Graham Humbert

"Graham Humbert but you can call me Graham. Most people do."

[thesheriffgraham]

Checkmate I Graham and Emma

[swanofhope]

Emma had been a little skeptical when Graham had asked her to play; she had never been one for board games, but she had figured what the hell. Now however, she was kind of wishing she hadn’t agreed considering how easily he had beaten her. “0-1 You.” She replied with a strong urge to glare at him for his smugness.

"Another game? Unless you’re too worried about losing to a girl…" She sipped at her coffee; it had now cooled quite a bit in it’s paper cup as they played, and tried to keep her competitive streak in check.

[thesheriffgraham]

"Oh, it's not losing to a girl I'm worried about." He said with a grin. "It's whats going to happen to your pride once I beat you again." His tone was teasing as he picked up his own coffee and lifted it to his lips. It was a nice day and both he and Emma needed a break from the heavy work at the office and it seemed a game of chess was just the thing to do it. "Your move." he said, gesturing to the board.

[nadia-subira]

Open Seat || Nadia and Graham

[nadia-subira]

"The one and only." Nadia told the man with a grin, "He’s a special one." She giggled while shaking her head at the thought of her best friend. "He doesn’t chat with people much, at least not that I’m aware of, so it’s not unusual that you wouldn’t really know him. It’s not really his fault though, he’s got a lot going on. " Nadia made a face thinking about how to answer, "Yeah, he really is." 

[thesheriffgraham]

He smiled. "Then I guess you're lucky to have him." Graham had always been good at reading people and this girl was no exception to his abilities. Something was up between them... he could tell by the way she talked about him. There was a hint of admiration in her voice that usually alluded to either strong friendship or something more. "So how long have you been working for him?" He asked, tilting his head slightly to the side.

[thesheriffgraham]

Checkmate I Graham and Sophia

[seeking-violet]

Checkers was a most interesting game, one that she learned but not never really got a hang of. Every once in awhile she’s go to the park to practice but it really didn’t help. Looking at the board she tilted her head watching as the man took her piece and checkmated her. Looking up she gave a small smile. “It’s uh…uh two to one. And my one is by sheer dumb luck.”

[thesheriffgraham]

He laughed. "You're not nearly as bad as you give yourself credit for." He said, his lips twitching up into a teasing grin. "In fact, compared to some I've met you're quite good... maybe even a passable chess player." He glanced down at the board. "Your move."

[kellanconteur]

Old Friends || Graham and Kellan

[kellanconteur]

Kellan offered a slight smile to his friend as he slid into the booth, “Busy, as usual. I’m assuming you’re the same?” The two of them had somehow remained friends, despite being to busy to ever really meet up. Graham had the police force to run, while Kellan felt it his responsibility to take care of every single person and affair in the Court, something that most of the residents felt was his duty, too. “Anything interesting happening in Storybrooke?”

[thesheriffgraham]

Graham chuckled slightly, smiling and reaching for his glass. His eyes briefly wandered to his glass then he looked back up at Kellan. "Always." He laughed. "A drunk on the street is pretty much as interesting as it gets... well aside from some petty theft but nothing serious enough to warrant the attention of Storybrooke's citizens." He leaned forward slightly. "Why do you ask, though. Did you hear something?"

[thesheriffgraham]

Different: 

Describe your character’s relationship with their mother or their father, or both. Was it good? Bad? Were they spoiled rotten, ignored? Do they still get along now, or no?

Graham’s parents were different to say the least.  They were nice but for some reason there was a bit of distance between he and his brother and them. They were never very affectionate or caring and chose to cut straight to the point rather than to sugar coat it. Which is bad especially when you're a seven year old child who’s just asked why the other children get visits from Santa and you don’t (“Their parents are creating a false sense of hope based off a series of petty lies.”). Still every once in a while their love would shine through when his brother graduated high school or completed his army training or when Graham completed his time at the police academy or won a soccer game in school. They still meet every year for holidays and are close in their own way.

