#effys-closet

What makes me think that’s her diagnosis or why do I think she developed it?

The reason I think it’s her diagnosis is because the DSM-V criteria for selective mutism is: 

Consistent failure to speak in specific social situations (in which there is an expectation for speaking, e.g., at school) despite speaking in other situations.

The disturbance interferes with educational or occupational achievement or with social communication.

The duration of the disturbance is at least 1 month (not limited to the first month of school).

The failure to speak is not due to a lack of knowledge of the spoken language required in the social situation.

That fits Effy.  She consistently fails to speak in most social situations, but does occasionally talk to Tony, her failure to speak means that she has no friends, she seems to have been mute for at least five or six years by the start of gen 1 (judging by her series 4 Unseen Skins episode), she understands and can speak English, and (perhaps most practically) there’s no other diagnosis that fits her situation better.

I think people sometimes forget that Effy really isn’t trying to be cool, or mysterious, or interesting.  She can seem that way to other people, but it’s because she’s doing what she wants, when she wants to.  And so I think the answer to “what would Effy be doing during online school” is kind of boring-  she’d either be one of those people who films a video of themselves “paying attention” and then sets it to loop so she doesn’t actually have to be on the call, or she’d just... be doing online school like everyone else, kind of bored and half paying attention.  In general, I think she’d probably like online school because it gives her more time and flexibility to do what she wants.

It’s hard to tell because it’s fairly low lighting, but I think it’s a lace bra/bralette underneath a corset and with black lace panties?  You can see that it kind of looks like part of the corset is slipping on the top left and revealing white on the flip side.

Like behind the scenes pictures?  Here are a few I could find:

Ooh!  That’s hard.  Maybe go for a long-ish muscle tee, black denim shorts/skirt or ripped black denim jeans that are on the looser side (or non-ripped jeans, depending on what you consider to be a good first impression), and boots.  Carry a badge blazer or leather jacket with you (again, depending on what you consider to be an acceptable first impression) to make the look feel a little smarter once you get to the airport and in case you get cold on the plane.