Dynama - I could implode her honestly. However she can out Rube Goldberg me so who's the real winner here
Tejuri - I'm so sorry. I would cry so much but it could be done
Annomi - if I saw him I would try to attack him. I would be so good at attacking him. Only defense he has is that he's a prince of heart. I however am both strong willed and insane so this will not matter <3
Pleome - look at him in his eyes. He does not want to fight me. I could win with ease
I am uncertain:
Ajax - I frankly have no idea the outcome. Neither of us would have weapons in this scenario so he doesn't have his flamethrower. While I am shorter I make up for it in unholy rage. I feel as though we are evenly matched
No:
Tintin - he is bug. I rest my case. Although I do feel since we are both very short I have the best chance here
Presae - hhhhhhhhhhh. Get killt idiot. Buggirl wins all fights
Pardus - I know better than to throw down with women who look like Pardus. They can usually harm you terribly
Retris - he kills people for a living. He is a big boy. He could fucking KILL me
Emeric - not only could I never, but also she's like more powerful than me on a whole different level. I'd get Wiley Coyoted
Kausat - HE KNOWS
Tomiei - probably the main sovstuck character I am actively scared of. She is giant and strong she could destroy me with ease. Also her TikTok user status inflicts immediately psychic damage on me whenever I enter her vicinity
Conclusion. Most of these characters could kill me
If Retris is named after/based on Tetris, are all the Sovstuck original characters based on/tied to classic video games? Like Space Invaders, Pong, Snake, Pac-Man, Frogger?
A few of them are! We’ve got extremely overly complicated and extremely simple reasons for each one, too! Here’s a few I can think of right off the bat:
Tejuri is inspired by Snake.
Dynama is inspired by Frogger.
Presae is inspired by Centipede.
Meseri is inspired by Polybius.
Ajax is inspired by Space Invaders.
I would also like to take a moment to say that while, yes, Retris’s name is literally just Tetris with an R in front of it (there are very simple and very complicated reasons for this also,) the inspiration I derived from the game for Retris’s character is largely based on The Tetris Effect. Don’t think about that too hard! Or do. I’m not the boss of you. :)
Sov characters you wouldn't mind being your roommate vs sov characters you could not be paid to share a room with
Oh, this is a fun question!! I’ll divide these up by their respective casts, just to make things a little easier, both for me, and you, the reader! I’ll even include reasons why!
Content Warning: Long.
(NOTE: I’m not going to include everyone, because there’s some people I’m a little on the fence about, or have more neutral opinions on.)
PLAYERS
WOULDN’T MIND BEING MY ROOMMATE:
CYNTIN: He would make me gayer somehow.
TEJURI: Though she’d probably be expensive as hell to live with due to her Voidrot, and the menagerie of ways in which it manifests, she’s genuinely peak Nerdy Southern Best Friend. I can’t help but think I’d get along just so well with her. She’s not even Friend-Shaped. She’s Best Friend-Shaped.
RETRIS: Despite his everything, he’s pretty chill! We’d probably get along! Also he makes, like, so much fucking money, so it’d definitely be a comfortable arrangement. He’s a very, very good friend, too, and very caring.
AJAX: Cool dude, seems genuinely fun to be around. Movie nights will be a blast. I will have to force him to pay for the holes he punches in the walls at random, though.
PLEOME: He can be a little overbearing, even if he means well, but is otherwise just some regular guy. I’d go positively bonkers watching him do tech restoration.
COULDN’T PAY ME TO SHARE A SPACE WITH THEM:
DYNAMA: I couldn’t do it. I’m sorry. I love them so much, but… They’d proselytize at me and I’d just start swinging. They mean well, but they’re severely Christian, and very much so grew up in a tiny town. I could be friends with them, but I could never commit to living with them.
PRESAE: She would call my oven a “weird mechanical kangaroo” and then disassemble it for parts.
EMERIC: She has turned the kitchen into a meth lab. I’m becoming asthmatic from the fumes just thinking about it.
ANNOMI: I would not be able to stand a single iota of his personality. I love writing him, I personally find him fascinating because of the fucked up focus on the psychological, but I would not be able to deal with him in a physical space OR online. If he got some kind of obsession with me, I’d just kill him or something. I don’t know, dude.
PATRONS:
WOULDN’T MIND BEING MY ROOMMATE:
DAMARA: Surprised at this entry? Perhaps you’re forgetting Damara is actually very nice! The only reason she’s as mean and disconcerting as she is is because during most of what we see of her in canon, she’s talking to the Alpha Trolls, of whom most of which she has a massive grudge against. I’d be functionally immune to her penchant for Psychological Warfare. Also, she’s cool, and I’m supporting her journey into therapy.
RUFIOH: He would watch TikToks out loud and maybe have a few annoying opinions but otherwise would be a pretty ok roommate. Hard to keep settled down though, which isn’t an issue for me. He would barely ever be home.
PORRIM: Genuinely a very accepting person, but knows when and how to put her foot down, and get shit in order. Very good person. She’s incredibly offline to the point where it’s both hilarious and soul-healing. Ultimate grass-toucher. We love her. She knows Queer History + Theory that you couldn’t even imagine. She’d teach me Knitting. But most importantly, she’d have a Driver’s License.
ARANEA: We would be so fucking annoying if we shared a living space. We’d just fuel each other’s Stage 4 Autism. The essays would be severe in length, niche as hell, and possibly unhinged. She’s very well read, too, and knows what she’s talking about, so I trust her thoughts and opinions on things. It’d be exactly what she needs, and exactly what I need.
MEENAH: She is such a recluse that I would probably barely notice her being there. Pays her rent by leaving an envelope on the counter with a wine glass on top so I can’t miss it. It’s got “RENT, BITCH.” written on it in cursive with a hot pink glitter gel pen. Sometimes she barges into my room and starts bitching loudly about some random bullshit I’ve never heard of. She is so fun and charismatic that I would not mind. And also I love being nosy and hearing drama so I’m entertained regardless. 10/10.
COULDN’T PAY ME TO SHARE A SPACE WITH THEM:
KANKRI: No. (I love him, and he’s a very complex person who I’d love to discuss religion with, but I can’t tolerate his level and flavor of being terminally online. I’ve encountered people like him before. It is… Not pleasant. Granted, you can work him out of his behaviors, but it takes a very specific kind of person to have the patience and tolerance to do so, and I’m not one of them.)
CRONUS: Fuck no. (I would become even more mentally ill. His toxic behaviors are very much so fueled by specific things that are somewhat understandable and interesting, but that doesn’t mean anyone is obligated to tolerate him. I’m even more susceptible to his specific methods of abuse just because of things like Paranoia and Memory Loss, I don’t need to deal with that.)
KURLOZ:
KURLOZ: Kurloz.
NPCS:
WOULDN’T MIND BEING MY ROOMMATE:
OCHOSI: Very much so a case of an Extrovert adopting an Introvert. He might take me zip-lining or something like that, which isn’t at all my taste, but it’s fun and healthy to fill your life with new experiences, even if they’re not totally your thing. It’s enrichment. Also, I am a weak man sometimes, and Ochosi is kind of attractive. Sorry.
ATRISA: She is an extrovert and knows where all the gay bars are and this would make me normal.
COULDN’T PAY ME TO SHARE A SPACE WITH THEM:
MESERI: I would die.
KHANDA: I would die and he would think it’s funny that I died.
