[CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT] WRETCH

[skinstealer]

WRETCH

[CW: mentions of abuse, spoilers for Wretch's backstory]

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BASICS

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Full Name: Wretch
Nicknames/Aliases: 

• Lil' Wretch (exclusively by Spit, extremely hated nickname)
  

Pronouns: She/Her, identifies as a nonbinary woman
Species: Greater God
Motifs: Hallucinogenic Sludge
Age: ????
Orientation(s): 

• Pansexual (leans towards nonbinary people)
  
• Unsure of romantic orientation, leaning towards demiromantic
  
• Polyamorous
  

Occupation: 

• Runs Hoopla along with lesser gods created by other deities (aside from Eastwood) and a handful of mortals
  
• No job otherwise, spends most of her time partying or playing TCP
  
• ????
  

Location (Current): 

• Fortune, Hoopla
  
• Lives in a converted warehouse with Eastwood and Carrie, specifically in a loft
  
• Likes her warehouse a lot, decorates it with string lights and posters
  

Location (Origin): 

• ????, Bluster
  
• "Created" by Wane (see relationships section)
  
• Raised by Wane in their mountain until strong enough to have her own place
  

Online Handle: [SLUDGE_FREAK]

• Little bit of self-loathing sneaking in there with the "freak" bit, though some of it is definitely reclaimatory from what other people have called her
  

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PERSONALITY

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Personality Traits: 

• Affectionate, reckless, insecure
  
• Easily gets attached to people, even if she really shouldn't
  
• Constantly looking to find new friends
  
• Can be too crude for people, puts off new acquaintances very easily with her flirtation
  
• Sees flirtation as the best way to get people to like her, even if she isn't always confident in it or in the mood
  
• Wants to be accepted and loved
  
• ????
  

Likes: 

• Stim toys
  
• Glitter
  
• Loud music
  
• Raves
  
• Colored lighting
  
• Violent Games (though they have a tendency to make her sick at the same time)
  
• Fashion
  
• ????
  

Dislikes: 

• Herself
  
• Sudden noises (loud music is controlled, things like screaming and crying get to her)
  
• Smoke
  
• Raw meat
  
• Spit
  
• Getting sick
  
• ????
  

Goals: 

• Improve her self esteem
  
• Make a friend or two
  
• Win a TCP session
  
• Keep her TCPs alive
  
• Be respected by those around her
  
• ????
  

Fears: 

• Literally anything to do with Spit
  
• Losing her TCPs
  
• Losing any of the people in her life
  
• Being hurt by those close to her
  
• Being laughed at/mocked
  
• ????
  

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RELATIONSHIPS

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Wax

• Tense relationship overall, not close in the slightest
  
• Sees Wax as a father figure
  
• Wishes he was there for her more
  
• Doesn't understand him at all
  
• Very distant feeling
  
• ????
  

Wane

• Sees them as a mother figure
  
• Misses them horribly
  
• Very close, very likely the closest relationship Wretch ever had
  
• CW: lore spoilers
  
• Show ContentSpoiler:

  Picked out of the ground by them as a horror, made inert radiation-wise and had her god powers "unlocked", though they're incredibly hard to control. Wax was not a fan of this.
• ????
  

Grind

• Sees him as a brother figure
  
• Argues with him constantly
  
• Finds him overbearing and stuck up
  
• Does seek him out for help, though
  
• Created Karacels and some lesser gods with his help
  
• ????
  

Rein

• Mostly unfamiliar with, no particular sibling association despite relationships with rest of pantheon
  
• Finds a little creepy
  
• Does not trust it one bit
  
• ????
  

Alloy

• Not very close, is uncomfortable with being seen as an aunt figure
  
• Uncomfortable around children in general due to fear of being too much/too crude for them, scared of being a bad influence
  
• ????
  

Velvet

• Similar to Alloy, was uncomfortable with being seen as an aunt
  
• Was closer to Velvet than Alloy due to being raised with her by Wane
  
• Mourns her death still, but mainly tries to keep the feelings buried
  
• ????
  

