JUNKBAND; RUBY'S GENESIS!
JUNKBAND; GENESIS
FULL NAME ruby hyesoo lim.
OTHER NAMES
nicknames
rubes, rhubarb, roo, rube, and other variants of her name that continue to be added to an endless, growing list.
BIRTHDATE 1225 & 21.
BIRTHPLACE fort lee, nj.
HOMETOWN fort lee, nj.
ETHNICITY korean.
GENDER female.
PRONOUNS she/her.
UALITY biual.
intro
outside
FACE CLAIM karina, aespa.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5'4" / 121lb.
APPEARANCE despite her small stature, ruby carries herself with a confidence that overwhelms. she's light on her feet and in total control of the stage, bright eyes and mischievous smile disarming any eyes that land on her. the ease at which she enjoys herself commands others to follow, enveloping the crowd in a mirthful daze.
ruby isn't much different off-stage. her hair is dyed black from its previous brown, falling in waves down to her waist. it tends to be dry from her too-frequent nights in the bathroom equipped with impulsively bought box-dye. often tied back into a high pony or messy bun, her hair sways as she walks away with sounds of laughter and a faint whiff of coconuts following closely.
STYLE thrifts most of her clothes, most of which dwarf her frame. has a lot of grandma sweaters, knit sweatervests, and oversized jeans she cinches with shoelaces or elastics. she also has a lot of clothes from shein, most of which she layers. ruby has exactly two pairs of shoes — doc marten dupes and white af1s — that pull together her outfits along with her many necklaces and rings. she usually does her eyebrows, mascara, and puts on wispy falsies before leaving her apartment, only opting for a full face when she's in the mood.
on stage, ruby wears items from her daily wardrobe that show a little more skin. she layers fishnets under ripped jeans and puts on a cropped, fitted top. on occasion, she wears oversized tees under a pleather corset belt. regardless, she finishes her outfit with her doc dupes and heavy, silver jewelry.
personality
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entp.
sanguine.
chaotic neutral.
7w8 sx/so.
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ruby lim moves with a fluidity that's hard to forget. it extends past the orange chicken she packs up in the blink of an eye — ruby's got an easy grin that worms its way into everyone's hearts just as fast as it gets under their skin. she's quick on her feet, her wit lashing out with an undertone of childish humor and dashed with tactlessness that she's been trying to get a harness on. it's a double-edged sword — she's made her friends cry more times than she'd like to admit — but ruby's the first to apologize and do everything in her power to mend the situation. she means well, no matter how meddlesome she may seem. in any case, it's hard not to indulge her when she beams like that, teeming with curiosity.
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lifestyle
growing up on the frigid east coast in a primarily korean town, ruby decided for a change in environment when choosing her university. her parents let her attend uch on merit and financial aid since she has a few relatives in the area. although she's pretty much left everything she knows behind, ruby's been enjoying her socal life with fervor — she just doesn't know if she's here to stay.
ruby tries to wake up before her class, but with 10ams five times a week (she blames the cs major reducing the engineering classes, her morning alarm, and the universe), she's still scarfing down her breakfast when she finally makes it to class 20 minutes in. it's a good thing she lives in an off-campus apartment only a few minutes off campus with her friend dobie, because it's an fast run back to campus if she's feeling particularly hungry. between classes, ruby's studying in the most accessible location — which usually ends up being in her apartment complex or an academic building. after classes, she either heads to work or back home. on days she doesn't have work she'll have dinner and practice playing her bass for a bit before calling olive. and while she plans to sleep at a reasonable time most nights, ruby always ends up staying up until 3-4am either with her roommates, scrolling through reddit, or only crashing then after a night out.
MAJOR & YEAR aerospace engineering & third year.
CLASS SCHEDULE
electrical and electronic circuits. mw 4pm-5:50pm.
discussion. f 12pm-12:50pm.
dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. tth 10am-11:50am.
discussion. f 2pm-3:50pm.
intermediate fluid mechanics. mw 10am-11:50am.
discussion. f 10am-11:50am.
introduction to communication. tth 2pm-3:50pm.
discussion. t 12pm-12:50pm.
panda express service team. tth 4:30pm-7pm, sun 6pm-10pm.
trivia
🛸 ruby picked up the bass in middle school when a friend of hers wanted to start a band. the band quickly dissolved due to conflicts of genre, but ruby's continued to play as a hobby ever since. she's played with olive, who plays the guitar, a few times, but she's never been on stage.
