Charlotte Vane

THE DOCTOR

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ezrakgraven:

Ezra watched her curiously as she seemed to almost like a small child attempting the ‘if they can’t see it, it’s not there’ approach to a mess. His brows furrowed at her words though and all he could do was just gape a bit, not unlike a fish plucked right from the river, and say, “Chemical-do-what’s-it-nows?”

“‘Fraid not doc. Though, between you and me, I think I’d make a rather lovely Penelope, no?” he said with a smile and a look of haughtiness that could only be described as comical. Ezra found that watching the woman move around was quite entertaining - which even he himself would admit was an odd way of describing things. “Uh, not that I’m particularly aware, but I reckon as I’m around smokers quite a bit, it couldn’t hurt to check?”

Charlie smiled at his expression and pointed with the tip of her pen. “Chemical Kinetics. Did you attend Chemistry in school?” She asked and realized that was a rather personal question so quickly blurts out. “The Ornithorhynchus anatinus is one of two mammals that lay eggs, but fertilized eggs stay in the mother’s body for around 28 days. Then after the eggs are laid they must be incubated for another ten—“ By his light. She hadn’t even meant to say any of that. Her hair whips around her face as she shakes her head from side to side. “I’m not sure.. where..I was..” Flustered barely covers it as she turns to the chart and points. Mainly to hide the undertone of pink glowing at her cheeks. “These ingredients might brew an affordable substance to counter pain prescriptions for inflamed..ah..joints.”

“Right.” She was supposed to be doing his checkup and here she was going on about Platypuses and Chemical Kinetics. “You..you would make a ll-lovely Penny.” Charlotte replied nervously and nodded. Quite frightened what might just fly out of her mouth, as she should be. Charlotte moved closer with the scope touching the cold metal against his chest. She quiets down as she listens to the sound of his heartbeat. It was rather therapeutic if she were being honest. Then she opens her mouth spewing out, “The gestation period for the Capra aegagrus hircus is between one hundred forty-eight days and..er..” Charlie sighed. She didn’t know why Ezra’s appearance was making her brain spit out random facts about mammal gestation, but she wasn’t a fan. She nervously murmurs softly. “Take two deep breaths, please.”

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opalucy:

Lucy shrugged, taking the tea and sipping it as Charlotte did. “I just sort of read whatever I feel like, I guess I’m feeling the classics today. I’ve only read shakespeare for class, I’ve been meaning to read more lately but I haven’t gotten around to it.” Looking at Charlotte, Lucy’s smile brightened a bit at the fork question. Not exactly what she was expecting the conversation to turn to but Charlotte did tend to be all over the place. Taking another sip of her tea, Lucy set the cup down before answering “I used chopsticks quite a bit growing up. My grandmother is from china and never really used them. My mom did though, and I do too.:

“You could come over to my house Lucy- I have plenty of books you and borrow. It’s.. It’ll be like the library but you won’t have to return them and get fined.” Charlotte giggled and drank her tea happily. She listens intently to Lucy’s answers about the chopsticks. “Fascinating. We didn’t have Chinese food at the colony is it good?” Charlie sighed softly as her mind turned in its normal way. “Ah, but most Chinese food has an unhealthy amount of Monosodium Glutamate. My father probably wouldn’t let m eat it even if there were a place in town.” Charlotte hums placing her cup of tea down on the table. “How do you.. do you cut a steak with Chopsticks?” She asked slightly baffled.

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tiedinaknott:

Gabrielle was shocked by the woman’s use of the flower’s scientific names, but she had a natural knack for plants and had learned as much as she could about them over the years. Even the names she wasn’t quite sure of, she could piece together in her head after a moment’s thought. “It’s a bit early for the Maypop, but I do have some in the back.” That was the thing about being a faerie with an affinity for plants, she could make them bloom at will, grow and flourish, or wilt and die. Sometimes she could even get them to do much more interesting things, but she rarely had a use for that, other than using her vine plants to get down something from a shelf she couldn’t reach. “We haven’t got common nettle, because many people associate it with stinging nettle and won’t buy it, but our meadowsweet is right over here.” She gestured for the girl to follow her to the left side of the store. “Are you looking for an arrangement, or a living plant. We only carry a few types of potted plants, but we can special order them from a nearby nursery.”

