Markup View

Author: Damr1990

Sep 29th 2012 at 4:35:43 PM

@NateTheGreat & @69BookWorM69 i think all those cases may happen, but in that case we may also need to see more context, for example:

*We know little about the character, or we do know he has [[LonersAreFreaks little to no friends]] or is considered weird-> the original intent of this trope, the character in question has emotional issues or somethinkg similar that show's he's a misfit

*We Hear the character is constantly complaining about his economic situation-> we'll it's pretty self-explanatory, the charater is poor so he can't affor too much stuff, however if we added the example of the Giant TV on the main room then it may be that he either doesn't kinow how to manage his finances or has some screwed up priorities, or that he's lazy and/or doesn't have any sense of stetic

*he comments he is almost never there-> here it may be the he is either a really social guy(alghtoug if it were the case the place wouldn't probably be so empty), or he's probably a very bussy person, if we limit it only to bachelors, probably is because of school service and various projects, if he's on a scholarship or already working, maybe because he's {{Married To The Job}} or an {{Workaholic}}, in general shows that he may not have any time even for himself

*we know the character moved recently -> just like the {{Transfer Student Uniforms}} is to show that the character right now is a misfit, his story is yet about to begin and so it simbolizes he has no big experiences yet, this may also be the case  for just married couples (or simply a couple who has just decided to live together), as this symbolises their story together is just starting in a fresh beggining as they don't want any previous baggage to interfere from that point onward

*The character is  {{New Age Retro Hippie}}, a [[EruditeStoner Erudite]] [[TheStoner Stoner]] or a {{Granola Girl}} -> they adhere themselves to an anti-materialistic mentality, not wanting to hurt the planet because of their consumerism, and/or becuase they want  the good energies to flow freely around the house

*The character is [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=lybvotf2df4h8q1tlq360uwc too]] [[InsufferableGenius stuck up]] or {{Greed}}y -> the room is a reflection of that mentality, if something doesn't have a vital or pragmatic function, then there's no point in having it

Examples:
*[[EmotionlessGirl Rei]] [[ArtificialHuman Ayanami]] from {{Neon Genesis Evangelion}}, here room contains only a bed, a desk with a few clothes, [[IllGirl a few medicines]]  and [[MementoMacGuffin a pair of Glasses]]
*[[EmotionlessGirl Yuki]] [[ArtificialHuman Nagato]] from {{The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}, Kyon comments on how empty the places feels and ask himself if yuki feels the same way as her appartment
*[[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] [[BreakTheCutie Ikezawa]] from {{Katawa Shoujo}}, even if Yamaku's rules and rooms tend to be minimalistic, hisao comments of the heavy ambience of her room)
*Itoshiki Nozomu from {{Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei}} gives the example of a student an small empty home except for a giant plasma tv as an example of people living beyond their real status on of his "[[MinorInsultOverreaction I'm In]] [[DespairEventHorizon Despair]]" habitual rants