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TIMEZONE: Eastern Standard (USA),
but I'm such a night owl
that I might as well be in the Pacific Standard zone.
If not Australia.

IMPORTANT PERMISSIONS NOTES:
- Please don't poke at the fourth wall.
- More permissions.

This is the place where I ought to be tracking posts and the reasons why L behaved as he did in them, and what he learned. More of that later.

Nothing stated here is godmoding permission -- when you attempt to do any of these things to L, please give him a chance to dodge them. He's agile, and while he's happy to get in your character's face, he will not be so happy to have your character in his; it isn't safe to assume that you'll be able to get close enough to hit him, for example.

Please contact me on AIM (firm detective) or via LJ message for most of these things. If our thread is becoming intensive, it's helpful if we're communicating outside of it! To summarize what's below: you can do most of this stuff as long as you don't spring it on me.

TAGGING-RELATED
• Threadhopping with this character - yes/no/maybe so?: Maybe; it depends on the thread.
• Backtagging with this character - yes/no/maybe so?: Yes! I can be slow to respond, for personal reasons and because some of L's tags require a lot of thought. If we also have time zones working against us, backtagging is helpful. I'd always prefer to backtag than just drop in the middle of a conversation.

GETTING PHYSICAL
• Hugging this character?: He will not appreciate it in most situations. I don't care either way.
• Giving this character a kiss?: He'll blush; he might even stammer. His body language doesn't invite it. I don't care if you do it (on the cheek), but he might want your character to GTFO. Kissing him on the lips? Please get express permission.
• Punching this character: Clear it with me at the time; this is what I mean about "intensive threads." Understand that if your character punches him, he will probably kick your character in the face, and possibly sweep their legs out from under them. That said, there are a multitude of reasons to want to punch L, and I'll say yes as long as I think it's plausible.

INTERPERSONAL
• Is there anything ought not be mentioned near this character?: Nothing else that hasn't been mentioned in these permissions.
• What about canon puncture? I'd prefer to avoid it as much as possible.
• Is there anything you need us to know about interacting with this character? Special physical features, fighting abilities, STUFF:
- L has a particular posture (he slouches), he sits strangely (perched on his feet with his knees to his chest), he tends to hold things with just his fingertips, he fidgets a lot and sometimes has a finger in his mouth.
- He is a skilled strategic liar: understand OOC-ly that it's possible he won't tell the truth IC-ly to your characters, but that it might not be reasonable for your characters to suspect him of it.
- He's nosy; if he finds someone interesting, he'll ask them question after question about themselves. This may go past the point where it could be called "invasive," depending on the situation.
- He's also a good judge of character, meaning that he'll tend to dislike "evil" characters whether they try to appear "nice" or not (he will not go further than "there's something about her/him I don't like" without more concrete knowledge, though).
- He tends to like to pwn people in terms of logic/arguments.
- He can be a jerk, so please don't take anything he does personally, or as if it's coming from me. (In other words, IC =/= OOC bears repeating.)

EVERYTHING ELSE
I am a terrible and frequent editor of comments.
I'm mostly available in the late evening (EST), but I'm flexible enough to try to switch it up when it's necessary.
I'm super-shy OOC, but friendly; don't be afraid to say hi.
Have something to say? Contact me in person, and we'll try to work it out. &hearts

By processing the available crime statistics for the city, I have discovered an interesting anomaly.

In every respect but one, the Undercity appears to have a crime problem: both in comparison to other developed cities of its size, and in comparison to Disturbia proper. Theft, murder, assault, and racketeering are all well-represented there. While it appears to be relatively safe to walk down the street, there are districts in which I would not want to be alone at night.

However, its arson rate is improbably low, nothing like what we would expect from an urban area with a population of that size, especially one with such a high level of other kinds of crime. Most incidences of arson on record have been recent, and caused by those among our number.

Can anyone think of an explanation for this? It seems that we should be looking for one.

[Voice || Screened to Mello, Seven of Nine, Disturbed Mello, Disturbed Uryuu || Unhackable]

[L's tone is terse and flat, with a note of tension.]

These killings are becoming tedious.
Ishida, do you believe that Mello is dead? I am speaking of the one at Frequency 24655.

[Voice || Screened to The Informant || Unhackable]

[L speaks with more irritation and eloquence in his voice than he had when addressing the Mellos, Uryuu, and Seven. This is a lecture, and while he is able to sound polite, he is angry; Mello's supposed death has been the last straw.]

I am beginning to think that someone owes us an explanation, and I have been certain for a long time that you will be able to make contact with whoever that is. It is ridiculous to bring us here, cut us off from all but the most mundane resources, then turn loose on our population a childish killer who cannot be stopped because you keep the rest of us powerless.

I am not speaking of B, by the way. You, or the people you work for, must take steps to give us some ability to rein in Belphegor. Otherwise, you have tied our hands and lined us up to be slaughtered, then to be brought back to repeat the exercise.

It makes no sense for this to be the ultimate aim of our existence here; therefore, it would be best if you made some visible attempt to clean up the mess you have created.

What do we know about elephants? Some results of my inquiries:

Mammals, of the order proboscidea, family elephantidae. The largest land animals, with a gestation period of 22 months (longest of any land animal). Typically live for 50 to 70 years; the oldest recorded elephant lived for 82 years. Former (obsolete) order was pachydermata, meaning "thick-skinned."

Genetic evidence suggests that the elephant family shares distant ancestry with the sirenians (sea cows) and the hyraxes. Members of the hyrax family grew to large sizes, and it seems likely that the common ancestor of all three modern families was some kind of amphibious hyracoid. One theory suggests that these animals spent most of their time under water, using their trunks like snorkels for breathing. Modern elephants have retained this ability and are known to swim in that manner for up to 6 hours and 50 km (30 miles).

Trunk is a fusion of the nose and upper lip, elongated and specialized to become the elephant's most important and versatile appendage. Strong and sensitive. Used to tear up food and place it in the elephant's mouth; also used for drinking water.

Tusks are its second upper incisors. Tusks grow continuously; adult male's tusks will grow about 18 cm (7 in) a year. Used to dig for water, salt, and roots; to consume trees; to move trees and branches when clearing a path; also used for marking trees to establish territory; used occasionally as weapons. Has a dominant/master tusk: right or left, generally shorter and more rounded at the tip from wear.

Teeth cycle and are replaced through elephant's life. Old elephants die of starvation when they can no longer chew their food. [? is this significant?]

Skin is thick exc. ears, mouth. Wallow in mud as a form of sunscreen, and to regulate internal temperature.

Senses: Poor eyesight; excellent hearing and smell.

The elephant has appeared in cultures across the world. A symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures: famed for their memory and intelligence, where they are thought to be on par with cetaceans and hominids.

Aristotle: the elephant is "the beast which passeth all others in wit and mind."

The word "elephant" has its origins in the Greek ἐλέφας, meaning "ivory" or "elephant."

No natural predators.

What else might be relevant?

- Social lives of elephants (communication, groups)
- Interaction with humans (domestication, warfare)
- State of elephants in the world (hunting, captivity)
- Effects on environment
- Elephant rage (intoxication, musth)
- Are there any elephants in captivity in the city?