I need a thread
Thread Topic: I need a thread
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Eddie Redmayne
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I AM IRON MANNNN
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Alan Turing:
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He's hot
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ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
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BENNNN
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I need to fill out a character sheet for him.
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Name: Benjamin Grant
Nickname: Ben
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Blood type: B-
Nationality: English
Ethnicity: Irish, English and Welsh
Race: White
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Birth date: 20/6/1989
Birth place: Oxford, England
Current residence: New England, USA
Occupation: Maths Prof./Electronic Engineer
Title/Rank: Professor
Hobbies/Pastimes: Puzzles, reading, tinkering
Talents/Skills/Powers: Pretty much a genius -
Hometown: Oxford, England
First Memory: Moving to a new house on Christmas Eve
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her: Being bullied
Why/How? He's very psychologically affected, but doesn't notice
Other memories/events that still affects him/her and why/how: Going to see Cambridge with his older brother, it inspired him to go
Past failures s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about and why: He once built a computer he was sure that could complete the task he programmed it to, didn't, and was mocked incessantly about it.
Biggest role model: Isaac Asimov
Why? He's a giant sci-fi fan, and appreciates his ideas, thinking of him almost as a genius -
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 145 lbs
Posture: Slouched
Build: Fit
Skin: Fair
Hair: Dark brown, naturally parted on the left, tapered at the neck/sideburns and a bit long on the right
Widow's peak: No
Ears: Ridged ears, long and prominent
Eyes: Chatreuse green, dark and close to the brow
Nose: Long and perky
Mouth: Narrow, but full at the bottom
Face shape: square and angled temple, slightly prominent cheek bones, pointed cleft chin
Expressions: vacant stares with a half open mouth, a smile that lights up his face, anger is concealed with narrow eyes and sadness is display mostly with twitching and displayed in his upper features
Describe their smile: usually brittle, not showing actual happiness. When he gets into it, his face with light up, his brows will raise and he shows teeth
Hands: dainty piano fingers, but wide at the knuckles.
Feet: second toe is longest and his toes are bony
Tattoos/Scars: None
Glasses/Contacts: None
Left/Right handed: Ambidextrous
Distinguishing features: cleft chin, bushy eyebrows
Who does s/he take after; mother or father? Mother
Style (Elegant, shabby, etc): Shabby
How does s/he dress or what do they typically wear? He always wears shorts or slacks with braces. His dress shirt is usually striped or a solid blue or white. Sometimes he wears a suit jacket, and always a trench/pea coat.
Other outfits one might find in their wardrobe: he's got an outfit just for jogging and a suit just for church.
Jewellery: he doesn't wear much, but he has a ring from college
Other accessories: braces, as mentioned above. He also has ties in almost every main colour
Hygiene: very OCD, washes his hands at least five times a day, showers twice, and brushes his teeth three times a day. -
Are they generally balanced or clumsy? Clumsy, but can be quite graceful when dancing
Mannerisms/Poses/Movement: when he stammers ("ah ah ah"), he motions with his hands and closes his eyes
Describe their walk: he walks very daintily, but forces himself to be more masculine, he walks almost as if in tandem. His stride is long and his feet hit the ground almost on his toes
Habits/OCDs/Obsessions: OCD in general, he doesn't like his food to touch, bites his nails, sets his watch late/early and only writes with his left hand
Speech Patterns: A stutter depending on emotion and word, a jumpy high pitch voice and an awkward "ah" stammer
Unique phrases/words: "idiot" is uttered a lot
Do they curse, and if so, to what extent? Rarely, maybe an occasional "f---!" Is something doesn't work.
Voice: High pitched and accented, very proper though, filled with stutters
Describe their laugh: Quick scoff, or an inward, high pitch chuckle.
Describe their sleep patterns (light/heavy sleeper, no sleep, sleeps too often, etc): light sleeper, and sleeps very little
Describe their dwelling/house: his house is medium sized, well kept in his work room and a mess everywhere else. Papers, diagrams, books, hardware and many other things scattered about, but the house is very clean.
Describe their bedroom: his bedroom is more or less the living room, as he usually only sleeps in an arm chair. His actually bedroom is pretty much a library.
