Rent Headcanons

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rent characters + sense of humor

(i’ll copypaste the ones i’ve already answered)

mark has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor that gets a little dark (or really dark, if you’re very close to him; he and roger have their fair share of jokes about death, about killing themselves, etc) and he is the KING of self-deprecating humor. most people don’t think much of it, but a lot of it is rooted in actually debilitating fears and insecurities. he’s also big on pop culture jokes.

roger has developed a very morbid sense of humor since his diagnosis. before it, he was mostly a dirty jokes kind of guy, the kind of guy who doesn’t mind invading his friends’ privacy/personal space for the sake of a joke - practical jokes were a must - like, he was the person who would draw a dick on your face at a party. he makes literary jokes, especially shakespeare jokes, but very few people in his old crowd got them. (mark doesn’t really get them)

maureen has an varied and eccentric sense of humor. she loves gay jokes and especially loves to make uptight homophobes uncomfortable with them. she used to love offensive jokes on principle as a teenager, but she’s gained a lot of perspective and has started to feel bad for it and try to make up for it in adulthood. now, maureen is more inclined to make people like benny the butt of her jokes. aside from that, she loves dirty jokes. 

collins likes intellectual jokes, the type that take a minute to figure out because they go through so many levels of absurdity or involve references to obscure shit, or philosophical concepts. a lot of his humor goes over the heads of everyone around him. literary jokes are another favorite of his, one that his friends find more familiar. he also loves jokes based on linguistic quirks. and weed jokes.

angel has dealt with a lot of mental health issues, so she gets a kick out of joking about that. and queer jokes, obviously. she likes elaborate jokes, especially involving storytelling (she’s got a creative streak), and loves to mislead people and surprise them with a punchline that they don’t expect. she’s got a way of talking circles around people that collins loves.

benny’s got an odd, dry sense of humor. a lot of sarcasm. it gets awkward at times because he has a tendency to joke with people he’s not “there” with yet, which makes even mark wince.

joanne loves gay jokes more than anyone she knows and literally cannot resist the opportunity to make them, which is often how people find out she’s gay lol. dark humor makes her uncomfortable most of the time, she likes to keep it lighthearted and silly.

april had the most acerbic sense of humor ever. like, it was pretty fucked up, and that’s one of the things that roger loved about her. she was never afraid to be sarcastic with her friends or complete strangers. she and mark got along fabulously in this regard, played off of each other a lot. it really jarred him when she died because they used to joke about suicide so often that he never thought to be concerned.

I love their friendship so much so let’s do some more head-canons :’)

•Mimi and Angel have been friends for a REALLY long time and they’re to the point where they know literally everything about each other, and they LOVE to overshare shit

•adding onto the one above this, sometimes they’ll be at dinner with Collins and Roger and for instance Mimi will say something to Angel like: “haha Roger does (insert embarrassing information here)” AND HER AND ANGEL WILL JUST CRACK THE HELL UP and poor Roger just puts his head in his napkin bc he’s so flustered

•They LOVE to go shopping together, it’s one of their favorite ways to bond

•This is inspired from some other Mimi and Angel HCS, but Angel is constantly trying to help Mimi overcome her heroin addiction. Sometimes Mimi will try to quit for awhile but she has the worst withdrawals and whenever she’s having them she’ll have Angel come over to help her out and support her

•you cant tell me they don’t have a ‘treat yo self’ day- they save up a lil money and literally just treat themselves. they get their nails done, get massages, eat at a fancy restaurant, and they even buy matching leopard print coats because let’s face it, they would

•Mimi is literally Angel’s number #2 supporter (besides Collins) and shes just constantly showering Angel in love, compliments, and endless support. Angel is also one of Mimi’s greatest supporters

•Mimi once tried teaching Angel how to pole dance and Angel was WAY better than what Mimi expected and let’s just say that was a wild night

•They’re the type of friends who will high-five eachother and yell whenever one of them says a witty comment or a roast

Oooh this will be FUN. Let’s see…

•Angel would be a coordinator and is probably well-renowned in the local contest scene. Team includes Gardevoir (graceful, elegant), Delibird (Christmas, brings gifts), Leavanny (can make a dress out of an old tablecloth), Alomomola (healer, heart shaped), Kricketune (in La Boheme the character Schunard played the violin), and Ditto (can look any way it wants, so probably good in-universe in contests). Wouldn’t need a full team due to being focused on contests instead of battling, but probably keeps one for battling sometimes and just because of love of Pokemon.