🛸 has always liked space and once said she wanted to meet the moon rabbit as a child. her parents never let it go, which only ended up fostering her fascination with space. she's been set on aero since early on in high school and is currently maintaining a good standing in her class with a 3.4 gpa. she scores among the highest in her major, with a near-perfect major gpa, but barely passes her ges because she's never interested enough to try on those assignments.
🛸 is even more annoying than usual when she gets wasted, but she's made a promise with olive to control herself a little on nights out. she's a heavyweight from too many nights out at noraebang in high school, but still makes sure to limit her drinks. that, however, doesn't stop her from encouraging others to get wasted.
🛸 rarely feels intense emotion, but gets really out of it when in a fight. fights with olive get especially bad — ruby usually can't function properly until they've made up — and although fights are rarer now, they still occur from time to time.
🛸 the type to give fleeting hugs to people she's just met. she also comments on the obvious without propriety and her banter is sometimes misinterpreted as flirting until she slides her girlfriend into conversation.
🛸 has a large social circle. she and her roommates host intimate parties and movie nights every-so-often, or they head to other friends' places. she's invited somewhere almost every weekend, either by her immediate circle or a coworker, and enjoys going out to meet new people.
🛸 started working at a boba chain in her hometown in her sophomore year of high school. she wanted to keep working for extra pocket money and ended up at the panda express near campus.
🛸 plans to apply to grad school post-grad, but doesn't know if she'll be staying on the west coast for it.
🛸 has tried out a few extracurriculars but hasn't found a club that's fit. she's a casual member of uch's society of women in engineering but has never found a reason to go to the club's weekly meetings.
you can always take the red-eye.
olive's the complete opposite of ruby: organized, polite, and timid. it's a wonder they work so well, for so long, and have managed to keep going strong. it's almost irrational, that what started out as two seatmates ended up becoming the best thing ruby's ever experienced. it isn't always perfect, though. olive's back in new jersey getting her psychology degree, so keeping in touch wasn't easy at the start. it still isn't easy — especially with timezones and their vastly different sleep schedules — but they've been getting better, especially after the turbulent first year apart. they now set aside time to facetime for at least 30 minutes every night and always text if they can't make it.
a guitarist herself, olive was the one who gave ruby the final push to join junkband. ruby's only played with olive since middle school and olive's convinced ruby needs to share her talents with a wider audience. though she was a bit shy at first, olive quickly learned every member's face and name, making fast friends with each one.
olive lee
poppy's nervous the first time she meets ruby — ruby's outgoing attitude makes poppy's hands sweat a little. while the ease at which ruby gets along with the rest of the band puts poppy at ease, it begs the question of how close poppy is to just ruby. she wants to be good friends, but poppy's unsure of where that line is, not to mention how to cross it.
on ruby's end, poppy's already a close friend. she's not one to talk about herself, but the patience poppy has for her even after ruby's messed up poppy's baked goods, ranted after a bad fight with olive, and pushed her to talk to dobie about her feelings has never gone a day unappreciated. she hopes poppy can feel that.
poppy kang
on day 1 of learning the panda way, ruby encounters a who quickly becomes one of her favorite people. it's absolute chaos every time the two are scheduled for the same shifts — between blasting funkytown on repeat while closing and fortune cookies in flight (destination: judy's head) — there's never a day ruby's bored when she's with judy.
their penchant for shenanigans extends into their time with the band. too often they're goofing off instead of focusing, much to erik's dismay, but there's almost always discounted orange chicken (erik's usual order, they've noted) after their shifts so their unending mischief is easy to pardon before it even starts.
moonbok.
