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hmmm... is this a descriptive thing only, like "red headband, blue jeans, etc" or a narrative type thing, like "I walked into the room to see this blond girl staring out into space."
Oh, and one potential pitfall is that people change their avatars constantly (or at least I do) so the description of the person above you is only accurate for a short amount of time.

That's true. Alright, I'm going to cheat a little bit because I already wrote out a response for Sumurika's avatar before Caerthakatha posted, and I really kinda like it. *eh-hem*

I shot a furtive glance around the room as I walked in. Unlike rooms in the Chatterbox, this Forum seemed almost empty, full of ghosts that just stood frozen in place, as if waiting for some unknown cue to start moving again. This room in particular housed only one such phantasm - a redhead to be exact. She seemed to have been frozen for a long time, so I didn't feel too bad about giving her the once over. She didn't come off as plain, but definitely not as over-the-top as some other people I've seen. Blue pajamas with snowflake print clung to her pale frame, and her brown eyes stared fixedly into space. She wore a cow print stocking cap over her loose red locks, which dangled down to her waist. In her right hand she held an old elephant doll, which looked like it had once belonged to a series of orphans. Simple black kitty slippers adorned her feet, completing the "just out of bed" look.

although apparently that's not too big of a problem, because its been years since I posted that description. I guess this place really is a ghost town.