Plot problem

[PeckhamRose]

Oh khewwwwll

A tattoo.

Woof!

(Bit unlikely for the son character to do that but like the way you're thinking!)

You lot are great and I am so moved you're thinking about this!!!!

So far I am researching the sixth finger scar idea (my mate's kid had a 6th finger removed so will talk with her later) combined with father walks with a stick (like HughLaurie HOUSE) and son has accident so temp walks with a stick too.

[SimonM]

What about the old one is right-handed, the other left-handed thing?

[PeckhamRose]

How does that work?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

"How about an hereditry oddity like a sixth finger? Then the photographer could have caught a photo of his hand as he was coming out? Or is that too far fetched?"

Not far-fetched but can you simulate burning at the stake on stage?

[PeckhamRose]

Well we simulated a caning and a flogging.

No wait, that was real.

As was my mate's kid's real sixth finger.... it ain't a historical play and this is about real every day regular folk!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Nowt regular about six fingers. Burn 'em.

[East Dulwich Angst]

What about if they have same hair including matching bald spots!

[PeckhamRose]

A bit vague for a positive identification really. But thanks so much for offering the idea.

[LizzygotDizzy]

How about a heredity sixth finger with a very unusual and prominent family crested ring on it, or something like that, a mixture of a few of the ideas on here or I quite like the idea of a heredity birthmark on the face, the large purplish ones or a heredity limp through birth defect, they all sound ok to me.

[PeckhamRose]

Birthmarks are not hereditary, sadly. Sixth fingers are a chromosone issue not necessarily hereditary at all.

But the ideas in this forum have given me some great ideas and I am so grateful!

Doing some research in to some of them now. It has to be believable and not convoluted, and simple.

You lot are bringing tears to me eyes with your thoughts and ideas!

I wondered if I was mad posting a topic in here this afternoon!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

What about something like the Mallan Streak? I have known two people where this runs in families.

[LizzygotDizzy]

Wow, yeah that would be great, identifiable from afar too!

[PeckhamRose]

Now that's interesting. I had never heard of it so googled it and this here very site what we're reading and writing upon now came up so not a lot is written about it. I think I know what you mean about it though. It's really kind of you to think about it. I'll think about it, too!

Anyone else? Are ya bored yet? !