Tessa Caldwell


(CW: Self Harm)


General

Name: Tessa Caldwell
Nickname: Tess
Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 36
Sexual Orientation: Pansexual
Relationship Status: Single


Appearance

Build: Lanky
Bust: B-cup
Height: 5’8’’ (172cm)

Hairstyle: Messy buns
Hair colour: A dirty brown
Eye colour: Hazel
Skin tone: Pale with desaturated extremities (fingers, nose, elbows, etc…)
Scent: Petrichor

Distinguishing Features: Freckles on her face and self-inflicted scars on her arms.
Preferred Clothing: Light shirts, dark pants with suspenders and thick jackets.


Health

Are you healthy or not?: “Probably not, but I haven’t had any problems so far”
Posture: Healthy
Any illnesses?: “I might take after my mother, but I never bothered to check”
Do you drink Alcohol or smoke?: “The healthy amount of it”
Do you have a good sleeping schedule?: “I think 5 hours is plenty, don’t you?”


Mental/Emotional_State

Tess is distant and closed off. She keeps to herself and even those who call her a friend can rarely understand what she has going on. She’ll usually think before acting and won’t put herself in danger for the sake of others.


Likes/Dislikes

Top 3 likes: A good cigarette, playing the piano and easy cases.
Top 3 dislikes: Childish and energetic people, having to move around a lot for a case and dogs.


Hobbies

Tess spends her free time playing the piano and going to bars late at night to either drink or perform. She is fond of low-energy activities, and will rarely go out of her way to hang out with her so-called “friends”. Whenever she finds herself without a case, Tess will fill her quiet days with activities such as cooking, daydreaming and drawing. Anything that will kill time, really.


Habits

Do you have any specific routines?: “I’d say all my days follow a routine.”
Do you have any habits such as taking long baths when feeling down, or maybe calling friends at random when feeling bored?: “Doesn’t everyone have habits like that? The answer is yes, but I don’t feel like elaborating.”


Strengths/Weaknesses

Strengths: Tessa is an incredible deductor. She is at the top of her field and is called to help in any complicated case. She is known for her perceptiveness and intuition; skills that have made her somewhat famous among other detectives and law enforcers.
Weaknesses: Due to her sedentary lifestyle, Tess falls short in any kind of physically demanding aspect of her job. She usually offsets this shortcoming by finding a capable sidekick for any case, someone that’ll handle all the dangerous parts of her work. Still, it’s undeniable that Tessa is physically weak and fragile.


Fears

What are you afraid of?: “The usual stuff.”
What is your deepest fear and where does it come from?: “It’s cute that you think I’d answer that. I mean, who would?”
Do you have any silly fears?: “Dogs and children. Though I don’t find these fears silly.”


Dreams/Goals

Who do you want to be?: “I’m not a child. I am what I am, nothing’s gonna change.”
Are you happy with your current life?: “Happy enough”


Backstory

“Tessa is not exactly an open book, so not a lot is known about her background. Her dad left the house before she was a teen and her mother died around her 16s from an apparently harsh disease.”

“We think it was this illness that drove her father away, but this is merely speculation.”

“She graduated high school and apparently was picked up by Old Man Carl, who taught her and helped her into the force. One time I asked him why he picked her up at random, but you know how he is.”

“You can never get a straight answer from these detectives. They’re a bunch of freaks…”

“Anyways, she worked here for around 6 years before leaving and starting her own detective firm. All her old colleagues stated that Tessa left under the premise of not liking the busy work and pointless hours. Nowadays, she still helps out in any complicated case as a consulting detective, and her firm sees very little action otherwise. I mean, it’s not like she advertises it all.”


Personality

How do you handle being complimented? “It usually bothers so I act accordingly”
What if someone flirts with you? “...” (Tessa looked at the interviewer with some kind of disgusted expression)
Are you an affectionate person? “No.”
Are you very driven? “No.”
Do you forgive and forget? “No.”
Are you trustworthy? “No.”


Quotes

"No, you do it. I don’t have any patience for Interrogations."
"I have a guy."
“My best friend? Old Man Carl, probably. I mean, now he’s 6 feet under, but that man understood me."




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1 | Aug 13th 2023 16:00