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Player name: Kota
Journal: balancedlight
AIM: waningsunflower
Email: waningsunflower
Other characters: No Maybe Just a few.
Character name: Jim Moriarty
Age: 30s…ish.
Canon: BBC’s Sherlock
Canon point: The evening after he leaves the pool with Sherlock and John, after talking to Irene. He goes home and goes to sleep. Or…whatever trance like state that evil villains go into when their evil brains need to rest.
Totem: His mp3 player of some variety. When in a fissure, the only songs on it will be the glorious sounds of the 80s.
Weapons: His powerful suit. That thing can stop people in their tracks. It’s fabulous. Just look at it. Other than that, no.
Abilities/powers: Jim is a very intelligent person and has a very distinct ability to blend into a crowd. He has a vast knowledge that extends up to and beyond poison, art, weaponry, explosives and technology. However, much of the technical side of what he does comes from outside sources.
Location: Bristol South Swimming Pool. It’s a five lane, 30 and a half metre length pool that is always very clean. Of course, there are no lifeguards, so one must always be careful and follow the rules, which are posted. On both sides of the pool are places to change. Women on one side and men on the other. There’s also a big meeting room inside the building, as well as an office area and several, several entrances and exits.
Personality: Moriarty is the epitome of “wealthy man.” He carries himself in a very dignified manner, as if he has been used to having exactly what he wants when he wants it all the time. Which, of course, is true in his case. If he didn’t have what he desired, even as a child, he knew how to take it and he was prepared to do so. When things didn’t work out the way he wanted them to, he realized, even then, the importance of manipulation of some kind.
That kind of lifestyle is something he’s not prepared to give up. Though he’ll slip into a role to avoid detection, it’s never one that he would consider demeaning. His role as “Jim” will be discussed later, but he doesn’t like to even play the role of someone who he might consider “beneath” him.
He’s very proud of what he has and is willing to show off to get it. He’s not afraid to drop the brand name when his suit is in danger of getting wrinkled, even when someone is pointing a gun at him. However, this has implications beyond him simply being vain. It means that he has his priorities more than a little twisted. He places much more concern on his clothing than he does to other people. He so casually turns Watson’s bond with Holmes against him and gives it no more thought. He drops 30 million pounds on a painting just to get Sherlock’s attention.
A main trait of Jim Moriarty is his intelligence. He is almost, if not fully, an equal to Sherlock Holmes in that regard and was able to successfully fly under his radar, even when the man was looking for him and playing his games. He knows how the man thinks because he has a similar way of it. He is smart enough to know how to act and how to keep out of the public eye, even though he basically runs a crime ring. He is able to run multiple illegal activities without ever getting caught, though that usually means taking a few people’s lives here and there.
But with that intelligence comes boredom. People around him are so insignificant to him that he feels basically alone in the world. Like he is the only person who ever really, truly thinks about anything. This has left him a social outcast at best, both as a child and as an adult. He claims that he killed a boy, simply for laughing at him and presumably bullying him. But Jim doesn’t see this as a negative thing. He doesn’t care to fit in with everyone else, simply because everyone else is so very far beneath him.
This is a main reason for his crimes. He’s simply bored and was looking for something to do. He’s a hyper-intellectual who is always on the prowl for new things to challenge and entertain him. And when they don’t, he creates situations to suit his current wants, even though that usually results in the deaths of the people who are unfortunate enough to play his games.
But he really has no sympathy for those people. Or for anyone, honestly. After people told that others have died doing his bidding, he replies “That’s what people do.” To him, death is meaningless. Other people don’t ever really register as “people” to him, which goes back to his superiority complex when it comes to his intelligence. The lives of other people are so inconsequential to him because he doesn’t see their death as a loss. They’re all simply a waste of space and air. But even when faced with his own death, he is unsurprised and uncaring. It doesn’t really bother him because he’s so bored with his own life.
That’s why he enjoys playing games with people. He twists them and manipulates them to make them dance. To make them do his bidding. Do whatever he wants. And they follow for whatever reason he creates for them. Moriarty knows their hearts, giving him a way to control them…just because he can. There’s really no other motivation suitable for his crimes.
The game that he plays with Sherlock is dangerous as well as expensive. It involves him ratting out the people he had helped in the first place, as really nothing is sacred for Moriarty. But it also involves getting a good number of people involved in his games and paying them to keep quiet. Dropping money like it’s nothing, killing people like they don’t mean anything. All of that, to him, pales in comparison to what he’s trying to achieve. His giant game of chess is more important than anything else.
