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rubycitymods) wrote2012-01-13 01:45 pm
rubycitymods) wrote2012-01-13 01:45 pm
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APPLICATIONS
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✗ IMPORTANT: Our application form was edited on September 07, 2015. Please use the revised form.
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A note for CR AU applications
Ruby City does allow previous game history/CR to be brought over on a case by case basis. If you want to include this in your application please add additional sections for PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT and PREVIOUS GAME HISTORY beneath the Personality and Background/History sections.
In these additional sections we would like to see a brief outline of your character's previous game history and how it potentially impacted on and altered their canon personality.
REVISIONS
His obsessive nature is what turned him to drugs in the first place. This was even before he met Irene, he would dabble in them not just for recreational purposes, but because he needed them. Sherlock had found out that he needed the drugs to help him focus and to help him shut down. For focusing purposes he would turn to drugs like cocaine, the chemical would sharpen his thinking and after taking it he has been known to find the answers to whatever it was that had stumped him in mere minutes or less. To Sherlock nothing is more important than his work, he is even willing to destroy himself just as long as he can solve the case.
For shutting down, however, he would turn to heroine. He's said so himself: heroine users crave oblivion. Sherlock, at one time, also craved oblivion. Losing Irene did something to him, he lost the one person who cared, he lost the one person he was able to open up to- the one person he could love. With a mind like Sherlock's it doesn't just turn off, his mind is always working which is why he constantly searches for distractions. Heroine was the best distraction he could ask for, it did what other drugs couldn't; it shut him down, it gave him peace.
Intelligent/Observant It's no big secret that Sherlock is, in fact, a genius. For this he is not modest about, and he takes in great pleasure showing off his vast knowledge. He only likes to keep useful facts in his mind space, which is why he tends to meditate and tune people out when they start to 'natter' on about things that carry no meaning. It makes him callous in many ways, as he insists people's feelings and their personal struggles mean nothing to him and just clouds his 'attic.'
The attic theory! This is how Sherlock describes how his brain works. Basically he believes the human mind is like an attic, storage space for facts: but there is only so much space there, so he only fills his with the most useful of facts, for a better version of himself. Which is why he deems it important not to fill his attic space with useless information that in no way can better himself or what he does. When explaining this to Joan she claims in exasperation that that is not how the human mind works, where Sherlock reiterates that it's how his brain works.
Not only is Sherlock incredibly intelligent, he is also observant. Observing is the basis of his deduction skill set. By observing carefully he can find out when someone is lying and he can pick up on most things others would simply overlook. But it comes with it's set of problems, his vast intelligence and his observing skills. He can't turn it off. In one way it's like a game, a puzzle of sorts. Sherlock has stated that people are the most interesting of puzzles, but they do not like to be solved. He can't help but solve them, which pushes people away and in turn makes him live an incredibly lonely life.
Shut out/Anger issues/Vulnerable Sherlock Holmes does not have any friends. Joan (perhaps Gregson and maybe detective Bell) would be the exceptions, but even then he doesn't exactly share things with them. Joan knows the most about him, about Irene and the basis of all his struggles. When explaining to Gregson about his drug history he grows timid and almost shy. He's embarrassed of himself. He doesn't like the fact that he fell into such a pit of despair, he doesn't like that he nearly destroyed his mind with drugs. He needs to feel respected, Sherlock needs to feel needed. By losing Irene he lost a bit of himself in the process, it has left him vulnerable and he has yet to fix that. He shut himself out of people's lives and their concerns, but slowly he is starting to open up again to those who matter. It's an incredibly painful process and trying to forget Irene is far more difficult than he intended.
Sherlock is also very angry deep inside. When faced with the notorious M again, it comes out in spades. Finding out that M followed him to America released the floodgates of his anger. The person responsible for Irene's death was now within reach. He claimed he couldn't catch M before because the drug use had gained control of his life at that point. Now he is clear and all he can feel is revenge. Sherlock has no intention of turning M to the authorities, he wants to torture and kill him, it's the only way to settle his anger and hurt. Finding out that Moran was not the one responsible nearly broke him, he was devastated. Sherlock is also convinced that he isn't as good a man as others believe him to be, when Moran calls him honorable he responds by stabbing the man in the stomach with a screwdriver. It shows he's not above violence and harming another.
Sherlock shows good humor most of the time, yes. He is cheerful and capable of maintaining pleasant conversation, he even likes to make jokes and partake in pleasurable activities. He is still vulnerable, however, so close to breaking again. Having Joan helps him considerably, he's starting to open up more and he even starts to share with her when he's feeling upset. Sherlock just needs an anchor. He's still very much like a child, he needs to be looked after and made sure he's okay. Sherlock is still self sufficient, of course, as he is a grown man... he just needs to be reminded to eat and sleep on occasion.
Also Sherlock has an acute sense of smell. I didn't know where to put that piece of knowledge. But it's most definitely a thing! He can sense hints of chemicals when others might not catch whiff of them, and other scents. Sherlock spends the first part of his investigation... sniffing the crime scene. Like a sniffer dog, but with more attitude.
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