Description Meme
Nobody wants paragraphs and paragraphs of purple prose, but I'm really curious about the physical details of people's characters. Here are some questions/prompts/things; pick one or fifteen characters, answer, and post for the edification of your RP partners. ^.^
Typical outfit, or sense of style?
Height?
Hair color?
Eye color?
Body type (the more detail the better-- for instance, perhaps they have very bony wrists or super short legs)?
Tattoos, piercings, scars, birthmarks, amputations, etc?
Typical expressions and/or gestures?
Posture and movement?
What does their voice sound like?
Hygiene routine, if any?
Somewhat related, what do they smell like (take this one as metaphoric as you want, this is fiction)?
Any physical insecurities?
Leah Ross (Innovator)
Typical outfit, or sense of style?
Leah like blue jeans and band T-shirts.
That is, she likes well-fitted, boot cut Levis, and Megadeth, Def Leppard, Judas Priest T-shirts associated with specific tours, in the smallest size available. Some times she modifies a T-shirt to get the most use out of it. Most of these T-shirts have beads sewn into the hem, but this has nothing to do with style, and everything to do with Leah wanting to know which T-shirt she's wearing. She wears Doc Marten boots.
Out of habit, she wears a chest binder.
All her socks are lace-patterned, and black.
She always has the current Liverpool football shirt, as well.
Her 'business' style leans to clean, fitted trouser suits in neutral colours, and always with flat heeled shoes.
She wears dark glasses, but sometimes she wears a silk blindfold, because glasses are passe.
She wears a belt at all times. Attached to this, there is a short, broad stick, about 30cm in length. This telescopes (not folds) out into a cane, the handle of which contains one or two little electronic gizmos that aren't standard issue.
Height?
5'3".
I was writing her as taller, but this has changed because of how funny it is to have her exactly a foot shorter than Sam Winchester.
Hair color?
Dark blonde, kind of honey coloured. Leah wears her hair in a uniform shoulder length bob, just about long enough to pull back in a tiny ponytail, but usually just tucked behind her ears.
Eye color?
Leah has no eyes.
(They were grey, once)
Body type?
Lean and fit: Leah keeps her body in excellent condition. While it's naturally on the thin side, her long history of physical exercise keeps it covered in a generous amount of muscle. This is especially obvious in her arms: Lady has guns, and an upper body strength to support it. She's small breasted already, but looks almost flat when she's binding.
Leah carries all her fat reserves in her arse. And she's not really complaining about that.
Tattoos, piercings, scars, birthmarks, amputations, etc?
Ears are pierced twice each, with silver studs. She has the word आशा tattooed on her left foot, below the ankle bone. Her skin is littered with scars of varying sizes, including surgery scars on her right thigh.
Oh, and she has no eyes. And the sockets have extensive scarring.
Typical expressions and/or gestures?
Leah laughs a lot, sometimes at things that aren't funny. She has this air of finding everything around her amusing or at the very least super-interesting, and tends to meet crappy situations with a (mental) shrug; if there's nothing she can do about it, she doesn't worry about it. She thinks rather than feels, and can be quite expressive with her thoughtful pouts when she's doing it.
She also typically has hands that won't keep still; while she's talking to you she might be walking her fingers all over the space in front or around her, very lightly getting a feel for her immediate surroundings.
She touches people a lot. Once you're established as her friend, she'll have her fingers touching your hand, lay a hand on your shoulder, or guide herself around you with a hand on your hip. This is mostly to make sure she knows where you are.
Posture and movement?
See above, regarding always feeling things.
If Leah knows the area, she walks purposefully, with an overconfident air. One of someone who is determined not to look uncertain, or that she needs help. If she can get away without using a cane, she won't. This is less about convincing others than it is about convincing herself.
When she uses her cane, she's a roller, swinging it from side to side in front of her, rather than tapping, in long sweeping arcs.
When she's sitting, it's exaggerated casual, sprawling into her space.
What does their voice sound like?
She has a Scouse accent, the strength of which varies according to situation. When she's in casual mode, it's strong and lyrical, and the drunker she gets the more incomprehensible. She is perfectly capable of speaking the Queen's English, or even mimicking TV American if she wants to. She just doesn't unless it's a life-or-death situation.
Hygiene routine, if any?
She has a loo-teeth-shower routine every morning and a similar one at night, even if routines don't come natural to her. Her bathroom is adapted specifically to her needs and she's possessive over it.
Somewhat related, what do they smell like?
She smells of soap and generic Sainsbury's shampoo. Also of sweat and Sure deodorant. Sometimes she smells of oil and grease. She cooks for herself, and she's a fan of beef gravy and Yorkshire puddings.
Any physical insecurities?
