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notquiteheartless) wrote2020-01-01 12:01 am
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If you have ever read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories or novels or seen BBC's Sherlock series, you know about Sherlock's extraordinary skills of observation, induction, and deduction. In Sherlock, it takes the likes of Jim Moriarty and Irene Adler to throw him off.
So, this post is for what Sherlock can know. If you want him to know something about your character but can't think of how he could figure it out, tell me. We can work together to decide on something that would indicate it. Otherwise, consult the list below and carefully consider what sort of marks your character would have and what that would reveal, particularly in combination with each other.
A good example of what Sherlock is capable of can be found in the links below.
Things to consider: style of clothes, condition of clothes, brands of clothes, hair style, grooming products used, grooming products not used, amount of grooming products used, personal hygenie, state of fingernails, jewellery, condition of jewellery, kind of make-up, amount of make-up, posture, wallet, purse, condition of fashion and function accessories, cell phone, make of cell phone, condition of cell phone, perfume/cologne, kind of perfume/cologne, amount of perfume/cologne, tan, kind of tan, severity of tan, corrective eye lenses, habits, hobbies, health issues, profession (and the subsequent "marks" it would leave on someone).
Examples of Sherlock in action: with John Watson, examining a body
So, this post is for what Sherlock can know. If you want him to know something about your character but can't think of how he could figure it out, tell me. We can work together to decide on something that would indicate it. Otherwise, consult the list below and carefully consider what sort of marks your character would have and what that would reveal, particularly in combination with each other.
A good example of what Sherlock is capable of can be found in the links below.
Things to consider: style of clothes, condition of clothes, brands of clothes, hair style, grooming products used, grooming products not used, amount of grooming products used, personal hygenie, state of fingernails, jewellery, condition of jewellery, kind of make-up, amount of make-up, posture, wallet, purse, condition of fashion and function accessories, cell phone, make of cell phone, condition of cell phone, perfume/cologne, kind of perfume/cologne, amount of perfume/cologne, tan, kind of tan, severity of tan, corrective eye lenses, habits, hobbies, health issues, profession (and the subsequent "marks" it would leave on someone).
Examples of Sherlock in action: with John Watson, examining a body
MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW
Clothes: Grune typically wears extremely revealing clothes. This is her canon outfit; this is a non-canon example. They're always green, unless the clothing was a gift from someone, and they're always long, low-cut dresses. She shows no self-consciousness about how much skin she's got on display--she wears them because she thinks they're pretty and is unaware of the reactions she might cause. Her clothing style is the same with her memories, but while she's aware of the reaction she causes, she gives no fucks. She wears what she wants.
It's particularly noticeable in the winter, but Grune isn't at all affected by extremes in temperature the way others are. She rarely dresses for the weather and mostly puts on warm clothes only because other people tell her to. She will dress more appropriately with her memories to avoid standing out.
Her clothing is generally kept very neatly and carefully, though as she's an avid gardener, there may be some dirt that finds it way onto her dresses. With her memories, she's FAR more likely to notice and clean away any dirt.
She lives with a (white-haired) three-year-old girl and a giant bird, both of whom are affectionate; it'll probably turn up on her clothes. This will probably remain the same. She also is extremely prone to giving hugs, and frequently visits House 44, where there are two cats and a dog.
She always wears heels that are around 2" high. In winter it's boots; in summer it's more likely to be regular high heels or heeled sandals. She roams all over Luceti in all seasons, so the dust on them will reflect as much. With her memories, her destinations are purposeful and thus will be much narrower in scope.
Hair: Grune virtually always wears her hair braided and pinned up (see above). The only exceptions are when she's at the beach/hot springs and first thing in the morning (but only her housemates have seen this outside of experiments); then she wears a long braid. She also always wears her veil and a crown of flowers (most often artificial in the winter; rarely so in the summer) or occasionally, a pair of hairsticks. Her hair is very neat in the mornings; by the end of the day, it may be getting slightly wispy from her various adventures.
Jewelry: She typically wears the earrings pictured in her official art, along with the choker. She wears the red beads only rarely, when she's going to be doing something that might result in damage to her jewelry or clothing (usually fighting). She's more likely to wear the red beads whenever she has her memories back.
She has two necklaces that she will wear, one or the other, or (without her memories only) both. The first is this, handmade and given to her by Rupert Giles. The second is this, which was a Christmas present from Frederic Chopin. She will occasionally touch the necklaces if she's thinking about the person in question, both of whom are no longer in Luceti. Giles in particular was an extremely close friend.
All of her jewelry is well cared for, but the two necklaces are particularly so. They're her treasures.
Make-up, etc: Grune wears light make up only--typically light pink lipstick and blush and subtle eye shadow (usually green). She doesn't wear mascara, which will let Sherlock see that her eyelashes are naturally aqua green.
She doesn't wear foundation, as her skin is flawless--unnaturally so. She doesn't tan and she never burns.
She showers or bathes daily, using whatever happens to be in the shower to wash. Two of her housemates are extremely practical and one is fond of luxury, so the scent of her shampoo and soap will vary accordingly and may occasionally be masculine.
None of this changes when she gets her memory back.
Scents: Grune's personal scent is largely garden-based--damp soil, occasionally fertilizer, plants--in addition to the usual soap and shampoo. She doesn't wear perfume. There are also the aforementioned kids and pets. She bakes often; almost always sweets. A small number of her friends are smokers--Smoker, Lupin, Jigen off the top of my head--but she isn't hugely close to any of them. She rarely bakes when she has her memories.
Hands: As previously mentioned, Grune is a gardener and the state of her fingernails will reflect as much. She does clean as much dirt from them as possible, but she will occasionally miss a few spots. She does not miss anything when she has her memories. She uses hand lotion when she remembers after gardening.
Her hands are somewhat callused and surprisingly strong. She not only has the usual ones from gardening tools and gardening barehanded, but she fights with a stone urn, like this (as well as magic, but that leaves no traces unless she's actively casting). She has no scars or blemishes aside from this.
Health: Grune's health is perfect. She has never been sick and has never had any illnesses, and neither has she needed glasses, braces, etc. She has no scars, no old injuries, nothing. She will cut and bruise if injured, but that's all.
As you might exepect, this is all to an unnatural degree.
Habits: Grune doesn't fidget; all of her motions are absent but purposeful. This holds true for when she recovers her memory, but everything will be controlled. Her grace is unconscious. All her motions are very fluid and relaxed; her posture is neither good nor bad. With her memories, it's perfect and dignified.
Her most distinctive gesture is when she has a lapse in memory or is thinking; she'll adopt this pose. Verbal tics include frequently saying "Oh; oh, my; and hmm...." This disappears when she regains her memories.
She has virtually no startle reflex and will display surprise at almost nothing. With her memories, if she's startled, she'll immediately go on the defensive. She is always perfectly relaxed in the presence of everyone, including perfect strangers. With her memory, she's virtually always guarded, even with close friends.
She wears her aqua-green wings uncovered and is unselfconscious about them; they may occasionally give a flutter while she's talking. With her memories, her white wings stay folded against her back.
She's very physically affectionate and will hug or hold hands with even perfect strangers. She has no personal space and has trouble understanding the concept. She's far more reserved with her memories; physical contact is limited to only close friends on special occasions.
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...I think that's everything! If you have any questions, ask away! ♥