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di_intraining) wrote2012-08-07 11:47 pm
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Name: Ming
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Character Information
Name: Greg Lestrade
Canon Origin/Series: BBC Sherlock
School Year: 5th year starting this fall
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Blood status: Muggleborn
Personality: Greg doesn't get as much screen time as Sherlock or Watson, but enough can be deduced to know that Greg is, at his core, a policeman dedicated to his job of fighting crime and protecting innocents. His sense of right and wrong is what motivates him throughout the whole series. Recognizing that some crimes are just too much for him and his team to handle, he's willing to swallow his pride and tolerate Sherlock's jibes and antics because he knows and understands that it's more important to catch the culprits than to protect his ego. Even when Sherlock's reputation is dragged through the mud by Moriarty, he risks his job and his freedom to warn Sherlock before the police arrive with his warrant for arrest. Greg believes that Sherlock is innocent, and while he may be a man of the law he's willing to bend it if it obstructs justice and endangers the wrong man.
With his dedication to his job, Greg is no stranger to hard work in two senses of the word. One, he's not shy to burn the midnight oil or work over-time. I've headcanoned that this might be the reason behind the split between him and his wife: he simply works too hard. Being a Detective Inspector, he's had to get his hands dirty when he's involved in a case; he's often seen pursuing leads actively on the site of the crime with his team or with Holmes and Watson. And this relates to the second sense of the word: his work is hard. Lestrade is a Detective Inspector, an inspector who works in the Criminal Investigation Department. He's seen a lot of bad things in his time as a DI, dealt with a lot of crooks that range from petty theft to murderers. With 20 years of service, he's pretty much jaded and used to seeing the dark side of London city. He's had to take some drastic measures himself; in The Study in Pink he organised a drug bust at Baker Street, just to get Sherlock to share information he's discovered on the case with him. He's quite alright with making threats, and he's at least semi-proficient with his fire-arm, though not on the level of Watson. And that's just the normal day's work for him, much less dealing with Sherlock Holmes. Greg has to navigate the tricky waters that is the tumultuous antagonism between his team and Holmes. It's clear that his team respects him; they obey his every word no matter how much they dislike having Sherlock on the scene. Sherlock himself doesn't shy away from making snide comments and remarks that don't earn him points with the team, often deriding Anderson and Donovan quickly and ruthlessly. Holmes isn't very polite to Lestrade either, quick to point out the DI's flaws in a non-flattering way.
Yes, it is hard work when you have to work with the biggest prick in London.
Greg can be patient, but even this wears thin when the stakes are too high to be messed with. Other than the example mentioned in The Study in Pink, he starts to lose his cool when the fourth hostage is revealed in The Great Game: a little boy, probably covered in Semtecs just like the other hostages. With just ten seconds to solve the mystery, Sherlock pushes Greg's nerves to breaking point; at the 2nd last second, Lestrade shouts at him when Sherlock solves the puzzle, but is slightly too wrapped up in the brilliance of it to give his answer. He does have a temper that flashes when the situation gets bad and Sherlock doesn't cooperate. This suggests to me that his patience is one that isn't something he's born with; rather, it's build up and honed with years of experience and work, five of them with one of the most insufferable genius in the world.
Greg is also a very practical and unfortunately, slightly blunt man. With a thick working class accent, he seems to be someone who's had to grow up in the tough part of the neighbourhood; he's had to rough it out as a kid. Lestrade is tough; even when Sherlock bluntly tells to his face that his wife is still cheating on him, he doesn't crumble or cry. He still grimaces, and he's still put off and upset by it, but he shoulders on. However, this background does influence his thinking, and sometimes not in a very good way. For example, at the beginning of The Study in Pink, he demonstrates very little sensitivity with suicide issues. He's also not very good with people at times; he has to let Donovan lead the press session, because he's just not that good at it. He forgets sometimes that not everyone acts, or thinks, in his specific kind of way. It definitely can strain relationships with people, even within his team.
Lastly, Greg is a very brave man. It comes with the job; to tackle London's crime, he's had to engage in difficult and dangerous situations. Crime, rape, drugs (It's implied that he first met Sherlock Holmes on a drugs bust), murder, he's seen it all. He's got a strong gut, and bodies, no matter how mutilated they are, no longer phase him. It also takes courage to stand up for what, or who, you believe in, even when the rest of the world is against you. He proved his mettle when he phoned Sherlock Holmes in the Reichenbach Falls episode to warn him about the police warrant. He walks in with Sherlock into the room with the shoes in The Great Game, aware that at any time a bomb could go off and blow all of them up. Lestrade isn't afraid, and even if he is he'll still go ahead anyway just simple because it's the right thing to do.
