The House That Ivy Built Encyclopedia

JARED

[Jared] Jared Sydney
Series role: Introduced in Book 2 as a random acquaintance of Ivy. They meet on a building and form a friendship, and since he is homeless she decides to invite him to live with her. The problems this causes and his eventual return to the outside world is a theme of Books 2 and 3.

THE PHYSICAL:

Vitals: Sand-colored, messy straight hair that’s a little too long. Small, cool brown eyes. Light skin with a minor acne problem. Age 15 in Book 2, a little gangly and skinny.

Other features: Has a voice that sounds like it’s not used to being as low as it is. Tends toward moving around a lot. Squints due to nearsightedness. Wears raggy tee shirts and jeans. Often has a long-sleeved flannel shirt over his clothes.

THE PERSONAL:

Talents/Abilities: Good at getting the truth out of people. Excellent at amusing himself with very little to go on.

Weaknesses/Shortcomings: Drinks despite being underage. Makes snap judgments. Reacts badly to being told what to do. Makes insensitive comments sometimes, especially to women.

Interests: Likes rap music, board games, beer, and teasing others.

Other information: Dropped out of high school but re-enrolled later. Hates authority in general and is not religious. Very interested in girls. Has a troubled family but they’re trying to hold it together. Unpopular at school, but working on that.

THE STORY:

Jared and Ivy met on a building when she was resting and he was going to his usual hideout. He and Ivy had a talk and he discovered some of her unusual talents, which ended up making him threaten her and then panic. She managed to open his mind a little, and it made him curious, so they became friends. She would visit him as an escape from her usual routine and listen to his music and play games with him. When Adele sent her to get a new roommate (Miki), Ivy assumed that she could bring Jared home to live since there’d be extra money, but it turned out that money was to pay for extra expenses for Bailey’s school and Ivy’s music lessons, so either she had to quit lessons or Jared had to get out. And Adele said the house wasn’t good for him and that’s she’d overstepped her bounds bringing him there. Ivy worked several different jobs to try to get money to keep Jared and her lessons, but gave up eventually. Jared went back to his parents and everything was better on the whole, though he still hates school.  

 

 

 

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