WHO'S THAT GIRL?

uzochi, 30, podcaster.

[adeyemiis]

! * , (ayo edebiri, 30, female, she/they) ! * , hey, did you see UZOCHI ADEYEMI unloading their boxes from the moving truck? i heard they are 30 YEARS OLD and work as a PODCASTER. they totally remind me of BIG FEELINGS by WILLOW, TANGLED HEADPHONE CORDS and STICKERS ALL OVER SKETCHBOOKS. they’ll probably hang out at 1924 BAKERY the most if you were looking for them.

basics

full name: uzochi adeyemi nicknames: chi or chi-chi. will most likely tell you to refer to her as chi anyways. gender: cis female pronouns: she/they sexuality: demisexual age: 30 years old date of birth: july 21st, 1994 zodiac: cancer place of birth: abuja, nigeria occupation: host of the podcast “unplugged”, meant for conversations on topics that need to be had without a filter. also, side thing as a caterer.

appearance

faceclaim: ayo edebiri height: 5’4 (“i better shut my 5’4 mouth? actually i’m 5’5.”) tattoos: small cross on her back. somedays, chi has an impulse to get a bunch of small ones on her arms, but never goes through with it. she’s kind of hesitating on it. piercings: lobes and orbital conch are pierced. clothing style: big fan of streetwear. constantly in colorful clothing, shorts, messy converse, and chunky jewelry—some days, she’s definitely more of a comfort over style kind of girl. ignore her when she comes out with a hoodie, basketball shorts, and slides with goofy kind of socks.

persona

pos. traits: resourceful, loyal, optimistic neg. traits: messy, (god don’t look at her desk.) stubborn, impulsive likes: spicy dishes, converse or just sneakers in general, trying out multiple styles in regards to her hair, and stickers dislikes: being told what to do (an overexcessive amount), resellers, that random moment where something soft turns crunchy, and smokers who can’t respect the space they’re in

hobbies:

cooking/baking

street art, but considering she doesn’t know where to consider her canvas right now, she’s been just keeping her ideas in a sketchbook.

playing old arcade games. attempting to get a better look on emulating so she can just play them from her laptop rather than having to go on a journey to find a place to play pac-man or something.

habits

peeling on hangnails

randomly stretching or walking in circles rather than standing still

fiddling with rings or bracelets

staring at shoes, and when she does, she clicks them together.

backstory

tw death

born in abuja, nigeria, chi has been the one to call out injustices since babbles turned into actual words. of course, she wasn’t protesting while she was still in the middle of potty training, because back then her version of injustices were kids not getting enough for snack time or recess—but the idea is still there. around the 2000s, though, when nap time was scrapped for homework sheets, it’s becoming a little more difficult to ignore the political conflict where she lives.

it hits full stretch when she enters high school. debate clubs, choosing her projects on certain incidents—she’s always trying to decipher “why does this happen?” “how does this happen?”, because she knows there’ll always be a place to improve, make her home feel more comfortable and safe. to but it bluntly, she’s slowly getting sick of uncomfortable dinner talks because another person or group of people died. so, rather than staying home for college, though, in order to have these conversations and works in different parts of the world with different people, because nigeria, to her, is going to feel like an echo chamber if she only talks to people at home about what’s going on—she takes her acceptance from nyu and moves to new york. her parents move to nyc in order to support her in close distance during her junior year.

six years after graduating with a degree in media, culture, and communication, chi’s father is found dead in a random location on an even more random day. there isn’t a full investigation, and it’s closed before anything even fully happens. rather than biting her tongue, chi starts “unplugged”, a podcast meant to critique how cases are treated, the actions of politicians—it’s called unplugged because she stops putting on the picture perfect persona on the mic, and just says what’s on her mind. it gets through enough episodes—her own little side hustle.

new york starts feeling a little too overwhelming for her own good though. she’s happy to have her mother here to help when her eyes feel all puffy, but rent starts getting too high, trains get too cramped, and every time she’s upset, the idea of her father uncomfortably lingers in her head. so, at the height of unplugged’s 50th episode, she decides to move again. she just needs the fresh breath of air before she (maybe) comes back to ny.

tidbits

does a catering business on the side. it’s awkward though, because how do you cook something for people knowing just last night you’ve given same said people a topic to debate about at the table while they eat your food? everyday she fights the urge to start going on air with an edited voice. she feels as if she’d fuck up and immediately got found out though. her love language is acts of service or giving gifts, so don’t be surprised if she gives you the catering leftovers, or makes dishes for you with the remaining ingredients.

has a corgi named “coco”. wayyy too chaotic for his own good, and has accidentally broken chi’s entire recording table once. (tripped over a cord. you get the idea. chi screamed in her pillow for almost 10 minutes that night.)

constantly has bandaids on her knees. she likes biking, but the problem is that she’s constantly crashing into things, so—you get the idea.

major tyler, the creator fan. talk to her about your favorite albums. thanks.

wants to get into rollerskating. would really be keen on rollerskating on random paths instead of doing walks.

[andersonfisher]

Jonas had Brooks cradled to his chest - he was thankful he'd decided to baby wear that day as opposed to trying to man up and carry him and a pumpkin with one arm - the pumpkin tucked into his arms. He wasn't decided on the pumpkin just yet, but when he heard the voice admitting that it's hollow if it's a good one, Jonas nodded. "That's actually an interesting fact to know." he nodded. "That go for all pumpkins; porch decorating, carving and baking or is it just the hollow ones you suggest for baking purposes?" he questioned, placing the pumpkin on the ground at his feet, turning to look at the other options. He did think some of the non traditional looking ones were fun; he'd been eyeballing a green 'bumpy' one from across the field for a bit. You'd think considering I grew these that I'd be more knowledgeable on what makes a good pumpkin, but, honestly I just do it because it's easy." he laughed.