Voidsy

• Only "true friend" so far
  
• Has more than a little crush on them
  
• Wants them to become physical more than a hell of a lot of things
  
• Still hurt from their actions in Void Session re: flirting with Spit, but willing to move past it
  
• Curious about their other world
  
• Wishes she could open up to them without their chaotic nature taking over
  
• ????
  

• Closest thing to a best friend aside from Voidsy
  
• Created Eastwood during a breakdown, leading to him resenting her
  
• Wants to be closer to him
  
• Thinks he's a bit of a bastard though
  
• Ends up helping him just as much as he helps her, though they'll never admit it to each other
  
• ????
  

CW: spoilers for Void Session, information revealed originally in Glass Stew 

Show ContentSpoiler:

• Sister figure, primarily reinforced + put upon her by Spit, completely unwanted on Wretch's end
  
• Abusive relationship having gone on for centuries, unknown to any other people (aside from Chelsea)
  

• Finds her repulsive
  
• Would very much like to kill her if given the chance
  
• Hates her more than anything
  
• Beaten every time they play TCP together, typically with all of Wretch's team being brutally murdered
  
• ????
  

• Slowly growing as friends, these two really like each other
  
• Hopes she's not too much/too crude for her
  
• Wants to hang out in person sometime 
  
• Has heavily considered sharing her secrets with Miller, but is unsure 
  
• ????
  

• Not familiar with much at all, but the two of them have met
  
• Has some sympathy for Chelsea due to her relationship with Spit, and can relate
  
• That said, they haven't really talked, and don't get much chance to
  
• ????
  

• Does not like him at all
  
• Finds him stuck up and irritating
  
• Hates that he assumes things about her and her life, even if said things are kind of true
  
• ????
  

Carrie

• Likes Carrie, but the two of them aren't really close enough to be called "friends"
  
• Has asked for fighting training from her before
  
• ????
  

• Wretch's first TCP in Void Session
  
• Gets along well with, loves having fun with her
  
• A little nervous about her having to do combat, but has faith in her
  
• ????
  

• Wretch's second TCP in Void Session
  
• Kind of regrets picking razorblade as his typing, seeing it combined with his anxiety
  
• Feels guilty over not being able to care for him well
  
• Wants to do better as a guardian figure for him
  
• ????
  

• Wretch's fourth TCP in Void Session
  
• Not particularly close to but enjoys talking with him
  
• Loves to joke around with him
  
• ????
  

• Wretch's fifth TCP in Void Session
  
• Encourages Slick's love of dancing and music
  
• Worries that their typing will get them a lot of joking around, when she legitimately chose it as a strategic move
  
• ????
  

• Wretch's third TCP in Void Session
  
• Closest TCP to Wretch, the two talk constantly 
  
• Has shared her secrets with Slop and only Slop, not any other person or TCP
  
• Has faith in her as a leader
  
• ????
  

Fun Facts:

• Ancient Morbit character, created back when the Skinstealers were 13 and extreme edgelords
  
• Original incarnation was chaotic evil and a major villain of the Skinstealers' stories, tormenting characters and doing a lot of edgy bullshit we're not repeating here
  
• Updated Morbit incarnation of Wretch was also originally intended to be chaotic neutral/an antagonistic force, up until Voidsy started asking to be her friend- Rin realized that there was potential in making Wretch more friendly and developing her beyond her original concept
  
• Wretch makes strong emotional connections with her TCPs even after losing every session so far, typically in brutal ways. This leads her to repeatedly getting hurt and more and more distraught with every loss, but she refuses to play sessions any other way.
  
• ????
  

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AESTHETICS

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Appearance: 

• Composed entirely of sludge. Sludge is viscous and semi-solid, not watery or oily at all
  
• Can change her shape and sludge stickiness, though she loses control of that when emotional
  
• No pupils by default, pupils creep in with rings based on her emotions
  
• Often drooling/dripping sludge
  
• Drips more when upset
  
• Can shift her amorphous hands into claws
  
• Can change her body shape/overall form in general, but prefers to be more heavyset/curvy and keep a feline appearance
  
• ????
  

Fashion: 

• Rarely wears clothes
  
• When she does wear clothes, it's typically club/rave wear
  
• Has a few warm sweater-like garments given to her by Wane
  
• ????
  

