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Buying Life [Shoshin and mmidnight]

If there were no such things as second chances, why did James feel as though he had just gotten one? The new doctor found himself frowning as Gabriel walked away, not just from the conversation, but also from the knowledge that the surgery would be moved and Cassidy would have gotten his way. He wondered, briefly, how many other men with obscene amounts of money had pulled this same stunt at the hospital and gotten away with it without anyone batting an eyelash. The very thought of doing this, day in and day out, made him sick, and he was starting to think that he was in the wrong place. It was too early to transfer programs and other hospitals had waiting lists a mile long—James was stuck, and he would have to grit his teeth and deal with the hypocrisy of this place until his residency was over.

Gabriel's expression was unreadable, but James nodded anyway, complying before the other man walked away. As soon as he was alone, James breathed a sigh of relief, the tension finally leaving his shoulders, and he ran a hand through his hair. There were a few things he had to do before the surgery, most of it was more paper work, things the actual doctors didn't want to do, which was part of his job as Gabriel had reminded him. He turned, ready to head back to the elevator and leave the ward when he caught sight of a man rounding the corner and coming toward his direction. He was older, although clearly another doctor considering the white coat he was wearing.

James did his best to keep his expression neutral, but he thought it strange that he was being approached by this man, and singled out, where there were many other residents at the hospital that day. For some reason, Gabriel's warning about the suicides and keeping himself in line hadn't worried him half as much as this man did, and James felt quite uneasy as he stood there. Those dark eyes were strange, and if anyone was going to toss him out of a window, as he had thought only moments before, this man would be the one to do it.

Regardless, James put on a happy face in response to the front of those well-meaning words. He knew not to trust Doctor Tomlin, and perhaps, he was more sinister-looking than Jack Cassidy. At the very least, the other man offered no kindness to anyone, and a person was able to know what they were dealing with, but this man was much different, and James really didn't feel comfortable with the conversation when he was absolutely alone in the corridor of a secluded ward.

“Offensive?” he questioned, shaking his head. “No, nothing like that. He's direct, but I'm sure I'll enjoy working with him.” He offered the man a polite, gracious smile. “I don't mean to be rude, doctor, but I have to get back downstairs. The attending will lose her mind if we're late on our paperwork.” He took a step backward, still polite and waiting to be dismissed. After all, this was a senior staff member, and as uncomfortable as James currently was, he wasn't going to give this man a reason to target him.

The Uknown Island [Blox]

Name: Maya Gill
Age: 30
Appearance: 5'5”, 123lbs

Personality:
The Good: Outgoing, a people person, communicates well, dedicated
The Bad: Sees the world in black and white, always needs to be busy, judgmental, quick to anger when things don't go as planned

Short Bio: Maya was born in California to a doctor and an artist. From an early age, she had been fascinated with her mother's art, but instead of spending her time painting on canvas, Maya took a liking to design. She was constantly rearranging the furniture in the house, wanting to paint the walls and asking why every room in the house couldn't have wood floors. As soon as she got the chance, she went to design school in Los Angeles and eventually started up her own design firm. It took an incredible amount of time and money, but the studio soon became successful.

Reason For Being On The Flight: Maya hasn't had a day off in five years, and she finally feels comfortable leaving the studio in the hands of a trusted apprentice for two weeks while she goes on a long overdue vacation.
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Name: Matt Nixon
Age: 27
Appearance: 6”, 172lbs

Personality:
The Good: Free-spirited, positive-thinking, kind, giving
The Bad: Flighty, proud, easily flustered, somewhat naive and ignorant to the plight of those less fortunate than he is, lazy

Short Bio: Matt was born in Manhattan and lead the best life that money could buy. Until he picked up a camera at the age of fifteen, his only talent had been spending his father's money. Photography quickly became Matt's heart and soul and he was soon taking pictures of everything he could from the architecture in the heart of New York City, to the slummy alleyways where the less fortune sometimes made their beds. After graduating high school, Matt went on to college but soon dropped out to travel across Europe and Asia to take pictures. Through various connections, he scored a job with a large travel magazine and now gets paid to fly all around the world and photograph animals, people, places and things.

