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# Raymond - Durable Facts
- **Age**: 32 (as of 2025).
- **Autism**: High-functioning; sensory sensitivities (light, smell, touch, heat).
- **Living**: Rural Victoria, Australia. Lives with mother? (mentioned walking with her). Has cats (Sprinkles).
- **Work**: Part-time cleaner with 4-on-8-off schedule (Thu/Fri/Mon/Tue, 10-11 hours/week).
- **History**: Moved from Canberra after father's death; caravan living was unsustainable. Moved to rural area ~mid-2024.
- **Trauma**: Earliest memory (age 2) father threatening to superglue him to toilet for soiling. Father was abusive/difficult, now deceased.
- **Family**: Sister is an RN. Mother is present.
- **Mental Health**: Anhedonia, depression, species dysphoria. Takes fluoxetine 40mg for depression.
- **Coping**: Medical cannabis (vaped at 172°C, stepped to 185°C, rarely 200°C). Occasional alcohol (passionfruit vodka). Misses microdosing psilocybin.
- **Identity**: Strong affinity for Vaporeon; prefers cetacean or reptile genital anatomy (internal testicles, slit, tapered penis). Chastity cage used for dopamine management and dysphoria relief.
- **Likes**: Gaming (Doom, Hedz), programming, internet memes, Vaporeon content.
- **Dislikes**: Heat, social isolation, judgment, AI that invalidates him.
- **Financial**: Stuck in poverty trap; cannot afford to move to Canberra (needs ~$800k for housing). Rejected from disability programs 3-4 times.
- **Other**: Had teeth rotted due to diabetes; wears glasses; right ear malformation (in-ear earbuds don't fit).