[adeyemiis]

There's a little voice in Chi's mind screaming “yes!” because the last thing she needs right now is for someone to look at her like something's wrong because she's randomly sputtering about pumpkin facts and having flashbacks to muffins.

She nods, one of the smallest of smiles on her face at the concept of being able to keep the conversation going. “Um—all of them, I'm pretty sure. I'd have to double check, but on a culinary perspective, I can confirm that much." As much as Chi loved this season, she can't stand another mention of a pumpkin themed dish in her customer's menus.

“No way. Now I feel bad for even saying the thing about the pumpkin! That's like if someone came up to me while I was doing catering work and told me a fact about bread. Sorry, dude." She grimaced, sticking her hands further into the pockets.

“What's it like? Doing this," She said, gesturing towards the pumpkins. “Stressful?”

[illmind]

she  pushes  back  her  chair  to  get  up  and  see  the  full  extend  of  the  stain.  staff  is  rushing  back  and  forth,  probably  to  provide  more  napkins  than  the  ones  on  the  table  but  …  the  girl  from  a  table  close  by  is  quicker.  not  that  the  crumpled  serviette  really  does  much  where  seren  presses  it  to  his  outfit  to  soak  up  at  least  some  of  the  wine.  humiliating  …  especially  considering  it  wasn’t  her  own  fault.  “  thanks.  “  she  sighs  dramatically,  obviously  frustrated  when  she  can  only  watch  the  stain  grow  in  size.  

“  this  is  so  …  stupid.  what  would  a  tiktok  possibly  do  about  it  ?  “   but  regardless  of  the  defiance  in  her  voice,  seren  takes  the  jacket  from  the  girl  to  wrap  it  around  her  shoulders.  at  least  people  seem  to  return  to  their  dinners  and  a  waitress  is  offering  bringing  a  cloth.  as  if  that  would  safe  anything.  

[adeyemiis]

Chi's wiping up the rest of the stains she can get before essentially stepping back and letting staff handle it. She's chewing the inside of her cheek because she probably just took over someone's job before they could even properly tackle it, but it's whatever. “Yeah, no prob.”

The Tiktok comment makes her awkwardly scratch at her scalp for a second. “Petty thing. The amount of people who've been in your situation who post videos about it and people are able to fully hunt the culprit in question down to workplace is insane. It popped up in my head when it happened but like…I don't wanna be an instigator."

At least for a stranger.

[andersonfisher]

WHERE: His Farm in Wilma WHEN: October 2024 WITH: Open to All

Jonas moved slowly through the pumpkin patch, his infant son Brooks bundled snugly against his chest, small hands reaching curiously toward the bright orange gourds dotting the field. He kept a steady hand on the little one, guiding them through rows of pumpkins he’d tended since early spring. A few neighbors wandered by, waving as they stopped to pick out their fall decorations, and Jonas nodded back, a quiet, proud smile beneath his worn hat. The chill in the air had started to settle deep into the earth, but his hands were warm, cradling his child close as he bent down to show them a pumpkin he thought might be “just their size.” "What do you think bud?" he spoke, looking up only as someone walked by. "Should we get that one? Take it back to the house?"

[adeyemiis]

Like some kind of switch was flipped, Chi immediately spoke up about the squash in question without thinking over context too much.

“You should do a thump test. The best ones should make a little hollow noise when you hit it.”

Then she's realizing that she basically just walked over and randomly went “You should hit that pumpkin!”, and that in itself is making her cringe. There's a little grimace on her face as she sucks in her teeth, sticking her hands in her coat pockets. It's not helping that she's staring like a deer in headlights. “Sorry. Impulse. I just made pumpkin muffins a while back, so pumpkin facts are like…stuck in my head and waiting to come out at any moment."

That, and because a part of her needs to feel like she was valid in aggressively hitting a few pumpkins days ago while keeping it near her ear.

[illmind]

“  you’ve  got  to  be  kidding  me  !  “   seren  stops  her  step  abruptly  to  glance  down  herself.  the  color  of  red  wine  starting  to  soak  through  her  top,  creeping  down  towards  the  fabric  of  her  skirt.  great.  just  …  great.  narrowed  eyes  find  her  opposite–  something  between  anger  and  …  frustration  ?  she  was  supposed  to  be  at  work  right  after  dinner.  “  seriously  ?!  “  she  hisses,  voice  agitated.  

[adeyemiis]

“Oh shit.”

Chi's debating on if she wants to go at this with a documenter lense: You know—observe and don't interact with the space like that. Though, it's only one cheek chew in before she immediately ditches that mentality and swoops right over with the remains of her own napkins.

“Um—I hear cold water works best with stains like that. Not that it's blood, but you know, similar color, and—yeah. You get the idea.” It's an awful thing to ramble about while giving fucked up napkins, but she digresses. “Also,” She then held up her jacket as an offering. “Me personally, I'd like…make the craziest tiktok about this. Celebs kinda dig that pity.”

[rylandsgrace]

AYO EDEBIRI

Before the academy gala by Morgan Maher (October 2024)