Describe their daily rituals: Depending on the time he wakes up, he first makes two pieces of toast and tea. Then gets ready for work, tinkers with some machines for a bit, and heads off. He bikes to work, and when his job ends, he goes straight home. Usually he goes for a jog at 4:00 pm, comes back to eat dinner at 5. He doesn't eat lunch, eats dinner early and stays up very late, until 1 am or so. During that time he researches, builds, does puzzles, and reads. -
Intelligence Level: Very high
Known Languages: English
Character's long-term goals/desires in life: He wants to build a computer smart enough to not only replicate but learn in the presence of humans.
Character's short-term goals/desires in life: get a better job than being a professor.
Secret desires: he would like to be recognised or have his work taught in schools.
How self-confident is the character? Overly so in his job, but not at all with people
How do they see him/herself? He seems himself as superior to people he dislikes, but an idiot for his stutter.
How do they believe s/he is perceived by others? He knows people don't like him.
What is the character most proud of? His intelligence and accomplishments.
What does the character like least about themselves? Awkwardness and stutter
How do they express themselves? He likes to put a bit of himself in his machines, for example naming them after people he loves i.e. His super computer is called "Alan"
Patience level: quite low, if he thinks you aren't listening, he'll walk away, if you make him angry he's quick to point out your flaws
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? Logic, but his emotions sometimes overthrow him.
Most at ease when: he's alone, in his own world
Ill at ease when: in a crowd
Describe their sense of humour: dark, but almost non-existent. He sometimes makes jokes about science and failures of others, much to their distaste.
If granted one wish, what would it be? To have his supercomputer built
Why? It's one of his only life goals
Character/Personality/Mental/Social Strengths: he's smart, hard working and determined
Character/Personality/Mental/Social Flaws: he lacks empathy and his compulsions sometimes drive him more than they should
If they could be described with one of the seven virtues, which would it be? Diligence
If they could be described with one of the seven sins, which would it be? Sloth
Biggest Vulnerability (non physical): he has a very fragile state of mind, taking criticism horribly, usually.
Optimist or Pessimist: Pessimist
Introvert or extrovert: Introvert
Greatest Fear: Others
Other Fears/Insecurities/Phobias: he hates a lot about himself, like voice and walk, and fears germs
Emotional/psychological/social peculiarities: he is very judgmental if provoked, but he's quite reserved and unnaturally awkward. His conversations are halting, he doesn't know when to speak. He talks at people, not to them. There is little respect for students and authority.
Biggest regret: not going to the U.S. earlier
Other regrets: refusing to go to private school when he was very young.
Biggest accomplishment: Becoming a fellow at 24, and creating a programming language only for supercomputers.
Minor accomplishments: Being accepted into MENSA
Musical talents/instruments: piano
Character's darkest/deepest secret: he's quite the drinker, but stops himself before it gets too bad
Minor Secrets: he's a very sad person, which he'd rather keep to himself -
Likes: jogging, darts, dogs, swimming, reading, maths, physics, programming, building and researching
Dislikes: people especially in authority, talking, driving and TV
Favourite:
Place: libraries are his place, but he also likes the bar
Room in the house and why: workroom, he drafts all his ideas there and that's his best place to think and relax.
Food/drinks: peas and carrots, tea, alcohol, sausage, potatoes and custard
Music genre: Classical, or classic rock
Songs and Singers/Bands: The Doors
Movies/TV Shows/Performances: any sci-fi movie ever
Actors/Performers: Baryshnikov
Book(s): Nietzsche, Shakespeare, Homer, Freud, Asimov, and any mathematical/science paper of interest
Historical figure: Galileo and Babbage
Subject in school: Maths
Animal: Dogs, Shepherds and beagle
Clothing: khaki shorts
Least Favourite:
Food: Fish, cheese and junk
Music genre: Rap
Subject in school: History
Simple Pleasures: Classic movies
Greater Pleasures: success in an experiment
Where does this character like to hang out? He doesn't really "hang out" but when he does, it's restaurants/bars
Where is this character's dream place to live? A nice house to himself in the middle of an island off of England
What sorts of books are most likely to be found on their shelves? Theoretical ideas bound, textbooks, philosophy, sci-fi and the occasion murder mystery
Mode of transportation: Bicycle
Most prized possession: "Alan": his computer he wants to learn from humans.
Why? He's building it and he thinks it will make a big difference in computing.
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