How do you imagine other BDers

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I think Bethberry may be another redhead, as Mithalwen may be, too. I think it's the sparky temperament. I know it all too well myself.

Sparky, now? "Bethberry"'s first appearance in a Middle-earth role involved copper hair, so you've hit on something, Lalwendë I must say though that I lack your skill with the desk scissors.

posted by Lalwendë
I don't really draw up too many mental images of people's appearances, but some 'Downers do come through strongly, mainly where they remind me of other people. What I do often get strong images of though, is people's personalities, whether they are outgoing or shy, if they are sitting at a messy desk, what kind of thing they may be wearing. It's such fun to guess though...

Oh indeed. And if you were to use, habitually, an old quill pen and ink well, I would see you with a perpetually inked finger, possibly with nails bitten short, but not to the quick. For some reason I imagine you write in a small, round hand, no flourishes. But as to leather satchel or backback/rucksack, I cannot decide. You dress smartly rather than romantically but your comment about Damien Hirsch's art might have led me astray there.

And as to Mithalwen, well. Black wardrobe, but a beatnik or ballet black style rather than goth. Tallish and slender, with a Jane Austen propensity for a sharp social eye. I have a black bouclé three-quarter length sweater in mind that I can see you wearing, maybe with scarves and an angora hat, not a beret but a round hat with a tall crown. There's something rather Cheshire catish about you too.

Son of Numenor is well-muscled yet trim. He moves with an air of assurance. He's privileged and he knows it and he both is proud of that fact and very much aware of the burden it entails. He wouldn't be caught dead in Tommy Hilfinger, much less Hugo Boss, although he could carry that off if he wanted to. There are a fair number of sandal, sneakers and walking shoes in his closet and he probably owns more than one pair of swimming trunks.

I have had so much fun writing this. I almost feel as if I am creating characters for RPGs here.

[The Only Real Estel]

Saucepan Man: A man of genuis, though often hidden by his somewhat odd appearance. He always wears a cotton longsleeve shirt that is tattered & torn, rarely wears shoes, but sometimes knee-high socks, wears long 'cargo' shorts & allows his hair to grow almost as much as my friend's hair (now you can see the attachment ). Naturally, he always wears a saucepan on his head; &, like everyone else, keeps tabs on what's 'in'. He started with the handle facing forwards (like a typical baseball hat), then adjusted it to the side, now he's done a complete 180 from his original style & wears his pan 'backwards'. He makes ridiculous one-handed turn-around-fade-away jumpshots look easy in all the basketball pickup games & never needs a batting helmet when he plays baseball (the pan was always good enough for him). But he never was very good at stealthy games such as 'Capture the Flag.' Everone could hear the pan rattling as he made a mad dash for the oposing team's flag & they'd all yell "There goes Saucy!" at the top of their lungs. Despite his considerable age (), he still continues to play sports & capture the flag, when he's not busy on the downs.

[davem]

Originally Posted by Boromir

Fordhim and Davem, could you tell me if I was right with the brittish accent bit? I just picture you two with brittish accents.

Well, I have a Yorkshire accent - think Sean Bean, who comes from Sheffield, about twenty miles from where I was born.

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

Well, I have a Yorkshire accent

Oh, how utterly perfect. That is just the accent I would have selected for you davem. Heretofore, I will know how to read your posts!

As for myself, while I was -- by my best reckoning -- conceived in Sheffield, I was born and bred in Canada: the Ottawa Valley to be exact. As a result I have the generic Canadian accent with the bit of local dialect not driven from me by my education.

Here is a crude sample of my accent.

[Lalwendë]

Well, I have a Yorkshire accent - think Sean Bean, who comes from Sheffield, about twenty miles from where I was born.

As for myself, while I was -- by my best reckoning -- conceived in Sheffield

Scary coincidences, I live there. I don't have the accent, not unless I talk to a fellow Lancastrian, who will then inform me that I do have it. While Yorkshire folk always pick up on my Lancastrian accent and ask me to stop 'singing'.

Oh indeed. And if you were to use, habitually, an old quill pen and ink well, I would see you with a perpetually inked finger, possibly with nails bitten short, but not to the quick. For some reason I imagine you write in a small, round hand, no flourishes. But as to leather satchel or backback/rucksack, I cannot decide. You dress smartly rather than romantically but your comment about Damien Hirsch's art might have led me astray there.

I'm a very 'inky' kind of person, as I'm naturally quite messy - I gather dinner medals, cat hairs and stains very quickly! Plus I write notes on my hand. But my handwriting is a strained, spidery type of copper plate - we were expected to use it at primary school, but alas I did not have the patience to learn to handwrite perfectly, I was probably too busy talking. As for being smart, well...my mother would laugh at that one. She must have thought when she finally had a girl that she could indulge in the urge to buy 'girlie' things and what she actually got was this wild little banshee who would come home covered in all kinds of nasty stuff, having spent the day in a ditch or up a tree.

[Morai]

I have had so much fun writing this. I almost feel as if I am creating characters for RPGs here.

I have no doubt some of them would make great characters. Too bad I don't have time for RPGs anymore. Since I don't think I've described you yet, here it goes:
Bethberry: I've always imgagined you with medium length rusty brunnette hair that you kept in a bun. For special occasions you wear elegant flowing dresses, but most of the time you'll settle for blouses and trousers. Oddly, I can see you sitting at your typewriter thinking up ideas when the sun sets in the west.

Amen to that!

Nimmy: Longer than shoulder length hair and greeish blue eyes. You have copper freckles all over your cheeks and arms. White and green are some of your favorite colors. Since you have a bubbily personality, it doesn't take you too long to make new friends. When/ If your in class you like pass notes to your companions, always coming up with new techniques to get them passed the teacher.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

And as to Mithalwen, well. Black wardrobe, but a beatnik or ballet black style rather than goth. Tallish and slender, with a Jane Austen propensity for a sharp social eye. I have a black bouclé three-quarter length sweater in mind that I can see you wearing, maybe with scarves and an angora hat, not a beret but a round hat with a tall crown. There's something rather Cheshire catish about you too.

Bethberry, I love you forever for mentioning me in the same sentence as a rather more illustrious Hampshire woman. Yes, I have a lot of black in my wardrobe but NOT goth. Tallish? 5"10 ..so tall unless in Brobdingnag. Slender .... alas no, (but curves can be good ) I am desperately looking for a new sweater and that sounds very nice ... I adore hats and scarves (especially my precious pashminas) and today's are pink to "lift" the black. The hat is wool and round but I also have a corduroy cap, a black felt one which has yet to make a public appearance and many, many more...

Being a grin without a cat perhaps!!! (ALthough a certain downer did offer to remedy my catless state......!)