“Whoah.” Mark calls out as he holds the woman by her shoulders. “Don’t sweat about it. You okay? You seem like you’ve seen a ghost.” He points out, letting go of her as he makes his way into the attendings’ lounge.
laurel stumbled over her words a little as she answered.
‘ i’m okay, no ghosts here...i hope. ’ she tried to offer
some humour to make her seem less weird than the vibes
she was currently giving off. ‘ i know you. ’ she stated
simply, having recognised him from the pictures she had
previously seen when checking out where she would be
working for hopefully the foreseeable. ‘ you’re mark
sloan and i am your new attending. ’
“The new plastics attending!” April said, offering the other doctor a warm smile as she assured the redhead that she was okay, the resident was grateful that she hadn’t managed to piss off the new attending within seconds of meeting her. She extended her hand to meet the others, introducing herself properly. “April Kepner, I’m a fifth year resident. And the chief resident, so I’ll be helping assign your interns. I’m sure everyone here will be totally welcoming.”
‘ i hope so, i don’t think i could deal with being disliked
from the moment i got here. got to give them a few months
at least before they see the real me. ’ she let out a small
laugh as she looked around once again. ‘ it’s very daunting
being here, but i’m hoping that once i’m settled it’ll feel
like home. ’
“Oh! My apologies.” Andrew said. “I can take you there, I want to steal a snack from my sister’s bag,” He told her. “I’m Dr. DeLuca, I’m an intern here.”
laurel laughed a little as he spoke about stealing a snack from
his sister’s bag. that was something that her sisters would do, she
smiled appreciatively as she looked over at him again. ‘ thank you,
i really appreciate this. i would’ve found it eventually but god knows
how long that would’ve taken. ’
Andrew was walking to the pit, when he bumped into someone. “No harm.” He said as he picked up his pen that had fallen off of the floor. “Are you lost?” He asked her. “Because the exit is that way.” He pointed to the exit towards the left of them. “And the elevators are around the corner and the check in is towards the right.”
laurel furrowed her brow slightly as the man in front of her spoke.
‘ no i’m -- i’m headed up to the attending’s lounge if i can remember
the way up there, it’s my first proper day. ’ she gave a smile as an
embarrassed blush spread across her cheeks, she must look completely
lost and pathetic.
April was coming off of a long night shift, more occupied with getting herself out of the hospital and home into bed in order to get as much shut-eye as she possibly could before she was called back in. Her mind had been thinking of the fresh pyjamas and clean bed sheets that were waiting for her when she got back that she hadn’t registered the other doctor. “No no, that was completely my bad.” She said quickly, offering the doctor a friendly smile. “It’s been a long night and I wasn’t looking. Are you okay, do you need any help?”
laurel appreciated that she hadn’t almost tripped the grumpiest
doctor in the hospital, in fact this doctor seemed to be the exact
opposite of that. ‘ i’m okay, once i get my bearings i think i’ll be
completely fine. i just came here for a few minutes before i start
because i knew where this was. ’ she shot an appreciative smile
at the other woman and held her hand out.
‘ i’m laurel, laurel barnes, plastics. ’
laurel felt strange stepping into a hospital despite being so used to them,
it was the first time she’d stepped foot in one since the accident & despite
vowing that she never would be in one again, here she was on her first day
at seattle grace mercy west. her heart was pounding as she made her way
to the attendings lounge that she had been shown during her interview, she
looked around at all the unfamiliar faces and couldn’t help but wonder if she
would like these people or if anyone would remind her of her husband. her
thoughts turned to carter, her son who was currently with a nanny and her
heart ached. she wanted to be with him. lost in thought, she barely even
noticed the fact that had almost tripped another doctor over. ‘ oh, i am
so sorry. ’ her voice a mere squeak. ‘ i really ought to have been looking
where i was going. ’
╰ ❛ 💉 — › candice king. cisfemale. she/her. . ╯ have you met laurel barnes yet ? this thirty three YEAR old pisces has been living in the seattle area for three weeks. she makes a living as a plastic surgery attending which is best suited for their trustworthy, warm, jittery, AND gullible personality. human by the killers is one of their favorite songs, and they're written by jordan, 28, gmt+3, she/her, drugs.
tw. death, car crash.
BASIC INFORMATION
FULL NAME: laurel catherine barnes
NICKNAME(S): laur, laurie
AGE: thirty three
DATE OF BIRTH: february 25th
HOMETOWN: jackson, fl.
CURRENT LOCATION: seattle, wa.
ETHNICITY: white
NATIONALITY: american
GENDER: cisfemale
PRONOUNS: she/her
ORIENTATION: heterosexual
RELIGION: atheist
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: democrat
OCCUPATION: plastic surgery attending
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: living with two other roommates.
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: english, german
ACCENT: american
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
FACE CLAIM: candice king
HAIR COLOR: blonde
EYE COLOR: grey
HEIGHT: 5′8
WEIGHT: 125lbs.
BUILD: athletic.
TATTOOS: none
PIERCINGS: ears
CLOTHING STYLE: casual
USUAL EXPRESSION: happy-ish
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: n/a
HEALTH
PHYSICAL AILMENTS: none
NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS: none
ALLERGIES: none
SLEEPING HABITS: doesn’t sleep very well anymore
EATING HABITS: not eating great currently
EXERCISE HABITS: used to exercise daily
EMOTIONAL STABILITY: 4
SOCIABILITY: she struggles around people but manages to hide it well
BODY TEMPERATURE: average
ADDICTIONS: none
DRUG USE: none
ALCOHOL USE: social
PERSONALITY
LABEL: /
POSITIVE TRAITS: trustworthy, warm
NEGATIVE TRAITS: jittery, gullible
FEARS: death, the dark
HOBBIES: tennis, sleeping
HABITS: nail biting
FAVOURITES
WEATHER: cold
COLOUR: pink
MUSIC: country
MOVIES: romcoms
SPORT: none
BEVERAGE: cola
FOOD: tacos
ANIMAL: sheep
FAMILY
FATHER: harold morrison
MOTHER: laurel morrison
SIBLING(S): two sisters - ariana and jessica
CHILDREN: four month old son called carter
PET(S): none
FAMILY’S FINANCIAL STATUS: middle class
EXTRA
ZODIAC SIGN: pisces
MBTI: /
ANYTHING ELSE:
laurel moved to seattle for a fresh start when her husband died in a car accident that they were all involved in. they had their baby in the back who was 3 months old at the time and thankfully he was unharmed, laurel had minor cuts and bruises at the time but her husband wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the car killing him instantly. It’s been a month since it all happened and laurel is ready to try and work through it. she met her husband in high school when they were fifteen and they were married at eighteen, they were well and truly in love and the loss of him has devastated her.
