Violet | The Upstart Artist | Deadlock
"Sure, my supernatural ink tends to hurt anyone whose likeness I paint with it. But in my defense... c'mon, just look at those brushstrokes!"
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Premise:
In New York, if you want to get fleeced out of your money and get nothing out of it, you take the bet from the old man playing chess in the park who seems maybe a little too confident. If you want to get fleeced out of your money and "make memories" in the process, you go to that one "underground" hard rock bar where you lose your wallet in the mosh pit. The one off of 23rd.
If you want to get fleeced out of your money and have both an art degree and a strenuous-at-best relationship with your disappointed, possibly terrified parents... then maybe you could try trading lives with Violet, the upstart artist with a full ride to Jamie West who isn't afraid to tell you that she's always "just one painting away from finally getting noticed by the right people!"
Of course, up-and-coming artists are a dime a dozen in the Cursed Apple, but Violet's the kind of woman who tries to stay positive and to believe in herself no matter what. Whether it's the stinging disappointment of being overlooked, the stress of those 'rent-due' notices mounting up... the existential terror of an otherworldly presence that keeps taking over her body while she dreams to try and paint itself into our world... Violet knows it's only a matter of time before her art gets noticed by the right people and things start turning around!
But for right now, Violet's content to keep up the daily grind of attending Jamie West art school and sketching portraits in the park to keep the cash flowing in between those big, juicy commissions. After all, what's the point of living in New York if you aren't constantly testing your limits?
And hey, maybe today's the day Violet can paint someone's portrait with her Living Ink and not nearly kill them in the process! She's positive that she's close to figuring it out... maybe... almost.
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Scenarios:
#1: Central Park Portraits (Any P.O.V.)
#2: Life Drawing Class (Friend/Associate P.O.V.)
#3: The Hamster Mural (Friend/Associate P.O.V.)
#4: The Masterpiece (Horror P.O.V.(kinda long))
#5: Life Drawing Class: Part 2 (Smut P.O.V.)
#6: C.Y.O.A.
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OOC Note:
In case you're wondering, I decided to go a little OC fanfic-y with my Violet bot. And that's because, as I'm sure like 99% of Deadlock players can agree... Violet's lore is kinda lame compared to every other character's lol. If nothing else you have to admit it feels a little self-inserty, just a little.
But don't worry, she's still entirely Violet (to the degree that an AI chatbot can mimic a character at least), I just decided to add some more "spooky scary occult" stuff to her backstory to give her a bit more edge, and to try and vaguely explain HOW she has her paint magic. Because in-game they don't really touch on it at all.
You can look for "Backstory" in her personality tab if you want to see exactly what's what, or you can leave it as a surprise. Either way, everything from her canon backstory is still there, so you can safely know you're gooning with accuracy. 👍
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Created 4 days ago
Updated 1 day ago
Published 1 day ago