She really hates not being able to see, because of the dependence on other people and/or technology that comes with it. She's pre-occupied with keeping up her exercise routine, and of convincing herself that she's absolutely secure in her environment. Otherwise, she doesn't really care about how she looks.
Typical outfit, or sense of style?
Height?
Hair color?
Eye color?
Body type (the more detail the better-- for instance, perhaps they have very bony wrists or super short legs)?
Tattoos, piercings, scars, birthmarks, amputations, etc?
Typical expressions and/or gestures?
Posture and movement?
What does their voice sound like?
Hygiene routine, if any?
Somewhat related, what do they smell like (take this one as metaphoric as you want, this is fiction)?
Any physical insecurities?
Leah Ross (Innovator)
Typical outfit, or sense of style?
Leah like blue jeans and band T-shirts.
That is, she likes well-fitted, boot cut Levis, and Megadeth, Def Leppard, Judas Priest T-shirts associated with specific tours, in the smallest size available. Some times she modifies a T-shirt to get the most use out of it. Most of these T-shirts have beads sewn into the hem, but this has nothing to do with style, and everything to do with Leah wanting to know which T-shirt she's wearing. She wears Doc Marten boots.
Out of habit, she wears a chest binder.
All her socks are lace-patterned, and black.
She always has the current Liverpool football shirt, as well.
Her 'business' style leans to clean, fitted trouser suits in neutral colours, and always with flat heeled shoes.
She wears dark glasses, but sometimes she wears a silk blindfold, because glasses are passe.
She wears a belt at all times. Attached to this, there is a short, broad stick, about 30cm in length. This telescopes (not folds) out into a cane, the handle of which contains one or two little electronic gizmos that aren't standard issue.
Height?
5'3".
I was writing her as taller, but this has changed because of how funny it is to have her exactly a foot shorter than Sam Winchester.
Hair color?
Dark blonde, kind of honey coloured. Leah wears her hair in a uniform shoulder length bob, just about long enough to pull back in a tiny ponytail, but usually just tucked behind her ears.
Eye color?
Leah has no eyes.
(They were grey, once)
Body type?
Lean and fit: Leah keeps her body in excellent condition. While it's naturally on the thin side, her long history of physical exercise keeps it covered in a generous amount of muscle. This is especially obvious in her arms: Lady has guns, and an upper body strength to support it. She's small breasted already, but looks almost flat when she's binding.
Leah carries all her fat reserves in her arse. And she's not really complaining about that.
Tattoos, piercings, scars, birthmarks, amputations, etc?
Ears are pierced twice each, with silver studs. She has the word आशा tattooed on her left foot, below the ankle bone. Her skin is littered with scars of varying sizes, including surgery scars on her right thigh.
Oh, and she has no eyes. And the sockets have extensive scarring.
Typical expressions and/or gestures?
Leah laughs a lot, sometimes at things that aren't funny. She has this air of finding everything around her amusing or at the very least super-interesting, and tends to meet crappy situations with a (mental) shrug; if there's nothing she can do about it, she doesn't worry about it. She thinks rather than feels, and can be quite expressive with her thoughtful pouts when she's doing it.
She also typically has hands that won't keep still; while she's talking to you she might be walking her fingers all over the space in front or around her, very lightly getting a feel for her immediate surroundings.
She touches people a lot. Once you're established as her friend, she'll have her fingers touching your hand, lay a hand on your shoulder, or guide herself around you with a hand on your hip. This is mostly to make sure she knows where you are.
Posture and movement?
See above, regarding always feeling things.
If Leah knows the area, she walks purposefully, with an overconfident air. One of someone who is determined not to look uncertain, or that she needs help. If she can get away without using a cane, she won't. This is less about convincing others than it is about convincing herself.
When she uses her cane, she's a roller, swinging it from side to side in front of her, rather than tapping, in long sweeping arcs.
When she's sitting, it's exaggerated casual, sprawling into her space.
What does their voice sound like?
She has a Scouse accent, the strength of which varies according to situation. When she's in casual mode, it's strong and lyrical, and the drunker she gets the more incomprehensible. She is perfectly capable of speaking the Queen's English, or even mimicking TV American if she wants to. She just doesn't unless it's a life-or-death situation.
Hygiene routine, if any?
She has a loo-teeth-shower routine every morning and a similar one at night, even if routines don't come natural to her. Her bathroom is adapted specifically to her needs and she's possessive over it.
Somewhat related, what do they smell like?
She smells of soap and generic Sainsbury's shampoo. Also of sweat and Sure deodorant. Sometimes she smells of oil and grease. She cooks for herself, and she's a fan of beef gravy and Yorkshire puddings.
Any physical insecurities?
She really hates not being able to see, because of the dependence on other people and/or technology that comes with it. She's pre-occupied with keeping up her exercise routine, and of convincing herself that she's absolutely secure in her environment. Otherwise, she doesn't really care about how she looks.