#autar

Lately in terms of character development I’ve been tweaking and changing stuff with Catherine as well as started to flesh out the city she lives in. 

The City is built on a huge lake surrounded by mountains, due to how close the mountains are to the water the city over time has been built over the water. Around half of the city is on land and the other half on the water. This gives the city loads canals that boats go on which also helps with traffic. The city is usually a bustling place, public transit runs nearly 24/7. 

Catherine lives on the land part of the city where it’s cheaper to live. She often can’t sleep well at night and takes trips downtown to look at the sights and sounds. There’s a particular restaurant that she likes to visit, it’s not too expensive and there’s a view she likes from there. Not many people sit in that area since the view is of other buildings, but she likes to watch the crossroads with neon signs down each corridor. boats and cars making their ways below. Though she loves the sights, the crowds tend to do more harm then good for her being a reminder of her loneliness. 

Every month or two during the spring and summer there’s a few days to a week of horrible rain. It doesn’t happen in the fall or winter besides one full week before the New Year where the city is smothered in a blizzard. Between the horrible weather and rumors of people vanishing and never being found, the people don’t go outside during these times. Instead most of the city folk go underground to a large interconnected mall that spreads through most of the city. During the storms Catherine puts up a thin barrier and goes outside. While no one is around she walks and dances in the streets taking in the fuzzy lights through fog and rain with not a soul to bother her. 

Catherine’s college is on the outskirts of the land part of the city, part way up the mountain. The college has a nice view of the city and its towering buildings, as well as the lake it resides on. Catherine’s part time job at a convenience store is closer to the center of the city. Just a few blocks from the line between land and water. It’s located on a side street so it’s not as busy as other shops. She works at night so it’s even less busy, and often heads from here to downtown instead of home. The Guild was recently relocated to near the edge of the current downtown. When it was first set up in this city, it was also located at the edge of downtown but back then the city had no parts on the water. From here Catherine takes quick and easy jobs for the sake of time. Between part timing at the store and taking on jobs at the Guild she just barely makes it by with a small amount of spending money.

Often Catherine’s days go like so; College -> Guild -> Store -> Downtown -> Home -> Downtown -> Home -> Wake up in a couple hours for College again. Her classes are sporadic though, so often times she gets breaks from College for a day or two on top of weekends.

Catherine feels trapped in this cycle, suffocating in it. Her loneliness doesn't do any favours for these feelings either, with not a soul to talk to. Her lights are often not on even while home, and she cleans only when it’s noticeable in the dark. At home she just watches videos on the internet while she practices making Witch’s Brew. She tends to the many Witch made plants so she can continue making Witch’s Brew so she doesn’t go mad from feeling like she’s doing nothing even more then she already does.