It always worked in Charlotte’s favor when someone understood her use of the scientific names of things. Otherwise it could take her several minutes to even translate it correctly, because of how jumbled her mind was on a constant basis. Charlie rubbed the side of her neck, and still nervously clutched the messenger bag strap to her chest. “Oh you do! Marvelous.” The woman spoke with a large grin at the Maypop, but her smile quickly melted at the mention of the lack of common nettle. Charlotte follows Gabby happily to the left side of the store. “Oh potted would be lovely. I need to abstract some of their biology make up for some medicine I’m working on. How long do you think it would take to get them specially ordered from the nearby nursery – I .. Would it be here during the day? “ Charlotte paused and pursed her lips combating the whirlwind of thoughts in her brain. 

“Oh. Oh no. I don’t have any matching socks at home.” She didn’t mean too make this confession out loud and freezes slightly. “Sorry I was just thinking about home. What is that in that pot there?” Charlie points to something she hadn’t thought she had seen in books before – but now she’s somehow gotten worried a raccoon is eating all her right foot socks.

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I got a bit behind on replies. I should be caught up by Monday at the least. Never go to metal concert wearing flats - it will not end well. 

[nathanieladamson]

He had walked back into his apartment after getting his mail, only to find that he was not the only one there anymore. This strangle little cat – he doubted it was Mariana’s, she would have certainly told him before hand – had curled up in Nathaniel’s couch and was glaring at him as though it was he who had walked into the wrong house. He was certain he had seen this grumpy creature with Charlotte the previous day and therefore, instead of trying to get the cat out and likely get clawed to death in the process, he went to find the woman, so that she could get the animal out herself. He knocked at her door and waited, smiling at her when she opened the door. “Charlotte, hello – there’s a strange black cat in my house. I’m quite certain he’s the same one you had with you yesterday evening – is, is he?”

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[doctorvane]

Charlotte hadn’t had the best of morning coming off the graveyard shift. She had to talk herself up to drive home in the dark, which would surely give her nightmares. The only saving grace was she had convinced one of the techs at the hospital to let her borrow their cat. At least she wouldn’t have to fall asleep in the dark by herself. That was almost unheard of, but when she got home however… The window had been left open. The crack enough for the kitten to get out, or possibly not. She’s on her hand and knees crawling around the living room floor, positioning her head to look under each piece of furniture. She meows – because she assumes the cat will understand her and come crawling back to her. The oven mitts are on her hands in case she has to make a quick grab for it, and she even has a protective hard hat over her head for reasons. She’s been home for hours now and unable to fall asleep even when the light finally came through her window.

The knock on the door causes her to squeak loudly. Her mind already racing to the worst outcome. Was it the tech coming back for their MIA cat? Charlie stumbled to the door and unlocks the latch, not even bothering to look through the peephole when she opens it. The orange hard hat tilts blocking her gaze as she moves it up with the mittens. Her cheeks brighten when she notices it’s her neighbor and she’s mortified she forgot to take off her ‘cat protection’ gear. “Hello Nathaniel.” She squeaks out with a soft smile, trying to keep her sunken eyes open. Then he says the magic words – strange black cat. “Oh! I.. I.. yes, he’s the tech at work. C-can I come get him?” She asks softly as she frantically starts to look around for her shoes,”I’m sorry- the Felis Catus got out while I was at the—“ Her rambling cut off by a yawn she’s unable to shield.

[jemmasimmouns]

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[kipactoner]

It had been less than a day in the town of Fallcrest, and Dominic was stumped. He’d already checked craigslist and a couple of other sites, and there didn’t seem to be anywhere to stay that was up his alley… ergo, he decided he’d pester people about it. The brunet didn’t usually drink coffee, but he figured it would be good to blend in, so after getting himself a small cup of the liquid, he sat across from someone, not looking at them too carefully before speaking. “So, say there’s a new guy in town, doesn’t really know anyone, didn’t really plan coming here very well… and he doesn’t have a place to stay yet. Where do you think he could find someone looking for a roommate? You don’t know anyone do you?” After a quick pause, the Brit added, “oh, and I know how strange this is. Sorry ‘bout that.”

[doctorvane]

The girl was used to being solo the time right before work. Currently she was flipping back through her notes she had written the night before with the pen tapping against her skull. She had forgotten the existence of her own coffee mug until someone spoke and ruined her concentration. Charlotte jumped in her chair and squeaked, but waited politely for him to finish his words. “Are you needing a place to sleep? Oh..I…I.. have a spare bedroom.”  The boy across from her didn’t seem like a homicidal maniac, and she thought quietly that he had a trustworthy face. She closed the notebook of scribbled pages and offered Dominic a soft smile. She wasn’t one to say no to someone in their time of need. Which is surprising how the good doctor was still alive.

