[ooc] APPLICATION
Self;
Name/Alias: Tifa
Personal LJ: arcesso
E-mail Address: live.infamy[at]gmail[dot]com
AIM: live infamy
Other Messengers: your mom
Character;
Character: Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley
Fandom: House, M.D.
Character age: 29
Residence: Astoria, Queens
Occupation: Doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital
If [student], then specify school: None
Reserved Character? Yes
History;
Canon or AU? AR - all of the events of House are the same, but instead of PPTH, they're at Mount Sinai.
Supernatural powers? None
Wikipedia [or other] link to Canon Information: here
Anything else we should know? She's bisexual.
In-Game Backstory: Mostly head canon here: Remy was born in Buffalo, New York. She had a rough childhood, helping take care of her mother who was wasting away from Huntington's. Her mother was always very irritable and aggressive, not to mention watching her deteriorate like that terrified young Remy. She told her father that she "wished she would just die" so that it would be over with. Even when she did finally pass, Remy hated her because she was afraid that the gene had been passed on and that was going to happen to her. However, seeing her mother deteriorate like that is what drove her to be a doctor. She finished high school and college in the top of her class, and went on to Princeton for Medical School. She completed her residency at Mount Sinai, and was at the end of it when...
Actual canon here: House lost all of the members of his diagnostic fellowship by quitting/firing/etc. and began to hold "try-outs." All members were assigned a number, and Remy's happened to be Thirteen. As the try-outs progressed, and even after she was selected to be a permanent member on House's four-man team, the nickname stuck. Her colleagues have begun to call her Dr. Hadley/Remy, but House continues to refer to her as Thirteen. Her mother died of Huntington's disease and House stole her DNA to test her for the disease after finding out. She discovered she had the disease as well, and went on a highly self-destructive path for a while, but when she became completely useless to House and detrimental to the point where even he got bored with it, he shook her out of it by firing her. However, he later hired her back when she had seemed to come out of it. Recently, she started drug trials with Dr. Foreman and the two became romantically involved. SPOILER FOR 5x20 SIMPLE EXPLANATION: She took Kutner's suicide pretty hard, she was the one he confided in. She also, however, seemed to be the one dealing with it in the most healthy way, rather than ignoring it or rationalizing or fixating.
Presentation;
Third Person Sample: It was never easy, per say, to work for House. Running back and forth around the hospital for errands, tests, or whatever pedantic bet he had currently going. Generally it was easy to humor him, but since Kutner... he had gotten worse. More trivial, more obsessive, and she wasn't in any condition to be dealing with it. She picked up extra clinic hours to get time out of the office when they didn't have an active case. If Taub or Foreman noticed, neither mentioned it - a fact she was grateful for. Talking about their feelings was something that none of them enjoyed, but Thirteen had been especially avoiding it since getting the boot on her visit to Eric's apartment. Unless they were diagnosing or in private, she mostly kept to herself.
If anyone noticed, they said nothing. It was better that way. After all, their colleague's death made it apparent that a few drinks after work and constant time in each other's company wasn't a definite way to make friends. Undue burden, emotional involvement, it seemed unnecessary. Better to keep distance and deal with it personally and privately. But, House took this as a sign that it had completely blown over and made it harder on everyone with his erratic behavior. It was hard to babysit your boss when you were still trying to take care of yourself.
Questions;
Set I.
Would you rather learn everything there is to know, or experience everything there is to experience?
They say knowledge is power, but I think experience has more actual value and use in the real world. Even if it's just a resumé, everyone views experience as something key to appropriate function
Which would you rather give up: television or books?
Probably books, if I'm being entirely honest. TV you can leave on while you do something else, a book requires your full attention. I'm really not one for laying around, anyway.
Your hearing, or your eyesight?
Hearing. Temporary blindness was enough, I can't even consider being without my sight for the rest of my life. Not being able to see the faces of the people I care about would be too difficult for me. Also, there are medical supplements for hearing loss that are stronger than those for eyesight, not to mention an entire subversive culture to help you communicate despite it.
Is the glass half empty or half full?
Half empty. I don't have any real logical basis for that one, but I can say that it's better to be aware of what you're lacking then to go through life only seeing what you have. Ignorance is only bliss for as long as it lasts.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
I'd like to, but I believe to really love someone you have to really know them. You can't say right off the bat that you love someone and know their quirks and accept them, or that you love them despite those quirks. Love is full of trials. If it were easy, everyone would find it.
Would you sleep with your boss to keep from losing your high-end job?
If you knew my boss, this question wouldn't be difficult at all. I'd much rather be fired. Come to think of it, knowing House, he could make that stipulation and get away with it.
Set II.
Describe the worst thing you’ve ever done.
The worst thing I've ever done was wishing my mother would just... die already. But, seeing her terrified me, especially once I was old enough to realize there was a good chance I was going to end up the same way. I never even said goodbye because I was so... angry with her for being sick. I should have anyway.
Describe your first kiss.
It was with a girl. I was in middle school, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Truth be told, she was one of those crazy girls who thinks if you kiss them, you're going to get married. It really wasn't worth the trouble, she wasn't a very good kisser. Or anything else, for that matter.
Describe the most difficult experience you have ever had to deal with.
I already mentioned it above, but my mother's illness. The fellowship with Dr. House comes in a close second, though. I don't know how many times I've put my medical license in jeopardy already. And, having to keep from strangling him for testing my DNA without permission for the Huntington's gene. He does a good job of testing everyone's patience.
