Julian “Jules” Stinkle's Questionnaire

I don’t particularly live in one area, per se, but I do sleep in my van, it’s got a cool bed built into the chassis, a little tv that works with my phone, and the freedom of driving wherever the wind takes me. Often to parks though, since the bathrooms are free to use. I used to live in Ohio with my dad, but he sucked, so I left as soon as I could. I dropped out of my zoology classes, but not before joining the social life on campus, like rushing Alpha Sigma Sigma and creating an animal farm for homecoming that was a real hit. I hope they kept that around, cuz those lil guys needed the love they got. The animals, not the alumni.

I’ll do any and every odd job I can pick up. Do you need a babysitter, some lawn service, an Uber, or literally anything else? I once helped an old couple take a bath cuz their hospice couldn’t provide a nurse! Weirdest hundred bucks I’ve ever made, but money is money. I also dabble in crafting wicker baskets for fairs, and people buy them up all the time, the masses just love a weird way to hold things. I rarely need stuff, just have to keep my van running, my stomach at least half full, and a couple of outfits from the thrift store so I’m not running around naked.

My ambitions lie in nature, advancing my status into full on avatar of nature, with my domain of influence reaching all natural things. If that means dispatching some humans, I am unsure if I’d have issue with it. On one hand, humans are the leading cause of the destruction of the natural world, destroying land and making cities, creating pollution and extinction at unprecedented levels, but on another level, they are natural beings too, ones with families, attachments, and lives that would be ended short. Despite that, if push comes to shove, I think I’d have what it takes to do what I’d deem necessary. As for dying to reach this goal, yeah, I would. How else do you do things when you really want to do them other than putting everything you have into it? Besides what else am I doing with my life right now, other than living as a vagrant with a lot of freedom?

Probably dropping out of school and leaving my home. My father was a single parent, and although he loved my mom he hated that she died giving birth to me. It made him distant and cruel, so I cut that unhealthy shit out after I got to college. I tasted freedom and got a little addicted to it, so I left, took the old van that I was given in high school, tuned it up with some old friends, said my goodbyes, and I haven’t been back since. I kind of miss my friends, they were probably the only good force keeping me positive, but I’ve always been some sort of resilient with my emotions. If anything, this just made it harder for me to feel sad or mad about anything, because you can always just change the people around you.

Tom was my best friend from school, a mechanic in a line of mechanics, dead set on continuing the family job. His dad and him helped the most with the van, and they taught me a lot on how to keep a vehicle running forever. They were really good people, and I’d do anything for them, even if we don’t speak that much anymore. 
Julia was a girl I met in high school. Although she seemed like a popular girl to the core, nice clothes, makeup, bitchy on the outside, she was super sweet outside of school, and helped me pass most of my classes. If it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t have a high school diploma, and I’m sure she would be disappointed to hear I dropped out of college, but I’m also sure she’s got a million other things in her own life to worry about, whereas I just have to focus on my freedom. 

Childhood was not great for me. I mean it wasn’t awful, I had a home, and had a dad, but only in title. I basically raised myself, schooled myself, albeit not well, and had my own back. I didn’t get to meet my mom, but based on how fucked up my dad is about her being gone, I like to think she was a great woman. I went to school in Ohio, although I sucked at it, always have, and probably always will. Julia really helped me get through all that, and made sure I at least passed high school. Socially though, I was a happy outcast, and I didn’t really need any friends to stay that way. I didn’t get bullied or anything, but I wasn’t a popular kid, and I kinda chilled on my own. I enjoyed any classes that taught me about the world, or any teacher that had a pet, although the animals always looked so depressed.

I don’t think I’ve been in love, other than the love I have for being free to do whatever I want, whenever I want, with no oversight whatsoever. I don’t really feel a need to seek a companion, and if I need to talk to someone I would either find comfort in a little therapy or the great outdoors. I don’t really view people in love as having something I’m missing out on; rather, I see them as people who have found something they’re looking for, like I did when I left Ohio to adventure the world when I did.