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vampirerosalie:

Upon seeing Charlie fall down as well, Rosalie felt a pang of guilt rush through her, though it was quickly pushed aside when the other assured her that she was okay. “It’s alright, you have nothing to be sorry for.” Rosalie replied, her tone light-hearted and friendly. “I’m perfectly fine. Thank you.” After brushing her hands off, she took the other girl’s hand, then carefully pulled herself up.

She was relieved to see Rosalie wasn’t harmed. “Oh good. Oneout of five falls can cause serious ham. If you start to get a headache or feellike your ankle is throbbing come over to the medical center and I’ll check youout.” She smiles and looks over at the other woman. “At least we aren’t seniorcitizens the likely hood of us getting up at all is a ten percent chance.Millions of elderly get hospitalized just for the most simple of falls.”Charlotte finally realizes she’s been rambling off statistics and falls quiet.

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soldiernoelle:

Noelle mutely watched as the doctor seemed to be in a world of her own. Not that the girl was about to interrupt her, as she seemed to be all but engrossed in her own thoughts, figuring out some recipe, or at least so it sounded like. When she did look up she gave a small smile, hoping to might catch more of her attention this time, and biting back a sigh when that was not the case. Oh god she hated being here.. hated even thinking about hospitals and white walls and operating tables. As she let her mind run with the unpleasant memories, her hands tightened around the medical examination bench she was currently seated on. Noelle had been by two days before to get herself an appointment, wanting to get a clean bill of health and preferably a better timeline as to when she was due. Operating on vague recalls of when she and Braxton last had sex without a condom was not the best starting point. It was all elusive. “Ahm hi. Yes we do. I just wanted to get checked out and I was hoping you might be able to use the ahm.. ultrasound thingy, to figure out how far along I actually am. My guess is like.. six or seven weeks, give or take but it would be nice to have something more concrete to go on.” She said once the female doctor became present for the third time. Gosh the girl had to have a ton of things to do, or so it seemed. 

New life. Charlotte had dodged whatever romantic pattern herspecies seemed to have going for them. There’s a tad bit of surprise as her browslift up her forehead. The doctor gave the other a warm hearted smile as shementally beat herself up for forgetting about this specific meeting. It wasn’tevery day that she saw an expectant mother. In fact this was only a handful ofappointments they had assigned to her.  Sheplaces her hand on her lower back ad pushes it abruptly to pop it back intoplace.

“Oh yes, I’m so sorry. I got here early and got sidetracked. Your ultrasonography is something I look forward to.” Charlie reachedover and took another glance at the chart. “Noelle. Tell me what your currentsymptoms are? Heartburn? Are you able to keep your nutritional substances down?”The questions already started to bombard from the doctor onto the poor girl asshe snapped the elastic gloves over hands.  The doctor fluttered over to a different sort oftable as she pulls out the cuffs from the bottom of the exam table. “Anydiscomfort that should be noted? Any blood in the stools?” Charlotte continuedonward with her line of questioning as she sat in a swirly chair and started toprep the tools.

“We will do the exam first so I can get a small sample, andthat will contribute with the analysis and I should be able to give you ageneral idea of your due date. “ Charlotte’s eyes turn back down to the medicalchart skeptically. “It says here you have no listed allergies, is this true?”

Rather belated, she blurted out. “My name is Doctor Charlotte Vane.”

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Text {Charlotte → Lucy}

Charlotte: Lucy. Can I borrow your cat?

Charlotte: Procyon Lotor’s lifespans are longer if they are placed into captivity. They live up to 20 years, but if they’re left in the wild they only live two or three years. They’re on an omnivores diet most of the time. The largest weighed in at 27.21554kg. Do you think they can live under manholes?

Charotte: Procyon Lotors have 51 sounds they make near to the Felis catus purr.

Charlotte: They carry rabies. I hope a Procyon Lotor doesn't live under my steel dish holder.

Charlotte: Do you think that's the noise I hear at night?

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elijahforbes:

Elijah never had anything precious that he carried around with him, like so many women of Fallcrest seemed to. In his house he had photo albums, and personal possessions of his father, but he never carried them with him. Heaven forbid they get lost, or damaged… he wouldn’t be able to live with himself. Plus, it was just easier to keep them at home. If he saw them on an every day basis, he wasn’t sure he would get acclimated to it. Instead, he worried that he would just be on the verge of a breakdown even more than he already was.

When the woman let out a shriek, Elijah jumped and took a couple steps back, eyes wide as he looked at her. “Sorry.” He said quickly, holding out the bag when she seemed to recognize it. “Things happen, it’s no big deal.” He said softly, watching as she checked her messenger bag to make sure she was missing hers. “I’m glad you didn’t actually lose them.”

