What they are like when they're drunk: You can measure how drunk Alec is by how much clothing he is wearing. The drunker he gets, the more clothing comes off. He also gets really passionate about the Ancient World and English literature, going on urgent, enthusiastic rants. Josh calls the whole experience 'Strip Education'. Tattoos/scars/birthmarks: He has a scar over his left eyebrow from taking a football to the face in P.E, and a very noticeable scar just above his lip incurred when he fell on a radiator as a child. Frivolous thing that makes them really happy: Flipping food around in a frying pan, doing that jiggling thing to move it about. Stupid thing that makes them really annoyed: When there's supplemental material at the end of a book so that it looks like there's more story left than there is and he isn't fully prepared for the ending when it comes. Special skills: He speaks relatively fluent Italian, but does not read or write it; he picked it up solely from growing up with his step-mother's family. He's also quite a good cook, and not a bad dancer. Prized possession(s): He has a box of letters and pictures and other stuff his students have given him over the years. It's just an old shoebox, but it means a lot. Medical conditions He has asthma that is triggered by cold weather and certain perfumes. He has a rescue inhaler, but doesn't have to use it very often. He also needs glasses for reading. Comfort food/activity/object: Alec cooks when he's upset. Molly can usually tell if something bad has happened by how complex the meal he's made is--especially if it's a weeknight and she's not going to be around to eat it. Her first question when she calls on her break at work is usually 'what's for dinner?' because she can tell what sort of day it's been by the answer.
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What they are like when they're drunk: You can measure how drunk Alec is by how much clothing he is wearing. The drunker he gets, the more clothing comes off. He also gets really passionate about the Ancient World and English literature, going on urgent, enthusiastic rants. Josh calls the whole experience 'Strip Education'.
Tattoos/scars/birthmarks: He has a scar over his left eyebrow from taking a football to the face in P.E, and a very noticeable scar just above his lip incurred when he fell on a radiator as a child.
Frivolous thing that makes them really happy: Flipping food around in a frying pan, doing that jiggling thing to move it about.
Stupid thing that makes them really annoyed: When there's supplemental material at the end of a book so that it looks like there's more story left than there is and he isn't fully prepared for the ending when it comes.
Special skills: He speaks relatively fluent Italian, but does not read or write it; he picked it up solely from growing up with his step-mother's family. He's also quite a good cook, and not a bad dancer.
Prized possession(s): He has a box of letters and pictures and other stuff his students have given him over the years. It's just an old shoebox, but it means a lot.
Medical conditions He has asthma that is triggered by cold weather and certain perfumes. He has a rescue inhaler, but doesn't have to use it very often. He also needs glasses for reading.
Comfort food/activity/object: Alec cooks when he's upset. Molly can usually tell if something bad has happened by how complex the meal he's made is--especially if it's a weeknight and she's not going to be around to eat it. Her first question when she calls on her break at work is usually 'what's for dinner?' because she can tell what sort of day it's been by the answer.