Name/Alias: Tifa
Personal LJ: arcesso
E-mail Address: live.infamy[at]gmail[dot]com
AIM: live infamy
Other Messengers: your mom
Character;
Character: Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley
Fandom: House, M.D.
Character age: 29
Residence: Astoria, Queens
Occupation: Doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital
If [student], then specify school: None
Reserved Character? Yes
History;
Canon or AU? AR - all of the events of House are the same, but instead of PPTH, they're at Mount Sinai.
Supernatural powers? None
Wikipedia [or other] link to Canon Information: here
Anything else we should know? She's bisexual.
In-Game Backstory: Mostly head canon here: Remy was born in Buffalo, New York. She had a rough childhood, helping take care of her mother who was wasting away from Huntington's. Her mother was always very irritable and aggressive, not to mention watching her deteriorate like that terrified young Remy. She told her father that she "wished she would just die" so that it would be over with. Even when she did finally pass, Remy hated her because she was afraid that the gene had been passed on and that was going to happen to her. However, seeing her mother deteriorate like that is what drove her to be a doctor. She finished high school and college in the top of her class, and went on to Princeton for Medical School. She completed her residency at Mount Sinai, and was at the end of it when...
Actual canon here: House lost all of the members of his diagnostic fellowship by quitting/firing/etc. and began to hold "try-outs." All members were assigned a number, and Remy's happened to be Thirteen. As the try-outs progressed, and even after she was selected to be a permanent member on House's four-man team, the nickname stuck. Her colleagues have begun to call her Dr. Hadley/Remy, but House continues to refer to her as Thirteen. Her mother died of Huntington's disease and House stole her DNA to test her for the disease after finding out. She discovered she had the disease as well, and went on a highly self-destructive path for a while, but when she became completely useless to House and detrimental to the point where even he got bored with it, he shook her out of it by firing her. However, he later hired her back when she had seemed to come out of it. Recently, she started drug trials with Dr. Foreman and the two became romantically involved. SPOILER FOR 5x20 SIMPLE EXPLANATION: She took Kutner's suicide pretty hard, she was the one he confided in. She also, however, seemed to be the one dealing with it in the most healthy way, rather than ignoring it or rationalizing or fixating.
Presentation;
Third Person Sample: It was never easy, per say, to work for House. Running back and forth around the hospital for errands, tests, or whatever pedantic bet he had currently going. Generally it was easy to humor him, but since Kutner... he had gotten worse. More trivial, more obsessive, and she wasn't in any condition to be dealing with it. She picked up extra clinic hours to get time out of the office when they didn't have an active case. If Taub or Foreman noticed, neither mentioned it - a fact she was grateful for. Talking about their feelings was something that none of them enjoyed, but Thirteen had been especially avoiding it since getting the boot on her visit to Eric's apartment. Unless they were diagnosing or in private, she mostly kept to herself.
If anyone noticed, they said nothing. It was better that way. After all, their colleague's death made it apparent that a few drinks after work and constant time in each other's company wasn't a definite way to make friends. Undue burden, emotional involvement, it seemed unnecessary. Better to keep distance and deal with it personally and privately. But, House took this as a sign that it had completely blown over and made it harder on everyone with his erratic behavior. It was hard to babysit your boss when you were still trying to take care of yourself.
Questions;
Set I.
Would you rather learn everything there is to know, or experience everything there is to experience?
They say knowledge is power, but I think experience has more actual value and use in the real world. Even if it's just a resumé, everyone views experience as something key to appropriate function
Which would you rather give up: television or books?
Probably books, if I'm being entirely honest. TV you can leave on while you do something else, a book requires your full attention. I'm really not one for laying around, anyway.
Your hearing, or your eyesight?
Hearing. Temporary blindness was enough, I can't even consider being without my sight for the rest of my life. Not being able to see the faces of the people I care about would be too difficult for me. Also, there are medical supplements for hearing loss that are stronger than those for eyesight, not to mention an entire subversive culture to help you communicate despite it.
Is the glass half empty or half full?
Half empty. I don't have any real logical basis for that one, but I can say that it's better to be aware of what you're lacking then to go through life only seeing what you have. Ignorance is only bliss for as long as it lasts.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
I'd like to, but I believe to really love someone you have to really know them. You can't say right off the bat that you love someone and know their quirks and accept them, or that you love them despite those quirks. Love is full of trials. If it were easy, everyone would find it.
Would you sleep with your boss to keep from losing your high-end job?
If you knew my boss, this question wouldn't be difficult at all. I'd much rather be fired. Come to think of it, knowing House, he could make that stipulation and get away with it.
Set II.
Describe the worst thing you’ve ever done.
The worst thing I've ever done was wishing my mother would just... die already. But, seeing her terrified me, especially once I was old enough to realize there was a good chance I was going to end up the same way. I never even said goodbye because I was so... angry with her for being sick. I should have anyway.
Describe your first kiss.
It was with a girl. I was in middle school, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Truth be told, she was one of those crazy girls who thinks if you kiss them, you're going to get married. It really wasn't worth the trouble, she wasn't a very good kisser. Or anything else, for that matter.
Describe the most difficult experience you have ever had to deal with.
I already mentioned it above, but my mother's illness. The fellowship with Dr. House comes in a close second, though. I don't know how many times I've put my medical license in jeopardy already. And, having to keep from strangling him for testing my DNA without permission for the Huntington's gene. He does a good job of testing everyone's patience.