Reason For Being On The Flight: Matt is on his way to South America to photograph the mating rituals of the Amazon Parrot.
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Name: Marcus Rhodes
Age: 43
Appearance: 6'1”, 185lbs

Personality:
The Good: Brave, selfless, a natural leader, soft-hearted
The Bad: Unyielding, high expectations of himself and everyone around him, demanding

Short Bio: Marcus had always lived a less than glamorous life. Born to a young, single mother in Detroit, Michigan, he grew up fending for himself and easily fell into the wrong crowd. Marcus's teen years were full of drugs, fights, and gang activity and by the time he turned eighteen, it was either head to jail like everyone else on the block, or make something of himself through the military. Marcus joined the Marines and it completely changed his life, he came out a different man and was proud to serve his country. Soon after, he met a girl and got married, but his military obligations got in the way of the relationship, and his first wife left, taking his daughters with her. It devastated Marcus, but he threw himself even more into his career, moving up the ranks and eventually becoming a sergeant. He met another woman, Laura, and fell in love. After a quick marriage, Marcus decided to surprise her with an epic honeymoon.

Reason For Being On The Flight: Marcus is traveling with his new wife to the Sapphire Coast for two weeks to celebrate their honeymoon.

Chicago Fire

Still here. I was waiting for everyone to introduce their characters before I posted again.

Beyond a Fire's Embers

He just wants her to be safe, okay!? He's seriously going to feel so weird when he realizes he's got some actual feelings for her.

Poor Peeta, haha. I feel like he never gets any attention and he's actually sort of important for this. Lucky for him he's going to have a lot to do once they get on the train.

I would say there's going to be some kind of argument. Haymitch really doesn't care if Gale comes, but he doesn't want Prim there. He knows she's not outdoorsy, and her weird knowledge of foliage isn't going to make her hike any faster. I think Katniss would take a lot of offense to Haymitch's attitude toward her, even if I have him just try and ignore her presence. I like that idea, though! A deer would be a good way to get Haymitch to lay off.

And nope, I'm all caught up. I have two that posted today, but I have a ton of free time right now and I'm actually in the mood to do a lot of writing, so go ahead and post if you've got the time :3

-EDIT-

Also, Prim?? I've been searching for a visual since we started and I think I found her.

Post Deletion

Could you please delete the following posts from my interest check?

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/61353/posts/ooc?page=1#post-2018753
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/61353/posts/ooc?page=1#post-2021717
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/61353/posts/ooc?page=1#post-2089232

Thank you!

Beyond a Fire's Embers

Spring was at the doorstep of Panem, bringing on longer days full of warmer weather, where the snow had finally melted and gave way to the lush landscape that surrounded District 12. Prim was grateful for the seasonal change, and happy to see that people of 12 were coming out more often. There was activity in the Seam again and in the markets too. It was shaping up to turn into a fine summer if it weren't for the Reaping that was hanging like a black cloud over every family across the country. It was especially hard on Prim, though, having to lose Katniss again and this time, she wasn't sure if her sister would make it back. In the last few weeks, the younger blonde had been having trouble sleeping, dealing with nightmares and regret over what she had gotten Katniss into. If the older girl never would have volunteered for her, President Snow wouldn't have a vendetta against Katniss now. Prim should have done what was necessary, and died to protect her family.

During the day, Prim did her best to hide her growing anxiety, and she spent most of her time hanging out with Katniss or going out into the wilds with Gale. It was nice to have him back in her life, and when they had been angry with each other, his lack of presence had put a damper on everything. With the situation now righted, the two continued to grow close, and Prim liked learning from him. Gale was an excellent teacher, and with a little more practice, Prim guessed she would be able to hit something with an arrow, and not just get them stuck in low-hanging tree branches. Alongside the adventures in the woods, Prim continued to work on her healing and went about expanding on her father's plant book, and studying all she could.

It was one week until the reaping when Prim found herself over at Haymitch's place with Katniss. They had just eaten dinner, and Prim had brought the older man some leftovers, along with packing food for he and Katniss. They had been going out into the wilds almost every night recently, and Prim had mentioned wanting to go with them to Gale, who liked the idea as well. Neither she nor Gale had brought up the idea in depth yet, but Prim had the creeping suspicion that it wouldn't go over well with Haymitch. Even though he was now sober, he was still prickly, and rough around the edges. Truthfully, Prim was a little intimidated by him. She supposed that was why he and Katniss got along so well.

“Be safe tonight,” Prim wished, watching as Haymitch and Katniss packed up for the night. In the distance, she heard Gale's voice and smiled as he jogged over. She didn't expect him to mention tagging along, but the blonde found herself nodding, even as Katniss dismissed the idea. She did miss her sister, and she wanted to spend as much time with her as she could. Blue eyes traveled over to Haymitch, who was frowning at the thought of company.