Charlotte toyed with the flap of the messenger bag nervously. By the rules of her youth she couldn’t just take the pearls back. Each bead reminded her of the past she tried desperately to escape. She lowers her head and stares at the ground a bit clutching the strap of the messenger bag closer to her chest. She felt assaulted by a plethora of emotions that she usually found easy to slip away from. “Oh..oh no I’m sorry.” She whispered pulling her bottom lip between her teeth to nibble on thoughtfully.

“I’m afraid I can’t take them back. Finders keepers.” She felt like she sunk into the pavement as she stood there in front of Elijah, and cleared her throat. “I hope you take better care of them.” Who was she kidding, even if she did take them back and get cursed for all eternity – she would still lose them. She would lose her own head if it wasn’t attached. But something made her facial expression brighten. Finally she recognized the boy, “You’re the one at the library! Get the new batch of books yet?”

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ezrakgraven:

It was quite a sight, to say the least. Watching her moving about like she was a right humming-bird, flitting from one end of the room to another. Ezra wasn’t exactly in a rush, it being morning and what-not, so he wasn’t really too preoccupied with her time being spent elsewhere. Her inattention, and seemingly oblivious nature to everything around her on the other hand… It was dangerous to lose sight of one’s surroundings in such a way.

He was relieved when she finally seemed to notice him, but it was rather short-lived as she went right back to what she was doing. “Yes, appointment. We had one,” he chuckled lightly. “Are you alright? I can always come back later if now’s not okay.”

She turned herself to face him fully with the clipboard inher hands. Charlotte brushed the part of her lower back against the desk as sheapplied pressure. This would be something she would have to fix later when companywasn’t present. “I’m alright. I just ah..I got side tracked with my chemicalkinetics side project.” Chin raises up towards the notes and strings on thewall, which looks more like a conspiracy theorist chemical resource novelette.

Charlie glances down to her clipboard and removes the pen from behind her ear to balance between her teeth instead. “They didn’t give me the correct medical chart. Unless, by chance your name is Penelope.” She frowns and furrows her brows setting it down onto the paper hurricane aftermath desk. Gathering her Stethoscope, and tugging out two blue elastic gloves from the dispenser.She starts to hum as she secures one glove to each hand, and tilts her head to the man. “Any trouble pertaining to your bronchial tubes?”

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benjaminmxntgomery:

Benjamin waited as she seemed to be thinking the answer over. He wasn’t sure what was more annoying, the way she couldn’t just answer or the amplified sound of her crunching ice. His face didn’t give anything away, though, trying not to make a comment about either. It was a bit of a surprise when she used metric measurements to explain where to go. Benjamin understood perfectly, but it wasn’t everyday that someone used them in this context. He chuckled slightly, “Thank you. You’ve surprised me, it’s not every day someone uses the metric system for directions. At least not here in the states.”

It never dawns onCharlotte that people may not understand her terminology. It never stays in herbrain long enough that the way she says things is different. She only speakswhat she’s read for the most part. Her head cants to the side at his commentand it’s not long before she speaks again with no icy distractions. “Oh.. myfather felt the Imperial and US systems were outdated and barbaric… You don’t needme to convert them do you?” She blinks innocently. The nod should have been enoughdirection that he didn’t further need her help, but even simple social ques canbe lost on her. “Where is your animal companion? My friend Lucy has a Felis catus.”

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opalucy:

Lucy couldn’t help but smile at Charlotte’s excite to see her. Or perhaps it was the excitement for the treats, but either way she was happy that Charlotte was excited to see her. “Some tea would be great. Don’t worry, your secret’s safe with me.” Lucy reached for a pastry too, taking a bite while she looked at the book Charlotte was holding. Looked very science-y, probably filled with words Lucy could hardly dream of understanding. “I just grabbed a few books.” She replied after swallowing her bite, spreading them out so she could see them. Jane Eyre, East of Eden, just some classics that were on display in the front.

Charlotte’s gaze interlocked with the selection of books that Lucy laid on the table with a beaming smile. “You’re a fan of classical fiction genre.” She spoke in a matter  of fact tone with a soft  giggle. One of her free fingers tapped East of Eden, “Oh this was one of my favourite children books.”  She tucks a stand behind her ear as she sets her book back down onto the table. “Do you read Shakespeare? I reread..” Her voice cuts off as she hums pouring the tea into both cups and taking a sip from her own. “I read this book on etiquette at one in the morning before my shift. It was charming. I never grew up with the proper utensils. The colony used a wooden fork with one prong. Did you grow up with salad forks?” She looks like she can go on with further rambling, but instead she takes another small bite of her pastry.