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guidedbygracex:

“Oh thank goodness,” Grace breathed a sigh of relief on the other woman’s behalf. “That could’ve ended pretty badly. But uh, what are you a doctor of? If you don’t mind me asking, that is.”

“I would have needed a look more than a box of cupcakes to get over the experience,” Rowena said in agreement, glanced at the currently unopened box in her bag that she’d most likely share with her niece. “I don’t mind at all, I’m a doctor of zoology.” 

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samxradcliffe:

“Well, that doesn’t help me,” he whined jokingly, letting his head roll around before he smiled. “But it’s good to have you back, I appreciate your council.” He gave her a small nudge. “Which little corner of the jungle are you thinking next?”

“I’m happy to be of help,” Rowena smiled. “Well, um, nowhere really,” Rowena admitted. “If I asked the zoo would have no problem letting me go, I think most the time they’re just grateful to have someone like me on staff,” Rowena said, not bragging intentionally but simply being honest. “I took this job and moved to Seattle so I could spend some time with my sister and niece and for now I’m quite content staying put.” 

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amygreyson:

“Exactly. Unfortunately people hear doctor and they just automatically assume that they can cure anything because of the tittle, which is completely ridiculous if you ask me.” She said with a slight chuckle. “Well its what I love, which is probably the same way with what you do, I hope. It makes things easier when you love what you do.”

“It is, you wouldn’t ask a pastry chef to cook you spaghetti, or a fireman to arrest a thief,” Rowena said in agreement. “Oh, I definitely love what I do. It’s worth every random stranger showing me their warts. I’ve dedicated my entire life to it because it makes me happy.” Rowena smiled, her work was her passion and it easily showed. 

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adamgreyson:

Laughing, Adam nodded his head adding, “well, of course. But at least you’ve got yourself a story now,” he grinned to her. “That’s fine, you can forget it. That’s probably the better thing to do, so you can have more room for more crazy stories to tell. I’m sure there are better things in store for you than wart guy.” 

“Forgetting probably isn’t the healthiest thing to do, though,” Rowena replied. “Don’t they say you should work through your trauma rather than forget it.” She was exaggerated how atrocious the encounter had been in an attempt at humour - something she wasn’t very strong at. “Thankfully I think I probably already have a good repertoire of stories to tell.” 

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Username_Here: if I was smoother, I'd turn that into some sort of pick-up line. But I'm not. So I won't.

Username_Here: I swear to god, the walk home from work gets longer every day. If you see an incredibly dashing homeless dude, give him a tap. It's probably me.

Username_Here: On second thoughts, don't touch random guys. That's not okay.

Scientist_with_the_browncoat: I just spent five minutes trying to work out how that could have been turned into a line.

Scientist_with_the_browncoat: So if you had I'd have been oblivious to it anyway.

Scientist_with_the_browncoat: Yeah, I think I don't think touching random guys is a good life choice. I'm not even good at touching people I do know.

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madisonbridges:

“To be fair it’s less intimidating just getting medical advice for free from a friendly face rather than going to a doctor’s office and feeling judged,” Madison said. “Not that I’m, uh… defending those people, or anything,” she added quickly, an amused smile painting her lips as she shook her head. “That’s incidentally also really, really creepy, so, you know…” A small chuckle escaped her. “I think that’s just good ole word association, unfortunately.”

“I think I would find that more nerve-wracking!” Rowena replied, thinking a professional doctors office was a lot more appealing. “But then, I tend to see things differently to others,” Rowena conceded, speaking more to herself than Madison. “I didn’t think you were defending them, but it’s an interesting point. I just always presumed they were seeking free counsel which perhaps wasn’t the fairest presumption. Regardless I think you summed it up well...creepy.” Rowena laughed lightly. “I just wished they warned us at University.” 

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kyle--archer:

The woman’s words immediately earned a sigh from Kyle’s lips, initially, he knew it was going to be a hassle to do this in the middle of the hallway but he hadn’t anticipated all of the repeated interruptions from his neighbors. “Urgently?” He repeated, unsure of what could be in there that was possibly considered urgent. "I’m sure whatever it is can wait for an hour,” he responded, wrapping an elastic band around one of the larger weights for support. “Little busy here, as you can see.”

