Gil — he's from some AU version of Victorian era England. — in canon, he's lived in all sort of places which have also helped shaped him (for better or worse). Most of his youth prior to the Tragedy was spent in various places like the "freak show" his mother sold him to, then he lived on the streets for some time before he got taken into the Baskerville household. He doesn't really remember this because Selective Amnesia. His brother remembers all of it. — lived in the Vessalius household after he'd gotten out of the Abyss. With no memory of the past and being scared out of his wits, Gil found comfort and a new place to call home thanks to the people (specifically Oz, Ada and Oscar) at the Vessalius' home. They're the wealthiest noble family due to being descendants of the hero Jack Vessalius, so while Gi didn't have all the privileges being a servant, he did live a nice life of luxury. — when Oz was sent to the Abyss, Gil was adopted by the Nightrays and moved into their mansion. He doesn't associate "home" with that household at all. Because he was an "outsider", his adoptive siblings treated him and Vincent horribly. Again, he was still living a life of luxury, but it wasn't an incredibly happy one. — moved out and got his own apartment. As he puts it, "This place is just a nook of a nook in this city." It's very barren and small. He's not one for fancy decorations or expensive things. — otherwise Gil travels wherever Oz goes. Living conditions are always excellent, though. — in the City, he lives in the MAC still. It's also pretty empty and probably depressing on the inside, even if it's very tidy. He definitely has plans to move out when he has more money.
Kate — military family. Lived on various bases. The new #0 issue might touch on this, who knows... Anyway, moving around is p. common for military families. Making friends wasn't a problem, it was leaving them constantly that put her on edge. She didn't like being uprooted so much. — seems like they got their own fancy house in Brussels, but they weren't there very long. — there's a huge gap between her childhood and early adulthood life that's unclear, but I can assume Kate continued living a luxurious and spoiled life. — lives in a penthouse in downtown Gotham. Huge, beautiful and lots of privacy. Her bunker is there, too. It's also very tidy, though I'm not sure if Kate does that herself or has hired help, especially with most of her artillery and uniform hidden there. Was also living with her dad until the incident with Alice. — doesn't go up to Kane estate often (or at all anymore), but it's there for dinners and parties, etc. She doesn't think of that as her "home", really. Anyway, she avoids it entirely now. — tl;dr she's rich and spoiled and likes it, though I have no doubt she's capable of surviving harsh and poor conditions. Her elite training involved some traveling and I'm certain she's had to learn to survive out in the wild since that's like... very important military training right there. — in the City, she lived in the MAC before moving into a small but cozy apartment with Nill. Her weapons, (bat...) bike and uniform are elsewhere... wherever Nathan's bunker. Kate would prefer a bigger place like her penthouse back home, but she knows that's not happening here.
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— he's from some AU version of Victorian era England.
— in canon, he's lived in all sort of places which have also helped shaped him (for better or worse). Most of his youth prior to the Tragedy was spent in various places like the "freak show" his mother sold him to, then he lived on the streets for some time before he got taken into the Baskerville household. He doesn't really remember this because Selective Amnesia. His brother remembers all of it.
— lived in the Vessalius household after he'd gotten out of the Abyss. With no memory of the past and being scared out of his wits, Gil found comfort and a new place to call home thanks to the people (specifically Oz, Ada and Oscar) at the Vessalius' home. They're the wealthiest noble family due to being descendants of the hero Jack Vessalius, so while Gi didn't have all the privileges being a servant, he did live a nice life of luxury.
— when Oz was sent to the Abyss, Gil was adopted by the Nightrays and moved into their mansion. He doesn't associate "home" with that household at all. Because he was an "outsider", his adoptive siblings treated him and Vincent horribly. Again, he was still living a life of luxury, but it wasn't an incredibly happy one.
— moved out and got his own apartment. As he puts it, "This place is just a nook of a nook in this city." It's very barren and small. He's not one for fancy decorations or expensive things.
— otherwise Gil travels wherever Oz goes. Living conditions are always excellent, though.
— in the City, he lives in the MAC still. It's also pretty empty and probably depressing on the inside, even if it's very tidy. He definitely has plans to move out when he has more money.
Kate
— military family. Lived on various bases. The new #0 issue might touch on this, who knows... Anyway, moving around is p. common for military families. Making friends wasn't a problem, it was leaving them constantly that put her on edge. She didn't like being uprooted so much.
— seems like they got their own fancy house in Brussels, but they weren't there very long.
— there's a huge gap between her childhood and early adulthood life that's unclear, but I can assume Kate continued living a luxurious and spoiled life.
— lives in a penthouse in downtown Gotham. Huge, beautiful and lots of privacy. Her bunker is there, too. It's also very tidy, though I'm not sure if Kate does that herself or has hired help, especially with most of her artillery and uniform hidden there. Was also living with her dad until the incident with Alice.
— doesn't go up to Kane estate often (or at all anymore), but it's there for dinners and parties, etc. She doesn't think of that as her "home", really. Anyway, she avoids it entirely now.
— tl;dr she's rich and spoiled and likes it, though I have no doubt she's capable of surviving harsh and poor conditions. Her elite training involved some traveling and I'm certain she's had to learn to survive out in the wild since that's like... very important military training right there.
— in the City, she lived in the MAC before moving into a small but cozy apartment with Nill. Her weapons, (bat...) bike and uniform are elsewhere... wherever Nathan's bunker. Kate would prefer a bigger place like her penthouse back home, but she knows that's not happening here.