[thesheriffgraham]

Checkmate I Graham and Open

Graham laughed, leaning down over the game and examining pieces. It was a nice day but he was well aware that the chill would set in soon enough so in an effort to preserve one of the last good days he'd headed out to the park and set up a a checkerboard table. "Hmm...." He said, careful in his next step. He picked up the his checker, moving over the other person's piece. "Checkmate." He said with a grin, taking their piece off the game board. "So what's the score now?" 

[officer-sinclair]

Furtive Flirting || Graham, Emma, and Sinclair

[swanofhope]

Emma was vaguely aware of the conversation between Graham and Sinclair as she watched the coffee drip far to slowly into the pot—seriously they needed to get a new coffee maker if there were going to be many more nights like last night.

Something about the conversation the other two were having made Emma focus her attention back on them. She could barely make out what they were saying, but from what she could overhear she was glad she had decided to stay hunched over the machine and out of sight for the time being.   The last thing she wanted to do was alert them to her presence, that would be awkward. God was the woman actually hitting on him right in the office?

[officer-sinclair]

Sinclair glanced over her shoulder, ensuring that Emma was out of sight, and hoping that Graham’s tired mind would draw the conclusion that the deputy left to grab a bite to eat or some proper coffee. “Oh, I’m sure there are,” Sinclair drawled, turning her green eyes back onto the Sheriff, “Just as you hope Emma will aid you in your conquest.”

It was not exactly the task assigned to her by the Gossip Trash, but Sinclair couldn’t resist when Graham opened himself up for the attack. 

[thesheriffgraham]

Graham froze then sputtered for a moment. "Wh-what?" He asked, taken aback by the frankness of her words and the quick change of topic. "Sorry, Sinclair but the night must be wearing on you." He covered quickly. "Emma and I-" He stopped. "Well... there is no Emma and I." He sighed quietly, hoping she didn't catch the slight hint of longing in his voice. "We have nothing more than a work relationship and if you see more then you're mistaken." He took a breath. "Look, Emma's a lovely girl but she's professional. She understands the boundaries that are essential in the workplace to maintain a professional integrity and as do I." He didn't flat out say that he didn't want that because that would be a lie and Graham didn't do that... well at least not usually. 

[swanofhope]

Earthquake | Emma and Graham | Starter

[swanofhope]

"Alright." She nodded and glanced in the direction he had indicated. "I’ll go see about a back exit." Hurrying towards the bathrooms she tried to assess the damage of the quake, both to the building and the people. Most people seemed to be moving, albeit some looked worse off than others, but it seemed everyone was either helping someone or being helped.

Focusing on the task at hand as she neared the bathrooms she immediately saw the back door Graham must have been talking about. Rushing to it she tried to shove it open, but it wouldn’t budge. Scanning the door frame she tried to figure a way to force it open, but nothing seemed wrong with it on this end. She put her good shoulder against the door and shoved again, but it wasn’t moving at all. Letting out an exasperated breath she hurried back to Graham.

"It’s no use." She spoke quickly and quietly trying to avoid causing any panic in those who were nearby. "Something must be wedged against the door from the outside—I couldn’t get it to budge at all." She scanned the room again, "People are hurt, and I’m not sure how sturdy the building is anymore; there’s a lot of debris."

[thesheriffgraham]

Graham nodded, running to assist people as she checked. He didn't see any fatalities which was good but some people did seem more than a little worse for wear. Medical assistance at the first possible moment would be preferable. He pulled out his walkie talky... or what was left of it. He must of fallen on it during the quake or hurt it somehow. Either way it was out of commission. His phone was the next option but just like everyone else (he presumed) he wasn't getting any signal. 

In the meantime, the next best way to proceed would be to help the people as best he could. He turned to a young woman, ripping of the corner of his sleeve and offering to her to press to the cut on her forehead and stop the bleeding. 

