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punchmyface) wrote2012-03-01 11:58 pm
punchmyface) wrote2012-03-01 11:58 pm
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So.
"Sherlock, you didn't even try."
(via tumblr)
Sherlock Fucking Holmes. I'm going to need some permissions up in this piece for this lunatic.
As you probably know, Sherlock is famous (or nefarious, depending on your opinion) for being ridiculously observant. However, this version is far from all-knowing. It would be quite a godmode if he was, and where'd be the fun in that?
However, keeping him observant but not god-modey if he comes across your character will take some work, especially if I'm not terribly familiar with your canon. (I try, but I'm not omnipotent either. :) I am sure this will lead me to asking you absurd questions at unexpected times, but I thought some pro-active permissions-y thingies might help out, if you are so inclined.
So, a bit of a rundown on his deductive method.
Things he can do:
Notice everything – tangible. Five senses stuff. What you’re wearing, how you sound, your jewelry, your scent, your gait, etc etc. If you're from a world similar to his he may have a pretty good frame of reference for pegging you correctly based on this kind of information. If not… well, excellent, he really needs to work on learning he can't always be right. ;)
Things he can't do:
He is not psychic. Everything he does is, essentially, guesswork. He relies upon the senses, so especially if you have a superpower that is suppressed until manifested, he can't just divine that you have it. In Anatole, that will put you at more of an advantage than he would like, but he's just going to have to get used to it.
If you'd like to help me out by giving some preliminary details Sherlock can or can't notice when meeting your character, I'd be grateful! Even so, I'll undoubtedly also have to rely on icons, context clues, and late night inquiries about what dirt might be stuck on your character's shoes. But that is the fun in roleplaying (or maybe I'm just a freak!), so I look forward to it.
Handy dandy text box is available below.
1. Is there anything you'd like (or not like) for Sherlock to read based on observation of your character? Remember he looks for concrete details, so unless a super power has an obvious physical manifestation, it will go blissfully undetected. :)
And a second, although somewhat related matter. Still, I don't think it would affect everyone, so I'm putting it here separately.
I'm well-aware that I am playing an incarnation of one of the most recognizable characters in Western literary canon. Although the policy on 4th-walling at Scorched is generally "don't," I also can't ignore how many subsequent works of fiction were not only influenced by the character of Sherlock Holmes but tend to directly reference him. I know the BBC version is quite different (i.e. the modern setting, etc), but I also don't want to force anyone's character to not even recognize the name "Sherlock Holmes" if, canonically, they would. (Kuroshitsuji and Detective Conan, I'm looking at you, and I'm sure there are others.)
Somewhat luckily, due to canon point reasons, Sherlock will be trying to pass unnoticed as himself for the time being, so he won't just be handing out his name to passersby. Still, I don't anticipate this lasting forever, so I'd love to have a chat in case you think your character would respond to someone sporting the iconic name. I'm sure we can figure out something that isn't too 4th-wall-breaking. I tend to welcome chaos and confusion, so come at me, bro. :D
2. Would your character canonically recognize the character of Sherlock Holmes and you'd feel uncomfortable obfuscating it? Any ideas on how said character might react if s/he was introduced to Sherlock by name?
That's it! Thanks so much for sticking with me through this super ranty permissions post! Happy playing, and I hope Sherlock will encounter your character soon. >8)
"Sherlock, you didn't even try."
(via tumblr)
Sherlock Fucking Holmes. I'm going to need some permissions up in this piece for this lunatic.
As you probably know, Sherlock is famous (or nefarious, depending on your opinion) for being ridiculously observant. However, this version is far from all-knowing. It would be quite a godmode if he was, and where'd be the fun in that?
However, keeping him observant but not god-modey if he comes across your character will take some work, especially if I'm not terribly familiar with your canon. (I try, but I'm not omnipotent either. :) I am sure this will lead me to asking you absurd questions at unexpected times, but I thought some pro-active permissions-y thingies might help out, if you are so inclined.
So, a bit of a rundown on his deductive method.
Things he can do:
Notice everything – tangible. Five senses stuff. What you’re wearing, how you sound, your jewelry, your scent, your gait, etc etc. If you're from a world similar to his he may have a pretty good frame of reference for pegging you correctly based on this kind of information. If not… well, excellent, he really needs to work on learning he can't always be right. ;)
Things he can't do:
He is not psychic. Everything he does is, essentially, guesswork. He relies upon the senses, so especially if you have a superpower that is suppressed until manifested, he can't just divine that you have it. In Anatole, that will put you at more of an advantage than he would like, but he's just going to have to get used to it.