Friendships are almost nonexistent to Moriary. He sees John Watson as Sherlock’s “pet” and refers to him as such. Allies are more important than friends because friendship implies a kind of equality that Moriarty has not yet seen in his life. Even enemies are treated better than he would a “pet.” He uses Molly as a way to get to Sherlock, even going so far as to pretend to date her for a while, just for the chance of an encounter.
In Limbo, especially with John there, he knows that he will have to be cautious. Jim from IT is a less assuming, less intimidating sort of figure than Jim Moriarty. He knows that if he can stay as Jim for a while, he’ll have a better chance of getting away with things. However, it will not take long before the boredom kicks in and the games will begin.
History: Moriarty’s past is very limited, but it’s fairly obvious that he’s been doing the crime thing for a long time now. He considers the rest of his past inconsequential and unnecessary. It was only when he finally set his sights on Sherlock that he was able to truly start coming out of his shell. It took him a long time to plan out what he thought would be his final game with Sherlock and he used up vast amounts of resources to do so. He was putting all of his pawns in place for Sherlock, obsessing over what he was going to do and how he was going to do it. He funded a serial killer, a Chinese gang of smugglers, and helped a man fake his own death. He pretended to be an IT tech at the hospital to date Sherlock’s friend in order to get close to him- to see him. By using a series of contacts, he le to form a successful crime ring in London that no one ever knew about until he decided to reveal the truth to Sherlock.
And then, when he grew tired of trying to pull him in, Moriarty took John and knew that he would be able to lure Sherlock to the pool, where they had a standoff. Sherlock threatened Moriarty…Moriarty threatened Sherlock…and after playing with them a bit, the vest came off of John and Sherlock pointed his gun at it, ready to blow the whole place up. Moriarty was interrupted by a phone call, which Sherlock allowed him to take. It led to Moriarty calling off the snipers in the balcony and walking off, intending on seeing Sherlock at another time.
FOR DETAILS:
A study in Pink - In which Moriarty gives means to a serial killer.
The Blind Banker- The Chinese smugglers work for him.
The Great Game - This is when Sherlock and Moriarty have their first showdown.
1st person sample:
Journal: balancedlight
AIM: waningsunflower
Email: waningsunflower
Other characters: No Maybe Just a few.
Character name: Jim Moriarty
Age: 30s…ish.
Canon: BBC’s Sherlock
Canon point: The evening after he leaves the pool with Sherlock and John, after talking to Irene. He goes home and goes to sleep. Or…whatever trance like state that evil villains go into when their evil brains need to rest.
Totem: His mp3 player of some variety. When in a fissure, the only songs on it will be the glorious sounds of the 80s.
Weapons: His powerful suit. That thing can stop people in their tracks. It’s fabulous. Just look at it. Other than that, no.
Abilities/powers: Jim is a very intelligent person and has a very distinct ability to blend into a crowd. He has a vast knowledge that extends up to and beyond poison, art, weaponry, explosives and technology. However, much of the technical side of what he does comes from outside sources.
Location: Bristol South Swimming Pool. It’s a five lane, 30 and a half metre length pool that is always very clean. Of course, there are no lifeguards, so one must always be careful and follow the rules, which are posted. On both sides of the pool are places to change. Women on one side and men on the other. There’s also a big meeting room inside the building, as well as an office area and several, several entrances and exits.
Personality: Moriarty is the epitome of “wealthy man.” He carries himself in a very dignified manner, as if he has been used to having exactly what he wants when he wants it all the time. Which, of course, is true in his case. If he didn’t have what he desired, even as a child, he knew how to take it and he was prepared to do so. When things didn’t work out the way he wanted them to, he realized, even then, the importance of manipulation of some kind.
That kind of lifestyle is something he’s not prepared to give up. Though he’ll slip into a role to avoid detection, it’s never one that he would consider demeaning. His role as “Jim” will be discussed later, but he doesn’t like to even play the role of someone who he might consider “beneath” him.
He’s very proud of what he has and is willing to show off to get it. He’s not afraid to drop the brand name when his suit is in danger of getting wrinkled, even when someone is pointing a gun at him. However, this has implications beyond him simply being vain. It means that he has his priorities more than a little twisted. He places much more concern on his clothing than he does to other people. He so casually turns Watson’s bond with Holmes against him and gives it no more thought. He drops 30 million pounds on a painting just to get Sherlock’s attention.
