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Samuel Kwon. 38. Paramedic. [[ closed rp account for Merrock ]]

[samuelxkwon]

KWON JIN SEOK / SAMUEL KWON (he/him). PARAMEDIC. 38 years of age. February 29, 1988. Single.

Born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in a San Francisco, California. Merrock resident for a moment in the summer of 2007 until the fall of 2010. Lived in California the rest of the time before returning to Merrock in September 2025. Currently splitting his time between hanging out at Merrock Fire Department or having a fight with paperwork at Merrock Hospital. Lives alone in a house by the coast. Youngest of two, born in a leap year, celebrates birthdays once every four years.

STATS ⚕ TIMELINE ⚕ BACKGROUND ( GROUP BIO ) ⚕ NAVIGATION

closed roleplay account for Merrock

[xcorikhang]

"It's one of those jokes that might be better in theory.." she admitted, the more she thought of it. Though she personally would find it quite amusing, perhaps it was not something worth the trouble of becoming a reality. "You mean to tell me you're not signing all of your face paintings?" she teased with a giggle.

[samuelxkwon]

"Yeah," he gave a nod in agreement then let out a laugh. "No, I did not sign any of my face paintings. Maybe I should have and then have people wonder if I'm quietly trying to curse the Benefactor with each face I painted." That would be a bit funny. "This button will do, I guess. Put it on my backpack and let people assume," he grinned. "What's your button design?"

[rafaelcb]

"The very best boss that anyone has ever had," he confirmed with a laugh and a nod of his head. Maybe not the best, he was sure there were people who were more... friendly, maybe, a little more open and warm. But Rafael liked to think that he did a pretty good job of keeping people happy. "Oh, we're friends until we enter into a court of law. Or a real estate deal," but he was laughing as he said it, knowing that a situation in which he ended up disliking Sam seemed pretty hard to come by. He was just one of those people who was likeable, no matter how you diced it. "Then I'm at your mercy, friend," he put a little emphasis on that last word, as though friendship would prevent him from being tortured right then and there as he got comfortable in the chair and waited for Sam to do his thing.

[samuelxkwon]

"Very best boss. Got it," he repeated with a laugh. "Should I paint that on your cheek then?" he teased. He could just imagine people's reactions to that. "Yeah. I don't think I want to be against you if that ever happen. I guess I just have to keep it nice and neutral then," he let out a dramatic sigh, acting as if he didn't have any other choice. "Just saying though, there's a very fine print on the side there that said you are not allowed to sue me if you don't like the end result," he said with a grin. There most definitely wasn't any and Sam was lucky enough so far that everyone seemed to like the end result. With an idea in mind, he started painting, opting to draw simple ocean wave around Rafael's left eye. "Okay. Done," he said once he finished drawing and moved back a little. "Remember, no suing. It's for a good cause."

[jaceeverett]

"Last resort, got it," he teased, knowing that it was probably a good idea, if Sam wasn't one hundred percent sure how to check what side the moss was growing on, guide himself through the woods to where he needed to be, then it was probably best to rely on a good map. GPS if there was service, but where satellites failed, maps normally worked alright in his experience. "Don't worry. If the radio starts crackling and I hear your name, I'll just tell everyone that I'm on the call," at least he would know who to look for, and probably where to start looking -- on some random deer path that was far too easy to get lost on when someone was wandering through the woods. "That, she is," he said with his own smile, watching as Ghost's tail wagged excitedly, clearly enjoying her time out in the cold, even if Jace and Sam might not have wanted to go on this kind of adventure. "Might as well," he said with a soft breath out, realizing that if neither of them heard anyone… but someone wouldn't have called in a false call, right? There had to be someone out here who needed their help. "Up around this bend is one of the most common places we do rescues. If they're not there? They're not anywhere, guarantee it."

[samuelxkwon]

"Appreciate that. Saves me the trouble and the embarrassment of trying to explain to the other ranger how I find myself where I am," Sam said with a laugh. It could also save him the mini lecture probably, of which he could definitely understand. The rangers wanted everyone to have an enjoyable hike and returned safely back without rescue needing to be involved. He continued to follow Ghost and Jason further down the trail, paying extra attention to where he was going as he noticed that the trails seemed to change slightly. He could see why it was being categorized as moderate to advance. "Much as it'll annoy me for the rest of the day, I really hope there's no one there. If the injury is bad and he can't walk out under his own power, I don't think just the two of us will be enough. We might need to call for back up." And that would be the last thing he wanted right now. "Around here?" he then asked, taking a guess at the spot where Jason said they did the most rescues. Looking around, he could see why. "Fire rescue, can anyone hear us?" Sam tried calling out one more time.