judy joo
there's something about erik that makes ruby think he's cute from the get-go — he's no-nonsense, rigid, and condescending in a way that recalls the kid brother she's never had but always wanted. she takes up the task of painstakingly squeezing drops of fun from him with gentle teases and playful pokes at his style — he retaliates with sharp words and a furrowed brow, but ruby can't help laughing and arguing back for the sake of it.
it all culminates in erik breaking down in tears on one vulnerable night. ruby realizes she needs to tread lightly around him as she squeezes him tightly and whispers apologies. ever since, she makes sure to embed little snippets of praise into all the banter, beaming gleefully every time erik flushes, crossly pleased, at her remarks.
kanqwu.
erik nam
dobie leans toward the quieter side of the band members, which immediately piques ruby's interest. he always seems to have thoughts swirling in seemingly vacant eyes and ruby would do anything to pick at his brain. her fascination quickly fades, though, as she finds herself preoccupied with other members of the band and her impression of dobie is overridden by poppy's crush on him.
it takes the first night junkband spends together for the two to have an actual conversation. they're both tired and sober by the time they get everyone else to bed and find themselves considering existence before ruby's even acquainted with dobie's last name.
czernys.
dobie bang
they meet fall of freshman year in calc 3 where, on the first day, they end up next to each other. ruby cracks a few jokes and doesn't expect much — but goes back to her dorm that day to find him in her lounge with a door down a hall emblazened with the name lucky. they find themselves studying together often, lucky guffawing at the jokes ruby cracks about their professor, and he's there with a shoulder to lean on when things get rocky with olive. but, like some first year friendships often go, lucky and ruby end up drifting apart.
two years later, they find each other in a room of wires and bandmates. it's all too easy to reconnect from there. ruby loves making lucky laugh and, with her frequent visits to his apartment, panda takeout in hand, ruby and lucky fall back into the easy rhythm of fooling around under his age-old red leds.
kishibe.
lucky park
WELCOME TO THE PRE-AUDITION INTERVIEW!
"hi! my name's poppy kang, we spoke over the phone! let's jump right in— why'd you wanna join the band?"
► "hey poppy! it's nice to finally meet you in person," she leans over and gives poppy a brief hug before settling into her seat. "you smell really nice, by the way! you'll have to text me your shampoo brand."
poppy flushes a bit, but ruby's leaned back in thought. "why i wanna join? well, i like playing bass and i wanted to give a band a shot." she shrugs and grins, turning back to look at poppy. "i've been looking to play with other people, saw your flyer, and was like why not do it now?"
"awesome! that's super cool, what instruments do you play? do you sing at all?"
► "bass," she starts with a grin, "started playing for a middle school band that broke up in a week and haven't stopped since."
"wow, that's great!" poppy replies, "what about singing?"
ruby grimaces, "not my strong suit, unfortunately. what about you?"
"me neither, unfortunately. do you have any plans to write songs or lyrics, or produce songs for the band?"
► "i can't write at all." she leans her cheek onto an open palm and lets out a puff of air. "my girlfriend's really good at that stuff, but i can't 'wax poetic' or whatever. i've written bass line accompaniments to a few songs, but it's nothing special and takes a load outta me every time."
"okay, great, nice... um... do... you have plans to hang out with the band after practices or..." poppy seems visibly nervous. "i mean, it's fine if you're busy! just wondering..." she lets out an awkward laugh.
► "sure!" ruby beams, "i'd like to get to talk to everyone!" she pulls out her phone quickly, swiping through her calendar. "i do have work a few nights a week and calls with my girlfriend since we're long-distance, but definitely! i'll be there anyway and i can bring panda for everyone."
"o-oh, okay! um... anyway, uh... are you okay with, like, the group experimenting with genres and music and stuff? this is the last question, so..."
► "i'm down for whatever! i told you that my old band broke up because no one could decide on what genre they wanted, right?" ruby laughs, "even though we were in middle school, that totally . i really don't mind what we do as long as it's chill."
"okay! cool, nice, um... we'll be in touch! i'll let you know how it goes... see you at auditions!"
► "thanks for talking to me," ruby makes her way to poppy to give her another hug. "see you around!"
leah • twenty
ANY LAST WORDS? hi blackpink lice <3
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