text, un: diablo

[thedarkbond]

hello everyone ヾ(・ω・ｏ)
my name is ren and i have a couple of questions about house stuff
or finding a place to live in wyver stuff i guess
though if you live somewhere else and want to talk about that then go ahead~

anyway, i was wondering what parts of the city are good for newcomers other than the old city
i know the old city seems to be where it's easiest to get somewhere but it's not really very nice compared to the rest of the city... (Ｔ▽Ｔ)
and it's been a really long time since i had to find a place to live, and doing it by myself is harder because it means i have to worry about money more... ＼| ￣ヘ￣|／

[As someone who's been pretty well off his entire life, the "having to worry about money" angle is probably the newest part of all this to Ren.]

i haven't been here very long so i thought it might be best to get advice from people who've been here longer~
since a lot of you seem to have been here a pretty long time
so i'd really appreciate anyone's help! ҉*\( ‘ω’ )/*҉

Comments

text, un: NoneOfURBusiness

[smithandwesson]

Suck it up buttercup and get a cheap apartment in the Old City. At least until you get yourself a nice cushy job to afford a better place.

At least that way you'll have a roof over your head.

[Hi Ren.]

[thedarkbond]

is that you, grumpy-san... （*・∧・*）?

[It certainly sounds like him, considering he's actually the only person that grumpy Ren's met here so far. Also, that username...]

oh i have a job already
i wouldn't be asking if i couldn't afford somewhere at least slightly better...
what kind of person do you think i am? ˃ʍ˂

[Granted, Ren is incredibly lazy, he's just also well aware of the fact that he's lost the net he had back home that meant he could get away with not doing most of his CEO work.]

[smithandwesson]

... You're still using that nickname, are you?

[Oy. Quit it.

But yeah... Yeah it's him.


Hi.]

Anyway you say that, but you've only been here for what? Two months now? What job could you have possibly acquired in such a short time that would have you live someplace any better than that?

[thedarkbond]

i'm not looking for something super amazing here ┐(￣ー￣)┌
or are you saying that there's no options for a tiny apartment or something in wyver at all that aren't the slums
because that seems silly

[smithandwesson]

Hmn.. Maybe. But mainly if you had a roommate or something to share it with.

Not that I could imagine it would be easy to find one what with your charmingly difficult personality.

[Not that he's one to talk.]

But I suppose miracles happen from time to time.

[thedarkbond]

i'm glad you think i'm charming ☆=(ゝω･)

[was there another word there, he didn't see it]

i mean there are some people i know who would be fun to live with...
but i think most of them have their own living arrangements ʅฺ(・ω・。)ʃฺ
i don't want to impose

[smithandwesson]

... Un-huh.

[He's not even going to dignify that reaction with a real response.]

You're probably best off.

Have you considered living in a ditch somewhere? It feels like an adequate setting and you'd be among those of similar minds. Rents pretty cheap too.

[thedarkbond]

oh i couldn't possibly
not when you were so worried about me having a roof over my head a moment ago (✿´ ꒳ ` )

[context, what's that]

[smithandwesson]

I hear certain trash receptacles make wonderful accommodations against the elements. Knowing you you'd probably even be able to make it homey.

[A perfect setting really.]

If you pull the right strings you may even be able to grab one in the fancy part of town.

[thedarkbond]

hmm, you seem to know an awful lot about the subject (*´︶｀*)
have you been living in one of them, then...?

[smithandwesson]

Oh no. But I definitely think I have a spare one I can loan you if you have that much trouble finding a place.

Considerate it the generosity of a devout man. (◕‿◕✿)

[thedarkbond]

oh, so it's your old house, then? （*・∧・*）?

i think i'll be fine, anyway~
though i appreciate all the thought you put into it (*´艸`*)

[smithandwesson]

Well, I suppose if you really want to be stuck living on those cold streets with nothing over your head. Sure, fine with me.

Or you could just, you know, deal with living all alone in your poor-persons apartment until you get a decent goddamn job.

[thedarkbond]

were you not listening when i said i already had a job... （─。─）

besides
if that was my only option i could just try olympia instead ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[He prefers Wyver, but not enough to not at least temporarily live in Olympia if the slums were really his only option in Wyver.]

[smithandwesson]

I've read it.
And I'm saying that whatever your job is, it's obviously not paying you enough for the lifestyle you want to live.

Also if I were you I'd stick to Nadril over Olympia. Olympia's districts are even more financially secluded then Wyver are. At least in Nadril everyone seems to be living fairly similar lifestyles with barely any financial diversity.

text; dokuganryu

[declaws]

what is ヾ(・ω・ｏ)

[thedarkbond]

it's waving hello
i can do it lots of ways
like this ( ･ω･)ﾉ
or this ヽ(*´ω｀*))
or even this ヽ(＾▽＾)人(＾▽＾)人(＾▽＾)ﾉ

[Unfortunately for literally everyone, Ren came here with his phone and the appropriate symbols to bury everyone in kaomoji.]

[declaws]

[After several long minutes of him turning his phone every which way:]

i dont really get it, but it doesnt seem like youre bothering anyone.

[????]

[thedarkbond]

i hope not ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌
i think a lot of people would be familiar with them...
or at least something similar
stuff like that was pretty popular in my time (︶ω︶)

[declaws]

You're talking about communicating with symbols?

[Like cavemen............]

[thedarkbond]

words and symbols together （　＾ω＾）
sometimes it's hard to figure out things like tone when you can't see someone's face
so you make faces with symbols
like if i did this someone could tell i was excited .+:｡(ﾉ･ω･)ﾉﾞ

sudden grammar via text cus idk what to do with this scrublord

[declaws]

that doesnt look like anything

[illegible content...good game everyone.]

the struggle

[thedarkbond]

really?
it's someone throwing glitter around
(ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
ヽ(´ω｀○)ﾉ.+ﾟ*｡:ﾟ+
｡.ﾟ+:((ヾ(｡･ω･)ｼ)).:ﾟ+｡

[can't stop won't stop]

text, un: souleater

[dreamprotector]

Well, the old city is the easiest for a reason. And even though it looks bad, you get used to it pretty fast.

[…Of course, that depends on your standards for living quarters and given that Riku is currently living in a hovel that is more holes than walls and roof, his standards probably shouldn't be used to gauge anything.]

Though I think, if you are really set on Anywhere But Old City, I think there are a couple of areas in the lower West End that should be affordable if you've got a steady paycheck and maybe a room mate.

[thedarkbond]

i mean, with the train here now, if the old city was really my only option i'd probably start in olympia instead ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌

[It's a bit less rough than Wyver, from what he's seen, so he'd probably have an easier time finding basic housing that's not basically a nicely arranged trash heap. He prefers Wyver as a city, but he's not so attached that he wouldn't go elsewhere to avoid the literal slums.]

thanks for the suggestion (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
the west end is the bit with all the entertainment-y stuff, right...?