c/p-ing from elsewhere! dara lives with her older sister in allston as part of a ~peace treaty~ they struck with their parents after years of avoiding each other. she just finished her phd at MIT and she's currently on the job hunt, which takes up most of her time these days. she comes across as quiet and reserved to most people, but she's much more relaxed and goofier when she's around her friends. she's got a bunch of nerdy hobbies and she's an avid reader who has a book club with ~hellsgate where they mostly just gossip rather than talk about books, and she enjoys playing chopped in her own kitchen.