A main trait of Jim Moriarty is his intelligence. He is almost, if not fully, an equal to Sherlock Holmes in that regard and was able to successfully fly under his radar, even when the man was looking for him and playing his games. He knows how the man thinks because he has a similar way of it. He is smart enough to know how to act and how to keep out of the public eye, even though he basically runs a crime ring. He is able to run multiple illegal activities without ever getting caught, though that usually means taking a few people’s lives here and there.
But with that intelligence comes boredom. People around him are so insignificant to him that he feels basically alone in the world. Like he is the only person who ever really, truly thinks about anything. This has left him a social outcast at best, both as a child and as an adult. He claims that he killed a boy, simply for laughing at him and presumably bullying him. But Jim doesn’t see this as a negative thing. He doesn’t care to fit in with everyone else, simply because everyone else is so very far beneath him.
This is a main reason for his crimes. He’s simply bored and was looking for something to do. He’s a hyper-intellectual who is always on the prowl for new things to challenge and entertain him. And when they don’t, he creates situations to suit his current wants, even though that usually results in the deaths of the people who are unfortunate enough to play his games.
But he really has no sympathy for those people. Or for anyone, honestly. After people told that others have died doing his bidding, he replies “That’s what people do.” To him, death is meaningless. Other people don’t ever really register as “people” to him, which goes back to his superiority complex when it comes to his intelligence. The lives of other people are so inconsequential to him because he doesn’t see their death as a loss. They’re all simply a waste of space and air. But even when faced with his own death, he is unsurprised and uncaring. It doesn’t really bother him because he’s so bored with his own life.
That’s why he enjoys playing games with people. He twists them and manipulates them to make them dance. To make them do his bidding. Do whatever he wants. And they follow for whatever reason he creates for them. Moriarty knows their hearts, giving him a way to control them…just because he can. There’s really no other motivation suitable for his crimes.
The game that he plays with Sherlock is dangerous as well as expensive. It involves him ratting out the people he had helped in the first place, as really nothing is sacred for Moriarty. But it also involves getting a good number of people involved in his games and paying them to keep quiet. Dropping money like it’s nothing, killing people like they don’t mean anything. All of that, to him, pales in comparison to what he’s trying to achieve. His giant game of chess is more important than anything else.
Friendships are almost nonexistent to Moriary. He sees John Watson as Sherlock’s “pet” and refers to him as such. Allies are more important than friends because friendship implies a kind of equality that Moriarty has not yet seen in his life. Even enemies are treated better than he would a “pet.” He uses Molly as a way to get to Sherlock, even going so far as to pretend to date her for a while, just for the chance of an encounter.
In Limbo, especially with John there, he knows that he will have to be cautious. Jim from IT is a less assuming, less intimidating sort of figure than Jim Moriarty. He knows that if he can stay as Jim for a while, he’ll have a better chance of getting away with things. However, it will not take long before the boredom kicks in and the games will begin.
History: Moriarty’s past is very limited, but it’s fairly obvious that he’s been doing the crime thing for a long time now. He considers the rest of his past inconsequential and unnecessary. It was only when he finally set his sights on Sherlock that he was able to truly start coming out of his shell. It took him a long time to plan out what he thought would be his final game with Sherlock and he used up vast amounts of resources to do so. He was putting all of his pawns in place for Sherlock, obsessing over what he was going to do and how he was going to do it. He funded a serial killer, a Chinese gang of smugglers, and helped a man fake his own death. He pretended to be an IT tech at the hospital to date Sherlock’s friend in order to get close to him- to see him. By using a series of contacts, he le to form a successful crime ring in London that no one ever knew about until he decided to reveal the truth to Sherlock.
And then, when he grew tired of trying to pull him in, Moriarty took John and knew that he would be able to lure Sherlock to the pool, where they had a standoff. Sherlock threatened Moriarty…Moriarty threatened Sherlock…and after playing with them a bit, the vest came off of John and Sherlock pointed his gun at it, ready to blow the whole place up. Moriarty was interrupted by a phone call, which Sherlock allowed him to take. It led to Moriarty calling off the snipers in the balcony and walking off, intending on seeing Sherlock at another time.
FOR DETAILS:
A study in Pink - In which Moriarty gives means to a serial killer.
The Blind Banker- The Chinese smugglers work for him.
The Great Game - This is when Sherlock and Moriarty have their first showdown.
1st person sample: