I am going to regret this...

[telaryn]

THE HEAD-CANON MEME (swiped from mizzy2k)

Send me a character name and some numbers, and I will tell you:

1. What does their bedroom look like?
2. Do they have any daily rituals?
3. Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?
4. What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?
5. Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)
6. Eating habits and sample daily menu
7. Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time
8. Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging
9. Makeup?
10. Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?
11. Intellectual pursuits?
12. Favorite book genre?
13. Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?
14. Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)
15. Biggest and smallest short term goal?
16. Biggest and smallest long term goal?
17. Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress
18. Favorite beverage?
19. What do they think about before falling asleep at night?
20. Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?
21. Turn-ons? Turn-offs?
22. Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?
23. How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?
24. Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?
25.How do they see themselves 5 years from today?
26. Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?
27. What is their biggest regret?
28. Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?
29. Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)
30. Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)
31. Most prized possession?
32. Thoughts on material possessions in general?
33. Concept of home and family?
34. Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)
35. What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?
36. What makes them feel guilty?
37. Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?
38. Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?
39. What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?
40. Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?
41. How misanthropic are they?
42. Hobbies?
43. How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?
44. Religion?
45. Superstitions or views on the occult?
46. Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?
47. If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?
48. How do they express love?
49. If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?
50. Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?

Comments

[telaryn.livejournal.com]

Yay! Was waiting for you to chime in.

#3. Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?

Unless disrupted by the demands of a job, Eliot will always run five miles in the morning - usually before breakfast. If he's not working on something else, he'll do two hours in the gym late morning, alternating strength training and cardio.

Mid afternoon is martial arts training - sparring or working with the team on helping them improve their own skills.

#7. Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time

Due to a combination of his upbringing and his military training, Eliot's not really comfortable "wasting time". He'll join in on movie nights with the team, but he's typically making snacks or cleaning up through most of whatever they're watching.

He reads, but it's as much to broaden his mind as anything. He's addicted to the idea of learning and understanding new things.

#8. Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging.

Eliot's favorite indulgence is food - he loves trying out new restaurants and seeing if he can deconstruct and replicate the dishes. Also probably due to his upbringing he loves cooking for people who appreciate his talents.

He'll also hit a bar or two to watch the game and just "be a guy". Bars are also how he meets the kind of woman who isn't going to be looking for the kind of relationship he can't provide.

For all his views on wasting time, he's a big fan of indulgences. They're life's rewards, and he appreciates being at a place in his life where he can have them.

#45. Superstitions or views on the occult?

Aha - two different head canons here!

Well since my head canon Eliot is Lindsey's twin brother, he has a healthy respect for the occult. He'd prefer to stay as far away from it as possible, but when he's forced to interact with it he likes as much intel on what he's facing as he can get.

This doesn't make him superstitious - he accepts that even though he might not entirely understand why certain actions or talismans affect occult creatures (or even the natural world), there's an explanation for why they do.

#50. Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?

Eliot's afraid of a slow, lingering death; the kind of death that makes him weak and dependent on other people. Fast, violent and bloody he made his peace with ages ago.