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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
Vash
Vash has his body dressed in all seasons in this. In winter adding a hat and scarf when it gets really cold out. Even in the summer he's got himself wrapped up from next to toe. It could be because he's hiding something, which he is. He's hiding some rather nasty looking scars.
His one left arm has a shorter sleeve for a reason. His arm up to his shoulder is fake. It's an amazingly real looking due to it being made with futuristic and advance Earth technology. Although, there is a small line made to look natural between his thumb and pointer where a gun can shoot out. (Granted, this is anime, that line is not actually there in the show, but for Sherlock, I'll say it's suppose to look like the glove's stitching. That gun has to shoot out somehow!)
Vash also has a handgun he doesn't really hide on him at all times. His coat is FILLED with bullet holes. So Sherlock is welcome to deduce that he's either very lucky or good at dodging. That or he's very dead back home.
In the summer he's not hot at all in this full covered up outfit. Vash is from a desert planet. Luceti summers are nothing for him. Other signs of him being from the desert have probably faded over time. Such as rough skin, but I'm not an expert at that, so if you think of something that would still be around that would suggest that - go for it!
hair style: People don't call him a broom head for nothing. Vash ALWAYS wears his hair spiky and up. And no, it's not magic anime hair. Vash actually has to spend time doing this. If he gets wet or is lazy his hair falls down. Yet for all the ridiculed he gets for his hair he never changes it. So he either really likes that hair do and doesn't care what people think, or it's important to him for some reason.
He keeps himself well groomed. Showered, shaved, after shave. Never too much as he has no one to impressed, but he still likes to look nice. Of course, the only grooming that can really be seen is on his face, as everything else is kept wrapped up.
jewellery: Vash has one earring. Looks like an ordinary earring, but it's actually very advance future technology. It's actually a communication device. The anime doesn't really show any of hint of how it works as it really doesn't look like anything special then a loop earring. So not sure if Sherlock can pick up on that or not. Vash rarely uses it, and has never used it in Luceti. I'll leave that up to you!
habits/hobbies: Vash loves donuts, he'll probably have donut crumbs somewhere on him at any given time. He also loves flowers and spends a lot of time in the flower shop. If Sherlock sees him around town he spends a lot of time also in Good Spirits, Seventh Heaven, and just people watching.
Vash also loves to play the idiot. Often time falling or letting someone hit him. A careful eye like Sherlock can probably catch on that when he does this he always falls in a way that will hurt the least or that he can probably see the smack coming. He's smart, but he likes to hide it. Vash actually has an IQ that is suppose to be above that of most humans (never stated specifically in the show.) Sherlock is welcome to catch on to this if you'd like! Vash is an amazing actor when it comes to this, but I'll be alright with Sherlock catching on.
health issues: Not a problem, but as Vash is not human he heals quickly. Healing magic or none. He can also move and react faster than should be humanly possible.
profession: Outlaw. Well, he'd say that he's a hunter of love. Vash is a kind soul who got a bad rap back home and has kept the outlaw thing on the download so far in Luceti. So unless his wanted poster shows up I don't think Sherlock will get that right away. Maybe with talks, but Vash likes to hide that part of his life. So instead, expert marksmanship will fit for his profession for now!
other: Can't think of much else right now. If you know of Trigun canon I'm a pretty open mun and will be happy to hear suggestions! Or even if you don't know it and want to figure something else out about Vash feel free to contact me either PM or on aol! xzigzagx123
---Young Vash---
Young Vash and Older Vash actually have very different looks. At this age he's never cut his hair in his life. So probably has lots of split ends or anything else to pick up that it has never been cut.
He has smooth skin that's pretty lacking in color. He's grown up on a space ship all his life. While they did have a room with artificial sun, it's not real substitute for the real thing.
If Sherlock would like to pick up on it, the kid can be hiding bruises as there is a crew member that doesn't exactly like him. It's not something I typically bring up, but if you want to pick up on something the kid would probably hide - go for it!
He's also smart, as he's only a year old and has intelligence that is suppose to be above that of all of the adults on the ship he's on. Yeah, a year old. Gotta love anime. This would be the best time for Sherlock to pick up on Vash's odd age or the fact that he's not human as this Vash is much more talkative and opened about things over the journals and in person.
That's all I can think of right now. I don't de-age Vash often so hopefully you won't need much.