Aesthetic Likes: 

• Rave fashion/gear
  
• Clubbing aesthetic
  
• Neons
  
• Stim/glitter
  
• Retro/cartoon horror
  
• Cartoons in general
  
• ????
  

Aesthetic Dislikes: 

• Realistic horror
  
• Gross-out horror
  
• Antiques- they're too breakable and old fashioned for her. 
  
• Anything too formal
  
• ????
  

Ideal Environment: 

• At home in her warehouse
  
• Hates going outside
  
• ????
  

Possessions: 

• Stim toys
  
• Glitter Jars- she has gotten the glitter stuck in her sludge many times, sometimes on purpose.
  
• TCP Interface
  
• Some toys Eastwood won her at a fair
  
• Journal of old TCPs lost in sessions- this journal was started after losing her first TCP session, namely in an attempt to desperately record info on her lost TCPs. At minimum, the journal contains names, type, ability and how they died, and more info like doodles and what they liked/disliked if she had the time. This journal has not been updated much during the course of Void Session due to Wretch fearing Eastwood teasing her. 
  
• ????
  

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PLAYLIST

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CRUDE SLUDGE DRIP

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GALLERY

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RULES

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This is a character development thread! Here you can have discussion on the character presented, and offer suggestions/ideas for developing them- thus directly contributing to the character! Anything is fair game so long as it follows the restrictions (if any are listed). This main post will be updated as we go, allowing for people to always have an up to date resource on the character. If you want to contribute fanart/fanworks to the character's gallery, you can do that as well!

Restrictions/No-go's

• please god no spit/wretch shipping i will flip my Shit
  
• please spoiler any content related to spoilered points in the thread!
  

[King-Clod]

I apologize for the amount of questions listed, the Journal especially peaked my interest

1. How detailed is the Journal?
2. Was it made after the TCPs in question died, or when she still had hope that they'd make it out?
3. Is she currently keeping a journal for her Void Session TCPs?
4. Does she find it hard to connect with newer TCPs do to the fate of her older ones?
5. Why does she dislike antiques?
aaand for a goofy one
6. When playing with her glitter jars, does she ever accidentally get glitter stuck in her sludge for weeks?

[knux400]

Is She Nasty?

[Orange Juice Goose]

is wretch's sludge more like water or more like oil?

[skinstealer]

I apologize for the amount of questions listed, the Journal especially peaked my interest

1. How detailed is the Journal?
2. Was it made after the TCPs in question died, or when she still had hope that they'd make it out?
3. Is she currently keeping a journal for her Void Session TCPs?
4. Does she find it hard to connect with newer TCPs do to the fate of her older ones?
5. Why does she dislike antiques?
aaand for a goofy one
6. When playing with her glitter jars, does she ever accidentally get glitter stuck in her sludge for weeks

the journal contains at minimum, names, info on type and ability, and how they died. some TCPs haven't lived long enough to get more than that, so she tries to get that much down as quickly as possible. if she gets the chance, she likes to do (very scribbly) doodles of them, as well as info on their interests and what they talk about together.

she started keeping the journal after she lost her first session, mainly in a desperate attempt to try and remember what she could about her team. since then, she tries to update the journal whenever she can- though she hasn't been doing as much of it in void session, due to worries about eastwood making fun of her. 

despite the fact that she's lost a lot of TCPs, she still makes strong connections with her TCPs when she can. this ends up repeatedly making things harder and harder for her to play the actual game, but she refuses to give up on it.

antiques are breakable and too Fancy™ for her, she prefers newer/retro/modern aesthetics

yes she has absolutely gotten glitter stuck in her sludge

Is She Nasty?

Extremely
 

is wretch's sludge more like water or more like oil?

honestly i have no idea how to describe the consistency of wretch's sludge, but you can definitely stick your hand in there and feel it as a semi-solid, it has weight and isn't really watery or oily

adding info to main post!

[1011686]

what does she think of her god status, and doing things like creating new species? Is she completely unable to use any motif or domain-based powers, or is she just unable to control them at will, but they still emerge spontaneously sometimes?