If you'd like to help me out by giving some preliminary details Sherlock can or can't notice when meeting your character, I'd be grateful! Even so, I'll undoubtedly also have to rely on icons, context clues, and late night inquiries about what dirt might be stuck on your character's shoes. But that is the fun in roleplaying (or maybe I'm just a freak!), so I look forward to it.
Handy dandy text box is available below.
1. Is there anything you'd like (or not like) for Sherlock to read based on observation of your character? Remember he looks for concrete details, so unless a super power has an obvious physical manifestation, it will go blissfully undetected. :)
And a second, although somewhat related matter. Still, I don't think it would affect everyone, so I'm putting it here separately.
I'm well-aware that I am playing an incarnation of one of the most recognizable characters in Western literary canon. Although the policy on 4th-walling at Scorched is generally "don't," I also can't ignore how many subsequent works of fiction were not only influenced by the character of Sherlock Holmes but tend to directly reference him. I know the BBC version is quite different (i.e. the modern setting, etc), but I also don't want to force anyone's character to not even recognize the name "Sherlock Holmes" if, canonically, they would. (Kuroshitsuji and Detective Conan, I'm looking at you, and I'm sure there are others.)
Somewhat luckily, due to canon point reasons, Sherlock will be trying to pass unnoticed as himself for the time being, so he won't just be handing out his name to passersby. Still, I don't anticipate this lasting forever, so I'd love to have a chat in case you think your character would respond to someone sporting the iconic name. I'm sure we can figure out something that isn't too 4th-wall-breaking. I tend to welcome chaos and confusion, so come at me, bro. :D
2. Would your character canonically recognize the character of Sherlock Holmes and you'd feel uncomfortable obfuscating it? Any ideas on how said character might react if s/he was introduced to Sherlock by name?
That's it! Thanks so much for sticking with me through this super ranty permissions post! Happy playing, and I hope Sherlock will encounter your character soon. >8)
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As for Lestrade and Sherlock, oh how i'd love to sit down with you and hash out some headcanon! FIVE YEARS OF KNOWING EACH OTHER BEFORE JOHN APPEARED, SO MUCH TO WORK WITH. I totally have imagined that one day Sherlock just showed up to a crime scene and started doing stuff and everyone from the Yard was like "...???" Maybe Lestrade had to try to get him to leave or something... idkidk ALSO I ALWAYS WONDERED HOW LESTRADE KNEW TO SET UP THE PRETEND DRUGS BUST, did Sherlock have some priors that Lestrade got to go away...? I can picture Lestrade doing that for leverage over Sherlock/being paternal and wanting to give Sherlock another chance/covering his own ass since... OOPS your star consultant just got arrested for drug possession, WHAT DO.
...I COULD GO ON, TELL ME IF YOU THINK ANY OF THESE ARE PLAUSIBLE. Good possible broadcast mind fodder, too... /chinhands
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NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION NAKED IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
THIS IS ALL DELICIOUSLY PLAUSIBLE! Lemme see if I can contribute rather than just nod emphatically YES!:
I wonder if Lestrade actually found Sherlock's website. One of the only people to have looked at it and followed up. Might've given Sherlock a reason not to kick Lestrade instantly out…
Also, yes, I think there's some history with the drug thing… yeah, making things go away in exchange for taking some responsibility—releasing Sherlock into Lestrade's custody or something…? Or sided somehow with Sherlock against Mycroft? ;-) Again, building up reasons to ingratiate to Sherlock… win genuine allegiance…
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I'm pretty sure there's a bit on Sherlock's website where Lestrade tries to contact him there because he can't reach Sherlock by mobile... Ah, here it is, in all caps no less! So yes, I think it's totally plausible Lestrade could have found the site that way. Although I'm not sure if Sherlock would have had the website when he was first starting out and just meeting Lestrade, since it doesn't seem to go back all that far... likely due to the writers not having the time to go that in depth with his background, but idk. I could go either way on that, what do you think?
Ahahaha oh man, if you're on Sherlock's side and not Mycroft's, that would be instant brownie points. Since Mycroft is used to be the one bailing him out of trouble, but sparing no condescension to do it! Especially in regards to a drug charge, Mycroft might have showed up to bail him out and scold him, but Lestrade stepped in...? Something like that...? Sherlock probably wasn't used to anyone but Mycroft (begrudgingly) vouching for him, so that probably would have made an impression.