#desdemona isn't even really 100% sure deacon is john d. so for this purpose i think it's irrelevant/can go either way

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my headcanon is that deacon’s name really is deacon. desdemona asked what he wanted his codename to be and he gave his real name, knowing no one would think twice, probably just to see if he could do it. having no one left, he may have felt that codenames didn’t matter without anyone to protect. either way, there have surely been stranger codenames. it’s the only truth he ever tells

#i know about the john d. thing and that could contradict this in some ways but. i think john d. is more codename-like than deacon #desdemona isn't even really 100% sure deacon is john d. so for this purpose i think it's irrelevant/can go either way #if he was john d. he would have abandoned that pseudonym anyway #plus it seems like a diversionary tactic he would use. exceedingly simple but nearly foolproof #even if someone gets suspicious and asks if it's his real name he'd be like well bingo bongo heeheehee my name could be anything. maybe your #name is deacon. maybe we're all deacon #it's rock solid even if pressed #fallout #fallout 4 #fo4 #deacon fo4 #fallout headcanon #fallout companions