Emma caught him mid-sentence, talking to a young child about the proper way to identify if a shoulder was dislocated or not. He stepped away from the child, turning to look at Emma. "Then we create a new one. We don't have time to waste." 

[nadia-subira]

Open Seat || Nadia and Graham

[nadia-subira]

"Me?" She smiled at him looking slightly shocked before answering, "I’m Simon Pride’s personal assistant, and best friend." Nadia nodded at him while sipping her drink once more. "No, sometimes it’s nice, if not a little bit stressful. Sometimes having your best friend as your boss wasn’t the easiest, but Nadia wouldn’t have it any other way, even if he was a little high strung.

[thesheriffgraham]

"Simon Pride of Pride Rock music?" He asked. "I've met him a few times... he seemed nice." He smiled. "Can't say I know him too well though. So I guess you'd be a better judge of his personality then I am." He chuckled to himself lightly. "So is he as nice as they say?" 

[swanofhope]

Earthquake | Emma and Graham | Starter

[swanofhope]

For a moment Emma thought about admitting to being unsure how messed up her shoulder was. Graham at least could look at it and see if there was any serious damage, but then she ignored the thought, there were others that needed help and she could move it so it was probably fine. “I’m fine, just a bit banged up.”

She followed his gaze and nodded. “Alright,” She glanced towards the doorways out of the ballroom and frowned. “I’m not even sure if we can get anyone out.” She pointed with her good arm, “We need another exit.”

[thesheriffgraham]

He nodded, glancing around the room. "I think there might be one near the bathrooms down that hallway." He said, pointing in that direction. "Otherwise we're going to have to make our own if that one is blocked." He watched her, narrowing his eyes slightly. He nodded, choosing not to press the matter more. 

[nadia-subira]

Open Seat || Nadia and Graham

[nadia-subira]

"Well it’s nice to meet you." She told him while smiling even brighter. At his question she looked down at her phone again and shook her head, "Oh, um, no. It’s just work and it’s my day off so…" She gave a small shrug and reached over to switch it off, just so the buzzing would stop. "They can survive without me for at least an hour." His words caused her to smile, "I couldn’t agree more, sometimes it’s just wonderful to get out of the office for a while." 

[thesheriffgraham]

He smiled. "So, what do you do?" He asked, taking a sip of his coffee. It was his job to get to know the townspeople so they'd become comfortable with him. He hoped she'd begin to like him, he already liked her... she seemed sweet. He grinned. "Exactly, a change of scenery isn't a bad thing."

[thesheriffgraham]

Grand Ball Blues (StoryBrooke Grand Ball) || Graham and Jane

[strangerslike-us-deactivated201]

"Well, it’s nice to meet you, Graham" she smiled shaking his hand gently. "So, are you having a good time?" She asked curiously, smiling up at the sheriff.

[thesheriffgraham]

He nodded and smiled. He wasn't actually having that great of a time but he wanted her to believe it. He had to be here in case things went awry (which he doubted they would). Besides formal dances weren't his style."You?" Frankly he was glad to have someone to talk to. Circling the room was getting boring.

[kellanconteur]

Old Friends || Graham and Kellan

Kellan had dropped out of school early to help his family keep the Court of Miracles in order. And even when he had been in school, he kept mostly to himself, feeling as if he connected more with the gypsies at home than any of the kids the school had to offer. They were so different from his people. But that hadn’t stopped him from making one or two close friends through his school years. And one of them had ended up being the Sheriff of Storybrooke, and a friend he’d stayed rather close to throughout the years.

Despite seeing each other a lot less frequently than they did when they were kids, the two men made sure to keep in touch, whether it was an occasional lunch meeting or just bumping into one another on the streets. Storybrooke wasn’t so big that they never saw each other.Today was one of those days when they purposely met up, and there Kellan was, waiting in the corner booth at Granny’s for his friend, nursing a sprite as he waited. He didn’t have much money to spend on outings, but this one wouldn’t hurt his savings too bad, and it was for a friend.