•Mark would be the kid who was so excited to go on his Pokemon journey as a kid and bring his camera for documentary-making about the Pokemon he befriends and finds along the way but finds out that not everywhere is Pokestar Studios (because obviously this takes place in Unova, the New York of the Pokemon world. Probably in Castelia City (also yes I know there’s no official contest scene in Unova but you bet there’s a local circuit set up by some people due to its popularity so Angel being a coordinator would still work)). Team includes Phantump (always feels alone), Dartrix (a nerd, probably his starter (yes I know I said they’re in Unova but this fits better)), Smeargle (create and observe), Dwebble (detach from feeling alive (also it has the sturdy ability bc he’s the “rock” of the group)), Whimsicott (surprisingly mischievous), and Espeon (loyal, sensitive, evolves from Eevee which most beginner trainers would get at some point). Also all of them are pretty low level bc he’s not actually that good of a trainer.

•Mimi would be a trainer who works as one of the npcs you fight to get to the gym leader, and she battles recklessly and without much strategy. Team includes Purrloin (cat-related, graceful) and Oricorio (a dancer) (she wouldn’t have enough money to care for more than two).

•Roger would be similar to a washed-up version of Roxie; he’s a former musician/gym leader (who just barely made it by the Pokemon league’s strict process to become a gym leader btw) who was actually quite good in battle but fell victim to the Pokemon limelight and now lives in the loft with Mark who is also an unsuccessful trainer. Team includes Noivern (sound-based), Mankey (brash, has a temper), Carbink (cold and reserved, can know moonblast), Loudred (another sound-based low hanging fruit), Garbodor (bc he’s literal garbage), and Abra (always running away).

•Joanne would be a lawyer who in addition to all the normal stuff would prosecute in cases of Pokemon/Pokemon trainer labor exploitation. She doesn’t battle so she doesn’t have a team, but she would definitely keep a Growlithe as a pet.

•Maureen is a performer who is protesting the local battle arena being torn down to build a Global Trade Station (like the one in Sinnoh, coming to Unova due to its popularity and the profitability of the cyber age in the Pokemon world, especially since it would allow Pokemon to be traded from all over the world instantly, a new concept in the 90s). Team includes Chatot (a singer and performer), Miltank (nicknamed Elsie (a Taurus would fit better but it’s not really a cow)), Lopunny (spunky), Ursaring (honeybear), Incineroar (a tiger in a cage can never see the sun), and Diglett (caught very recently, is also gonna dress like one (it’s to help protest the groundbreaking)). They’re all really high levels but just have random non-strategic EVs because she just battles anything that moves instead of training her Pokemon properly.

Collins taught at the Pokemon trainer’s academy before he had his Pokemon blow up half the school’s facilities to demonstrate his theory of actual reality. Team includes Porygon Z (computer related and glitchy, like all computers Collins tinkers with probably), Talonflame (cool, top tier (Collins is probably pretty good at battling)), Magnemite (to help him mess with electronics), Oddish (TO MARIJUANA), Scolipede (a complement to Angel’s Leavanny), and Grovyle (fits with that Mystery Dungeon game’s plot, probably his starter (yes still not a Unova starter I know)). He was probably a trainer at some point but (sorta) gave that up to teach (and also because the Pokemon league’s trainer program is very flawed and unfair and he was symbolically protesting it).

Benny is trying to tear down the battling arena to build a Global Trade Station (like the one in Sinnoh) (which, much like the Blockbuster he was trying to build in the NYTW version of Rent, would soon become obsolete). Doesn’t really keep Pokemon but hired a company with many Gurdurrs and Conkeldurrs for the job, as well as other Pokemon. Also instead of an Akita, Evita was a Chickorita.