The Loft

Disclaimer: While place descriptions and news events may coincide with the real world, all characters and the plot are fictional. 
The Loft is home to some of the most eclectic and bright of EWN's alumni, and an occasional current EWN staff member. It's basically a halfway house for alumni who aren't necessarily stable. As most residents work in high-tech industries, they keep late-night hours, often sleeping in until noon.
== Location ==
The Loft takes up most of a city block on Northrup St and 13th Ave in NW Portland. There is a brewery down the street.
== Exterior ==
The Loft is an old two-story L-shaped warehouse that cups an asphalt parking lot. There are 3 steps up from the parking lot to the front door. 
== Interior ==
The residents each have their own rooms, but there is a large shared living area. 
Ryan's room is a corner bedroom on the second floor with a shared bath down the hall.
There is a basement where Kevin stores useful items.
== Residents ==
There are usually 6 to 8 residents in the Loft, sometimes more depending on overnight guests.
* Kevin Tighe
* Claire
* Pete Madison
* Ryan Matthews (2016 - October 2020). Corey Washington moves in to replace Ryan in late November 2020.
* Another male resident, who is not Kevin or Pete, shares a bathroom with Ryan.
== Parties ==
The Loft is renowned for the large rowdy parties held by Ryan and his loft-mates, usually once a term. There are often 500 attendees at these events, where people mingle, drink and dance. 
=== Book 1: Stories We Tell ===
* There have been no Loft parties since January 2020, due to COVID.
=== Book 2: Choose ===
Friday October 16, 2020 - Ryan hosts a party for EWN staff over 21-years-old. There are young men at the entrance, taking money and stamping people's hands as they enter. There is a cover charge of $5 per person. Attendees include: Sarah King, Robert Smithson, Joe Castro, Cage Washington, Ben Waters, Joanne Montgomery, Carrie and others from the sports reporting team, the Provost's granddaughter and PSU President's goddaughter, one of the cross-dressers from Darcelle's show, one of the independent journalists (not Turk or Carroll), and presumably Karin, Jason and Miguel, as they're not at the protest downtown. The party runs from 9pm to 2am the following morning.
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