First off, the most important thing to know is that Moran isn't human. She gives off no body temperature, she has no pulse, absolutely nothing; although she does have a need to breathe. Rather than organic parts, she's composed of gears, circuits, and wires; roughly 99% percent of her is artificial. Instead of blood, oil is spilled when she's wounded. She runs off electricity and is capable of pulling cords out of her body to connect to an outlet when she needs to recharge, which is her equivalent of eating/drinking/sleeping.
That aside, Moran is older than she looks, which could be anywhere from her early thirties to late forties. She's also quite tall (6"0-6"5) and very heavy due to all the metal in her. She has a rather slim build, although the uniform hides most of it. Her hair is wavy and long, but she constantly keeps it in two braids and pinned up rather than letting it loose. Being seen with her hair down, like being seen without her heavy coat, makes her feel especially exposed and thus, she tries hard to avoid dressing down.
She exclusively wears men's clothing, although more due to comfort and convenience rather than as a stylistic choice. Her waredrobe is very formal, as she's almost always wearing her army uniform, but occasionally tries on a tuxedo if the situation calls for something not so noticeable. She always wears a pair of thin gloves, as she dislikes physical contact unless she initiates it first, especially skin-to-skin.
She never does anything to accentuate her appearance, in fact, she does what she can to avoid drawing attention to herself. She often wears a cap and if feeling insecure, she pulls it down over her eyes to further hide her expression. She has no markings on her skin which might indicate it's synthetic, and no calluses, beauty marks, or rough patches.
She carries herself with an air of seriousness at all times. Even towards the people closest to her, she is almost always no-nonsense and stern. She speaks in short, quick sentences and has a verbal tic of saying "Yes. No." Or "No. Yes." when she is being evasive, and constantly contradicts herself even when there is blatant proof against what she says.
While she is physically healthy, her emotional health is on the decline. She has little sense of self-worth beyond that of James Moriarty's weapon. She suffers from extreme depression, intimacy issues, and occasional episodes of emotional masochism. She's also devoted to the point of being suicidal, and has been recently facing an existential crisis due to there being another Sebastian Moran. But few ever get to see this damaged side of her, as she hides it as much as she possibly can by denying ever having emotions at all.
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wow I wrote you an essay I guess
That aside, Moran is older than she looks, which could be anywhere from her early thirties to late forties. She's also quite tall (6"0-6"5) and very heavy due to all the metal in her. She has a rather slim build, although the uniform hides most of it. Her hair is wavy and long, but she constantly keeps it in two braids and pinned up rather than letting it loose. Being seen with her hair down, like being seen without her heavy coat, makes her feel especially exposed and thus, she tries hard to avoid dressing down.
She exclusively wears men's clothing, although more due to comfort and convenience rather than as a stylistic choice. Her waredrobe is very formal, as she's almost always wearing her army uniform, but occasionally tries on a tuxedo if the situation calls for something not so noticeable. She always wears a pair of thin gloves, as she dislikes physical contact unless she initiates it first, especially skin-to-skin.
She never does anything to accentuate her appearance, in fact, she does what she can to avoid drawing attention to herself. She often wears a cap and if feeling insecure, she pulls it down over her eyes to further hide her expression. She has no markings on her skin which might indicate it's synthetic, and no calluses, beauty marks, or rough patches.
She carries herself with an air of seriousness at all times. Even towards the people closest to her, she is almost always no-nonsense and stern. She speaks in short, quick sentences and has a verbal tic of saying "Yes. No." Or "No. Yes." when she is being evasive, and constantly contradicts herself even when there is blatant proof against what she says.
While she is physically healthy, her emotional health is on the decline. She has little sense of self-worth beyond that of James Moriarty's weapon. She suffers from extreme depression, intimacy issues, and occasional episodes of emotional masochism. She's also devoted to the point of being suicidal, and has been recently facing an existential crisis due to there being another Sebastian Moran. But few ever get to see this damaged side of her, as she hides it as much as she possibly can by denying ever having emotions at all.