[samuelxkwon]

WHERE: around downtown WHO: Sam and @jazfields

"Is it just me or something feels different?" Sam said as he looked around, a coffee in hand and being outside just to enjoy the sun. "I mean, the weather is different. And some of the arts that were made for Spring Fling are still up. But, I don't know, the atmosphere feels a little bit more optimistic since the Benefactor's thing came to light. No? Just me?"

[mxharleyhua]

who? @samuelxkwon where? harley's mural, on a building downtown when? post-spring fling

Harley had never used a building as a canvas before, so Spring Fling had been an exciting experiment. Now that it was finished and Harley had cleaned up their supplies, they could properly step back and look at it. Many people had complimented them during the event, but all Harley could see were the flaws. Still, it wasn't a bad first attempt at street art. Typically he would have tried it somewhere less public first, but this was for charity. Harley had to remind themself of that.

As Harley turned around they realized Sam was there. Fortunately, they had their cochlear implants in their bag. They held up a finger to tell Sam to wait a second before attaching one of their implants. "Hey! Did you enjoy Spring Fling?"

[samuelxkwon]

Sam gave a wave once Harley noticed him, signing 'okay' and waited until they grabbed their implant. "Hey! Yeah, it was fun," he replied, turning to look at the mural the other made during Spring Fling. "I didn't think there would be that many people coming to get their face painted. I'm so glad that there were two other people doing it as well other than me," he let out a chuckle then made a gesture towards the mural. "This looks awesome. I don't think I would have the confidence to paint something this big. How did you feel?"

[xcorikhang]

"Part of me feels like the joke wouldn't land with some, but part of me would also be amused to watch someone get freaked out for shits and giggles," Cori smiled.

[samuelxkwon]

"Yeah. It'll be a bit funny to see if someone who actually believes me really use it as a curse word while talking to other people," Sam chuckled at the image of someone actually doing it. "But I feel it'll also only be funny the first few times before I get annoyed at it myself and will try correct it. Too bad."

[rafaelcb]

"Me, letting anyone win?" he let out a scoffing laugh at Sam's idea, knowing that it would never happen -- and honestly, when the competition was getting people to spend money that would go to a good cause... it was hard to see it as a loss. Except for his poor face. "It's your choice, but I want you to remember that I can make your life really, really hard if you ever need a lawyer or come up against me in court... or need to buy a house." He would never do that to Sam, found that he quite liked the guy, but it was still fun to tease him a little bit. "I'm going to just... let you take your pick, close my eyes, and marvel at your artistic magic. You... are artistic, yes? A good artist?"

[samuelxkwon]

"Why not? You are a good boss, aren't you?" Sam teased. Rafael letting anyone win would probably sound as weird as him volunteering to get his face painted. So maybe he should take it easy on him. In a little while. "Ouch. It's bad enough already if I ever find myself in any of those situation not even a year back in town and you're going to leave me to fight alone? I thought we're friends," he said with a chuckle. He looked around the table to find the piece of paper that had design choices for anyone that came in without any idea. "Well, I suppose you'll find out soon enough if I'm a good artist or not," he grinned. "And it seems that the paper I have that has design choices for people to choose from is hiding somewhere so it's really going to be my choice then."

[rafaelcb]

WHO: rafael & @samuelxkwon

WHERE: spring fling, downtown

WHEN: may, 2026

"I cannot believe I am doing this," Rafael half-grumbled as he got to the front of the line for face painting, heaving a dramatic sigh when he was ushered in a little further. "I ... lost a bet, admittedly, with one of my employees on how many people we could get to do the prize wheel in an hour. Apparently, they're a little better at hustling than I thought." And honestly, there were worse things than having people dedicated to the cause, who were going to do everything that they could to raise some money. "But... they didn't say what I needed to get painted, so go easy on me, is all I ask."