Background (AU!Canon; HP): [First secret word is Pooting.]
Greg Lestrade grew up in London; his father was a construction worker while his mother was a waitress. He lived in a rough part of town where crime was everywhere and children quickly lost a good amount of innocence. His was a relatively normal family with quite little drama up until he was eight, when his mother was caught cheating on his father. A messy custody case left him in the care of his old man, and Lestrade Senior did his best to raise his son to be "a proper man". This meant boxing classes, a beer at age ten, and passionate TV matches on soccer and rugby games. Cuts and bruises will washed with cold water and scoldings, not hugs and kisses, in the hopes that this would toughen the young boy up. As harsh a parent his father could be, a strong sense of right and wrong was instilled into him by the man. His father drilled a strong moral code into his son, as well as good work ethic. Greg still kept in touch with his mother, but he never really forgave her for breaking up the family. Still, he is at least civil to her when they do meet, and she in turn makes sure to keep up to date with her son's school work.
When the letter to Hogwarts arrived, his father had regarded the letter with contempt, mistaking it for a joke. It took a visit from a Wizard, along with a demonstration of some easy spells, before Greg's father was willing to take the school offer seriously. Greg himself had a few funny incidences while he was growing up, but nothing too serious. Bullies would sometimes find themselves tripping over shoelaces that, just a few seconds ago, were perfectly tied. Or the case with the cat; the neighbours' daughter couldn't explain it properly, but all they could get out of her was that Greg had somehow "magicked" the cat down from the top of the tree where it was stuck. His mother had simply wrote it off as Greg having climbed the tree itself to bring the kitten down, while Greg kept mainly quiet about his strange abilities, afraid that something was terribly wrong with him. It was a relief to know that he was fine; and even bigger relief when his father, after much persuasion, fights and arguments with his mother, agreed to send him to Hogwarts. Greg entered Platform 9 and 3/4s with hopes of controlling his weird powers and using them for the greater good of helping others.
Life as a Muggle-born was not easy though; the first few weeks were completely miserable. Greg felt inept and foolish, having to ask his peers about daily wizarding items and cultural facts that seemed so easy for them to understand, but were such a foreign concept to him. Magic did not come very easily to him either: he displayed average talent at best. School had never been his strong point, but spells, incantations and potions completely blew his mind. It took much hard work and pure dedication for him to eventually catch up to his peers, and as a result he had to sacrifice much free time. Instead of socializing with fellow dorm and class mates, Greg could be found practising his spells in empty class rooms or scribbling over pieces of parchment in the library, trying to remember the difference between a Knarl and a Kneazle.
Thankfully, his hard work eventually paid off. Now that he's on par with the rest of them, Greg's had a little time off to himself to enjoy. Flying is fun for him; he's always enjoyed outdoor sports, and flying provided the thrill and adrenaline that he missed with a good rugby game. He's also been spending more time with class mates; never really the centre of attention, Greg's content to just follow along the group to Hogsmeade for Butterbeer, making light conversation or just enjoying the atmosphere.
However things are about to get heated up again. As OWLS are approaching, Greg has to start thinking about his future life decisions. While comfortable with his identity as a wizard, he could not deny that he was more at ease in his Muggle neighbourhood, surrounded by his Muggle friends. He didn't have to starve himself of football, he could have a good discussion about different teams and the different games, he could compare and trade music CDs with people who actually knew which artists he was talking about. He still wanted to be a policeman; still wanted to clean up his street, make it a safe place for people to stay. Could he still do that if he continued on with a wizarding education? There are still many doubts in his mind as the new school year begins.
Greg started off as a below average student in his first year. With a lot of extra readings and revisions, as well as practises, he's managed to find his niche, showing proficiency in the more action-orientated classes, like Defence against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration. He's also doing well in Care of Magical Creatures, but he's especially good at Flying. However, he has nearly failed every History of Magic exam, and he still can't explain how he turned his cauldron pink with white spots, or Charmed the feather into exploding. Divination and Astrology bore him, and he's nearly killed a lot of plants in Herbology due to his rough handling and impatient nature. He's working on his patience, it's a slow process, but he's getting there.
[Second secret word is Dragon.]
Dressing Room Sample: Sample here.
