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Roomie
The main character herself. A free-wheeling, mysterious hippie.
- The Alcoholic: Though not crippling, she clearly has a drinking problem.
- Aroused by Their Voice: Roomie describes Lillian as an "orgasmic storyteller." She also seems to be pretty into listening to WOC.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Roomie can get distracted quite easily.
- Beautiful Dreamer: Roomie has watched Lillian sleep a couple times.
- Better as Friends with Benefits: For all the sex she has, Roomie has a very difficult time letting people get truly close to her.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Lost her best friend at the age of nine and was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions. And she's estranged from her family by her own choice, as she's too ashamed to tell them she spent though all of the money they gave her.
- Deconstruction: As the comic goes on, Roomie becomes a sadly realistic take on the Hard-Drinking Party Girl. While at first it's presented as fun, the negatives pop up more and more as pages go. The obvious being Roomie is a full blown alcoholic. She's forced to couch surf and mooch because she has such a drinking problem that she blew all her money on it, meaning she's effectively homeless. And the disturbing fact that it led her to being sexually assaulted numerous times.
- Fun Personified: Thoroughly deconstructed, showing how stressful it can be to always be the fun person.
- Genki Girl: The endlessly peppy party girl. Though the comic does show how stressful that can be.
- Granola Girl: A self-declared hippie.
- Hard-Drinking Party Girl: Especially in the first couple years of the comic.
- Heroic BSoD: She got hit with a big one when she learned that Matt and Lillian were once a couple.
- Insecure Love Interest: Roomie seems to fear that she can't live up to the idolized image of her she thinks people fall for.
- Ladykiller in Love: When she realizes she has feelings for Lillian.
- The Nicknamer: Roomie loves to give nicknames to people. She has a near-endless number of them for Lillian.
- No Name Given/Only Known By Their Nick Name: Her given name is never revealed during the comic.
- Really Gets Around: Though since meeting Lillian, she has slowed down in said regard.
- Romance and Sexuality Separation: Only has sex when she's drunk and it's with someone she isn't in love with. When she falls in love with Lillian she's terrified of consummating their relationship.
- Sad Clown: Fires off goofy grins and innuendo at lightning speeds to avoid talking about her own feelings. Gets called out on it a lot as the comic goes on, mostly by WOC and Lillian.Lillian: Roomie, snap out of it. You're drunk.Roomie: Exactly. I'm just a drunk trying to be funny. Well, haha.
- Shameless Fanservice Girl: She goes naked a lot and doesn't seem to care who sees her.
Lillian Tallis
The sleep prone object of Roomie's affection.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Very aloof, with a surprisingly long fuse. But when someone sets her off, she goes off.
- Breakout Character: According to the Chloe, she was initially intended to just be a random character who Roomie woke up in bed with, but she proved popular enough with both the audience and the author that she was promoted to co-protagonist.
- Chastity Couple: How Lillian views her relationship with Roomie.
- Covert Pervert: As the comic goes on, she's revealed to have a surprisingly dirty mind. But isn't overt about it like Roomie.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Started out completely aloof and locked away. Has opened up much more as the comic goes on.
- Disappeared Dad: Her father died when she was very young.
- Dream People: Lillian's dreams have a few fixed characters who are important to her.
- Dream Weaver: she does a lot of lucid dreaming.
- Friends Are Chosen, Family Aren't: The normally rather chilled Lillian gets downright neurotic, even paranoid, when her mother unexpectedly visits.
- Heavy Sleeper: She's gotten better as the strip goes on, though.
- I Am Not Pretty: Lillian feels this way about herself despite what all the other characters say.
- Really Fond of Sleeping: Lillian sees sleeping (or dreaming to be precise) as the sole purpose of existence, at least until she meets Roomie and even then Roomie is only able to get through to her after expressing interest in her dreams.
- Sleepyhead: Can fall asleep mid-conversation.
- Their First Time: Implied to have had lost her virginity to Matt.
- When She Smiles: As Richard put it, "You're pretty as fuck!"
Richard
The male, peppy half of the twins.
- Crossdresser: Implied. As his mom gives him a box full of dresses for Ramona, he promises to test them himself to see if his mother was paying any attention to him. (She wasn't) Immediately afterwards he calls Ramona to comfort her, and notes that society is more accepting of women acting masculine than the other way around. Once he gets home, he hides the box's contents from Roomie, claiming it's full of dildos.
- Later confirmed; he uses his crossdressing at work, as a pet store's online mascot. Yes, really.
- Half-Identical Twins: With Ramona. If they happen to wear identical clothing, it is very hard to tell the two apart.note
- Stupid Sexy Flanders: Has this effect on Matt. Probably other guys, too, but they don't seem to mind.
