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JAMES "LOGAN" HOWLETT
"the world is not the same as it was" XMU - LOGAN
| He's killed a lot of people, loved and lost a lot of friends, and gained one pint-sized murder-daughter before getting killed by his rage!clone. Shit sucks. • Rapid regenerative healing & disease immunity • Adamantium-encased skeleton and retractable bone claws • Enhanced sense of hearing, sight & smell • Enhanced endurance, superior strength & agility • Enhanced Gives No Fucks-ness CANONPOINT: Post-Logan AGE: 197 HEIGHT: 6'2" BUILD: SWOLE HAIR: Grey EYES: Hazel APPEARANCE: Link STATUS: Single OCCUPATION: Fuck off RESIDENCE: Chem Unit 9 & 10 (Thisavrou) BACKTAGGING: Yes! 4TH-WALLING: Deadpool only THREADJACKING: Give a heads up MIND READING: Y; let's talk FIGHTING: Y; let's talk ROMANCE: Are you sure? Y...? INJURY: Always KILLING: Talk to me pls |
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So Logan has a ridiculously keen sense of smell, and I love including references to it in-play.
Rather than just assume or ask everyone I play with at the time, I'd love it if you guys gave me a heads up here.
Yep, that means I want to know what your character smells like. Please copy from the form below and toss it in a comment!
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why! Nope. Smell your stinky kid all you want, Logan.
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer!
Laura's primary scent in Sav is honestly probably fresh cut grass/outside since she runs around in region two so often and plays outside at the mansion all day. You know that smell kids have when they play outside at a playground or come in from recess on a Texas afternoon in May? Not sweat exactly, but the sweet smell of grass and dirt and the smell of sunshine warming her skin. I don't know how that's a scent. It just is. So something surprisingly bright and natural/refreshing for a kid that's been through so much shit. If there's access to kid soaps in game, her hair probably smells pretty strongly of that (whenever she washes it). I like to imagine it's some kind of unicorn sparkle scent or something fruity because lol. She doesn't wear perfumes or anything, so the smell of whatever soap is used on her laundry probably also stands out. The longer she spends in Sav, the less she'll smell like the little feral weapon that she was made to be. She'll just smell (mostly) like a regular kid who plays outside a whole lot.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer!
She probably also has the scent of rubber on her hands, given how often she plays with her stupid rubber ball. It's her only toy for the time being so she plays with it a lot, and her hands probably smell like it often because she doesn't wash them enough. She also has a metallic scent to her, something heavy and conflicting against the earthy tones that she primarily has to her. There's also the obvious tangy blood undertones because she gives no shits while she's playing and ends up bumped and cut more often than anyone is probably comfortable with. Since Kurt is a terrible influence and gives her sweets, she probably often can smell liked baked goods. Jean introduced her to the library so it will be obvious on days when she spends hours locked away reading inside it because she'll smell like the pages of old books. On nights when she has nightmares, it would be easy to smell the fear/panic rolling off of her in strong waves. Fear and panic has a smell coming off of Laura, it's bitter and intense, a heavy scent that overrides everything else. It might create a sense of urgency, just out of a desire to get rid of it. Annnnd lastly, depending on how much time she spends around him, he'll probably also be able to smell himself on her. From hugs/rough housing/playing around/etc.
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here!
HOW DOES LOGAN SMELL I NEED TO KNOW.
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why! No, be as ostentatious about this as you please.
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer! Uh probably campfire and Axe BECAUSE I'M AWFUL AND YOU'RE WELCOME.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer! The smell of an extinguished candle or lighter (not so smokey that you choke on it, and not the carcinogen smell of second-hand cigarette smoke, just faint enough), whoever's shampoo he stole last (which is likely some floral nonsense), teenage boy in there somewhere, and if it's wet out, he will absolutely smell a bit like a wet dog: he does not take to water well. ;)
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here! N/A
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1. Nope.
2. To be honest, the smell of sulfur (think ... the red tips of matches) follows Kurt everywhere, but he does use things in an attempt to cover it up.
3. Which I guess would bring me to here! Aside from sulfur, he'll usually smell like:
Natural Scents: vanilla, sandalwood, jasmine, maybe something that hints on a more earthy side like vetiver (deep, shadowed, astringent, earthy like newly tilled soil, and balsam-woody), depending on the soap he gets?
Oddly enough, the scent of herbs and spices. (Kurt likes to cook and bake often on Thisavrou, so literally anything you might use in a kitchen.)
The third would be a persistent lingering of paper and ink, like he's worked in a library, surrounded by books. (It's a hard scent to describe, really. Many people use "crisp and fresh" to define a new book, although Kurt gets into new and old books alike. An "old book" scent is described as a pleasant smell due to aromatic compounds emitted mainly from papers made from ground wood which are characterized by their yellowish-brown color. They emit vanilla-like, sweetly fragrant vanillin, aromatic anisol and benzaldehyde, with fruity almond-like odor. On the other hand, terpene compounds, deriving from rosin, which is used to make paper more impermeable to inks, contribute to the camphorous, oily and woody smell of books.)
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why! He should be able to smell her just fine.
