May. 6th, 2025

theanachronistictailor: (at work)
Name: The (Aspiring) Anachronistic Tailor

a black and white pencil illustration. from the top left, a silhouette of a figure in a trenchcoat jumps across silhouette rooftops. in the center left, the tailor is drawing a needle and thread from a piece of fabric in their other hand, and center right somewhat behind them, the character in profile is grinning and holding a kind of pistol. in the bottom right corner a silhouette sits at an 1890s style sewing machine.

Pronouns: they/them

Species: human

Age: Early-mid twenties

Appearance: The Tailor is a short, stocky individual, easily mistaken for a member of the student body unless one is playing close attention. Their curled hair is regularly heavily slicked back, their eyes are peligin-black, and their right brow is notched from time in the Fighting Rings. These are the only tells that this well-dressed fellow is not merely another classmate. (And, very possibly, the clear lack of curiosity for the sciences in general.)

About: The Anachronistic Tailor, when not on campus, is something of a rising star among Londoners who dress to impress. Or, well, they're trying to be. This urchin-turned-apprentice moonlights as a hunter when they aren't working long hours at their patron's shop.

Ambition: Bag a Legend! Has not been started, but is the end-goal.

Personality: 'Patience' is a concept the Tailor is still trying to learn. They're learning the art of subtlety but they haven't perfected it, and are prone to frustration when they don't accomplish what they want on the first go. Which is unfortunate, because they have a tendency to take on just a bit more than a person can feasibly manage. But when they want something, they're going to get it one way or another. Just hope they realize eventually that brute force isn't always the best method.

Reason for joining this class: The Tailor was never very focused on a formal education growing up, and that's turned out to work against them as they try to find status in London. If you want to be someone worth talking about, you have to also control what they're saying. So, unfortunately, it's off to the classroom and lecture hall to learn more about the esoteric and eccentric sciences and languages. Maybe this will pay off in their lines of work somehow? Although they doubt it.

Player: Hey, I'm May! I used to roleplay on Zetaboards (remember that?) and then on tumblr. I'm in my late twenties and I work at a library with unpredictable hours, so if you need to contact me, you can find me over here on tumblr. My character is still early POSI in Fallen London, due for a name change hopefully soon. Feel free to send me a calling card there!
theanachronistictailor: (considering)
When the Tailor is not present on campus, they are likely to be working at the shop or out in the marshes completing a contract for the Department of Menace Eradication; in other words, they're a little hard to reach. Even so, should you spot a barefoot brat tossing pebbles at the hats of Londoners on the street below, you can ask them to pass along a message, and you'll be assured that it will reach its destination without fail. They'll know which tailor you mean. Most of the urchins in London do.


OOC: Leave your calling card here! This post will be updated periodically with roleplay threads for archiving and ease of access.

Week One
 of the Correspondence Scholarship

Arriving to Class Nearly Late (Multiple Interactions in drop-down)
A 'Friend' Shows Up
Meeting Thursday
A Poor Start with the Emissary
Lines, of All Things
Petty Vengeance
Nice Eyebrows
Exit Left, into Closet (Multiple Interactions in drop-down)

Week Two of the Correspondence Scholarship
A small gift in way of apology

Poor penmanship
Watching and Listening 
Learning by doing 
A discrete Tailor
A series of in-depth discussions (Multiple Interactions in drop-down)
Working with Thursday (Alternate link to images X)
After-class snacks (Multiple Interactions in drop-down)

Hunter Revealed

Week Three of the Correspondence Scholarship
(To be added)

A dream about black silk...
A quiet tea shop...

Week Four of the Correspondence Scholarship
(To be added)

A slow walk to a shop flat...

A dream about a ballroom...

Week Five of the Correspondence Scholarship

(To be added)

The Stoat Insists (and epilogue)
A dream about a song...
Brawl!

Week Six of the Correspondence Scholarship

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