Tommy Tulaney

— Thomas to Lola and Milo at his Death Day Celebration

## Thomas Tulaney

**Thomas Tulaney**, better known as **Tommy**, is a character in *Afterparty*. He was sent to Hell a year prior to the game's events, and is met by Lola and Milo during his Death Day Celebration at the Schoolyard Strangler.

## Personality

— Demon 2 to Lola (determinant)

Tommy is a charismatic, friendly person who values wit and humor in others, shown by his willingness to invite Lola to his party should she make a good comeback towards his friend, Artesius. He has many friends in Hell, all of which shown at his party are demons. Tommy is a former serial killer, and is said to have used his social capabilities to his advantage in avoiding capture for his crimes.

## Appearance

Tommy is a white male with short, brown hair, and wears a light blue, striped polo shirt, blue pants, and sneakers, as well as a blue-and-white striped party hat.

## Background

Over the course of six years, Tommy kidnapped, tortured, and murdered thirteen young men, becoming well-known enough as a serial killer to the point where Lola knows his name. He was never caught before his demise, and his cause of death remains unknown.

After dying and being sent to Hell, Tommy was assigned the punishment of having his intestines stomped out by centaurs every hour and twenty minutes. While his innards grow back, the centaurs "regale him with boring stories about their friends' dating situations".

## Plot

As Milo and Lola walk into the bar for the first time with Sam Hill, Tommy is seen celebrating his party in front of the bar before heading upstairs. After Milo and Lola are denied entry by the bouncer from following Sam and Forneus upstairs, Tommy comes back down and begins talking with the bartender, Father Vandyke, causing Milo and Lola to join him in hopes of getting invited up. After telling them about the effects of Hellcohol and drinking with them, Tommy leaves to play beer pong with Artesius. If they choose to speak with Tommy , he invites them to play a round.

If Milo and Lola choose to accept, Lola and a cocky Artesius face off in a game of beer pong. During the first three rounds of the game, Lola can hurl comebacks at Artesius' insults; if she chooses the Hellcohol-influenced options, Tommy will laugh after each one. Afterwards, if Lola won, Tommy invites them up; if she lost, he will either invite them up regardless while recalling the last of Lola's drunken retorts or lightly tell her to work on her comebacks before turning away (the latter of which forces the two to provoke Danny and the doll demon instead to distract the bouncer).

After Milo and Lola make it upstairs, they are interrupted by one of Danny's demon friends, who says Tommy's full name and causes Lola to recognize him as the former serial killer. Tommy walks upstairs and confirms this; after Milo and Lola leave, Tommy begins speaking with one of his demon friends, whom he asks about the absence of someone named Caponeous. The demon tells him that Caponeous had recently gained weight and joined a gym, deciding to skip the party in favor of taking advantage of the limited free days given on sign-up, which causes Tommy to express disappointment.

Much later on, Tommy is one of the many who arrive at Satan's intervention staged by Apollyon, and can be seen watching their resulting argument in the background.

## Relationships

* Milo and Lola - Tommy has a friendly attitude towards the two from their first meeting, engaging in conversation, showing them the ropes to drinking in Hell, and inviting them to play beer pong; however, he becomes slightly wary should they immediately ask him to let them upstairs. If Lola won the game, Tommy compliments her luck before inviting them up. If she made good retorts against Artesius and lost, he invites them while calling her a "howler" and recalls her last insult; if she made bad or no responses, Tommy advises them to "work on those comebacks" and tells them he'll be around before walking off.
* Father Vandyke - Tommy is friends with Vandyke, who gives him a friendly greeting and asks him to test out a new drink upon seeing him. Tommy's cool attitude balances out Vandyke's temper, as shown when he stops him from yelling at Milo and Lola during their first meeting.
* Artesius - Though they are good friends, Tommy dislikes Artesius' tendency to pick fights with others and tries to rein him back when he can. They share a casual attitude towards friendly trash talk, with Tommy laughing at Lola's drunken comebacks towards Artesius should she choose to make them. If Lola manages to win the pong game or made a good insult, Tommy looks for Artesius' approval as he invites them upstairs.

## Quotes

"*Vandyke! It's okay! They're new--you're new, right? How you liking Hell so far? Was the suicide pact worth it? Or eating fifty raw eggs-- I don't know what young people are into nowadays.*"
— Tommy to Milo and Lola
"*Father Vandyke's been serving Hellcohol since Jesus was still overcharging for kitchen cabinets.*"
— Tommy to Milo and Lola
**Tommy:** "*Ahh, goes down smooth. Now, you should notice you feel a little... empowered, right? Maybe a little freer?*"
**Father Vandyke:** "*Or if you have eyeballs you'll notice you have an extra choice floating around in your brain.*"
**Tommy:** "*Yes, it could be said that you are now unshackled from your previous concerns of societal appropriateness.*"
— Tommy and Father Vandyke to Milo and Lola.
"*Hey now! Artesius, Consumer of Negligent Fathers, that's not cool.*"
— Tommy to Artesius (determinant)
**Tommy:** "*[Laughs] No, it's okay, guys! We really pride ourselves on our ability to trash talk down here. It's like... even if you lose... if you got in a few good verbal jabs along the way, a few witty rejoinders...*"
**Artesius:** "*Yeah. So take your shot, shithead.*"
**Tommy:** "*Or you can just call eachother names, you know, whichever's faster.*"
— Tommy and Artesius to Milo and Lola (determinant)
"*Man, you got the luck of a white Protestant, kid. I'm inviting them, alright?*"
— Tommy to Milo and Lola (determinant)
"*Hey, thanks for--for coming out, really, I appreciate it. I can't believe it's been just a year. Feels a lot shorter... and longer, you know?*"
— Tommy to Demon in Crowd 1
## Trivia

* Tommy is relatively good at beer pong.
* If Lola played beer pong with Tommy, she later calls him "Thomas the Night Scalper Tulaney" to Sam. This may be a reference to famous serial killer Richard Ramirez, who was nicknamed the "Night Stalker" by news outlets.
* Tommy sent out the invitations to his party via evite, as revealed during his conversation with Demon in Crowd 1.

## Gallery

Tommy celebrating the party before going upstairs.Tommy speaking with Milo and Lola at the bar.Tommy laughing after Lola makes a drunken comeback at Artesius. (determinant)
## References

1. ↑ Lola: *"Sitting? You played fucking beer pong with the guy!"*
 Demon 2: *"Oh yeah, he's pretty good at that."*
- Lola and Demon 2 (if Lola played beer pong with Tommy and chose the Flirty Floozy option with Demon 2)
2. ↑ *"We sorta made friends with Thomas the Night Scalper Tulaney, so... yay."*
- Lola to Sam after getting invited by Thomas to his party (determinant)
3. ↑ *"Was, uh, Capaneous not able to make it? I thought I saw him check, 'Yes' on the evite..."*
- Tommy to Demon in Crowd 1

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