#clay is in the kiln // ooc

[creatorofclay]

Blog is archived. Moving to @exploratorymuses for anyone still interested

[infinitethree]

OOC::

This playlist is unique because I can't tell you who it's for.

...Well, that's technically not true. I just don't want to, because I want to play riddlemaster and have people try to figure it out.

The character linked to this playlist is the one who I've been not-so-subtly alluding to. They're very important!

(And, no; they're not the Scribe.)

Unlike Innit's playlist, this one has nearly every song my version does. There were a few instances of duplicate songs, so those got cut.

I'll explain a little more about the ways a song can be linked to a character under the cut. If you don't want to guess, then, ehh...I guess have a playlist of good songs?

Songs might be literal, metaphorical, directly about, and/or how the character in question feels about a different character. On top of that, it could be at any point in that character's story. Thus, the meaning can be wildly different between characters. For instance, "creature" by half-alive shows up in Innit, Aver, and Day's playlists. (At least, the full ones.)

So, for Innit, that song is a combination of how it felt about Dream and to some extent Daz/Tommy for most of Blood & Gold. Dream was the one who gave it the final push to form; Dream is the one who freed it from its cage. Daz/Tommy was the one who (unintentionally) gave it a shape-- sculpted it, in a sense. Like clay. Later on, the meaning shifts to be bitter and vengeful. It is made from Daz, after all-- and it will use those cruel lessons like knives to It kept those cruel lessons close, fired them in the kiln of its hatred for years.

For Aver, it's how he feels about the not-family + his general place in life and how Toma feels about him. He's learned a lot and knows he has both personal power and the backing of powerful people who genuinely care about him. If he stumbles, there will be people to catch him. If he falls, they'll hold out their hands to help him back up.

For Day, it's a two-way thing; it's how he feels about his sons and how they feel about him. In a way, he had to re-learn how to be human when he met them. He had almost lost the will to keep going...and then Theo grabbed his sleeve and told him that he needed to come back. They took his worn clay and gave him a purpose again. (Fun fact; this is one of Day's most fitting songs. I've gone into depth about how basically every line works for him with a friend.) His sons' perspective is more obvious. He's been their teach and protector. Theo, Dee, Orph, and Atlas actually gave him a name to fit with their new ones; Aether. The primordial of light, because he was-- and remains-- their beacon of hope. (Additional fun fact; Day was too attached to DayDream, but he still considers it a part of his name. His sons gave it to him, and he'll be damned if he gets rid of something so precious.)

So...the meaning of a song can vary a hell of a lot even for a single character. To get a better read about who Mystery might be, I suggest sending in some questions.

If you're stumped on who to ask, there's a handy list of characters linked in the pinned post as well as the detail doc. I'll be adding this playlist to both as well, just so it can be found easier.

Good luck!

[dawn-of-worlds]

Tepponilamek has 2 + 1 + 2d6(-> 4+6 = 10) = 13 power.

While Tepponilamek rested amidst the land they created, they grew curious about the world outside. They had laboured long, and doubtless many things had changed since they had last drifted upon the winds above other lands, or walked amongst the humans and Ataila.

Circling the world in the form of a vast stormcloud, Tepponilamek saw that the lands had multiplied, new rocky shores and vast forests and high mountains lying where once had been empty ocean. Clearly, other beings such as themselves were at work – though Tepponilamek met none of them.

Descending to dwell amongst a small village of humans, Tepponilamek hovered in the smoke from a chimney, and listened to the mortals talk around the fire far below. Much had changed in the world; new secrets had been learned, especially concerning the making of pottery. Curious, Tepponilamek followed men and women down to the riverbanks and watched them scoop red clay from the earth, and followed them back to their kilns and hearths, where they shaped it and fired it.

Tepponilamek saw their craftsmanship, watched the skilled instruct the young and gazed into the joy on the faces of these mortals as they discovered new techniques and arts. of the shaping of clay and steady cultivation of skill, stirred something deep within Tepponilamek. They, too, yearned for the moulding of earth and the steady cultivation of skill; they once more desired to shape the land, but with it shape life and even beings with which they might converse like humans.

But first, these beings would need lands in which to dwell. The lands they had made were rough and barren, the work of a novice. Clay was earth, and earth was clay, and having learned the secrets of making pottery, and observed the new lands made across the world, Tepponilamek returned to complete their great work. Taking a chunk of the southernmost tip of one of their landmasses, they stretched and rolled the rock like potter’s clay, and brought forth a vast new land.

Tepponilamek spends 3 power to create a new landmass southwest of the two they already made. Then, they spend 6 power on three expenditures of shape climate, to produce regular rainfall across much of the lands they made, and to call birds to deliver seeds to those lands so that plants might grow across them.

Finally, Tepponilamek spends another 2 power to create a permanent circling wind current, that eastwards along the southern coast of the new landmass, northwards up it’s eastern shore, and then westwards through a channel back towards the other lands that Tepponilamek has visited. This will make it easier for visitors to come to their lands, or for beings they might create (though their ideas are only half-formed at this point) to venture out into the world.