Name: Ming
Timezone: GMT+8, GMT+10 in November
Personal Journal:
fanfictionmingPlayers Contact/AIM/MSN/YAHOO: N/A
Email Address: mingrps@gmail.com
Former/Other Characters in the RP: Phil Coulson
How did you hear about us?: Have one character in-game
Character Information
Name: Greg Lestrade
Canon Origin/Series: BBC Sherlock
School Year: 5th year starting this fall
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Blood status: Muggleborn
Personality: Greg doesn't get as much screen time as Sherlock or Watson, but enough can be deduced to know that Greg is, at his core, a policeman dedicated to his job of fighting crime and protecting innocents. His sense of right and wrong is what motivates him throughout the whole series. Recognizing that some crimes are just too much for him and his team to handle, he's willing to swallow his pride and tolerate Sherlock's jibes and antics because he knows and understands that it's more important to catch the culprits than to protect his ego. Even when Sherlock's reputation is dragged through the mud by Moriarty, he risks his job and his freedom to warn Sherlock before the police arrive with his warrant for arrest. Greg believes that Sherlock is innocent, and while he may be a man of the law he's willing to bend it if it obstructs justice and endangers the wrong man.
With his dedication to his job, Greg is no stranger to hard work in two senses of the word. One, he's not shy to burn the midnight oil or work over-time. I've headcanoned that this might be the reason behind the split between him and his wife: he simply works too hard. Being a Detective Inspector, he's had to get his hands dirty when he's involved in a case; he's often seen pursuing leads actively on the site of the crime with his team or with Holmes and Watson. And this relates to the second sense of the word: his work is hard. Lestrade is a Detective Inspector, an inspector who works in the Criminal Investigation Department. He's seen a lot of bad things in his time as a DI, dealt with a lot of crooks that range from petty theft to murderers. With 20 years of service, he's pretty much jaded and used to seeing the dark side of London city. He's had to take some drastic measures himself; in The Study in Pink he organised a drug bust at Baker Street, just to get Sherlock to share information he's discovered on the case with him. He's quite alright with making threats, and he's at least semi-proficient with his fire-arm, though not on the level of Watson. And that's just the normal day's work for him, much less dealing with Sherlock Holmes. Greg has to navigate the tricky waters that is the tumultuous antagonism between his team and Holmes. It's clear that his team respects him; they obey his every word no matter how much they dislike having Sherlock on the scene. Sherlock himself doesn't shy away from making snide comments and remarks that don't earn him points with the team, often deriding Anderson and Donovan quickly and ruthlessly. Holmes isn't very polite to Lestrade either, quick to point out the DI's flaws in a non-flattering way.
Yes, it is hard work when you have to work with the biggest prick in London.
Greg can be patient, but even this wears thin when the stakes are too high to be messed with. Other than the example mentioned in The Study in Pink, he starts to lose his cool when the fourth hostage is revealed in The Great Game: a little boy, probably covered in Semtecs just like the other hostages. With just ten seconds to solve the mystery, Sherlock pushes Greg's nerves to breaking point; at the 2nd last second, Lestrade shouts at him when Sherlock solves the puzzle, but is slightly too wrapped up in the brilliance of it to give his answer. He does have a temper that flashes when the situation gets bad and Sherlock doesn't cooperate. This suggests to me that his patience is one that isn't something he's born with; rather, it's build up and honed with years of experience and work, five of them with one of the most insufferable genius in the world.
Greg is also a very practical and unfortunately, slightly blunt man. With a thick working class accent, he seems to be someone who's had to grow up in the tough part of the neighbourhood; he's had to rough it out as a kid. Lestrade is tough; even when Sherlock bluntly tells to his face that his wife is still cheating on him, he doesn't crumble or cry. He still grimaces, and he's still put off and upset by it, but he shoulders on. However, this background does influence his thinking, and sometimes not in a very good way. For example, at the beginning of The Study in Pink, he demonstrates very little sensitivity with suicide issues. He's also not very good with people at times; he has to let Donovan lead the press session, because he's just not that good at it. He forgets sometimes that not everyone acts, or thinks, in his specific kind of way. It definitely can strain relationships with people, even within his team.
Lastly, Greg is a very brave man. It comes with the job; to tackle London's crime, he's had to engage in difficult and dangerous situations. Crime, rape, drugs (It's implied that he first met Sherlock Holmes on a drugs bust), murder, he's seen it all. He's got a strong gut, and bodies, no matter how mutilated they are, no longer phase him. It also takes courage to stand up for what, or who, you believe in, even when the rest of the world is against you. He proved his mettle when he phoned Sherlock Holmes in the Reichenbach Falls episode to warn him about the police warrant. He walks in with Sherlock into the room with the shoes in The Great Game, aware that at any time a bomb could go off and blow all of them up. Lestrade isn't afraid, and even if he is he'll still go ahead anyway just simple because it's the right thing to do.
