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This is London Grey, and he's quite literally the boy of my dreams.Here's some storytime for you; just over a week ago I had a dream, which isn't unusual at all. What is unusual is that I actually remembered it after I woke up - most of it vanished from my mind before I got a chance to write it down, but I was struck with the memory of a boy with blonde and brown hair who said his name was London, and he's been on my mind around ever since. I've no idea what he did in the dream or what happened to him, but I'm determined to find out more about him and why he's been following me.
All I could remember of him was his face, so I've had to totally invent his clothing and everything, but as I worked on this drawing I managed to learn a bit about him. He's 18 and just about to leave to go to university (but I don't know what he's studying). He's friendly and good-humoured but not massively out-going, he's observant and practical but perhaps a little pessimistic. The two things he's constantly telling people are: no, my hair isn't dyed, it's completely natural (no lies, it's a very rare example of heterochromia iridum, a genetic condition which means his hair grows in two different colours); and no, I'm not named after the place where I was born or conceived (I have no idea why he's called London yet).
Any suggestions or interpretations of who he might be, what he likes doing or what he's studying at uni (this is an important one, I really want to work it out) would be really welcome, so please share them with me! You never know, they mght end up in his backstory C:
I think I'm a little bit in love with him
London Grey (c) JammyScribbler
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I keep thinking he's either studying to be a journalist, or an English teacher perhaps... Something that involves writing. For whatever reason some of the best writers I know are a little withdrawn socially (though really nice once you get to know them) and tend to be somewhat pessimistic and notice little things you wouldn't normally pay attention to. Besides, the name "Grey" seems to scream either musician, or author to me for whatever reason.
His hair is beautiful, though o3o
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Journalist might be a good idea, seeing as he's very observant and picks up on stuff that other people don't. I can imagine him writing, not necessarily fiction, just about stuff he's interested in. Maybe an English degree course?
His hair is to die for ;u; And I'm amazed that it's actually naturally possible! Maybe not as bold as his, but it does actually happen. That was an hour of researching well spent.
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Dayum. *.* Let me go get a cup of tea to soothe my aching head from staring at this guy's glorious hair.
Maybe he's studying Hairdressing and Beauty?Seems like he's the kind of dude who would do that.
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I LOVE his hair. That's honestly how it it looked in my dream, and I spent hours looking up genetic conditions to see if it was possible naturally because he didn't seem like the kind of person who would dye his hair. And it turns out it can happen! It's just very rare.
He does? xD He doesn't seem...I don;t know, effeminate enough to do something like that.
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Wish I had that condition...
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It's not usually as striking as his, you might have a patch of hair that's slightly lighter or darker than the rest. It's much more common to have heterochromia of the eyes, where one eye has a band of a different colour or both eyes are completely different colours. I'm still not 100% how it works but it's basically caused by genetic mutations.
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I'm going to do some research now
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It's a really beautiful condition, it looks lovely. You see it a lot in dogs and cats too C:
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Aaaaw this is gorgeous 
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Aww thank you! I love his hair too, it's what made him stick out for me.
That's a very interesting idea actually OuO I don't know, if he WAS London, he's be wearing a Savile Row suit and drinking tea xD
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He's studying musical theory to be a music teacher -shot- lD
I have no idea why, I just keep imagining him as a musician. Musician! Musician! Musician! XD
As for interpretation, I'm still thinking :'D
Sweet Jesus, Jammy! Why can't I dream about cute anime guys like you do? ;u;
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This already came up with somebody else; I think he's more of a music lover than a musician. I think I've decided that he's not going to be a creative arts student, he doesn't seem the imaginative type to me for some reason.
Drink cider before bed, it seems to work for me! xD
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Hmmmm, if he's not a musician, not a nerdy kind of guy, or an athletic person, then maybe he's a teacher? Or maybe something on the medical field?
I'm running out of ideas here.
I'm too young to drink alcohol...? :'D
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It's been suggested that he looks like a humanities student, I think that's been the best suggestion so far, it seems to suit him the best. I don't know, it's not vital to know what he's going to study but it would be nice to know.
