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impressions.
Jul. 23rd, 2020 02:09 pm
☄ First Impressions
♚ VISUAL: Jimmy is a relatively friendly-looking used car salesman type, about 5'9 in height with hair that's currently well-managed but is definitely going to resemble a thinning combover soon enough. Average build, not particularly athletic due to a bad back, which is scarred and ragged from a separate incident. Approachable and charming, if not a bit sleazy once he starts to Saul it up.
♚ FASHION: Always in a deliberately eye-catching suit/tie/shirt combo as "Saul", though also known to dress down in jeans and a sweatshirt.
♚ DEMEANOUR: His general attitude tends to shift depending on whether he's in casual mode or "work mode". He can shift his demeanor and hide his emotions in the blink of an eye, and thus is a convincing and capable liar. While he's Jimmy, he's a charmingly quick-witted underdog, having both a lovable spring to his step and a mischievous glint in his eye. Saul Goodman is more vicious in his approach, all-business in goals but weaponizing that same quick wit in the pursuit of money. Either way, he's a natural-born conman. He gets an adrenaline rush from winning debated and arguments, excels at influencing the influenceable, and loves to make a scene.
♚ AURAL: Irritated | Scamming | Pleading
♚ OLFACTORY: Never unpleasant, even during the times his appearance is a bit sleazy. Jimmy is pretty on-top of grooming himself, and likely uses a standard mens' cologne.
♚ MENTAL INFORMATION: Reading him will result in seeing a mind going a million miles a minute, constant feelings of anxiety and paranoia, and a strong desire to prove his worth. No special mental blocks or anything.
♚ MAGICAL INFORMATION: None.
☄ OOC
♚ BACKTAGGING: YES ABSOLUTELY.
♚ FOURTHWALLING: None for the actual canon events of Better Call Saul or Breaking Bad! However, if your character is from a real-world setting and would have traveled around the Four Corners, they are allowed to be familiar with Saul Goodman's very aggressive marketing, being prominent both on the airwaves and signage.
♚ PHYSICAL AFFECTION: It'll be awkward! But can be done.
♚ PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: He's not great at fighting people, and that's why he hires people to do it for him! He has a bad back and is a bit out of shape by his true canonpoint. Doing it won't go well for him.
♚ RELATIONSHIPS: Probably not, but it could happen! By his true canonpoint, he's been through multiple marriages, with his third one being established in his own spin-off (and definitely inactive if not dissolved by the end of Breaking Bad).
☄ Permissions
♚ DRUGS AND CRIME: As Jimmy becomes Saul, that path leads him down the violent world of Albuquerque's underworld, where he ultimately becomes a consigliere to Walter White's drug empire. Saul is not as hands-on as his colleagues so is less likely to discuss gun violence and meth slinging, but if you'd prefer not to interact with the subject altogether, please let me know!
