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OOC Information:
Name: Hillary! Or Hils. Or Hill-dawg. Or H-Bomb. Or Htrep. I really don't care.
Age: 18
AIM: smithopathic
MSN: n/a
Y!M: n/a
E-MAIL: deanpants at gmail dot com
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IC Information:
Name: L
Fandom: Death Note
Timeline: L is going to be taken from just before the Death Note episode, 'Silence'. Basically, he's being taken just pre-death, as a post-death L is incredibly depressing and nobody wants to see that shit.
Age: 25
Appearance: There's nothing romanticized about L's appearance. He's-- Well, you ever seen one of those really gone junkies? The ones that are so thin that you can see bones in all the wrong places, thin wrists, every vein visible along the insides of their arms?
Though he's not ugly, or even frail - his features are striking, if a bit pinched and tired, and he's got some muscle definition from martial arts - but there's something very unsettling about seeing L. He's hunched over at all times, hands in his pockets like he's not quite sure how a regular person stands. He's got wide eyes he's always staring at you with, deep bags underneath him that indicate a whole lot of sleep deprivation. His black hair always very unkempt. He's always wearing a long-sleeved white t-shirt, slightly baggy straight-leg jeans, and no shoes.
Don't worry. If he's giving you the wide-eyed Pedo Bear stare, it just means he thinks you have cake.
Abilities: Though L doesn't have any special abilities insofar as superpowers or supernatural abilities, that's not to say he isn't very talented. He has an uncanny ability to detect, whether it's gathering information from what a person's saying, how they're standing, how they handle a situation, or from the environment in general. He's incredibly good at piecing together puzzles and guessing what motives a person is after. He's always a step ahead of everybody. It frightens me. :(
Personality: L is... interesting. Despite his intelligence, he's very-- off. He's immature, he's childish, he's stubborn, he's petty. He hates to lose, and will do most of anything to NOT lose. It gives him an extremely competitive edge, and makes him incredibly clinical and detached from his emotions.
L displays many classic signs of autism as well, and it's highly possible he has an autism spectrum disorder like Asperger syndrome. Class signs include a lack of demonstrated empathy (L regularly "forgets" to feel bad for other people in situations, or doesn't regard people's emotions whatsoever), display behavior, interests, and activities that are restricted and repetitive and are sometimes abnormally intense or focused (constant stacking of sugar cubes, gummi bears, various objects to increase his "thinking process," as well as a specific way he always has to sit, speak on the phone, eat his food; all of which are very abnormal). "The conversational style often includes monologues about topics that bore the listener, fails to provide context for comments, or fails to suppress internal thoughts." "Individuals with AS often have excellent auditory and visual perception." "Individuals with AS experience difficulties in basic elements of social interaction, which may include a failure to develop friendships." Several aspects define L to a tee.
On top of all this, he's kind of a crazy germophobe.
Oh, and he's got the metabolism of a howler monkey. Dude eats candy all day and is still junkie rail-thin.
History: ("Remember" is spelled wrong above! D: Ahem. Grammar moment over.)
In short, there's not much known about L. He was born October 31, 1982, and was orphaned at a very young age. Other than the fact that he was entered into Wammy's House, an orphanage and training facility for children who showed exceptional strengths in intelligence and sleuthing skills, there's not really anything known about his backstory. There's a very real possibility that even L isn't entirely, lucidly aware of it. He had no emotional attachment to it that he demonstrates at all, he makes no mention of it to anyone throughout the series (other than a mention of previous tennis experience).
What is known, very well known throughout the world, is his name. Or initial, rather. L is word-renowned for being the best detective on the planet, has solved dozens and dozens of the trickiest cases without anyone having so much as seen his face. Nobody knows what the person connected to this initial looks like, and nobody even knows his real name.
He's currently hit a bit of a dead end on the Kira case, a serial killer with supernatural powers who seems to be working out of Japan. Dead end, and he's kind of-- losing it, but he hasn't quite given up. Not yet.
Roleplay Sample - Log: Here. WARNING: nsfw.
Roleplay Sample - Journal: Here.
Questions? Comments? Crazed and creative statements? Those go here. I loves you all. Plz don'ts be scared off by the freakish stylings of a one detective.