OOC: I haven’t drawn the shape climate actions on the map yet, as I really don’t have the skill

[pxppinmolly-archived]

molly vc: put me in a pretty dress. im ur little dollie

[birlarks]

Hey guys do you want to hear about my oc's!!

Their names are Tubbo and Ranboo, they're both alive and haven't been extremely ooc lately. They live in a house with their son and they make oatmeal with strawberries tubbo grows in their garden. Michael really likes clay so they set up a little corner with a bunch of molding tools for him(don't worry, his parents put the clay in the kiln.)

[creatorofclay]

// I haven't really been here anyway, but I think it's only fair to just officially say something. I'm putting Elijah on hiatus for the time being until I feel like I can come back.

I have asks still in my inbox I want to write at some point, but other than that it'll just be whatever I feel up for. Sorry for any inconveniences.

[creatorofclay]

Welcome back to observations with your favorite Kamski obsessed roleplayer. Last time, we talked about the actual location of Elijah's villa (boy was that a pain to dig back up too), the exact location of it on Belle Island. Today, it's time to discuss inside.

So, credit where credit is due, I want to thank @nock-and-bolt for their post about it that caused me to dig myself because, wow. I actually bought the game on PC and paid for the freecam (from otis_inf on Patr.eon) to dig because I am absolutely desperate. Hope you enjoy!

For my research purposes, I will be focusing on the parts of the rooms you don’t get to see normally, since the pool room and waiting room are explored enough in game... As well as a bunch of other things, wow this post got long LOL woops.

Okay, so, first off, I have said this before and I will say it again. This place is UGLY. But, I don’t get modern design, so we will move on from that. Second, the place is literally aesthetic only, I swear to you. There are at least 20+ different chairs/couches that you can see just in the main parts of the house. There’s no reason to have that much sitting space unless you either host people a lot, which I highly doubt he does, or its for design and nothing else. It doesn’t even include what we can’t see on the other side of the house, its just the rooms we CAN see. 

Its not a place you live, this is like a museum. Or office or some showroom.

The left side (facing the building) is the only part that I believe is the living space and it seems to be very small. But, knowing that Kamski has an appreciation for Japanese culture, and that I personally believe he’s absolutely a minimalist, this would make sense. He doesn’t need more than this small corner of the house for the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. 

Roughly this size which, like I said, is probably enough for him. It would be the size of basically a studio apartment except more utilized because the living room and dining room are the other side of the house. 

But, moving on from the outside. Now, nock-and-bolt showed us what was behind the door that Chloe walks through in the pool room, but what I am curious about now is the farthest right door in the waiting area.

I think I remember seeing concept art that made it out to be what looked like it could have been a room, there was a bookshelf behind the door. I always assumed it was a home office or something, and its what I personally have worked with in my headcanons. But, nope. Thats actually wrong. 

Its just another hallway into this main living room. Which makes sense, sort of, if the kitchen and other things are on the other side of the waiting area. So you don’t always have to walk through the pool room to get to the other side of the house. But, whats super neat, that I love about this, is the stuff on the shelf here. Its just a few things but boy are they interesting. 

A floral vase and a couple weird, modern art pieces. I really don’t like Elijah’s style, I can’t stress that enough here, but its again clear how much of a minimalist he is. But, there is also one more thing:

What looks like some sort of Greek inspired vase the highest on the shelves. I did a bit of research to figure out what its supposed to be and what I could find seems to be referring to a nostos, which is “is a theme used in Ancient Greek literature, which includes an epic hero returning home by sea.” Which I only found from reading about Odysseus who was most known for his own nostos that took his 10 “eventful” years after the decade long trojan war, the subject of the Odyssey, one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

Crucial themes in the poem include the ideas of nostos (νόστος; "return"), wandering, xenia (ξενία; "guest-friendship"), testing, and omens. Scholars still reflect on the narrative significance of certain groups in the poem, such as women and slaves, who have a more prominent role in the epic than in many other works of ancient literature. This focus is especially remarkable when considered beside the Iliad, which centres the exploits of soldiers and kings during the Trojan War.

I am pretty sure the symbolism in the game is pretty obvious by this point, but this is just interesting because the vase is not something anyone would EVER see in the game. Its behind a door you can’t open, that never opens, and tucked away in the corner you would never see. But, it is still important for Elijah Kamski as a character. Assumed trials and tribulations, as well as the 10 year gap? Its just too coincidental. But, thats a whole other story honestly, and I don’t really know the most about Greek Mythos to be talking about it right now. 

Some other small things from this weird house that I thought were interesting. Just textures really, but detail. The marks on the cellos may be my favorite because it means they’re being used. Probably played in that chair sitting beside them. 

ALSO THIS? Theres one chair that isn’t pushed in equal with the others. ONE. Its literally like an inch out further than the other 7 chairs. Someone was sitting there recently. 

