Apartment 226

**Apartment 226** is the former residence of the Itkin twins (including proxies) and Po. The aforementioned parties lived in the apartment from 2019-2022.

## Description

Apartment 226 is an apartment on the second level of a building in the UC Apartments community. It consists of four bedrooms and four bathrooms, as well as a common area made up of a kitchen, a dining area, and a living area.

Each of the bedrooms has a bathroom directly connected to it, and one must pass through the bedroom to access the bathroom. The four bedrooms are each marked with a unique letter (A-D) to indicate the room's assigned bedspace. Marik, 🅱️lata, 🅱️uth, and Po lived in bedspaces A, B, C, and D, respectively. Theories have been proposed for the ordering of the bedspace assignments, including Po's theory that they are ordered in decreasing affiliation with communism (with those of equal affiliation ordered alphabetically by first name, and emojis appearing at the end of the alphabet). Claims about the presence of paint on the letters being related to communist leanings have also been discussed.

The kitchen contains kitchen appliances and green counters, unlike the counters in Richie's apartment, which have been said to be more pleasant. Small creatures live in the freezer and the wall behind the stove, resulting in strange noises. Furthermore, one of the stove burners may emit smoke when it is inclined to do so. There is a sink in the kitchen that Po often burned his hands in due to his insistence upon washing his dishes in it at the hottest water temperature. The faucet assaulted Po with water once, thankfully not at the highest temperature. This sink is also used to fill the Brita filter, which is occasionally accomplished using a brilliant technique developed independently by both 🅱️uth and Po in which the Brita is placed below the faucet and the sink is activated in such a manner that the volumetric flow from the faucet is very nearly equivalent to the flow rate of water through the filter. This practice was discontinued upon the residents' switch to an alternative Brita filter that filters the water as it is being poured, which Po bought in Atlanta. If the sink was too full to accommodate the Brita filter, 🅱️uth would simply dehydrate.

The dining area features a glass table that was usually covered with a tablecloth. This table is where the residents consumed their meals and usually hosted a Catholic prayer candle. There is an air vent beside the table from which Skeleton hung. On the other side of the table was Po's electric piano, often played by Po, 🅱️uth, RUIZ, and Nobody. Holy water (and nativity scenes, during the holiday season, which is always) could be found on the counter between the kitchen and the dining area.

According to the UC Apartment checklist, there is a washer and dryer pair in the kitchen. However, upon inspection of the apartment, Po found that the washer and dryer were not in the kitchen, but rather in a closet adjacent to the dining area. When activated, in addition to washing clothing, the washer will chop up all clothing placed in it. This functionality is evidenced by the chopping noises made by the appliance. In November 2019, the dial on the dryer was found to be inoperable, so a replacement dial was installed. The new dial is futuristic and allows the dryer to launch into space.

The living area features another glass table, but this one is more of a coffee table than a dining table. This table remained uncovered by a tablecloth, but was often covered with other things. Shortly after the Fall 2019 Friends of the Library Book Sale, the table featured a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle named "Dogs, Dogs, Dogs!" Around this glass table are two black couches and a television. This television was used to play games on the Itkins' Wii, including *Rhythm Heaven Fever*, *Wii Sports/Wii Sports Resort*, *Mario Party 8*, *Ōkami*, and, after Thanksgiving 2019, *New Super Mario Bros. Wii* and *Wii Play*. Because the word "Wii" is a homophone of "we" and "Ōkami" sounds like "Oh commie," the fact that the Itkin twins brought the device and game further supports their communist leanings.

The door to the apartment is becoming sentient.

### Vampire Protection

The décor in Apartment 226 included many items which would drive away a vampire if one found its way into the apartment. Christian imagery around the apartment included:

* Two nativity scenes
* Holy water
* The Holy Bible
* A metal wall cross
* Catholic prayer candles

Other than Christian imagery, the apartment also has a door which can only be entered by a vampire by invitation and windows that allow sunlight to enter the apartment at certain times of the day. Additionally, the apartment often stored garlic and salt during the time it was inhabited by Po and the Itkins.

## Neighbors

The 2019 downstairs neighbors voiced their distaste for arts and crafts. Future downstairs neighbors had hobbies including smoking and driving up to the apartment with their music blaring.

During the Po-Itkin residency, exactly 82 people lived in the the next-door apartment, which may or may not span both floors. These neighbors were prone to partying, as evidenced by the loud music often heard through the walls, particularly in 2020-2021.

The apartment is surrounded by both car alarm birds and actual car alarms. 🅱️lata has sworn vengeance against the car alarm bird outside her window.