[samuelxkwon]

Sam couldn't help the amused chuckle that escaped when he saw that his next client would be Rafael. "You could just say that you let them win, being a good boss and all," he said with a grin. "So…it's my choice? How about a bright neon lobster on your cheek?" he said with a bigger grin and showed a light green color paint to Rafael. "Or I can do dolphins or seals, if we want to go in theme to remind someone about what's at stake. I haven't seen dolphins here yet but it counts," he gave a small shrug, still grinning. "If those are still too much, I guess simple swirly lines will be the choice."

[samuelxkwon]

WHERE: Button Making, Spring Fling, downtown WHO: Sam and @xcorikhang

‌"I wonder if it's a good idea to answer that this word is a curse word to the next person that ask me what it means." Sam was mostly talking to himself even though he wasn't really keeping his voice low. "It's not. It's just my name," he added with a chuckle, more or less for the sake of the person next to him, which just happened to be Cori. "I'm not risking getting kicked out of here before I can finish this."

[samuelxkwon]

WHERE: Cobblestone Cafe tent, Spring Fling, downtown WHO: Sam and @yvainelaurent

"Can I get one of that?" Sam asked, pointed at the image of one very colorful drink that he was more than certain would be sweeter than his usual drink order. But he figured if there was a time to try something that he wouldn't usually get, it would be at Spring Fling, supporting the town and when he wasn't on duty. "On a scale of one to I need to go to the dentist tomorrow, how sweet would that one be?"

[katiexdaltcn]

WHO: katie + samuel ( @samuelxkwon ) WHERE: cobblestone cafe, historic downtown WHEN: may, 2026

The bell above the door of Cobblestone Café chimed softly as Katelyn stepped inside, immediately greeted by the familiar warmth of espresso, cinnamon, and fresh bread that seemed permanently woven into the walls of the place. Honestly, she was starting to understand why people in town talked about this place like it was sacred ground.

Stepping towards the counter with the easy confidence of someone who had already become a regular despite only being in town for a few months, she greeted the barista with a smile warm enough to earn an immediate grin in return. "Tell me y’all have the blackberry scones today or I’m gonna have to emotionally recover." Coffee secured a few minutes later, Katie turned carefully, only to nearly collide with someone standing nearby. "Oh—shit, sorry." The apology came quickly, followed by an amused exhale once she realized disaster had been avoided. "Well," she said, glancing between them and the drink in their hand, "judging by the size of that coffee, I’m guessing you’re either having a very long morning or ending a long-ass night shift."

[samuelxkwon]

The yawn was hard to contain and even harder to miss by anyone around him. And the fact that he was reacting slower than he usually would, which would be a bad thing if it happened on a call. And yet somehow he became a lot more alert when he had to respond to an emergency. Until that moment happened, all he could think about right now was his bed at home. Hence, the large coffee he just purchased at Cobblestone. A coffee that he nearly lost when someone collided with him. Luckily, it seemed that neither of them lost their drinks from that incident.

"Katie. You're buying me another large coffee if this become a casualty," he said in a way of greeting. "Both. And yes, both can be true at the same time, just so you know," Sam replied with a tired chuckle. "I had a long-ass night shift that I guess technically had ended because it's no longer nighttime, currently am having a very long morning and I still have, oh…" he paused to check his watch. "Another five hours before my shift ends." A wide yawn broke through that he barely managed to cover before letting out another chuckle. "Sorry. I have a 24-hour shift this time. How's your morning?"

[samuelxkwon]

WHERE: Sea Breeze, coast & pier WHO: Sam & @jj-hayes

Sam walked into Sea Breeze after a jog along the beach, not wanting to waste the warmer weather by spending it indoors. He wasn't sure it was a bad timing or a good timing but just after he walked in, he was face to face with a couple of kids who seemed to be in a heated discussion about which ice cream flavor was better. One of the flavors being debated was mint chocolate, which was the flavor they suddenly asked for his opinion about. Not that he could get any word in to actually share his opinions. They just kept discussing it for another minute before finally walking out to go to the creamery to get mint chocolate. He just let out a chuckle, noticing JJ not too far away from him. "Dr. Hayes," he greeted. "What do you think? Is mint chocolate better than chocolate with chocolate chip?"