Haymitch didn't have an outright dislike for Gale or Prim, and he found them both to be likable, good kids in their own right, but it bothered him that they seemed to think this was some fun, camping trip. After watching what Katniss had gone through the year before, the former Victor would have thought that they, of all people, would be the last ones to want to play pretend in the woods. This was training, not a time to sit around a campfire and tell stories. The trek past the fence wasn't about bonding, it was about survival and could possibly be the difference between life and death. Prim and Gale needed to stay home where they belonged, where it was safe and thank god that they didn't know the pressure of being forced into an arena to either live, or die trying.

He listened as the tree spoke, and finished packing when Katniss asked his opinion. He responded by giving the dark-haired girl a look, one eyebrow raised skeptically. “Look,” he began an attempt to be diplomatic, “you two can run around in the wilds and do whatever you want on your own time, but this isn't some game. We're training, and you,” he gestured to Prim, “wouldn't last out there at night.” It was nothing personal, but Prim was...waifish and delicate. She had no place climbing over rocks and up trees, or starting a fire with her hands. She was only going to slow them down. Then there was Gale, and Haymitch wasn't going to watch some pathetic, misplaced attempt at romance.

Prim frowned, tired of being underestimated. “The Reaping is in a week and if this is all the time we have, we want to go with you. I want to spend time with Katniss.” And that was final.

“You got all day for that.”

“You keep her busy all day, every day. All she does is train with you!” Prim pointed out.

“You want her die?” asked Haymitch coldly.

“No! But--”

“Then stay put.” Haymitch looked to Katniss and picked up his pack, done with this conversation. He knew that she would want to bring Gale and Prim along, but he wasn't going to be responsible for them. At a certain point, Katniss needed to choose living and picking up her life when she was back home, or dying and throwing it all away for a few extra minutes of quality time. “You want them to slow us down, that's on you, sweetheart,” he finally ended, ultimately leaving the decision to the Girl On Fire.

[Casual to Advanced] 1x1 Interest Check

Rock band? I love to plan, so get at me if you're still looking! :3

Two Worlds, One City (Closed - mmidnight)

In spite of how she liked to portray herself, Charlotte cared a great deal about what other people thought of her. Back home, she knew that she was constantly being judged by her friends, family and even strangers on the street. Her family was somewhat prominent in the area, and the dark-haired girl had always done her best to make her parents look good, and act like she had been raised right—and being raised right meant dating nice boys and acting like a lady. With the exception of her friends who were across town somewhere, probably tipsy and gossiping, there was no one in the city from Beverly who knew her, and Charlotte wasn't worried about what anyone would think of her.

Although she was conscious of social standings, Charlotte didn't think of herself as shallow. If she was, she wouldn't have agreed to see Noah again, or wanted to hang out with him that afternoon. He was fun, different from what she was used to but she had to wonder what he wanted with her when his life in the city was clearly so much more exciting than hers. Even though Noah said otherwise, the tattoos on his arm and his interest in the architecture around Boston said otherwise. He was an interesting guy, and Charlotte went to brunch. It was an unlikely match to say the least.

“You'd come all the way out to Beverly?” she asked, surprised. That was quite the gesture for a first date. “Remind me to give you my address.” Boston was daunting during the day, but Charlotte really didn't want to get lost in the city at night. It would be best to go with Noah. She was already excited to see him again, even though they were already hanging out for the afternoon.

The line into the church was moving slowly, but Charlotte didn't mind as much as Noah. She laughed softly as he complained, and shook her head. “I'm not bored,” she assured him as she stood on her toes once more to see how close they were to the door. “Do you want to leave?” she questioned, shuffling forward as more people entered the church. Soon enough, they were only ten people away from the entrance and Charlotte could just about see inside. She could already tell that it was gorgeous, but she didn't blame Noah for sneaking in when it was less crowded.

“Tell me about the church,” she said, smiling, “since I'm annoying tourist, I need a tour guide.”

Midnight's Interest Checks! [High Casual/Low Advanced]

Still looking :3

I added in Special because I'm in the mood for holiday RP's. I have one idea for Holiday Slice of Life. I'm also sort of in the mood for more Hunger Games, and I'm still crossing my fingers that someone out there likes Chicago PD. Other than those things, I'm still interested in everything on the list!

Please PM me if you're interested or have any questions. Don't post here.

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