Character Survey Meme (100 Quiestions)
Answer as many parts as you want in any order you want. You can leave questions blank, have your character dance around them, or force them to answer honestly. Whatever you want. This isn't to be done all at once. You would probably die if you did so.
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12a.How old are you?
41
12b. Do you look your age?
That depends on your personal opinion.
13a. What is your gender?
Male
13b. Do people ever mistake you for the other gender?
I sincerely hope not.
14a. What is your species/race?
Human
14b. Are your looks typical thereof?
I assume so, yes
15a.How tall are you?
5'12
15b.How much do you weigh?
Who knows, but probably less than is considered healthy.
15c. What is your general body type?
Why would you want to know that?
16. What is your skin colour?
Caucasian
17a. What is your hair colour?
Dark brown
17b. What is your hair style?
Unkempt.
18a. Do you have any facial hair? What is it? (mustache, beard, goatee, etc.)
General beard-mustache.
18b. If not, have you ever?
Not applicable.
18c. If so, how long have you had it?
Since I was around 25-27
19. What is your eye colour?
Brown
20. How attractive are you?
Probably not very.
21a. What is your most distinguishing feature?
Who knows.
21b. Do you have any scars, tattoos, or birthmarks?
No
21c. If so, how did you acquire them?
Not applicable
21d. What do these distinguishing marks look like?
See above.
21e. Do they have any special significance?
See above.
21f. Where are they located?
See above.
22. What is your handedness (left/right)?
Both.
23. Do you resemble someone else?
An actor by the name of Robert Downey Jr.
24a. What kind of clothing do you wear?
Mens.
24b. Do you ever wear a uniform?
No
25c. What is your clothing's style or level of sophistication?
Victorian mens of middle class quality. You decide.
26a. Do you wear makeup?
No
26b. Why/why not?
See gender.
26c. What kind/where?
See above.
27. Do you wear glasses/contacts?
No.
28. What do you sound like?
An Englishman
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29a. Where is your homeland?
England
29b. What are its people like?
Stubborn, proud, and proper.
29c. Are you aware of its history?
Oh, ever so vaguely. I may have picked up a book or two.
29d. How do you view the heroes/legends of your country?
With disregard, unless they're relevant to a case.
30. Are you patriotic or a social outcast?
Both.
31. What are your opinions of home?
Dismal weather, with a bd sense of humour, but good food
32a. Where is your home town? (By the ocean, in the mountains, etc.)
The city
32b. What is your home town's name?
It's a city, and is named London.
32c. What was the area like and how did it affect you? (small town in the middle of nowhere, big city, etc.)
It didn't particularly
33a. Did you witness any historical events?
Not really.
33b. If so, how did that event impact you?
No applicable
34a. Are your real motivations different from what you tell others?
That's entirely circumstancial
34b. If so, how might such secrets be revealed?
With great difficulty
34c. How far would you go to keep such secrets from being revealed?
It depends what they were, and the price of keeping them secret
34d. What would you do if the truth became known?
It depends on what it was
34e. What do you fear would occur if the truth became known?
See above.
35a. Are you particularly graced (or cursed) with particular traits or skills?
My social skills leave some things to be desired.
35b. If so, were these a result of your past?
That's none of your concern
35c. How have these affected your life so far?
They haven't particularly.
35d. Did you affect you in your chosen profession?
That question doesn't make sense. Please proof read before asking me.
36a. What about your race, growing up were you in the majority or a minority?
Majority.
36b. How were you treated by other nearby races?
Other humans can be quite irriating, if that's what you mean.
36c. Were you persecuted for your race?
No
36d. Did this impact your outlook in any way?
No
36e. Did it affect your personality?
It hasn't
36f. How do you feel about other races?
No problems to note.
37. Have you ever moved?
No
38a. What was childhood like for you?
That's none of your concern.
38b. Were there any traumatic experiences in your early years (death of a family member, abandonment, orphaned at an early age, etc.)? (Early years: between the ages of one and ten)
See above.
38c. Was it calm and peaceful or turbulent and traumatic?
See above.
39. Briefly describe a defining moment in your childhood and how it influenced your life.
Oh, they're too many to count. I'd bore you.
40a. Did you have any childhood friends?
Yes
40b. If so, who and where are they now?
Dr John Watson, and he's currently still in London.
40c. Are you still close to them or have you grown apart?
Very close.
41. What stupid things did you do when you were younger?
Oh, too many counts to note.
42a. Which toys from your childhood have you kept (if any)?
I have none.
42b. What do they mean to you?
Nothing.
42c. If you didn't keep any, why not? What did you do to them all?
What sort of question is that?
43. Do you have any deep, dark secrets in the past that may come back to haunt you?
Who doesn't?
44. What conflicts might arise from your past?
Oh, which one to choose.
45. Are you who you claim to be?
Yes.
46. Do you have any sort of criminal record?
No
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47a. Who were your parents?
A man and a woman
47b. Were you raised by them?
No.
47c. If not, then why didn't they and who did raise you?
My older brother did most of that for me.
48. What is your father's full name? What is your mother's full name?
Not applicable at this time.
49. What did your parents and/or foster parents do for a living?
See above.
50. What was their standing in the community?
See above.
51. Did your family stay in one area or move around a lot?
They stayed in one area.
52. How did you get along with your parents?
Not well.
53. How would your parents describe you?
Insufferable, spiteful, rude and inconsiderate. Why?
54a. Do you have any siblings?
An older brother
54b. If so how many and what were their names?
Only one - Mycroft Holmes, 7 years my senior.
54c. What was your birth position in the family (i.e.last born, only child, etc.)?
