Clothing: Willock's time period is pretty apparent through his clothes. He practically always dresses conservatively, with collared dress shirts, slacks, and ties, which can bear some rather dorky patterns. When he's outside he's often in a suit and fedora--it feels kind of odd to him to go hatless--and possibly a long overcoat. He really only indulges in the likes of shorts and polo shirts if he's out at the beach or something. At work he's constantly in his lab coat. He's fairly lean but he doesn't like to wear anything too fitted on account of his physical issues. In Luceti, 90% of the time he's in the same pair of dress shoes--the pair that he arrived with. This is because the heel on the right shoe is taller than the one on the left to compensate for his right leg being shorter than his left by a few inches. Without them, he walks with a very obvious limp.
Accessories: He's a punctual person and very much a workaholic, so he has one of those fancy watches with multiple dials on it. He also often has little tie bars and pins to prevent his ties from falling into anything nasty.
Hair: Thick, brown and side-parted. He often keeps it slicked with pomade, but even with that it tends to be a little unruly and gives him a vaguely flustered look.
Hands: He's right handed and his hands tend to be red and dry from frequent handwashing.
Skin: Pale. He's really not an outdoorsy kind of guy.
Posture: He has scoliosis and his shoulders are lopsided, so he tries to sit in a way that minimizes the appearance of that. He generally tries to stand straight, but he'll lean and slouch without realizing it from time to time just to aid in his balance.
Scent: It would take a pretty fancy event to make him wear cologne, but he does tend to smell of soap and antiseptic. Though he's a doctor, he doesn't have the scent of latex about him--he's from a time where wearing protective gloves was not the norm.
Health: As uppity as he is about the spread of infection, he doesn't take care of himself all that well. His sleep schedule isn't that great, so he often looks rather drowsy and has bags under his eyes in the morning. His eating habits are similarly intermittent, and while this isn't usually quite as obvious, he has gone through periods where he's overworked himself into losing a noticeable amount of weight. There is also the matter of his scoliosis and differently-sized legs, which are the result of a childhood brush with polio. He can't continuously be on his feet for more than an hour or so without getting back and hip pain. Mentally speaking, he has panic disorder. Even when he doesn't have a full-out panic attack, he can exhibit anxiety symptoms that are beyond the norm--trembling, sweating, hyperventilating and the like. There is a huge stigma surrounding mental illness in his time, so he tends to try and hide his attacks and insist that he isn't feeling bad at all.
Mannerisms: His hands are the most expressive part of him--he gestures a lot when he talks, fiddles with his clothes, etc. His face is less so (though he has a pretty good WTF expression XD) and a lot of his emotions register as a furrowed brow and pursed lips. When he's talking about something health or work-related, he'll make direct eye contact and take on an authoritative air. In other social situations where he's less sure of himself, he can appear more bashful and distracted. He's a good listener and will cock his head and lean in to ensure someone that he's paying attention to them.
Voice: He has a Midwestern American accent and speaks briskly and clearly, often with the sort of vaguely commanding tone and enunciation reminiscent of old movie actors and politicians. His pitch is usually pretty even, but can jump noticeably when he gets emotional about something. His vocabulary isn't terribly outdated, but he has been known to use a few terms that are (such as 'antibiotics' as a blanket term that includes 'antivirals') or use unusual phrasing when talking about things not present in his time (such as 'using the ultrasound machine on' someone, rather than 'doing an ultrasound.')
Profession: Medical doctor--general practitioner, to be exact. He's pretty intense about his work and has a very strong moral sense and drive to help others (though he's not blatantly cheerful or loving.)
Other Information: Aside from his panic disorder, the other thing that he's really not chill about letting people know about is the fact that he fell for one of his patients, was engaged to her for a while, and she left him due to his workaholic habits. For this reason he can be downright twitchy about romance and sexual attraction to a degree beyond the norms of his time. He will go very much into denial if someone points out him checking out a woman. He retreats into his professionalism and work when he gets uncomfortable, and he's a little more obvious about his defense mechanisms than he realizes.
Oh this is a fun permissions post. :)
In Luceti, 90% of the time he's in the same pair of dress shoes--the pair that he arrived with. This is because the heel on the right shoe is taller than the one on the left to compensate for his right leg being shorter than his left by a few inches. Without them, he walks with a very obvious limp.
Accessories: He's a punctual person and very much a workaholic, so he has one of those fancy watches with multiple dials on it. He also often has little tie bars and pins to prevent his ties from falling into anything nasty.
Hair: Thick, brown and side-parted. He often keeps it slicked with pomade, but even with that it tends to be a little unruly and gives him a vaguely flustered look.
Hands: He's right handed and his hands tend to be red and dry from frequent handwashing.
Skin: Pale. He's really not an outdoorsy kind of guy.
Posture: He has scoliosis and his shoulders are lopsided, so he tries to sit in a way that minimizes the appearance of that. He generally tries to stand straight, but he'll lean and slouch without realizing it from time to time just to aid in his balance.
Scent: It would take a pretty fancy event to make him wear cologne, but he does tend to smell of soap and antiseptic. Though he's a doctor, he doesn't have the scent of latex about him--he's from a time where wearing protective gloves was not the norm.
Health: As uppity as he is about the spread of infection, he doesn't take care of himself all that well. His sleep schedule isn't that great, so he often looks rather drowsy and has bags under his eyes in the morning. His eating habits are similarly intermittent, and while this isn't usually quite as obvious, he has gone through periods where he's overworked himself into losing a noticeable amount of weight. There is also the matter of his scoliosis and differently-sized legs, which are the result of a childhood brush with polio. He can't continuously be on his feet for more than an hour or so without getting back and hip pain.
Mentally speaking, he has panic disorder. Even when he doesn't have a full-out panic attack, he can exhibit anxiety symptoms that are beyond the norm--trembling, sweating, hyperventilating and the like. There is a huge stigma surrounding mental illness in his time, so he tends to try and hide his attacks and insist that he isn't feeling bad at all.
Mannerisms: His hands are the most expressive part of him--he gestures a lot when he talks, fiddles with his clothes, etc. His face is less so (though he has a pretty good WTF expression XD) and a lot of his emotions register as a furrowed brow and pursed lips. When he's talking about something health or work-related, he'll make direct eye contact and take on an authoritative air. In other social situations where he's less sure of himself, he can appear more bashful and distracted. He's a good listener and will cock his head and lean in to ensure someone that he's paying attention to them.
Voice: He has a Midwestern American accent and speaks briskly and clearly, often with the sort of vaguely commanding tone and enunciation reminiscent of old movie actors and politicians. His pitch is usually pretty even, but can jump noticeably when he gets emotional about something. His vocabulary isn't terribly outdated, but he has been known to use a few terms that are (such as 'antibiotics' as a blanket term that includes 'antivirals') or use unusual phrasing when talking about things not present in his time (such as 'using the ultrasound machine on' someone, rather than 'doing an ultrasound.')
Profession: Medical doctor--general practitioner, to be exact. He's pretty intense about his work and has a very strong moral sense and drive to help others (though he's not blatantly cheerful or loving.)
Other Information: Aside from his panic disorder, the other thing that he's really not chill about letting people know about is the fact that he fell for one of his patients, was engaged to her for a while, and she left him due to his workaholic habits. For this reason he can be downright twitchy about romance and sexual attraction to a degree beyond the norms of his time. He will go very much into denial if someone points out him checking out a woman. He retreats into his professionalism and work when he gets uncomfortable, and he's a little more obvious about his defense mechanisms than he realizes.