- The Twink: Self-described as one.
- Walking the Earth: Last seen in the epilogue in pictures, while on a round the world excursion with Watch.
Ramona
The female, slightly dour half of the twins.
- Ambiguous Gender Identity: Comes to believe she might be non-binary. A small timeskip in the final chapter changes to identifying as male and going by Ram.
- Dominatrix: In her private time. Unfortunately, she has issues turning off the dom part in public, leading to her being rather pushy at times.
- Half-Identical Twins: With Richard.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Compared to her brother, Ramona can be a bit of an ass at times. Best exemplified when she gets a collective Death Glare from the whole bar.
- Odd Friendship: With Woc. Possibly a crush to boot.
- Shipper on Deck: She is probably the most vocal about hoping Lillian and Roomie get together.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She has expressed more and more interest in girly things, such as dresses. She has no idea why.
Allan Tallis
Lillian's polyamorous brother.
- Never Bareheaded: His headphones never come off. Later revealed to be because he has tinnitus.
Evelyne
Allan's fiancee/wife/other member of his polyamarous relationship. Has a rather...prickly personality.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Can be a downright bitch at times. But she does love Allan. And tolerates Steve cause it makes him happy.
- Oh, Crap!: Her very succinct reaction to discovering she's pregnant.
- Tsundere: With a heavy emphasis on the 'Tsun' part.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Steve, as his inclusion in the relationship seems to agitate her slightly. Eventually graduating to actually loving him.
Steve
The final competent of Allan and Eve's trio. A cool, free-spirited party dude.
- Cool Shades: Pretty much permanently affixed to his face.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Tries to split the scene very quickly when he hears Eve is pregnant, and he feels his role in the relationship is now over. Eve and Allan convince him to stay.
- Third Wheel: Knows he's basically this, and does his best to not overstep Evelyne's role in the relationship.
Watch
Woc's off-kilter gardener. Richard takes a quick shine to him.
- Mysterious Past: Was in the hospital for a long time. But that's all he reveals.
- Sense Freak: A downplayed version. Years of being in sterile, maintained medical environments have made him appreciate extremes in hot and cold, opining how alive it feels to walk barefoot in snow.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: Tends to wear dresses.
Woc
AKA, the Wise Old Crone. A wheelchair bound giver of wisdom.
- Magical Native American: Played with. Woc's spirituality is completely divorced from that of her family's (and presumably direct ancestry's).
- The Mourning After: Hasn't been in a relationship since her partner died, and she's perfectly happy with that choice.
- Silver Fox: Well, Ramona certainly seems to think so!
- The Mentor: Serves as the wizened elder figure to several characters, most notably Roomie and Ramona.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Everyone calls her Woc. Her real name as revealed in a flashback is Manisa.
Gulden
Bar-friend and occasional bedmate of Roomie's.
- Big Beautiful Woman: Very plump, extremely pretty.
- Official Couple: Her and Jak eventually find themselves a couple.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Dubbed so by Roomie after GuildenDraak beer. Her real name is unknown.
Jo
The mildly friendly neighborhood bartender.
- Berserk Button: Don't forget to say please when ordering.
- Real Men Wear Pink: Gigantic, macho, ax-owning bartender...also loves cats.
Matt
A soft-spoken Butt-Monkey, who doesn't quite fit into Roomie's unique world.
- Butt-Monkey: If Matt is around for more than 2 pages, some mild misfortune tends to befall him.
- Open Mouth, Insert Foot: An almost chronic case of it.
Aggie
An early bedmate of Roomie's, who wants more than just sex.
- Romantic Runner-Up: Aggie very clearly wants a relationship with Roomie. But gradually slips into a distant second when Lillian gets her attention.
The Twin's parents
The Twins parents. Their relationship is rather strained.
- Abusive Parent: Richard points out that their mom seems to only be interested in them when they act like she wants. Only after Ramona begins to want to be feminine does she care about her well-being.
- Daddy Issues:
- The dad has some, as he wasn't quite the son his dad wanted him to be (nor were his siblings), but this also means he is more supportive of his own kids. However...
- His wife doesn't seem to like the idea that her kids have free will, causing the two some Mommy Issues.
- Innocently Insensitive: It is very likely that the mom doesn't realize her effect on the twins. Instead of letting the two be themselves, she seems to consider them more as a way to get grandchildren, and wishes that they acted more traditionally.
- Parents as People: During a walk with Richard, the dad tells that his father got kids so he would have the life he always dreamt of. However, none of the kids ended up like he wanted. Because of this, he knows that he shouldn't try to do the same with his own kids.