Last born.
54d. How did you get along with your siblings?
Very well.
55. What was your family life like?
Why all the questions about my homelife?
56a. Are any or all of your family still alive?
Mycroft is the only one I have knowledge of.
56b. If so, do you know where they are now? If so, where are they?
No, I don't.
56c. Do you stay in touch with them or have you become estranged?
A litte estranged.
57a. Do you love or hate one member of the family in particular?
Not particularly.
57b. If so how/why are they special to you (perhaps, as a confidant, mentor, or arch-rival)?
My brother was never a rival. He was far too lazy.
58a. Are there any black (or white) sheep in the family (including you)?
Me.
58b. If so, who are they and how did they "gain" the position?
By existing.
58c. If this person is not you, then how do you feel about them?
Not appicable.
59. Does your family still live where you grew up?
I still live in Baker street, yes.
60a. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor?
No.
60b. If so, what did this person do to become famous or infamous?
Not applicable
60c. What do people assume about you once your ancestry is revealed?
See above
60d. Do you try to live up to the reputation of their ancestor, try to live it down, or ignore it?
See above.
61a. Have you begun your own family?
No, and never will.
61b. If not, do you ever want to have a family of your own someday?
See above
61c. If so, with who or what type of person?
Not applicable.
62. What type of person would be your ideal mate?
Someone intelligent. Vastly more intelligent than the average person.
But I don't intend to find one.
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63a. Do you have any close friends?
You've already asked me this, but yes, one.
63b. If so, who and/or what are they like?
Watson - he's very loyal, selfless, and intelligent.
63c. What is the history of their relationship(s) with you?
We met as boys and have been friends since.
64a. Do you currently have a best friend whom you would protect with your reputation or your life?
John.
64b. If so, who are they and what caused you to feel so close to them?
He's simply always been there.
64c. What would have to happen for you to end this relationship?
I honestly don't know.
65a. Do you have any bitter enemies?
Perhaps.
65b. If so, who are they, what are they like, and how did your feud start/escalate?
I'll get back to you.
65c. Have you defeated them before?
Yes.
65d. How might these enemies seek to discomfit you in the future?
Oh through a myriad of ways, I'm sure.
66a. What valuable or important contacts do you have?
Watson..and I suppose Scotland Yard must count for something.
66b. How did you come to know them?
You've already asked me this.
67. Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?
Watson, and myself.
68. List any past serious relationships that you have had.
Irene Adler. Though I maintain it was nothing more than a fling.
69. How do you think others generally perceive you?
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70. Who is your most trusted ally?
John Watson.
71. Are you very trusting? Or are you skeptical? How would one gain your trust?
Over a long period of time.
72. Who do you despise and why?
Oh, lots of people.
73. Name five things you hate in others.
Arrogance, self pity, Stupidity, self righteousness, delusions of granduer
74a. Do people see you in similar ways?
You'd have to ask them.
74b. Do you deliberately present yourself differently in different situations, and how?
I put on a polite, sophisticated front where needed.
75a. What would you die for?
Who knows.
75b. For whom would you die?
Watson.
76. Who do you turn to when you're in trouble?
Watson.
77. What is the worst thing someone has done to you?
Oh, it's a boring story.
78. What are your general reaction to an attractive member of the opposite sex who lets you know they are available? What about the same sex?
Discomfort. I have no interest.
79. Have you lost any loves?
No.
80. Who would miss you, should you go missing?
I like to think my case would be solved, and everyone would get on with their lives.
81. Who might protect you?
Watson.
82. Who might be convinced to sell you out?
A lot of people.
83a. How close are you to your friends?
Very
83b. What do they know about you?
Everything.
83c. What do they not know about you?
See above.
83d. What do you know and not know about them?
That'd take far too long to list
84. Do you live with anyone (housemates, roommates, relatives, friends, near-strangers, family friend, spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, lover)?
Watson - or at least until he moves away.
85a. What is your current status with local law-enforcement?
Agreeable
85b. Do you have a record of cooperation or non-cooperation with authorities?
Yes, the former.
85c. Do you have a file with local, national or international law enforcement?
Most likely
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86. What was (or is) your primary profession?
Private detective
87. Where and how were you educated?
You know, the name escapes me.
88a. Who trained you?
I trained myself.
88b. What was your relationship with your teacher(s)/mentor(s)?
Not applicable.
88c. How did you happen across this teacher or mentor?
See above.
88d. Was your mentor kind, stern, cruel, indifferent?
See above.
89. Is this person or institution still in existence?
See above.
90a. Were you forced into your profession by parents or peers?
No.
90b. If so, what did you want to be?
Not applicable.
90c. If they did not, how do your relatives and friends view your present occupation?
I honestly couldn't care less what they think of me or my profession
90d. Did circumstances dictate your choice of profession?
No.
91. Were you a prize student or did you just barely pass?
Prize student, unlike my brother.
92a. What unusual skills do you have?
I'm a formidable singlestick player, swordsman, and bare knuckle fighter.
92b. How did you learn them?
Through practise. How else?
93. Have you ever done anything else for a living?
No
94. Are you a good fighter? Can you fight?
Yes, I can.
95a. Have you ever received any awards or honours?
No
95b. What have you done that was considered "outstanding" in your occupation by others in your field?
Many things
96. What are your long-term goals?
To continue doing what I do unil further notice.
97. Is there anything that you don't currently know how to do that you wish you could?
Not really.
98. Do you admire others who can do such things?
It just happens to be a talent of theirs - why should I admire it?
99. Are you sullen and morose about it?
No
100. Are you learning how to do it? Or have you given up?
Never tried
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