[OOC: Character Information]
Dr. Peter Venkman's academic career was spent at Columbia University, where he (somehow, against all logic) earned Ph.D.s in both Psychology and Parapsychology and conducted shoddily-done research into the paranormal. Most who recognize his name, however, would know him better as one of the founding members of a little New York-based extermination company called Ghostbusters. For only being open a few months before ultimately being sued into submission for massive property damages, the group earned widespread notoriety for investigating and eliminating spirits, spooks and spectres of all stripes. They also earned the unique distinction of having saved the world from death by giant marshmallow man. Unfortunately, after shutting down, the group soon faded out of the public eye, and few people began to care that the Ghostbusters had ever existed.
Unable to find a job that he could hold down for very long elsewhere, psychiatry became one of Venkman's last resorts for decent employment. It was either that or host a schlocky reality psychic show. In fact, from a first impression, Dr. Venkman seems less like a doctor and more like a laid-back game show host. His sense of humour is pervasive and ranges from cuttingly deadpan to cheerfully dismissive, depending on his mood and the person he is talking to. He refuses the standard white lab coat, opting instead for (somewhat rumpled) grey blazer. He claims that it will help him to relate better to his patients, but really, he just doesn't want to feel like a stiff.
He is a bit of a womanizer, treating attractive female patients with appreciably more sympathy and care than male ones. He also flirts when he thinks he can get away with it. The exception there is with girls under 18; Venkman is not really into jailbait.
Surprisingly, despite his background in the paranormal, Venkman is very much a skeptic. He has tangible evidence for the existence of ghosts, but hasn't seen anything that impresses him in regards to other supernatural phenomena. He may not seem it, but he is sharper than he looks; he knows enough about human psychology to never just assume truth in any claim, especially when it's coming from someone who also claims to be a ninja. Hence, patients will have an especially hard time trying to tell nightshift stories and such to Venkman.
His office walls are painted dark brown, and there is a thin beige carpet underfoot. Venkman's desk is perpetually cluttered with papers, folders, little knick-knacks, and sometimes packages of half-eaten junk food (these are usually hidden quickly should the Head Doctor or Nurse come calling). A white lamp sits precariously near the corner of the desk. In the smaller drawers are papers of varying importance, inkblot cards, pens, pencils, cigarettes, and a small bottle of whiskey. In the larger bottom drawers are a jumble of scientific instruments, including a lie detector set and an electric shock machine.
There is a small shelf housing a loose collection of binders, folders and books behind the desk, with little gargoyle bookend statues that resemble demon dogs holding things in place. Above the shelf on the wall is a small array of Ghostbusters media coverage, including newspaper clippings, magazine covers, and advertisements, with Venkman's framed degrees in the center of the arrangement. Off to the side is a brown leather couch. Venkman's own chair is made of the same leather, and very comfortable. The patient chairs across from the desk are only partially padded and made of cheaper materials.
Doctor's Office Number: 5
Assigned Patients: L, The Scarecrow, Shinichi Kudo, Abe Sapien, Indiana Jones, Izaya Orihara, Ivan "Russia" Braginski, Yuffie Kisaragi
Played By: Eryn [AIM: darkspecterofmoe]
Unable to find a job that he could hold down for very long elsewhere, psychiatry became one of Venkman's last resorts for decent employment. It was either that or host a schlocky reality psychic show. In fact, from a first impression, Dr. Venkman seems less like a doctor and more like a laid-back game show host. His sense of humour is pervasive and ranges from cuttingly deadpan to cheerfully dismissive, depending on his mood and the person he is talking to. He refuses the standard white lab coat, opting instead for (somewhat rumpled) grey blazer. He claims that it will help him to relate better to his patients, but really, he just doesn't want to feel like a stiff.
He is a bit of a womanizer, treating attractive female patients with appreciably more sympathy and care than male ones. He also flirts when he thinks he can get away with it. The exception there is with girls under 18; Venkman is not really into jailbait.
Surprisingly, despite his background in the paranormal, Venkman is very much a skeptic. He has tangible evidence for the existence of ghosts, but hasn't seen anything that impresses him in regards to other supernatural phenomena. He may not seem it, but he is sharper than he looks; he knows enough about human psychology to never just assume truth in any claim, especially when it's coming from someone who also claims to be a ninja. Hence, patients will have an especially hard time trying to tell nightshift stories and such to Venkman.
His office walls are painted dark brown, and there is a thin beige carpet underfoot. Venkman's desk is perpetually cluttered with papers, folders, little knick-knacks, and sometimes packages of half-eaten junk food (these are usually hidden quickly should the Head Doctor or Nurse come calling). A white lamp sits precariously near the corner of the desk. In the smaller drawers are papers of varying importance, inkblot cards, pens, pencils, cigarettes, and a small bottle of whiskey. In the larger bottom drawers are a jumble of scientific instruments, including a lie detector set and an electric shock machine.
There is a small shelf housing a loose collection of binders, folders and books behind the desk, with little gargoyle bookend statues that resemble demon dogs holding things in place. Above the shelf on the wall is a small array of Ghostbusters media coverage, including newspaper clippings, magazine covers, and advertisements, with Venkman's framed degrees in the center of the arrangement. Off to the side is a brown leather couch. Venkman's own chair is made of the same leather, and very comfortable. The patient chairs across from the desk are only partially padded and made of cheaper materials.
Doctor's Office Number: 5
Assigned Patients: L, The Scarecrow, Shinichi Kudo, Abe Sapien, Indiana Jones, Izaya Orihara, Ivan "Russia" Braginski, Yuffie Kisaragi
Played By: Eryn [AIM: darkspecterofmoe]