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ph_ooc2025-12-18 03:57 pm
preacher_in_reticence) wrote in ph_ooc2025-12-18 03:57 pm
Degas Clayton | OOC | And pretend that he is Parson Brown
Surprise! It’s me, schnikeys! I am ambitiously adopting Degas Clayton. I beg for grace (🥁) and patience while I catch up. I’ve been doing what backreading I can! I will definitely be starting the inbox afresh.
First off, disclaimer: I do not intend to play Degas as vigorously as I plan to play Grace. I very much don’t want to leave anyone hanging because I’ve gotten overwhelmed, and so I will do my best to keep things manageable for myself in advance. This is to say, I don’t think I’ll be spontaneously tagging in places or posting top levels or what have you — I want to focus on playing Degas’s role as exposition fairy, local color, and, most importantly, on tagging in where invited, should people be so inclined.
To keep things simple, I am thinking that Degas from February to December was… honestly just chilling. In a shelter area in June, on Crane’s Ridge in November, just generally opting out, generally in a stable emotional state due to the growth he experienced from the support of friends and the community. Not grabbing attention, NPC’ing it up. This is a very vague plan, though, so please give thoughts if you have any.
As mentioned above, I’ve already done some backreading. However, I will inevitably miss stuff, and this is an opportunity for a refresh! So: please comment below if your characters have CR with Degas that you would like me to know about. Linking threads would be excellent, but if you would prefer to just summarize, that’s also helpful! Or if you’d like to retcon in some CR, this is also a great time!
I’m thinking of this as an experiment in emulating character voice, so also do feel free to give close feedback once I start writing him. I want to know if I’m landing where aimed!
hi i’m playing Degas pls gib CR background
schnikeys! I am ambitiously adopting Degas Clayton. I beg for grace (🥁) and patience while I catch up. I’ve been doing what backreading I can! I will definitely be starting the inbox afresh.First off, disclaimer: I do not intend to play Degas as vigorously as I plan to play Grace. I very much don’t want to leave anyone hanging because I’ve gotten overwhelmed, and so I will do my best to keep things manageable for myself in advance. This is to say, I don’t think I’ll be spontaneously tagging in places or posting top levels or what have you — I want to focus on playing Degas’s role as exposition fairy, local color, and, most importantly, on tagging in where invited, should people be so inclined.
Thoughts on 2025
To keep things simple, I am thinking that Degas from February to December was… honestly just chilling. In a shelter area in June, on Crane’s Ridge in November, just generally opting out, generally in a stable emotional state due to the growth he experienced from the support of friends and the community. Not grabbing attention, NPC’ing it up. This is a very vague plan, though, so please give thoughts if you have any.
Reading the scriptures
As mentioned above, I’ve already done some backreading. However, I will inevitably miss stuff, and this is an opportunity for a refresh! So: please comment below if your characters have CR with Degas that you would like me to know about. Linking threads would be excellent, but if you would prefer to just summarize, that’s also helpful! Or if you’d like to retcon in some CR, this is also a great time!
I’m thinking of this as an experiment in emulating character voice, so also do feel free to give close feedback once I start writing him. I want to know if I’m landing where aimed!
TL;DR
hi i’m playing Degas pls gib CR background
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He’ll also know that he was very, very close with Angel, who was Degas’ apprentice; they had a queerplatonic thing going on, and Mulcahy handled the leftovers of Angel’s belongings when it left and took over its duties of tending to the bees in the Temple Yard. On several occasions Angel watched over Mulcahy as he slept in the chapel due to his paranoias and the fact that Angel didn’t need to.
Mulcahy is also best friends with Zivia, who is also very close with Degas, but I’ll let Batya take that one.
I’m out and about rn. I don’t think these two had significant threads together but I’ll check my thread tracker and get back to you.
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first meeting: https://ph-logs.dreamwidth.org/28109.html?thread=3954637#cmt3954637
asking about contacting mortanne: https://preacher-in-reticence.dreamwidth.org/650.html?thread=43402#cmt43402
teeny birthday party thing: https://ph-logs.dreamwidth.org/64232.html?thread=12673768#cmt12673768
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