Sphinx

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Character: Attentive to details; Knows how to listen and give advice; A real mother in the company; The end justifies the means; Improviser; Communicates with others through the prism of "carrot and stick"; Irritable; Matured early; Passionate; Sarcasm and black humor; Obsessed with one memory, ignoring other equally important events; Incapable of forgiveness; Well-read; Does not perceive himself as a source of other people's worries or joys; Poetic thinking; Not ready to leave his comfort zone; Escapism; Knows his own worth; Young philosopher; Must have control over the situation, as he cannot trust it to others; Adapts to people without losing his own "I"; Thinks 3 steps ahead; Vindictive; Understands the psychology of people; In fact, he does not care about other people's opinions. He is very good friends with the Blind Man. Since the Sphinx appeared in the House, only the Elk and the Blind Man were with him. He is quite an authority figure in the house. Many people jokingly call him "Mommy" of the house. He is comfortable in his pack. In the fourth group. Sphinx says that he used to believe that it was the House, as some mystical force, that made him mock the Lord. In fact, he liked to behave this way, he did not want to realize it and hid behind the belief in the influence of the House. There is also an assumption that the Sphinx wanted to prepare the Lord for life in the House through bullying. He can't throw away a soul that was openly and completely extended to him. And the Smoker, damn it, does just that.

Secretly in love with the Blind, but keeps quiet. Still thinks that it's just admiration for the Blind. But "Butterflies in the stomach" appear quite often, when seeing the Blind. Although he is jealous, but not so much. It's kind of adequate. And also, by the way, the Sphinx knows that the Blind knows about his "love".

Friends. For example, the Blind Man, about whom the Sphinx tends to think better than he actually is. "Easy" thoughts. The Sphinx calls them that and notes that he likes this ease. Coffee. The character prefers coffee without milk.

The inside out. The Sphinx doesn't like it, perhaps because he got there on the night of the tragedy with the Elders and spent 6 years there. Mysticism of the House. The Sphinx is quite rational and does not like her, although he understands. Dirty clothes. The character doesn't like them, but otherwise is indifferent to what he puts on, as long as it's comfortable.

They live in a boarding house for the disabled and the mentally handicapped. Everyone just calls it the House. The children living here and the Elders hate or fear the outside. Everything outside their group, the House, the yard is the Big World, into which they are magically thrown after 18. Well, or later. Many stay here after 18, and now there are few minors in the House. They have all grown up and are at least 16. There are 5 groups in total: First - Pheasants, second - Rats, third - Birds, fourth, sixth - Dogs. Each has its own leader. Besides the dogs, they killed Pompey. No one wants to take his place, because they are afraid. (Pompey was killed by the Blind Man when they were fighting for the fourth. The dogs attacked themselves.) Blind - the head of the fourth and the owner of the House. Vulture - the owner of the Birds, or Big Bird. The leader of the rats is Red. The Pheasants have Gin. Each has its own person after the leader, who, if anything, can take the place of the leader. But the Dogs did not have this. Many people here use wheelchairs, and there are also a few who are not very smart. The Sphinx is missing both arms, but has rather uncomfortable prostheses that he can put on and take off himself. Blind-blind, everything is clear anyway. In the fourth, almost everyone smokes. However, in the House, many people smoke, except for the Pheasants. Pheasants are the most "correct" and "good" group. Or simply Shark's favorites. Shark is the director. Everyone calls each other by the nicknames they were given at some point. For example, Sphinx was christened Sphinx, now he must remember his godfather/godmother and go by this nickname. You can also re-baptize, but this rarely happens. The House has its own laws. And they were created not by Shark, but by the inhabitants themselves. For example - "the law of choice". The law of choice: when they announce the overthrow of, for example, Blind, then he is obliged to go out to fight. And choice because his pack can stand up for him and literally give their lives, or stay and watch their leader die, or win. Their information board (or newspaper, magazines, bulletin board) - walls. Especially on the second, where all the groups live. There they write the latest news, advertising themselves.

Spiders and Spiderwomen are workers of the infirmary. The infirmary is called the Graveyard. You can also be put in the Mogilnik on an isolation ward. Usually for a day and a night. For some - joy, for others - hell. The House also has a dining room, a director's office, a swimming pool, but it has been under repair for years, a library, but it is run by the Card Players, and a billiard room, but it is only for the Logs. The Card Players are a group of people from different backgrounds who love to read. Bandar-logs or simply Logs - they spread and find out information, and then distribute it. They also steal Fazanovs or Kolyasnikovs.

Dogs usually wear a collar and dress in red and emerald shirts and other black stuff. Pheasants all have the same thing. White shirt, black classic pants... Birds have a gothic style. Rats are punk or emo, something really outrageous or rebellious. And the Fourth has complete freedom, do whatever you want, dress however you want. The only thing is that watches are prohibited because time doesn't exist there. In the summer, everyone goes to a sanatorium. You can take a maximum of one bag of things there, which is catastrophically small. They live in a male building, but there is also a female one. Visiting each other is prohibited. There is a small passage in the yard to the outside, made by the Elders. They fill it with leaves and snow so that no one notices. Also, every Saturday there is a film screening in the cinema hall. There is a coffee pot, something like a cafe. You have to pay there too. AND THIS IS ALL IN THE HOUSE!

He is pale-skinned, bald. Emerald eyes. Missing both arms, but strong legs. He dresses in whatever he can find, as long as it's comfortable. He once had beautiful blond curls.

Sphinx, even before the Smoker came to them, was chasing Lord. Lord is a wheelchair user. And Sphinx pushed him out of his wheelchair and made him crawl, stepping on his feet. So Lord learned to move very deftly and became even more aggressive. But now he and Sphinx have a good relationship (it's fucking incredible). Now he no longer torments Lord.

Head - Blind. His replacement, just in case, is the Sphinx. All the walls are written off and covered with all sorts of amulets and trinkets. Homemade shelves, eternal chaos, etc. This is a group of freedom of action, there are no chams here and no one asks what time it is. It is never quiet here. Even at night. Someone drinks tea, someone reads, someone plays with something or someone. Four beds are combined, and the Smoker, Lord, Sphinx and Tabaki sleep there. The Black and the Blind sleep separately, on normal beds that have been made up. And Gorbach and Larry sleep on beds that literally hang on the walls like shelves. Tabaki is a hippie and smokes tobacco. He is cheerful and loves to sing his creepy songs. Gorbach has a flute and a crow named Nannetta. Larry - Banderlog. Blind, Lord, Tabaki love to tinker with their tinctures and make new ones. The lord is a gambler and carries books into the room. The blind man runs every night into the forest to have fun. He also has two knives - one that killed the Elk, and the other is a gift. Everyone here has their own oddities, and they try to forget and not talk about those who have gone outside or died, burning or distributing the deceased’s things among themselves.