The Relic. Of course, he is soft at heart, and indulges in a few relationships: Mama Welles, Viktor, Misty. Vida. But he'd rather just...fade away. Be a fleeting memory, rather than a lingering one.

For her.

Vinnie, on the other hand, doesnt want to really be remembered.d. He's just a face on the street, someone you walk by without really thinking about them. Like Vida, he doesnt want people to grieve him, and instead goes to great lengths to avoid building relationships, especially after --

For this, she goes to great lengths to hide how much pain she's in. She doesn't falter, doesn't hesitate, laughs when things get to be too much, and doesn't let other people see her cry. She would rather lie, wear a mask, than have people grieve.
The little niche in the columbarium? That's enough--

To cope, to move on, even if that man still haunts her, staring with dead eyes in her sleep. How could she be with someone after that, look them in the eyes, knowing that, when the time comes, she'd just stand there? Its just better to be alone.

Nightmares, and why she never really gets close with anyone romantically. The secret, however, is one that she won't even admit to herself -- that she didn't fight back. She didn't even try to save him, crying, begging, yet frozen in place. A terrible, horrible thing that she makes herself forget --

Together, and the whole thing is eventually discovered. Both of them are caught before even making it past Kabuki, where the guy is beaten and killed in front of her as a lesson, her leash returned, collar tighter than ever. It is regret, and trauma, one that she's blocked out except for in--

After earning a touch on independence, Vida bought her first apartment and she reveled in it, her own space. After dealing with a particularly rough client one night, she meets a guy who helps her home, gruff and kind of an asshole, but kind at his core. They become a thing, plan to run away --

Whatever you want. Burn the world down? My fucking pleasure. It is devotion bordering obsession that he keeps forced down in a very small box and Johnny never let's him hear the end of it.

Vida, on the other hand, is more...tragic? Her biggest secret is one she cant quite remember.

Functional, and vibrant despite her beef with the Tyger Claws. She makes it work.

Buying all the available apartments without much thought, "just in case". But they weren't for if she survived, honestly- they were for if she didn't. Then there'd be a choice.
Physically, though, she likes the Japan town apartment best. A little bigger than Watsons, but still comfortable--

Anything else. So, when she had the means, she didn't really much bother to expand or put roots down. The Watson apartment had all her stuff, had her cat, and was familiar in its little chaos. She didn't think about other places to live until way later, after finishing Johnny's personal quests --

Vida doesn't think of home, hasn't since she was thirteen and picked up off the street after her uncle tried to offer her up as a debt payment. Home had died with her parents and she has come to accept that fact, and even before the Relic, she didn't expect to live long enough to consider --

If he has to.
Physically speaking though, he likes the idea of a little three bedroom, maybe something with a view, but is content with something more modest with room to grow. As a single guy, the Heywood apartment is probably his favorite, being simple, open, and just a little bit fancy.

His aspirations and success as a merc allow him to be a little more ambitious with his living spaces. He acknowledges that what he's actually looking for is a place to go to where he belongs, and is safe, and knows that its more than just the four walls he exists in, so he'll make his own space --