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Tempo also lives up to her name by being damn good at rhythm games. Catch her throwing down in the Forbidden Valley arcade. You will NOT beat her at Guitar Hero. (It's hand-eye coordination training, she says, as if she's ashamed of being a gamer)

Tempo and Altair are pals! They may not know all the ins and outs of each other's situations, but they definitely share a "something happened to me and now I'm Changed and this is all very stressful" comradery. Pass the Nemesis Lager, I'll drink to that.

Altair almost always sleeps with the lights on. I wouldn't say they're afraid of the dark, but the pitch black makes it easier for their mind to play tricks on them, and can feel a bit too much like the darkness of space. It makes them nervous.

Altair has an incredible bullshit radar. When they heard about a certain Ministry that specializes in making people happy-- with scientists that focus on the idea of oblivion, even?-- they got curious, and went to see if there might be something there that could help them with their existential anxieties. But they took two steps into X-Sector and could immediately tell that the Ministry was up to some questionable stuff, and that marmalisation was NOT for them, so they turned right back around. This little venture is also how they first met Cass.

Their bullshit radar also applies to Cass. They see through his fancy facade to an alarming degree, and are one of the few people that can catch him off guard with their brute honestly and spot-on assessments of him.

Cass is all about his image and reputation, but he does have a secret comfortable and sort of goofy side, that very few people get to see. It mostly comes out when he's at home by himself.

Cass very much dislikes the cold. He gets chilly easily, catch him bundled up most of the time.

Cass makes a damn good omelette. Breakfast is the meal he most often has company over for (make of that what you will), so he's learned a few good recipes and is happy to whip up something yummy, with mimosas to top it off. But when it's just him and he's off to work, his staple is black coffee and sugar donuts.

Cass has a huge dumb superiority complex, but overall he IS fairly pleasant to the average person, if you can stand him. He's got the charisma to carry a conversation, for sure, and generally comes across as quite charming. But how he acts around you is also partially dependent on what he thinks he can get out of the interaction. If he doesn't like you, he simply won't put in the energy. If you get on his nerves he may also be downright nasty to you, though this mostly applies to Kipp (who doesn't seem to realize that he's being snubbed, much to Cass's annoyance).

Kipp thinks Oblivion is a bit of a downer (pun intended?). It looks fun, but everyone is so SERIOUS over there. He'll happily stay over at The Smiler, thank you very much.

Kipp is an early bird and a little workaholic. He'll be up at the crack of dawn to make sure The Marmaliser is in full working order for the day, and he'll stay late to do extra little tidbits like polishing or fine-tuning. To him it's like spending all day with his best friend, and there are very few places he'd rather be. Something something they say if you love what you do

He's also been known to fall asleep in the maintenance bay, and if he wakes up late enough-- or if Asher doesn't come find him and scoop him up and take him home-- then he'll just stay there overnight.

Asher is right up there with The Marmaliser as things that Kipp loves and that make him happy. Asher is so so so good for Kipp, in a lot of ways, but especially because he shows Kipp genuine, tangible affection, not something imagined. And Kipp returns it in spades! He's very affectionate.

Kipp's apartment is MESSY. He isn't unhygienic but he's horribly unorganized, there are tools and clothes and whatever everywhere. He really only spends time at home when he's there to shower and sleep, and doesn't tidy much. To him, it's organized chaos. He knows where things are-- mostly. But to an outside eye, damn bitch, you live like this?