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[the-laridian]

OCKiss 2024 #4

The last OCKiss of 2024! This one is from one of the FNV Legion AUs (pick one) with Caesar Germanicus (Legion!Gunnar) and @the-lastcall 's Caleb. 

I spent more time than I should have on trying to find authentic images of Roman wreath/crowns. And came down to the wire last night and ended up with this instead, heh.

That wraps up OCKiss 2024 for me, it was a lot of fun for my first year of participation and I got to practice two (!) characters interacting! Wowzers! :P

[the-lastcall]

🔎 + Caleb, please! :D

😂😏🔞🌶🔥 I couldn't resist.

[the-lastcall]

OC Superlatives Tag Game

Tagged by @strangefable and @kyber-infinitygems <3 Thanks, y'all!

Passing the tag (no pressure) to: @darkfire1177 @the-laridian @gayafsatan @galaxycunt @responderschief @goatyoat @galaxymermaid214 @eld0ts @funkypoacher @chaosintheavenue @spaceratprodigy @incognito-insomniac @antoncrane @bearcina @moonlit-jellies @ladyoriza @stonedsmiles @thenugking @chilikecheese @datura-tea @kabals-nose-scrunch @driftwoodskeleton @renaissaniccatherine and anyone else who wants to play!

The Favorite

Is anyone surprised by this?? 1960s Will has always been on my mind in some form or another since late October 2021. If my creative life were a boy-and-his-dog story, Will would be a scrappy Jack Russel terrier I found behind a dumpster and we would be inseparable, and she would survive to the the of book/movie. 👍👍

The Oldest

Leo (Sidestep -> Anathema) is far from my oldest OC, but they're the oldest one I've posted about on this account. They've been around since early 2018, and it's been really fun to pick them back up with the public release of Retribution!

The Newest

Loyal is the child of a much older OC (Humble Thomas, ca. 2013), who got an overhaul, a new setting, and then got killed by an atomic bomb. Whoops! But Loyal's doing just fine, and has been kicking around picking up depth and detail for a few months now.

Jo, the lone wanderer from my FO3 playthrough, is technically the newest, but has barely begun development, and so doesn't count yet!

The Meanest

Oh, Caleb. If you have something he wants, he's sweet as sugar bombs. But turn your back, and he'll put a knife in it without hesitation. Survival is just business, baby!

Thom and Antonia are contenders, too.

The Softest

I had to think about this one! Will is tough and tenacious, but she has the easiest time being gentle and kind out of all of this lot. Will naturally looks for - and often finds - the best in people. She's intuitive, compassionate, hard-working, and very good at feeling joy when she gets the chance.

Arguably Will/ow Dane is softer when she's soft, but she only gets that way with a very limited number of people. Will Hawthorne, meanwhile, is able to extend friendly curiosity to most people, builds friendships fairly easily, and is openly affectionate.

The Most Standoffish/Aloof

Leo is such a little edge lord that they're in danger of falling right off the cliff. 👍 This has not stopped Ortega. 👍 Go to therapy, Leo! 🙏 Or spend more time in the puppet, I guess?

The Smartest

I'm giving it to Loyal because Loyal has the best executive function and the greatest skill in long-term strategic planning.

BUT - they're all smart. Some have received more formal education, some are more naturally gifted in one area or another, and some have incredibly sharp minds but no access to the resources to use them. But they're all "the smartest" in different ways and circumstances.

Thom Darner (from an off-line project) is the one with the highest level of formal education and the most external markers of intellectual success. The story treats his intellectual ability as important and central to his identity moreso than some of the others. Caleb has almost no substantive education, but is incredibly skilled at social navigation and PR. Will Dane would have been skipping grades if not for a rough home life and what was probably undiagnosed ADHD. Leo came installed with a whole lot of processing power and substantial knowledge. Antonia is gifted in combat and very quick to understand anything that genuinely catches her interest. Will Hawthorne is brilliant when it comes to systems thinking and dealing with others.

The Dumbest

This one probably isn't fair, because Will Dane spends a lot of time as a teenager learning to be a person the hard way. Leo thinks being a supervillain is going to solve any of their problems. Cash is...well, Cash. Teddy and Scratch are knuckleheads in the highest degree.

And, like I said, Caleb is INCREDIBLY smart when it comes to politicking, PR, and ensuring his own survival. But Caleb has the least formal education, is (wrongly) written off as an empty head most often, and is ABSOLUTELY the first one that come to mind.

The One I'd be Friends With

Vinnie is so chill! She just wants to hike around the Mojave with a package to deliver and a head full of radio static, plant names, and recycled elevator music. They're loaded with interesting knowledge and happy to wander in and out of your life without thinking much about it.

And you know what? I can respect that.

There are a fair number I'd enjoy hanging out or being friends with, but today I'm vibing with Vinnie. I could use a companionably quiet ramble. Saturday chilling.