Background (AU!Canon; HP): [First secret word is Pooting.]
Greg Lestrade grew up in London; his father was a construction worker while his mother was a waitress. He lived in a rough part of town where crime was everywhere and children quickly lost a good amount of innocence. His was a relatively normal family with quite little drama up until he was eight, when his mother was caught cheating on his father. A messy custody case left him in the care of his old man, and Lestrade Senior did his best to raise his son to be "a proper man". This meant boxing classes, a beer at age ten, and passionate TV matches on soccer and rugby games. Cuts and bruises will washed with cold water and scoldings, not hugs and kisses, in the hopes that this would toughen the young boy up. As harsh a parent his father could be, a strong sense of right and wrong was instilled into him by the man. His father drilled a strong moral code into his son, as well as good work ethic. Greg still kept in touch with his mother, but he never really forgave her for breaking up the family. Still, he is at least civil to her when they do meet, and she in turn makes sure to keep up to date with her son's school work.
When the letter to Hogwarts arrived, his father had regarded the letter with contempt, mistaking it for a joke. It took a visit from a Wizard, along with a demonstration of some easy spells, before Greg's father was willing to take the school offer seriously. Greg himself had a few funny incidences while he was growing up, but nothing too serious. Bullies would sometimes find themselves tripping over shoelaces that, just a few seconds ago, were perfectly tied. Or the case with the cat; the neighbours' daughter couldn't explain it properly, but all they could get out of her was that Greg had somehow "magicked" the cat down from the top of the tree where it was stuck. His mother had simply wrote it off as Greg having climbed the tree itself to bring the kitten down, while Greg kept mainly quiet about his strange abilities, afraid that something was terribly wrong with him. It was a relief to know that he was fine; and even bigger relief when his father, after much persuasion, fights and arguments with his mother, agreed to send him to Hogwarts. Greg entered Platform 9 and 3/4s with hopes of controlling his weird powers and using them for the greater good of helping others.
Life as a Muggle-born was not easy though; the first few weeks were completely miserable. Greg felt inept and foolish, having to ask his peers about daily wizarding items and cultural facts that seemed so easy for them to understand, but were such a foreign concept to him. Magic did not come very easily to him either: he displayed average talent at best. School had never been his strong point, but spells, incantations and potions completely blew his mind. It took much hard work and pure dedication for him to eventually catch up to his peers, and as a result he had to sacrifice much free time. Instead of socializing with fellow dorm and class mates, Greg could be found practising his spells in empty class rooms or scribbling over pieces of parchment in the library, trying to remember the difference between a Knarl and a Kneazle.
Thankfully, his hard work eventually paid off. Now that he's on par with the rest of them, Greg's had a little time off to himself to enjoy. Flying is fun for him; he's always enjoyed outdoor sports, and flying provided the thrill and adrenaline that he missed with a good rugby game. He's also been spending more time with class mates; never really the centre of attention, Greg's content to just follow along the group to Hogsmeade for Butterbeer, making light conversation or just enjoying the atmosphere.
However things are about to get heated up again. As OWLS are approaching, Greg has to start thinking about his future life decisions. While comfortable with his identity as a wizard, he could not deny that he was more at ease in his Muggle neighbourhood, surrounded by his Muggle friends. He didn't have to starve himself of football, he could have a good discussion about different teams and the different games, he could compare and trade music CDs with people who actually knew which artists he was talking about. He still wanted to be a policeman; still wanted to clean up his street, make it a safe place for people to stay. Could he still do that if he continued on with a wizarding education? There are still many doubts in his mind as the new school year begins.
Greg started off as a below average student in his first year. With a lot of extra readings and revisions, as well as practises, he's managed to find his niche, showing proficiency in the more action-orientated classes, like Defence against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration. He's also doing well in Care of Magical Creatures, but he's especially good at Flying. However, he has nearly failed every History of Magic exam, and he still can't explain how he turned his cauldron pink with white spots, or Charmed the feather into exploding. Divination and Astrology bore him, and he's nearly killed a lot of plants in Herbology due to his rough handling and impatient nature. He's working on his patience, it's a slow process, but he's getting there.
[Second secret word is Dragon.]
Dressing Room Sample: Sample here.