So was I until six months ago lololololololol
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Oh like a sociologist! That's the word I was looking for! Although I was thinking that maybe he could be psychiatrist or a psychologist too.
Ahahahaha, I can't drink until six years and three months from now
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Humanity subjects are things like History, Geography, English, Philosophy, Ethics etc. I think it's probably something along those lines but I'm still not sure.
How old are you then? o_O Come over here, I'll buy you a pint <3
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Then what if he were a English or World History teacher? I'm still going with psychiatrist or sociologist.
No, I'd still need three years, go do the math -throws toast at your calculator- lD
And I don't like the smell of alcohol XD
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Teacher? Where have you got teacher from? He's only 18!
It doesn't smell that bad!
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I know that~
I mean he's studying to be one, or whatever he's going to be. XD
But do you have any ideas what he might be studying to be? I mean, you're the one that dreamed him up.
Liiiiiieeeeees, you speak liiiiiieeeeeesss. It gives me nausea. And I'm only 15 XD
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I don't know, I haven't planned that far ahead yet. I don't know what I want to be when I leave university! I don't think he's got specific plans yet, which is why I'm thinking of a pretty broad degree course that could lead on to lots of different things.
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They have humanities courses? Does London like cheese? Can we be cheese buddies? XD
Really? I would've figured that you would do something in chemistry...
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Courses in those subjects I mentioned, yes.
I have no idea, most people do xD
Yeah, it hopefully will be chemistry-related, but I don't know exactly what career path I want to go down just yet.
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We don't call them humanities here, actually, I don't even think those subjects are grouped together that way. (And for some reason, Geography is counted under social studies) lD
I can't think of any other questions to ask London ;u;
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It's only very vague groups, things get categorised into Arts, Sciences and Humanities, but there are some the waver on the borderlines a bit, like Psychology or Geography.
You're usually really good at this! xD Not that I'm likely to know many of the answers, I'm still getting acquainted with him myself.
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I am? I'M GONNA THINK OF A QUESTION! Don't worry, I'll help you get acquainted :3
That's really really really vague. Why must you British people make it so vague? But anywho, does that mean you just take science courses? Like you don't specialize in chemistry or biology? I'm a bit confused.... lD
Meh, genetics is my first, but I might major in biochemistry too. I'm torn between the two.
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That's just very general categories that are used at the lower end of school, when you get to university level the courses are all really specific. My degree will be four years of just chemistry, nothing else, but I could have chosen a really specific section of chemistry like Materials Science or Biochem or Pharmacology or something, but I decided to keep it a little bit broader because I still don't know exactly what I want to do.
If I hadn't done Chemistry, I would probably be doing Biochem or Biology.
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Materials science? I've never heard of that.
Oof, but that sounds tough! Because when you do find what you'll specialize in, wouldn't you have to take more courses for that specialization? D:
You keep making college seem scary lD
I have a London question!
Is London from England, or does he just like English culture?
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Probably not, my course is pretty broad so it'll cover everything. I can choose to specialise in certain topics that interest me because there are optional modules each year that I pick maybe two or three of, so if (for example) I wanted to go down the pharmacology route I'd pick the human biology and biochemistry modules.
Yes, he's from England. I am from England, I know how stuff in England works, therefore I know how his life works xD I'd never have a foreign character if I knew nothing about the country, and I've never really travelled anywhere else.
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You should come to America and visit me and Twili -shot- lD
Okay, okay, that makes sense, especially with the rain clouds and stuff. Aaaaaand I have another question! Is London's favorite color gray?
What are modules? They sound like mini-courses.
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If I had the money I'd be there now, trust me
Nah, not grey. Grey is his surname though, that's what the rainclouds are for.
Kind of; they're basically sections of the course. Each year of the course is split up into separate topics, a bit like chapters in a textbook. Some are compulsory, and everyone has to do them, and some are optional and you choose two or three from a big long list.