Now, these are interesting. because they--

--are literal tubes. I’m assuming these are for the androids. Maybe where they go when they aren’t in use or doing something. Or just. Charging? Stations? I don’t know, it could literally be a spawn point for them, but I think they are purposely placed and its interesting to me that they are placed like pedestals in front of the tv. Like he just likes to look at them standing there. Like a weirdo. 

Now we have this door. This door that I thought went somewhere because I didn’t notice it from the outside before but. Nope. It just goes outside. 

So I watched a video recently that was someone looking at $40 million NYC apartments and I realize what this door must be. Its the only way to get fresh air in this bitch. None of the other windows are made to be opened, anywhere in this villa. So, there has to be one. Its just weird to me that its at the far end overlooking the pier. 

I just have a love hate relationship with this place. Its aesthetic, but the aesthetic is modern and weird. This place, what we can see of it, is not a living space. This is an office. What you show off to show how much money you have. I’m curious what this place looks like during the Kamski ending. All dark even though I think all these lights he has on are NEVER turned off. We shall see...

Also when Chloe goes to talk to Elijah she stands at this door and doesn’t move until shes ready again. He’s spawned in the pool by this point. Sure, when she goes to open the door again, she appears a few steps back so she can walk up to it, but my heart wants to believe she was told to just stand there and make them wait LOL. 

There was also a very human reaction from Chloe when Connor appeared to be standing in her way. I had stepped in so Kamski would start swimming and went behind the door to see where Chloe got the robe from (im sure she just pops it out of thin air because its just floating under the house) but she didn’t force him to step aside for some reason, like she has done before. She just... Waited there behind him.  She reached behind her head, rubbed at her neck, motioned like she was impatient like... “God is this guy really going to just stand there and play with a quarter or is he going to move?” She even tapped her hand a couple times against her thigh. It was.... Strange to see.

In conclusion... Is there a conclusion? This is just a collection of things I discovered. If I find something else interesting, I will share. For now, thats all. uwu I went overboard and this is really long but.... I don’t call myself obsessed for nothing........

[creatorofclay]

// Time for some spring cleaning. I'm in a bit of a funk, so I'm gonna clean up some things around here including my dash and my followers. Sweep sweep

If you are still here and active, and still want to write with me, like this post or just let me know.

For the most part, I know who I'm keeping and whose going, but for everyone else, let me know. See you all on the other side

[creatorofclay]

I'd actually love to rp with you, I'm just shy and worried you wouldn't be interested so I've settled for following. Your writings great though!😅

// Anon, while I appreciate your honesty, you can't know until you actually try! I'm pretty open minded, even though I can be a bit busy or not really here as much. Work keeps me busy and exhausted, but that doesn't mean I don't want anything.

Also, you should be cautious because while I don't mind people following just to follow, there aren't many others who think the same. People expect interaction when you follow, and this goes for everyone. If you follow an RP blog, they will assume it's because you don't want to write with them. It's not THEIR responsibility to reach out to you first. You followed, so you need to take the initiative. Too many times do I see people discouraged before they get new follows who just sit there or ghost them.

I'm not saying this about you, anon, it's just some friendly advice and a word of warning. You can't know how someone will react until you actually try to reach out.

That all being said, I appreciate that you like my writing uwu and I do hope you enjoy everything else. And have a lovely day ❤️❤️

[creatorofclay]

Hello! I am returning with a small update for this blog! After some careful deliberation, I have decided to break off all of my non canon verses and throw them onto a new blog. This blog will be strictly canon only, when I return to it. Verses I will be deleting from here are the alt main, main vampire, killer, singer, and god. Crossovers will still be here since they apply. And all other canon based verses will be here.

New OC blog for Elijah here!! @godccmplex

[creatorofclay]

// Hey, I’m just here for a little update 🤔 So, I’m trying to get back into the swing of things, trying to push myself out of the dry spell and hyperfixation I was(still am tbh) in but.....There just a lot I’m not entirely in the mood for. If I’m honest, I’m not entirely into any new canon threads right now, and anything I haven’t answered already. There’s like one thread in my drafts that I’m really feeling and thats about it. I’m really sorry about that, it’s just the way I ended up rolling. :( But, such is life.

// I may take some new ones down the road, but right now I want to focus on things that I’ve been heavily plotting with some friends, here and on my other blogs.

[creatorofclay]

// To all of those we've met, befriended, and drifted from in these 3 years, I thank you all. None of you, I'm pretty sure, are still here from my original Simon blog, but I'm thankful for everyone nonetheless. Here's to the years passed and all those in the future coming.

Happy anniversary Detroit: Become Human.

[creatorofclay]

// On an RP related note, hello everyone, I plan to do a sort of soft reboot here, something to get the juices flowing back for Elijah. Stay tuned, there'll be a post for that once I actually write it......

[creatorofclay]

Is it ok if I DM you? I'm a biiit too shy to publicly come off of anon but you're completely right, I do need to take initiative

// my dms are always open. Please don't worry if I don't answer right away, I promise I'll get to you as soon as I can! I'm likely just somewhere else or just busy! But I will absolutely respond

[creatorofclay]

[creatorofclay]

// Me @ the dash today. I adore you guys