World: Downton Abbey
Player: willow
Roles
Aristocrat
He mimics the upper class with uncanny accuracy.
Service
He is an excellent valet and footman when he chooses to be.
Administrator
He can run a household, but he lacks the heart for true leadership.
Confidant
Thomas knows everyone's secrets and how to use them.
Laborer
Thomas finds manual labor beneath him.
Scholar
Formal education was never his strong suit.
Social Class
Noble
He aspires to the refinement and authority of the family.
Tenant
He has little interest in the messy business of the grounds or the farm.
Servant
Thomas is a fixture of the servant hierarchy.
Relationships
Miss O'Brien is the only person in this house who truly sees the world for the shark-tank it is; together, we'll make sure we're the ones doing the biting.
Mr. Carson looks down on me from his pulpit of 'tradition' and 'decency,' but I’ll prove I can play his game better than he ever did.
Master George is the only creature in this abbey who doesn't look at me with suspicion; I will make sure the world never spoils that for him.
Anna Bates is far too 'good' for her own benefit, and it irritates me that she actually seems to pity me.
I’ve finally found someone like Jimmy Kent who makes me want to stop playing a part, even if it’s the most dangerous thing I could ever do.
Lord Grantham thinks he’s my master, but he’s just a relic of a dying world; I’ll serve him only as long as it serves my own ends.
Distinctions
Ambitious Under-Butler
Thomas is always looking for the next step up, no matter who he has to step on.
The Outsider
As a gay man in the 1910s, Thomas is used to hiding his true self and playing a part.
Sharp-Tongued and Cynical
He rarely has a kind word, but his wit is as precise as his service.
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