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-throws a quarter at you- Now, you'll only need a few thousand more quarters to fly here- lD
Huh, then what's his favorite color if it's not gray? D:
Oh okay! Thank you! : D
What college are you going to?
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I don't knooooooow probably red, seeing as his scarf, shoes and headphones are all red.
I'm hopefully going to the University of Bristol, if I don't completely screw up my final set of exams. I should be okay though. I was originally planning (praying) to go to Oxford University but we all know how badly that failed xD
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He likes red? Kay, I have two more questions! What is London's favorite food? (Maybeit'scheesewhat) And... The most important question of all...
What would London do if one day he was walking down the street, when BAM! A spotty dinosaur with wings named Terence appears before him!
Ahaha, for two seconds I thought there was a university in Bristol, Conneticut lD JAMMY, WHY MUST YOU WORRY. THIS IS COMING FROM THE ONE THAT IS SMART ENOUGH TO MAKE CHEMISTRY JOKES OUT OF ARGON. I'LL THINK YOU'LL BE FINE. XD
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Food? Hmmm. Probably something simple, like pizza or pasta or something. And ice cream. He looooves ice cream.
...oh God xD Probably back the hell up, because that's not the kind of thing that usually pops up in the middle of the street, but once he's figured out it's harmless he'd probably stick around and watch bemusedly from a distance or follow it. I doubt he's approach it though.
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But what of Terence actually approached him? And what if Terence said hi to London and asked him how his day was? Then what would London do?
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Probably pinch himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming and then start laughing because it's just so scientifically implausible.
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What? Oh come on, that's no fun. Hm, what else can I throw at him?
Oh! Oh! What iiiiiiif, he had a pet Komainu? XD
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Sorry! xD He's a very practical, logical person.
He'd probably treat it like any other pet? I don't know, what would most people do with a pet Komainu? xD
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Enter it in Komainu shows? Like dog shows? Or maybe if you feed it enough toothpaste or pool water (fluoride and chlorine was one of the minerals in Spectrobes!) you could ride around on a komanoto or a komadoro like a horse lD
(In other words, I have no idea.)
You say he won't believe in Spotty Dinosaurs With Wings, but he'll have a pet Komainu? XD
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I don't knooooow! If he has one as a pet I'll assume he's had it for years and has grown up to accept its existence. Besides, he'll know that nothing in the universe is technically impossible, just highly improbable.
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Oh gosh, this guy is really practical, isn't he? I'm surprised you didn't say London would think that he was schizophrenic upon seeing
Terence lD
But if there are Spectrobes then there has to be Krawl. How is that gonna work? :'D
Oh! What's his opinion on cheese? (Sorry, I just had to ask o3o )
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I swear you've already asked about cheese! I don't know I'm guessing he eats it but has no strong emotional feelings towards it?
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I think I've hinted at it, but I've never asked outright. Sorry if it's getting annoying lD
Hmmm, what else could I ask? >u<
Since he's British, does that mean he says "tomahto" instead of "tomato?" XD
Oh, and what would he do for a Klondike bar? ._.
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Yes, because British people tend to pronounce things the British way.
And I'm guessing that's an American thing so I have no idea how to answer that question.
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A Klondike bar is vanilla ice cream between two chocolate wafers. They're really good >u<
Aw darn, I guess that saying is limited to Americans.
Hmmmmm, what else...?
Oh I got it, is London a neat and organized person, a messy and disorganized person, or somewhere in between?
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Probably a mix of the two? Like he's organised when it comes to getting stuff done on time and meeting deadlines and things, but his room is no tidier than the average teenager's.
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I'm running out of things to ask lD
Does London has a catchphrase? :'D
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A catchphrase? xD I don't know, I haven't got to learn his speech patterns and mannerisms just yet. I'll get back to you on that one.
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I'm running out of questions to ask lD
-rolls around-
Oh! Oh! Has London ever tried planking?
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Probably, after being coerced into doing it with his silly friends. He has a lot of silly friends.
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