Rowena lost her confidence a little at his words, she really wasn’t good with confrontation. Chewing her lip she glanced at all the equipment, it would be unfair to make him take it all down. Then a small voice at the back of her mind chimed up pointing out that he did set up in a public place. “You don’t have a six year old crying her eyes out home, so yes, urgently,” Rowena retorted with hands on hips, her auntie bear instincts kicking it once more.

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guidedbygracex:

“Oh, my gosh—” Grace gasped at the mental image of a man’s warts. “That is.. that’s disgusting. Ugh.” Her shoulders gave a shiver. “I hope he didn’t show them to you.”

“No, oh no, No. No. He didn’t show them to me,” Rowena said, pulling a slight face. She wasn’t been rude but Rowena wasn’t the best in social situations and that would have seriously crossed a line for. “If he was planning on showing me I thankfully stopped him in time.” 

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evangelinejenkins:

Eva knew she was being defensive and although she felt as though she had every right to be a little on edge, if she wanted to keep what happened to herself. She needed to pretend better. “Sorry, I’m jumpy at the best of times,” she admitted, although it was a lie. “I didn’t mean to snap at you.”

Rowena nodded, relieved the brunette wasn’t blaming her as she really hadn’t meant to sneak up on her. “No need to apologise, we’ve all have a tough couple of days,” She said in reference to the blackout, oblivious to how tough it had actually been for the other. 

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samxradcliffe:

“Where were you before all this happened, Ro?” Sam pleaded with her playfully. “You could have given me some kind of warning.” Although she wasn’t to know, he was merely joking. “I didn’t even think of that,” he admitted. “Perhaps I better tell my superior, I don’t want to get in trouble when I’ve barely even started.”

“Probably in the middle of some jungle with no mobile reception, or more recently on the school run,” Rowena replied jokingly. “I’m sorry, next time I’ll try to predict when a student becomes infatuated with you,” She said before continuing more seriously, “It’s probably wise. I’m sure nothing will come of it, but better to be safe than sorry.” 

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adamgreyson:

“I like to think everyone fears their mortality, whether they want to admit it or not. So, trying to get fixed in whatever way they can will make them feel… better in someway?” Adam offered, shrugging his shoulders. “Whatever helps people sleep at night,” he smiled sadly to the woman, chuckling a bit. “Gosh, really? Part of me kind of loves when people start rambling to me about their problems. Of course, it’s awkward, but then I’ve got a story for later.” 

Rowena had to admire his understanding attitude, it was one she usually had herself but right now she just wasn’t feeling it. “I’m always for helping people feel better, but thanks to that I won’t be sleeping well tonight,” She commented jokily, although the statement was rather true. “Usually I’m the one doing the rambling,” Rowena admitted, despite the fact that she could be just as good a listener. “I think I’d rather this forget this ever happened than use it as a story for later, but you’re more than welcome to it.” 

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amygreyson:

Amelia looked up at the girl with a sympathetic smile on her face, “Try being an actual MD, is a pain the ass, I swear if it wasn’t because I love what I do it would be madness. But people sometimes forget there’s so many different Dr. tittles, is crazy.” She said taking a long sip of her drink.

“Just forgetting those with PhDs, there are so many types of medical doctors. Even if I did have a MD chances are I wouldn’t be able to help him much with his wart problem unless I was a dermatologist,” Rowena said in agreement. Sure every doctor had a general knowledge but there was a reason most went into specialised fields. “I couldn’t do what you do, it’s bad enough being the mistaken for one.” 

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astnqnn:

You build your favorite Ikea furniture and we’ll tell you your hogwarts house? His earbuds were in but he wasn’t listening to anything, an old habit he hadn’t even begun trying to break. Sure, why not? Slumped down in his seat with his full attention dedicated to mindless scrolling through Facebook, Austin might not have noticed anyone sitting on the bench beside him if she hadn’t spoken. 

