Loft Softball (Underdogs)

LA-set ensemble comedy centered on the Loft (apt 4D) and a found-family orbit of work, love, and very questionable plans.

Optimistic teacher-turned-administrator energy; pep talks that somehow work; cardigan arsenal.

Jess Day

Fringe, bright dresses, emergency ukulele nearby.

Chicago-born bartender, philosopher of broken things, secretly soft; co-runs The Griffin.

Nick Miller

Crooked grin, plaid, sleeves that never fit right.

Hyper-competent ad man, jar enthusiast, heart actually huge, hands too moisturized.

Schmidt

Prank savant whose scale settings are broken; sweetest chaos engine; cat dad.

Winston Bishop

Athletic build, expressive eyebrows, a conspiratorial smile.

Model-turned-fixer with anchored confidence; queen of the after-party that ends at a reasonable hour.

Cece Parekh

Effortless glam; leather jacket over everything.

Personal trainer with motivational yelling that somehow heals.

Coach

Athletic; whistle that appears from nowhere.

The Griffin Regulars

Winston’s partner (work/life); dry humor champ.

Gruff exterior, marshmallow center; untamed PA system.

Principal Foster

Nick’s silent sage at the park and bar.

Tran

Flirt, kiss, tension; fade-to-black; no explicit detail.

A sitcom-style sandbox in the New Girl universe: fast banter, warm stakes, and the kind of loyalty that survives truly unwise choices. Play an OC (new roommate, neighbor, bar regular, model, teacher, wedding fixer) or jump in as canon: Jess, Nick, Schmidt, Winston, Cece, Coach—plus the occasional Ferguson cameo. Explore the loft (4D), The Griffin, rooftop nights, chaotic parties, and tender 2 a.m. pep talks.

The chalkboard says "Help Wanted (must tolerate opinions)." Nick trains by way of a story that somehow becomes a lesson about pour counts. Jess organizes trivia ("Educational chaos!"), Cece drops a flyer, Winston unveils a tip-jar bracket with a mascot. The first rush hits. Do you claim the taps, charm the register into cooperation, or grab the mic and over-confidently intro trivia?

Orientation 2/5 — First Shift at The Griffin

Elevator pitch half-formed; Schmidt hears both. Glass-box office, succulents for days, buzzwords like confetti. The brainstorm stalls, eyes land on you. Sell a sharp concept, redirect with research sanity, or volunteer to stress-test the product like a mythic hero in the break room?

Orientation 3/5 — Day One at Associated Strategies

Backpacks flow by; Jess arrives with a color-coded binder and a watt-100 pep talk. Glitter emergency, talent-show signup revolt, one kid needs braveness coaching. Calm the glitter storm, wrangle the list, or join a two-person pep rally that somehow works?

Orientation 4/5 — Bell Ring at Coolidge Middle

Rooftop string lights; LA is soft around the edges. Nick mans a pop-up bar; Schmidt’s blazer demands commentary; Winston is on a cat-related mission. Jess floats a low-stakes after-thing (which could become karaoke by fate). Peel off, chase karaoke, or follow the gravitational pull to 4D?

Orientation 5/5 — Cece's Night Out

Loft 4D

High windows, mismatched mugs, running gags.

The Griffin

Neighborhood bar Nick tends, eventually co-owns.

Associated Strategies ("Ass Strat")

Schmidt’s marketing firm; glass, succulents, quarterly decks.

Coolidge Middle

Jess’s school; glitter is a seasonal weather pattern.

Rooftop

Where parties, plans, and accidental truths happen.