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B was born with what's known in Death Note canon as shinigami eyes. Humans who acquire a Death Note and become attached to a shinigami, or death god, have the option of trading that shinigami the temporary use of their eyesight, which grants the ability to see a person's true name (a critical piece of information needed for effectively using the notebook) and fated day of death. The price given to the shinigami in exchange for this skill is half of the user's remaining life span. For example, if a person who is 20 years old and scheduled to die at 80 goes through with this deal, s/he will turn over 30 years to the shinigami, and (barring any other complications) would die at age 50 instead. (80-20=60; half of which is 30; 20+30=50.)
B, on the other hand, was born with this ability at no additional upfront cost, and without the element of choice - which sounds pretty cool in theory, except imagine since basically birth being surrounded by extremely visible reminders that everyone you've ever known and loved or even remotely liked will die. Not only that, but imagine knowing, inexplicably, the date this will happen. For every. single. person. you've ever met. Imagine seeing this, over and over and over again, and probably not fully understanding entirely why or how you know these things. And imagine not only being unable to ever shut this ability off, but also imagine not being able to do a damn thing about it.
Great knowledge and an even greater sense of powerlessness. No wonder B ended up so off-kilter, then. :|
Let's backtrack to the mechanics of how the shinigami eyes actually work. In order to see a name and life span, B needs to see more than half of a person's face, usually the top half. Conversely, if more than half of the person’s face is covered, such as with a mask or large sunglasses, B is not able to see that person’s name and life span. Also keep in mind this only works on live humans, and only on the real thing or cinematic/photographic replicas. Paintings or sketches, no matter how lifelike, do not yield any results.
Now! Here's where you come in. If you'd like B to have some sort of in-person encounter with your character/s, he will most likely end up seeing something - remember, there's no real way to turn the eyes off. (Unless your character is dead or not a human.) Please just fill out this quick comment box with the appropriate information:
Character's true name: Easy enough.
Fandom: This too.
Live human?: Just Y or N is fine!
What, if anything, should B see if he ever encounters this character in person? A full name and full date (if known in canon - if not, please specify), or nothing at all (in the case of non-human or non-live characters). Or, if you'd prefer B NOT encounter your character in person, make a note of that as well, please.
If there are any questions/concerns/etc., please feel free to leave a comment, PM me, or poke me on AIM (last laugh blues). I work erratic hours sometimes, so PM or comment is probably the best way to get in touch.
Thanks a bunch!
B, on the other hand, was born with this ability at no additional upfront cost, and without the element of choice - which sounds pretty cool in theory, except imagine since basically birth being surrounded by extremely visible reminders that everyone you've ever known and loved or even remotely liked will die. Not only that, but imagine knowing, inexplicably, the date this will happen. For every. single. person. you've ever met. Imagine seeing this, over and over and over again, and probably not fully understanding entirely why or how you know these things. And imagine not only being unable to ever shut this ability off, but also imagine not being able to do a damn thing about it.
Great knowledge and an even greater sense of powerlessness. No wonder B ended up so off-kilter, then. :|
Let's backtrack to the mechanics of how the shinigami eyes actually work. In order to see a name and life span, B needs to see more than half of a person's face, usually the top half. Conversely, if more than half of the person’s face is covered, such as with a mask or large sunglasses, B is not able to see that person’s name and life span. Also keep in mind this only works on live humans, and only on the real thing or cinematic/photographic replicas. Paintings or sketches, no matter how lifelike, do not yield any results.
Now! Here's where you come in. If you'd like B to have some sort of in-person encounter with your character/s, he will most likely end up seeing something - remember, there's no real way to turn the eyes off. (Unless your character is dead or not a human.) Please just fill out this quick comment box with the appropriate information:
Character's true name: Easy enough.
Fandom: This too.
Live human?: Just Y or N is fine!
What, if anything, should B see if he ever encounters this character in person? A full name and full date (if known in canon - if not, please specify), or nothing at all (in the case of non-human or non-live characters). Or, if you'd prefer B NOT encounter your character in person, make a note of that as well, please.
If there are any questions/concerns/etc., please feel free to leave a comment, PM me, or poke me on AIM (last laugh blues). I work erratic hours sometimes, so PM or comment is probably the best way to get in touch.
Thanks a bunch!