Monday DE: Still life with a....

[bjornwilde]

 Back in art school, in a basic skills class, I remember an assignment that was to create a still life that was also a self portrait, using objects that you felt represented you. If your character were to do a similar project, what objects would they chose?

Bonus points for any meta on the meaning of those objects. 

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[iprotectyou]

His armor, because it protects him, his repeater cannon, because it protects Chirrut, and his staff, as a representation of a recovered way of thinking.

[bjornwilde]

Ahsoka: Her sabers, her padawan beads, and her akul-tooth headdress. Pretty much all the things that make her a jedi, which is all she wants to be. (I'm kind of sad for her that she has nothing else to use.

Sabine: Her helmet (representing her heritage and tech skill), her blasters (representing her fighting skills), her paint sprayer (representing her art), and a defaced Imperial logo (representing her past and present defiance of that past).

Sam: A falcon feather (his love of flight), some oranges (his sunny disposition and love of breakfast), a shield (his call to defend), and a first aid badge (his call to heal).

Danny: A baseball hat with the Rand Enterprises logo, green and yellow monk robes from K'un Lun, a giant pretzel. The meanings seem clear to me.

Selina: A leather jacket, goggles, combat boots, and a switchblade. All are her armor and all she'll let anyone see, with a few exceptions.

Tybalt: A volume of Shakespeare's collected works, a hope chest, a breakfast pastry, and a sprig of pennyroyal. The piece would also have a lot of shadows.

More later I think.

[quick_clean_pure]

A vial of zydrate, a mausoleum, his trenchcoat, maybe that tattoo gun he uses for shooting people up.

Also probably an actual literal pile of trash, because Graverobber is, if nothing else, committed to his goddamn aesthetic.

[ceitfianna]

Oh this is interesting in terms of what would they pick for themselves versus what someone else might choose.

Cassian: his captain's insignia and personal id with his lullaby pill to represent his commitment to the Rebellion, his escape kit/lockpicks for his adaptability, his flight vest or a star chart for his piloting, his blaster for the hard stuff he does and ideally Kay

Charles: his dissertation, a DNA model, I'm not sure what he would choose to represent all the other mutants or Erik. For all that he's someone with a lot of material possessions, most of what he thinks of in terms of identity isn't tangible

Quentin: his livery for the Duchy, something from his favorite band, his sword and a bloodstain

Sameth: his surcoat, a sword, something he's made

William: a gun, a bridle, Ben's sketch of his father, a book, something of Mark's

Ivan: his rank insignia-his service, a comm badge-for how he's always on call to someone, I don't know what else

Demeter: a sheaf of wheat, a clod of earth, a lock of her daughter's hair

Moist: his forging kit, a fast horse and an elegant suit

Tumnus: Lucy's hankerchief, his father's portrait and a history of Narnia

Will S.: his knife from Robin, leaves from Sherwood, a few coins for his past as a thief

[i_am_your_host]

Emcee: an old-fashioned microphone (his purpose, his need); a tumbler of gin and a lit cigarette in an ashtray (his vices); a tube of red lipstick and a black bow tie (his aesthetic/mask); all in the glow of a stage spotlight (the attention he craves).

Pam: a pair of pink stiletto heels (girlie, but can kill you).

Floki: a Viking ship (his livelihood, his passion) with an eye painted on the sail (his connection to the gods), wreathed with wildflowers (Helga and his love for her).

Cassidy: a bottle of whiskey, a blood bag, and a pair of sunglasses. He wouldn't have any explanation, the objects have no real meaning, it's just shit he needs, but the way they're artfully arranged looks cool.