History Main / AllergicToRoutine

** Given that he's gone through 11 bodies in the past 900-odd years, he actually keeps them slightly longer than the average human.

Auntie Mame, who declared that "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!"

* [[CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]] [[UpToEleven once refused to wer clothes.]]

However, they may not get as far as having a steady partner, far less kids, to worry about -- that means commitment, and very possibly the dreaded prospect of domesticity. Many Allergic To Routine characters would rather remain free agents, never [[NotStayingForBreakfast hanging around for breakfast]] after a passionate night or forming lasting friendships. If they do, it will be a major plot point.

[[YourMileageMayVary Your sympathy for this character may vary]]. One one hand, they're funny, unpredictable and keep life interesting...but on second thought, you'd probably think twice about marrying this character or having them as a parent. They often have a crippling case of NoSympathy, and assume what they want is what's best for everyone. The fact that their boyfriend is keen to take over the family business in his hometown, or their kid is sick and tired of having to make new friends every four months, will simply not compute with them -- life's getting same-y, so let's get out of here!

* This is a disproportionately common trait in people with {{Autism}} and {{ADHD}}.

* In {{WesternZodiac astrology}}, Sagittarius and Aries. Aquarius is an odd case - most descriptions will paint them as apparently AllergicToRoutine, but actually a CreatureOfHabit - it's just that those habits will be very strange.

* In WesternAstrology, Sagittarius and Aries. Aquarius is an odd case - most descriptions will paint them as apparently AllergicToRoutine, but actually a CreatureOfHabit - it's just that those habits will be very strange.

* In astrology, Sagittarius and Aries. Aquarius is an odd case - most descriptions will paint them as apparently AllergicToRoutine, but actually a CreatureOfHabit - it's just that those habits will be very strange. In Myers-Briggs, Intuitives and Perceivers are usually more routine-phobic.

* This is a disproportionately common trait in people with {{Autism}}.

* In astrology, Sagittarius and Aries. Aquarius is an odd case - most descriptions will paint them as apparently AllergicToRoutine, but actually a CreatureOfHabit - it's just that those habits will be very strange. In Myers-Briggs, Intuitives and Perceivers are usually more routine-phobic.

** Given that he changed bodies 11 times in the past 900 years, he actually keeps them slightly longer than the average human.

** The [[{{Series/Sherlock}} modern TV version]] of Sherlock Holmes has an almost addictive need for mental stimulation and will go to any number of potentially dangerous lengths to avoid getting board, [[NotSoDifferent a trait he shares with Moriarty]].

* ''HaruhiSuzumiya'', of course. Ordinary day? Heaven help you, Kyon, Haruhi will soon sort that out.
* SherlockHolmes - "My mind rebels at stagnation." Gets clinically depressed when things get too quiet. For the record, the book version of Watson has a foot in both camps (domestic bliss with wife+running after Holmes on adventures = happy life), while the [[Film/SherlockHolmes film version]] wants to be a CreatureOfHabit...but Holmes at least plays on the assumption that his best bud is naturally Allergic To Routine.
* [[FromEroicaWithLove Eroica/Dorian]] is a less manic version, but still gets pretty low when life fails to live up to his romantic ideals, and sets off to cause trouble in order to keep life exciting.
* In astrology, Sagittarius and Aries. Aquarius is an odd case - most descriptions will paint them as apparently AllergicToRoutine, but actually a CreatureOfHabit - it's just that those habits will be very strange. In Myers-Briggs, Intuitives and Perceivers are usually more routine-phobic.

* Whether as a doctor, a friend, a roommate, Gregory {{House}} always winds up rewriting the rules to his own advantage--and sometimes breaking them even then. Not too surprising, as he's a SherlockHolmes {{expy}}.
* Both Light Yagami and L of ''DeathNote'' become depressed when faced with monotony. The same goes for Ryuk.
* The obligatory ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' example would be Moist Von Lipwig of ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' and ''Discworld/MakingMoney''. After he outwits the CorruptCorporateExecutive and gets the post office running again, he resorts to climbing walls and breaking into his own building to kill the monotony. Vetinari promptly shifts him to the bank, and already has plans for his next job after that. One wonders what will happen when the city runs out of businesses for him to renovate, although Vetinari also notes that he doesn't seem to get bored like this when [[{{Tsundere}} his fiancée]] is around.
* ''TheFallAndRiseOfReginaldPerrin'': Reggie is being driven mad by his routine. Especially the season-spanning routine of destroying everything he's ever created.

* The obligatory ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' example would be Moist Von Lipwig of ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' and ''Discworld/MakingMoney''. After he outwits the CorruptCorporateExecutive and gets the post office running again, he resorts to climbing walls and breaking into his own building to kill the monotony. Vetinari promptly shifts him to the bank, and already has plans for his next job after that. One wonders what will happen when the city runs out of businesses for him to renovate.

* Both Light Yagami and L of ''DeathNote'' become depressed when faced with monotony.
** The same goes for Ryuk.

* The obligatory ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' example would be Moist Von Lipwig of ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' and ''Discworld/MakingMoney''.

* ''EightBitTheatre'': Black Mage goes stir crazy very, very quickly.

* The obligatory ''{{Discworld}}'' example would be Moist Von Lipwig of Going Postal and Making Money.

* [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] is terrified of domesticity and monotony - after all, this is the guy who regularly switches ''bodies'', never mind routines. This has caused some heartaches for his companions, who occasionally and understandably feel as if they're just replaceable amusements who get discarded when the Doctor gets bored.

* ''EightBitTheatre'': Black Mage'' goes stir crazy very, very quickly.

* HaruhiSuzumiya, of course. Ordinary day? Heaven help you, Kyon, Haruhi will soon sort that out.

* [[EightBitTheatre Black Mage]] goes stir crazy very, very quickly.

* Both Light Yagami and L of DeathNote become depressed when faced with monotony.

* The obligatory {{Discworld}} example would be Moist Von Lipwig of Going Postal and Making Money.

* [[DoctorWho The Doctor]] is terrified of domesticity and monotony - after all, this is the guy who regularly switches ''bodies'', never mind routines. This has caused some heartaches for his companions, who occasionally and understandably feel as if they're just replaceable amusements who get discarded when the Doctor gets bored.

This person gets bored extremely easily and needs to be entertained at all times. Unpredictability isn't just preferred, it's a necessity for this guy's sanity - if too many days pass quietly, they start to lose their mind. They're the roommate who always "forgot" that it was his turn to clean up, but who dragged you along on his [[ZanyScheme (mis)adventures]] and kept life so interesting that you ended up not minding. They're also the parent who uprooted their kids every time they felt life was getting "boring" and the spouse who signed themselves and their unknowing partner up for a mission to Jupiter - anything, ''anything'' to avoid life becoming "normal."

[[YourMileageMayVary Your sympathy for this character may vary]]. One one hand, they're funny, unpredictable and keep life interesting...but on second thought, you'd probably think twice about marrying this character or having them as a parent. They often have a crippling case of NoSympathy, and assume what they want is what's best for everyone. The fact that their boyfriend is keen to take over the family business in his hometown, or their kid is sick and tired of having to make new friends every four months, will simply not compute with them - life's getting same-y, so let's get out of here!

However, they may not get as far as having a steady partner, far less kids, to worry about - that means commitment, and very possibly the dreaded prospect of domesticity. Many Allergic To Routine characters would rather remain free agents, never [[NotStayingForBreakfast hanging around for breakfast]] after a passionate night or forming lasting friendships. If they do, it will be a major plot point.