[stellylee]

"Like if they just suffer through a little bit of poking and prodding, they're going to get something extra for being good? You could be on to something… I noticed that Bowie starts perking up at the end of all of his appointments," it very well could be that he recognized the fact that it meant that he was going to get some treats soon, a reward for surviving that type of torture. "Now Whit, my cat… she doesn't like the vet. She doesn't care if there are treats involved. It's a no from her," they laughed, shaking their head. Sure, she was still going to go and get her shots and her exams, but… she wasn't going to like it. "Okay, okay, let's not let anything happen to the rental! Don't get me wrong, Cori's family does an amazing dry cleaning business here in town, but… even that's not always fool proof," they were confident Sam would want his money back, rather than ending up in trouble for ruining something. Smiling as he talked about not really even feeling comfortable, Stelly could understand it. Some people were meant for it, had even (quite literally) been born into it by being a part of a family that just naturally did these things, had a history of doing these things… and then everyone else just kid of did their best. At least, that was what it had always felt like to them. "Maybe not comfortable, but… as long as you have fun, right?" And maybe when you were too comfortable, it became old hat and less fun, anyway. "God, no," they laughed, shaking their head, "too low class for this establishment. We'll have to settle for dreaming."

[samuelxkwon]

"Sort of, yeah. Although in my case it's also most likely the fact that I still need to bribe him with snacks to get him to get into and out of the car which in his mind I guess it's worth putting up with all the poking and prodding," Sam laughed. Vet visits really costed a lot and that wasn't including the bills yet. "Aren't cats just, I don't know, dislike a whole lot of things?" His experience with cats were minimal even though at one point he did consider getting a cat instead of a dog. "Do they get along, your cat and dog?" he asked, curiosity winning, at least for the next five minutes or so as he briefly considered getting a cat. "Agreed. I'm sure they're great but I shouldn't give the rental people a reason to not give my money back." It was a nice suit too. So he definitely should try to return it in the same condition he got it. Plus he might need their services again in the future. He had no idea what kind of events like these should happen in the future and what the dress code might be. And it wasn't a guarantee that he could avoid it by picking up a shift. "Surprisingly, yeah, I am having fun, so far. Not fully comfortable but I don't regret going which I think is great." He told himself to try to enjoy it although he didn't realize that part of that included a solo internal game of 'what kind of excuse he could come up with to avoid going to the dance floor'. The food helped, definitely. "Too bad," he let out a small chuckle. "But I'm also glad because it means I didn't miss it. I'd be upset tomorrow if I find out they have dirt pudding and I skip it."

[jaceeverett]

"What, you don't trust tree moss?" Jason asked, shooting Sam a skeptical look, even if he knew the other man wasn't alone in that. Plenty of people wouldn't trust someone's directions if they said that they were following the moss on the side of the tree. "Moss grows on the damp, cool side of … or the north side." That didn't mean it was always right, though, so he let out a laugh, "but please don't try to use that to navigate. I'll be coming out here to rescue you." Sometimes, moss just grew wherever it wanted to. "My parents never really let us have pets growing up, but I always thought if I had a dog, I'd want one that looked like a wolf, and… well," he gestured to Ghost with a grin. One couldn't get more 'wolf dog' than a big white husky mix that liked to pretend she knew how to howl. As Sam reiterated the call, Jason nodded his head. Halfway down the second trail. That shouldn't be too hard to figure out… hopefully. As they walked along the dirt path, he pointed to the ground beneath their feet. "Careful in the shady areas, that tends to be where you still find ice lurking." And that was the last thing that either of them wanted, was to slip and end up needing as much help as the person that they were going to help, themselves. "Great," he let out his own sigh and lifted his hand to shield his eyes, looking out through the trees. "Well… halfway is just a little bit ahead, now. I don't see anything," he dropped his hand then to cup around his mouth, calling out, "ranger with search and rescue, can anyone hear me?"

[samuelxkwon]

"I…will trust the tree moss when there's nothing else I can trust," Sam replied with a shrug. He wasn't sure if he'd heard about it before, even with Jason's additional explanation. Though when the other man said that he shouldn't use that to navigate, he was more than certain that he probably had never heard of it. "How about I'll just get the map later and warn you in advance that if you suddenly hear me through the radio on the channel used by the rangers, not to be too surprised," he chuckled. Asking them where he was and how to get back through the radio would be faster than analyzing the moss, he was quite certain of it. "She definitely looks like a wolf," Sam agreed as he looked at Ghost. "A very beautiful wolf," he added with a grin. His attention then returned to the path at Jason's warning, not wanting to risk stepping on ice, not if he could help it. He then focused on trying to hear any replies as Jason called out to announce that help had arrived. With the trouble they got so far, even though small part of him didn't want to hear a reply, he really hoped he'd hear something. "Fire rescue! Call out if you can hear us!" he shouted when he heard nothing after a little while. "Should we walk a bit further to check?" he then asked.

