#nedcanon

The kitchen in the Pie Hole is basically insurance that Ned will have a place to cook at pretty much any given time of day. It is stocked mainly with his baking ingredients, but because Ned doesn't eat his own pie and because he doesn't like the idea of eating just anywhere for his lunch break, he stocks a small collection of cooking ingredients, just in case.

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However, this goes against his nature. He’s actually quite warm and I think he really craves emotional comrades and social connections, but emoting completely uncontrolled is exhausting and overwhelming, so he tries to just keep warm and fuzzy at bay, but it’s not something that comes naturally to him. He would rather have friends.

This is an interesting one! Ned’s got, first and foremost, soft hands. He’s not a blue-collar guy, he’s been doing gentle work his whole life and since he doesn’t really like touching things, they’re probably…you know, intact and preserved. They’re large since he’s a tall guy. Clean. They probably perpetually smell like baking sugar or sweet fruit (like the rest of him). Otherwise, his hands are probably pretty unremarkable. 

I think his big one, the famous one, is the eye twitch. He can’t escape it. Word vomit is the other big one. But, other than that, Ned is already pretty expressive. I think he kind of has a…I don’t know what to call it. He certainly isn’t neutral or expressionless; he’s a normal guy. I think he tries hard to not be expressive and kind of rein himself in, but it’s just not in his nature. If he lies, you’ll know. If he’s nervous, you’ll know. If he’s happy, you’ll know.

Pie is sweet. It is filled with fruit, or fruit puree, or a pudding-like filling. It's made in a pie tin, it doesn't fit in the palm of your hand, it has a pastry crust, and it is not healthy for you. Pie makes you feel better after a bad day. It takes you home and stirs up good memories.

He tends to take a little bit of his unconscious self into his waking life, which is why he's more awake when he wakes from the kissing dream in the show,

As an exercise in letting go, my character has written on many pieces of paper stressors of their life and memories that drag them down. They proceed to toss these notecards to the wind. Send me “Let the past rest” to find out what one of the cards said.