“Sorry,” he said, yanking one earbud out and letting it fall to his shoulder, “Did you say you were a doctor? Because I’ve got this rash…” He adjusted his position, slipping his fingers around the ring of his collar and tugging it just below the collarbone. Austin held the position for a beat, just long enough to let the discomfort seep in before his lips curled into an amiable grin. “No, I promise I’m joking.” The collar of his t-shirt snapped back into place and Austin tugged his jacket back into place around his shoulders.

Rowena paled a little, noticing the headphones she presumed he hadn’t heard everything she had said and just the I’m a doctor part. “Oh, no... No, I’m not..” Rowena started, fearing she’d have to listen to someone’s medical problems for the second time that day. Rashes weren’t as gross as warts, but Rowena still didn’t want to hear about one. About to protest once more it finally clicked that he had been joking, which he soon confirmed. An audible sigh of relief escaped her lips as she smiled. “You did actually have me fooled for a second then,” She commented, not at all embarrassed that she fell for it. 

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Username_Here: Neville got the sword at the end though, that was pretty cool. You can't do much just by riding a broom.

Username_Here: Still think I'd have made a good goalkeeper though. Like Ron. Be more Ron.

Scientist_with_the_browncoat: That is true, Neville is awesome regardless of his broom riding skills.

Scientist_with_the_browncoat: To be honest, I think I'd rather hang out with plants than play sports.

Scientist_with_the_browncoat: Be more Ron sounds like good advice. Regardless of skill if I could I think I'd like to be a keeper.

[rowena-holloway]

Rowena sat down with a small frown, barely glancing at the other person who was also sat there. “Why is it that whenever people find out my title is Dr. they start asking me weird medical questions,” Rowena commented, not making it clear whether she talking to herself of the person she was sat with. “I just had to listen to someone talk about a weird cluster of warts they have for ten minutes before I was able to tell them I’m the Ph.D. kind of doctor, not the MD kind.” 

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evangelinejenkins:

It was the day after the blackout, the day after her assault. The day before everything had come crumbling down around her. The brunette had returned to her ravaged apartment in some attempt to tidy up. She was a cop so she knew that the culprits were wearing masks and gloves, that they were experienced and cautious. There was no chance for an ID from her so there was no point in making a fuss by calling her station. As she carried a bag of garbage out to the communal dumping ground, she felt a presence behind her. Whipping her head around slightly, she surveyed them. Her body had a heightened sense of danger. “You shouldn’t sneak up on people,” Eva warned them, bitterly, not fulling turning her head. An attempt to hide her cut and bruising cheek from the passerby.

Rowena was thankful the blackout had ended, she had been rather busy during it and was looking forward to sleeping for at least twelve hours. First, she wanted to return all the blankets she had borrowed, which is what she had just finished doing. Passing the bins on the way back to her condo Rowena was a little taken aback when the brunette spoke to her. “Oh, I’m, um, sorry. I didn’t mean to sneak up on you. I certainly wasn’t trying to sneak up on you. I didn’t even realise I was walking quietly. Perhaps it’s just these sneakers. They aren’t a heavy shoe.” Rowena said, launching into an awkward ramble.

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kyle--archer:

It had taken Kyle all of thirty minutes to set up his equipment in the middle of the hallway, the one by the resident’s lounge was big enough to fit his weights unlike the one on his floor. It would’ve been easier to do this from the comfort of his apartment, of course, but space was already cramped up enough with boxes that he hadn’t bothered to unpack in the last year. He began his everyday routine, not letting a small thing like the gym being closed stop him from making money. A sigh left his lips as soon as he noticed someone approaching, not even bothering to look up at the other he spoke, “Look I’m gonna need you to move. I’ve got someone coming in and I’ll need the space for an hour. Pass the word around — the lounge is closed for maintenance, or whatever.”

Living in one of the condos Rowena rarely used the residents lounge herself, but occasionally she had a reason to. The last time she had visited the lounge she had been with Elena who had left her favourite stuffed toy behind. Coming to retrieve it Rowena was disappointed to find her way blocked. If it had been anything else Rowena would have simply walked away, especially as she wasn’t one for confrontation but her niece was currently crying over her missing toy. “I’m, um, sorry but I’m going to have to get through. I need something urgently from the lounge.” Rowena replied, started out awkwardly but slowly growing in confidence as her protective instincts kicked in.