[taryngramsey]

Taryn chuckled softly before nodding. "I would have to agree. I just came back from California and although it was rainy, it was also much warmer than here and I have to say that I did enjoy it and so did the dogs." They all enjoyed walks on the beach and Simon's parents' pool and their huge backyard. It did make Taryn more excited about the weather change in Merrock. "Adaptable is the way to be. Life is constantly going to through you curveballs." she grinned as she looked over to the dogs.

She hummed and nodded as Samuel explained the things he had to do for the day. "Oh, if I go to the pet store I'm going to empty the majority of my bank account. I literally get whatever those three want which I know is a problem, but they're so cute and I can't say no to them in there." she smiled. Even though she and the dogs had been plenty spoiled on their trip by Simon's family and their friends, Taryn knew that she would spend even more on the dogs in a pet store. "Well, I have to finish unpacking because I just haven't since coming back from my trip. I was going to make my menu and poster for the Spring Fling too. I'm gong to have a Sips and Sweets Tent. I was also thinking of going out for dinner or to one of the bars for a drink, not necessarily alcoholic, but I could change my mind. I usually make it up when I get there. I'm trying to put myself out there more this year, you know. Also, Simon's family kind of got on me about it so I promised them I would put in more of an effort to be social outside of the bakery." They had encouraged her to put herself back into the dating pool, but Taryn wasn't sure how she felt about it.

[samuelxkwon]

Sam let out a dramatic groan when Taryn mentioning having just returned from California. "Did you bring anything?" he asked with a grin. "You're making me want to plan for a trip. My parents are back from their travels and I think they'll be here for the summer while they decide what's next." He would love to hear their travel stories and at the same time he could also check on them. "Yeah? Like having an unfair one against three chase?" he chuckled as he looked at their dogs.

"I'll be repeating over and over in my head that I'm just a paramedic whenever Cosmo is giving me one of his looks," he replied with a laugh. It didn't always work. He still ended up buying more than he needed to especially if Cosmo was going with him. So now he tried not to go with his dog tagging along. "Why is it unpacking is always a struggle? It took me months before I finally unpacked all of the boxes," he chuckled. He supposed it was because he wasn't in a hurry to be anywhere so he just kept putting it off. Plus, unpacking just felt less exciting than packing to go somewhere. "That's...a lot of plans. You might just finish Spring Fling stuff before you finish unpacking there," he laughed then gave a nod. "Simon's family cares about you and don't want you to be alone. And you shouldn't be, if that's what you want to do," he said with a smile. "You can go to Mawk Tales, see how you feel about it with no pressure of getting anything alcoholic. Give me a call if you need any back up."

[mxharleyhua]

"Thank you." Harley signed again, as if he hadn't just thanked Sam a moment ago. "I think everything's in there. Her wallet and phone are, so I can't imagine someone went through her bag and left those things behind." Finding out her ringtone was set to maximum was not a surprise. Harley watched his hesitant, slow signs and just appreciated that Sam was trying to sign at all with him.

At the realization Sam wasn't a big fan of the horror genre, Harley chuckled. "Aren't you a paramedic? That's way more terrifying than some deranged zombie doll." But they had no problem going somewhere with more appealing covers, so they began walking out of the horror section while still looking at Sam to see his reply.

[samuelxkwon]

"You're welcome," he signed then gave a nod after he was informed that nothing seemed to be missing. "That's good. She might've just misplaced the purse then, wanting to get away from this aisle as much as I do," he grinned. He kept responding verbally while also signing as well just so he could be more certain of his response.

"And that's exactly why I don't like horror." He kept pace with Harley as they left the horror section. Lots of cool cover art but he really rather dealt with any other genre. "Enough of them at work. Different kind of horror, but still," he shrugged. "I'm going to see if that coloring book is still there," he pointed to the direction of where they were earlier.