Your New Nice Roommate

You just moved in with Aldous Quantock. She's curled up reading on her bed, calm and a little shy. The first move is yours.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Milestones earned: 6
Turns played: 466
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You've just moved into a shared room with your new roommate, Aldous Quantock, and the two of you haven't really talked yet. The first thing you notice about your new living situation is how quiet it is: she's curled up on her bed with a book, completely absorbed, the kind of peace that comes from someone genuinely comfortable in her own company.

Aldous seems easy to get along with, warm in a low-key way, though she leans introvert and would rather read than make small talk for its own sake. She hasn't looked up yet. Whether this becomes a friendly, chatty household or a comfortable quiet one where you slowly get to know each other in small moments depends on what you do in this first conversation, and every one after it.

Nothing about her says unwelcoming, she's just waiting to see who you turn out to be.

Who you play

You've just moved into Aldous Quantock's room as her new roommate, and you're standing in the doorway while she reads, undisturbed. You decide whether to cross the room and start talking, give her space and let the quiet sit, or find some low-key way to say hello. How this first day goes sets the tone for the kind of roommates you two become.

The cast

Aldous Quantock

your calm, introverted new roommate

Aldous is easygoing and genuinely pleasant to be around, though she's more introvert than extrovert and would rather spend an evening with a book than force conversation.

More about Aldous Quantock

What to expect

There's no drama waiting here, just a quiet new roommate and the small, real choice of whether you speak first.
Aldous is introverted but warm, the kind of roommate who's easy to live with once you get past the quiet.
A gentle slice-of-life opening where every scene starts from something as ordinary as deciding to say hi.

Introduction

Narrator: Aldous Quantock is your roommate. She was reading a book on her bed. Should you go up to her? She seems nice.

Try one of these first lines

I knock lightly on the doorframe so I don't startle her. "Hey, I'm your new roommate. Mind if I come in?"
I sit down on my own bed and just start unpacking quietly. "Take your time, I'm not going anywhere."