SlumberTown

Slumber Residents

The townsfolk of Slumber sure are a kooky bunch!

Romy’s the new face in town. Her social anxiety is pretty bad, and she’s kinda awkward and shy… but she’s trying pretty hard to make friends and settle into her new job. She can’t remember why she moved to Slumber, but she does want to try to help people… if she can figure out how to help herself first.

Romy’s excitable cowork – er, pal! He likes to talk a lot. And he seems fairly forgetful and disorganized considering he’s in charge of mentoring Romy. His playful nature can sometimes be annoying and overbearing, but he’s just a guy with ADHD who is trying his best to be a good and reliable friend.

Romy’s other coworker has a much more mysterious aura. She masks her feelings a lot, which makes her come across distant and aloof at first, and she seems to dissociate with general ease – sometimes to a concerning degree. She also doesn’t really talk that much about herself or share much about her past.

The older detective who works at the Looking Glass agency. He has an authoritative yet reserved demeanor. It seems the townsfolk respect him a lot, but he keeps busy in his work, rarely engaging with them on a personal level. Like Echo, he tends to keep to himself while investigating the town.

An alcoholic bum often seen hanging around the saloon. He has a boisterous laugh and comes off a bit intimidating. He prefers to be in a drunken state to cope with turbulent mood swings. Despite his deep-seated trust issues, the townsfolk do try to treat him as a neighbor… albeit sometimes warily.

A generous lady who loves to give to her community, both in spite of and because of her inherited wealth. She was adopted by a mammalian couple, and as such, has always been very curious and open-minded toward interspecies acceptance, even while dealing with insecurities about fitting in herself.

Nobody wants to find a way out of Slumber more than Ed. He has very little tolerance for other people and their problems, often seeing himself as the only normal or sensical person in the room. Because of his reputation of being kind of… well, a jerk… he doesn’t really seem to have any friends in town.

Walt is both the oldest resident in town in age and on date of arrival (nobody knows the first). Almost every resident has been subjected to his pranks, as most residents have stayed at the Hideaway Hotel for a period of time when first arriving. He’s a recluse that holds on to a lot of regret in his life.

Gavin is a starving artist and jack-of-all trades performer (just one that’s never been able to secure a stable job). He believes he’s a victim of irony, and that everything in his life has always been saddled with an ironic cruelty, rather than admit economic/class struggle may be the major source of his burdens.

Heather is a huge sci-fi geek who’s especially into stuff about alien and UFO conspiracies. In Slumber, she ended up voluntarily taking on a mother role for the kids in town. A teenage pregnancy forced her into that role earlier than she was ready for it, so she’s relearning how to “be a kid” in her own way.

A kid with a lot of spunk and creativity, Piper enjoys taking photos and interviewing her neighbors for a Slumber newspaper she puts together (with the help of Sky and Heather). She likes that she doesn’t have to attend school in Slumber, since being forced to sit in a classroom to learn is… hard. And not fun.

A computer whiz and gifted kid who’s always done his best to make his parents proud, even at the expense of his own hobbies and interests. He burnt out a bit hard in his last year of high school and is learning to try to take it easy in Slumber. He helps babysit Piper and tries to keep her out of trouble.

The youngest resident in Slumber who wandered into town alone one night and was taken into the care of Heather. He may seem unusually quiet, but that’s just because he doesn’t speak or understand English very well (only Spanish). The language barrier has made it difficult for him to integrate into Slumber.

Ken always felt more in his element in nature, where he’s gained interests of study in storm chasing and raising interesting plants. He perfected the art of lucid dreaming as a means of combating his frustrations with narcolepsy. As a result, he can manipulate the Slumber dreamspace better than anyone!

Boone’s next-door neighbor that he shares a flat with. She’s huge and loud and has no sense of personal space, and Boone is the only person in Slumber who can tolerate her for long periods of time. She can be a bit reckless and extreme, even for an adrenaline junkie. She’s had many near-death experiences.

Emerson Michelle likes to be called by both their names. As a blind kid, he got into collecting rocks based with different shapes and textures – a collection he still keeps to this day! She is good friends with Ken and hangs at his place often. They often bore everyone else with their intense and narrow interests.

The only thing Dan is really interested in doing is playing video games. In town, he often spends time at the arcade or holed up at a computer or tv with a console. He’s frustrated with his abysmal dating life and usually blames it on his lisp. He can get mean-spirited and competitive with men he sees as a threat.

Sage can come across overly optimistic and jolly, sometimes in a way that feels insincere. Due to an unstable heart condition, they wear a mood bracelet and try to stay happy and calm to keep their blood levels in check. They’ll always be the first person to try to diffuse the tension in a room.

Janus is a brilliant doctor and scientist with high ambition and the stubborn persistence to see her ideas through. She’s done extensive studies on how to use sleep to tap into the realm of the unconscious mind and pushes for experimental practices not approved by most mental health institutions.

A mystery number that managed to get hold of Romy’s phone, despite lack of phone service in Slumber. The identity of The Caller is unknown, though they’ve been able to call and text Romy’s phone as well as breach through their mind telepathically while doing so, asking for help and for Romy to find them.

A character from the shared nightmare of Romy, Boone, Echo and Lester, brought to life by the compass in Boone’s backpack to deliver charged attacks at their insecurities under the guise of a gameshow host.

The Outside…

Romy’s best friend growing up, who she appears to have been very close to – at least up until a certain point. Over time, they drifted apart, which has been hard for Romy to fully accept.

Romy’s loving, single parent. It’s clear where Romy inherited their gentle nature from. Although Daisy sacrificed everything to raise Romy as best as she could, working 2-3 jobs at any given time, she is often bogged down by the early and untimely grief of her husband who passed away.

Romy’s dad died shortly before Romy was born during a fire rescue while on the job. Because she never knew him, Romy has tried to connect with him in every way she could – through his old records, through letters, and through the memories of her mom.

Sally is Romy’s therapist in New Bork who has tried to help treat Romy’s anxiety and process the secondhand grief of their father, among other issues.

Boone’s pa who was very hard on him growing up. Having done his time in the military, he has no patience for nonsense. He didn’t accept Boone as a son for certain reasons, and for those same reasons always put extra pressure on him, punishing him extra harshly when he’d fall short.

Baabara was a less harsh parent than Boone’s father, though still strict and religious in a way that kept him boxed in. She was less willing than her husband to entertain Boone’s “gender confusion”.

Billy was close with Boone when he was younger, but started to find him weird and overbearing as a teenager. Discovering Boone’s secret only coupled that feeling that led to him keeping his distance.

Boone and Clyde’s families raised the two kids together when they were very little. Clyde knew Boone before he was Boone. He was able to bully Boone relentlessly while holding his secret over his head like a threat, taking out his aggression on him to cope with abuse from his father at home.

Manager and lead psychologist at the Shining Hope Clinic, who Janus used to work under. His hesitance toward her experimental ideas led her to resign in his office on the spot.