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer! For some reason I imagine that Ororo smells a bit like rain, mixed with whatever soap was used to wash her clothes. She uses makeup pretty sparingly but sometimes she does wear it and then he would probably be able to smell that. In terms of other scented products I think she favors natural scents. I could see her being fond of cinnamon.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer! There is a whiff of ozone mixed in with her scent, a hint of a lightning strike. There will also just be a lot of scents on her that she picks up from outdoors, because she does like to spend a lot of time outside. Does UST have a scent? Because in that case it will be pretty damn thick in the air when she is around Logan.
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here! Nothing comes to mind.
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why!
In general, he should be able to smell her! (The only reason I could think of would be if Jean telepathically made him think he couldn't smell her but I that's just a guess.)
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer!
At the moment, Jean doesn't wear any perfume. She would most likely smell like her shampoo (lavender and sandalwood or the Kauto equivalent) and soap because she likes to keep clean. She also spends time in the library and garden but also there's the smell that comes with all mutants because she isn't human.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer!
Expanding on the above, aside from what she uses to keep clean, there's whatever she uses for detergent with her clothes. Smelling like grass and dirt (possibly flowers), when she's been gardening. The smell of books on her when she's been reading or working in the library. Maybe some electronic residue if she's had her walkman on her (or still does). When she goes out and into the markets or main city, the smells will cling to her afterward. Food and spices and smell of strangers after any crowds she had to move through. Also probably gets the smell of other mutants in the house on her due to close proximity.
When it comes to the Pheonix force? Either during it or afterward would come the smell of fire, salt, and something unidentifiable. Something Logan has never been able to pinpoint and seems almost alien (cosmic infinity!!!11). I don't know if Jean using her other abilities would trigger a scent so we'll just stick to the Pheonix force having its own distinct smell.
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here!
None that I can think of!
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why! Nope!
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer! Nill smells like feathers. Clean feathers, but still feathers.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer! She probably has a secondhand smoke smell about her (thanks, Badou). She'd also smell like grass, which she sits in a lot. And various food smells, mostly baked goods (like bread).
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here! Nope!
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why! Nah
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer! Frank will likely reek of coffee at any given moment. He drinks enough for three people, so he probably smells like a cheap diner.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer! Beneath all the black coffee, Frank always carries a hint of gunpowder. It mostly centers around his hands and face but always lingers in his clothes even in the rare moments when he isn't carrying.
Blood is a fainter smell beneath that, but even more constant. He never seems to get all of it when he cleans himself, particularly underneath his fingernails. Like the gunpowder, this smell is stronger if he's been working recently.
Other than that, he's probably just a little sweaty. He spends all his money on bullets, he can't afford good soap. Occasionally masked by cheap aftershave or the leather of his coolguy loner jackets.
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here! Nope
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why! Nope!
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer! Diana smells of metal, leather, and olive oil most often. She's almost never without her armor or weapons.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer! Underneath the hard scents of metal is a softer, warmer combination of things: cloves, sunlight, cardamom. What does sunlight smell like? Who knows, but that's the only word for it. All warmth, all the time. There's also a hint of the sea, a quiet reminder of her life on Themyscira.
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here! Diana is a demigod, who knows what she smells like. Immortality??
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1. Is there any reason Logan wouldn't be able to pick up on your character's scent? If yes, okay cool, I'd actually love to know why! Nah that's not a skill Erik has, Kelly Ann is baffled by the concept.
2. Alright, assuming #1 isn't "Yes, because-", then what's the primary scent you'd use to describe your character? If they're a chronic cigarette smoker, then they'll probably smell like an ashtray; if they bathe in cologne, tell me about how powerfully shitty that Axe spray is. No answer is a wrong answer! For Erik this really depends on what he's been working on most recently. Because when he's just doing his normal stuff, he smells most like nice soap and tasteful cologne. But if he's been working a lot then he just stinks like metal.
Kelly Ann has been living in close quarters with people for a while, and is pretty conscious of how much b.o. can make everybody miserable. She tends to go for plain soap, good deodorant. She's definitely taking full advantage of the fact that she can take a shower every single day if she wants to! Sometimes smells like pot if she's smoked up recently.
3. OKAY let's get deeper. What? Yeah. Give me at least three other general scent descriptors of your character! What's under that first note? You can be as creative and outlandish as you want with this, so again, no answer is a wrong answer! He does like scotch, so smelling that on him is not out of the question. He's also a good cook and likes doing it, so probably like, whatever it was he made most recently, basil or garlic or something. And grief. That's just always there.
Kelly Ann definitely has a sense of freshness and youth about her. She's a woman, but just starting to get a grasp on what that means for her. She's also still got some of that live show scent lingering. Smoke of various kinds, people boozing it up, excitement and happiness, very faint but Logan might pick it up. And just that ozoney smell of big electronics.
4. Any questions/concerns/feedback I should know about? Let me know here! Erik is actually pretty sensitive to smells and is meticulous about hygiene. He really hates being dirty. So you can play with that depending on his emotional state and what their overall situation is.
Kelly Ann just does her best to not stink.