29.9.11

Character assassination: unfinished portrait

His face resembled an unfinished portrait: as if the artist had lost interest half way through. A weak chin sat beneath unremarkable pink lips, the uppermost of which supported a collection of dark hairs that may one day develop into what would be a moustache. The nose, perhaps the most noteworthy feature on his façade, was larger than the average and boasted a slight hook as it progressed. His eyes were small and the brows above them were not dissimilar from the hairs positioned above his lip. He was outwardly unremarkable. But in his briefcase he carried the secrets of the universe...

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