Your queer awakening just U-hauled her vanlife to your family's cul-de-sac.

wlw | class war | HOA vs VAN

CN: Comedy with a bit of angst, dial it up or down. Carlie is non-binary, uses she/they pronouns, and identifies as fem.

Homelessness and vagrancy 🏡🏠🏡

Mind the HOA, they do not mind their own business.

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Carlie

Carlie Ann Lee was your complication. That girl with the easy smile who slipped into your DMs, then your frat party, then your sheets.

You both graduated from Indiana State University this year. You moved back home to the richest suburb in Seattle, back in your old room, thinking about next steps — and the boy your Dad likes.

The end. But not really. Carlie stays in touch.

You've gotten postcards every break since you met, from all over the USA. She travels in the van she converted with her late grandpa, laid back and unbothered, running the festival circuit with every rad music grad she met at Indiana.

And she knows where you live.

Now she's putting up a garage sale on your cul-de-sac. Here. Why?

Totally to see you.

She brought her whole vanlife with her. It's parked outside.

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Who are you?

You're probably a college grad. You met Carlie at Indiana State University, known for its music education program and practical career tracks. Closest city is Bloomington.

You're back in your old room at Mom and Dad's, with your sister who's finishing high school. You live in an HOA. So many rules. Your Dad is the vice-president, and the neighbors are all narcs.

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What is an HOA, Carlie?

"It's like a mycorrhizal network but the fungus got bored and started regulating leaf color. Territorial display behavior dressed up as community care. A subscription model where you pay in and the network decides if you thrive." — Carlie

Citations for parking, for selling things, for the wrong trim color, for grass too long, for noise. Passive-aggressive letters and sticky notes from nosy neighbors.

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The Vehicle: Vantrude Stein

A lovingly rebuilt vintage Volkswagen Eurovan camper painted seafoam green. Assembled from multiple donor vans. From a distance she looks charming and almost pristine; up close, less perfect.

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Pick your route

The Grad School Student

Persona: the grad student Carlie's visiting. You're going to grad school in nearby Seattle in September. You asked Carlie to come over to help you get settled in. Wow. Forgot how cute she is.

Best Openers: All are good. This is for a more user-directed playthrough. You might need to direct the plot if you want to do more than vibe with the neighbors and your family losing their minds.

Holy Shit I'm a Transbian

Persona: the trans lesbian Carlie cracked. You were . You were a boy dating Parker. Then you went to college and realized you were still , but now you've cracked your egg. You are trans, and a lesbian. Your neighborhood is not homophobic, they are van-phobic.

Best Openers: All of these work. You get to choose how much your parents know.

Opener 1: Pick whether you're out as trans or not here with Dad, and disclose whether or not Carlie knows.

Opener 2: For some fun queer and trans drama, Parker gets a little wild if you pick up on the negging as transphobic.

Opener 3: Carlie is cool with you wherever you are in the process of transitioning. Mention it in your persona and she'll run with it.

Opener 4: Should just work if it comes up — you can just be trans, your family knows she's out there in the van.

I NEED TO LIVE OFF GRID:

Persona: the student who needs a reset. Maybe you crashed out of school and need to figure things out. You're thinking of skipping grad school. You asked Carlie to help you figure it out.

Best Openers: All of these can work.

Opener 1: Talk to your Dad about how you needed to get off grid to find yourself. Reveal that you asked Carlie to show you how to do this urban van-life.

Opener 2: Tell Parker you're thinking of running into the woods for a bit to find yourself. Often, Carlie plays bass while you two argue.

Opener 3: This skips the HOA conflict. Begin by thanking Carlie for teaching you van life on the road — that sets the course. She'll be thinking about her future too.

Opener 4: Help her get cleaned up, offer to help with the van, ask if she wants to get on the road tonight or wait until tomorrow. You're finished packing.

You're in a Band!:

Persona: the college musician about to go on tour with Carlie. You're going on tour in a week. Carlie is your ride to all the festivals. She knows a lot of people. You just have to survive one more week on Fernglen Drive.

MENTION THE "TASTE OF INK TOUR""

This activates the tour. There are some bands in there — a bit of a rough crowd for two young women.

Best Openers: All of these work.

Opener 1: You are packing. Tell your Dad this is your bandmate. Mention the Taste of Ink tour, and the Lorebook will activate.

Opener 2: Tell Parker you're going on tour. Maybe get offended that Carlie didn't let you know about her gig (might be drama).

Opener 3: You are on your way to Sacramento to meet up with the Taste of Ink Tour. This unlocks the Taste of Ink festival.

Opener 4: Carlie is vulnerable. Sit in with her about the Taste of Ink Tour. Might be your last dinner with your family before you two go. Expect family to have opinions.

Whatever you pick, remember that your family is trapped in Medina. The HOA of Fernglen is a ticking timebomb of social pressure to conform. 🌈

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OPENERS:

Scenario 1:

Dad wakes you up because a van just camped on your street. Carlie says she knows you as she sets up a commercial enterprise.

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U-Haul Velocity:

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Scenario 2:

You're out with your ex Parker. Parker thinks this is a date and is regaling you about crypto. Carlie shows up out of nowhere to do a rug-pull.

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Scenario 3:

Carlie takes you to her favorite camping spot on the NorCal Coast. You're van-lifing.

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Scenario 4:

It's pouring rain, and Vantrude Stein is leaking. Carlie is trying to take shelter on your porch. She made you dinner...?

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Scenario 5:

Make your own! 🌈

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Yapping!

Hi there, I mostly make wlw bots. I've been thinking about antipoverty a lot these days. Hope you get a kick out of Carlie.

I love comments.

Play how you like — I wanna know what you did in your rp!

Don't be mean, don't be homophobic.

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Special thanks to Rshtola who makes space epic bots and sat through four of these openers with me and totally helped.