce.
7. Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time
Watching movies and listening to old music. Riley wishes he had more time to waste.
8. Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging
Coffee and Chocolate? It’s kind of silly.
9. Makeup?
No
10. Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?
Not much apart from a little OCD he developed with his job thanks to Venny being an extreme germaphobe.
11. Intellectual pursuits?
None.
12. Favorite book genre?
Mystery, though he’s also a bit of a closet romance nut. He totally read those kiddie mystery book series up until college.
13. Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?
Straight. He doesn’t really care to think about it, but will get snappy if hit on by a gay guy?
14. Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)
He’s pretty normal save for outdoor allergies.
15. Biggest and smallest short term goal?
He’s figuring that out.
16. Biggest and smallest long term goal?
Figuring that out, too.
17. Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress
Riley likes to dress in jeans and mock neck sweaters. sometimes he’ll wear more casual slacks. He’s a very department-store kind of guy when it comes to dressing up. Terrie will eventually note that he seems kind of upper-class for an ex-hobo.
18. Favorite beverage?
Pengy Pop mint soda. Wintergreen flavor. Manufactured by the NewGens Generic Beverage corporation.
19. What do they think about before falling asleep at night?
How Audrie just pissed him off before he stormed off to bed. How Genova messed something up each particular day, how his other caretakers are idiots, and sometimes Riley questions what the hell he’s doing with his life right now.
20. Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?
Chicken pox. Not much to say about that.
21. Turn-ons? Turn-offs?
Ons: Provocative attitudes, teasing, and maturity
Offs: Being asked about his turn-ons, Genova
Offs: Being asked about his turn-ons, Genova
22. Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?
He would draw Audrie as a hideous plant monster.
23. How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?
His schedule and priorities are well organized, but his material belongings are not. I explained this already.
24. Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?
We’ll find that out someday.
25. How do they see themselves 5 years from today?
Still a janitor.
26. Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?
Nope.
27. What is their biggest regret?
Getting hired at NewGens.
28. Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?
Audrie fills both those roles, but Generic fits as his second worst enemy. Everyone else is just stupid to him.
29. Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)
Poker Face.
30. Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)
Poker Face, and then cry in hiding.
31. Most prized possession?
Whatever it is, he left it where he came from.
32. Thoughts on material possessions in general?
Riley’s a guy that lived in different places for a long time. Material possessions are merely bothersome things that must be hauled to each new place.
33. Concept of home and family?
It’s where you live and who you live with. His biological family was pretty unconventional and he doesn’t speak with them, but he considers the NewGens staff his current family, sort of.
34. Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)
He is a very private person and finds it ridiculous how others just freely share TMI.
35. What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?
Sex and watching movies.
36. What makes them feel guilty?
Sex while watching movies.
37. Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?
It goes both ways for him.
38. Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?
What?
39. What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?
Venting to his partner Rabbit.
40. Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?
Neither I guess.
41. How misanthropic are they?
Extremely. Again, he thinks many people are quite stupid and uncultured.
42. Hobbies?
Fighting Larry’s robots, collecting broken machine parts, blogging, creative writing, and reading.
43. How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?
He completed formal education but I can’t say what he studied yet. He doesn’t have views about these kinds of things.
44. Religion?
Not religious, but has memories of going with his big brother to church.
45. Superstitions or views on the occult?
Doesn’t care.
46. Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?
Words more than deeds. Namely of the profanity type.
47. If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?
Romance is hard to think about when you have no idea what you want to do with your life.
48. How do they express love?
Awkwardly. He does have an eventual canon relationship with Audrie, but i don’t want to talk about how he goes about that right now.
49. If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?
He fights dirty.
50. Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?
He knows nothing of the afterlife, and that’s what scares him about dying.