The door swung open, and Kellan looked up, a slight grin tugging at the corners of his mouth when he saw his friend walk in, and he offered a slight wave, waiting for the other man to join him.

[thesheriffgraham]

Graham had known Kellan in high school and while Kellan was usually alone that didn't stop Graham from becoming his friend. Graham in high school had been determined not to let anyone feel left out just as he was now. He opened the door to Granny's and smiled. "Hey," He said with a wave moving to sit across from Kellan. "How have you been?" He asked. It really had been too long. Of all of Graham's high school friends Kellan had been the only one that he'd stayed in touch with. 

[swanofhope]

Earthquake | Emma and Graham | Starter

[swanofhope]

Emma tried her phone again and as she held it to her ear she heard a familiar voice say her name. For a moment she thought the phone had miraculously connected, but then she realized the voice was nearby. Turning she saw Graham across the hall near the shattered remains of the chandelier.

Relief flooded her at seeing the Sheriff in one piece, he looked a little banged up, but he seemed alright. Hurrying towards him she was careful not to step on anyone who was still on the ground; she was also acutely aware of the possibility that an aftershock could hit at any moment and from the look of things the building may not come out of that fully intact.

"Graham!" She called out to get his attention as she drew closer. "That was… You ok? We need to get these people out of here."

[thesheriffgraham]

"I'm fine." He said, relieved to see her. He glanced at the direction she'd come from. Some things had fallen from there injuring a few but nothing too severe. He figured once they got them outside that he could help the hurt but if Emma had been hurt that would be a different problem entirely. He needed her help.

"Are you okay?" He asked. He held back the urge to hug her, knowing how she felt about attachment and he figured that it would only make her want  to push him away more. He took a breath. "We can't get them all out at once." He said simply, looking at the civilians crouched to the ground. "Do you want to get a group outside quickly and I'll make sure the people in here stay safe?" 

[nadia-subira]

Open Seat || Nadia and Graham

[nadia-subira]

"Oh, I’m Nadia." She told him while still smiling. "You’re the Sheriff right? Sorry if that’s rude, I don’t get out much, but you look familiar, I just can’t remember your name." Her eyes flicked to her phone as it buzzed, Simon, again. The girl just looked back up and grinned more. "You don’t have to sit if you don’t have time, I just didn’t want you to have have a place if you were looking for one. It’s rather busy today." 

[thesheriffgraham]

"Graham." He filled in before glancing around once more. He glanced down at her phone. "Are you gonna take that? Because if you're ignoring it so not to be rude than its fine." He gave her a reassuring smile. "Eh, I was going to take a break soon anyways. They're always urging me to get out of the office saying it isn't healthy to be at work so long." 

[officer-sinclair]

Furtive Flirting || Graham, Emma, and Sinclair

[swanofhope]

Emma was vaguely aware of Graham and Sinclair talking, but if she were honest, she was hardly paying any attention as she watched the coffee drip far to slowly into the pot. Grabbing a mug she poured a little powdered creamer into the mug and then waited anxiously for the caffeine drip to finally finish brewing.

[officer-sinclair]

“Have I been drinking?” Sinclair quizzed with a chuckle, moving in closer to her pray, “No. I just got off a long shift with you. When would I have had time to get drunk?” The blonde looked at Graham, raking her eyes down his body. “There are other ways to relieve tension and stress.” There was a small part of Sinclair that was worried that the Sheriff was going to be receptive to her advances; if that were the case, she would laugh in his face and tell him to keep it in his pants.

[thesheriffgraham]

He stepped back once more. "There are but I'm afraid that there are also other people that may aid you in the conquest." He said, trying to be as frank as possible without alerting Emma that something was going on. He wasn't sure why he didn't want her to see but he was sure he didn't want her to. Sinclair had always been cold to him and he wondered why now she was starting this. He saw her as a friend at the very most and knew better than to enter relationships with coworkers. Perhaps that's why he had been avoiding what he felt for Emma. That or he knew there was something more to that than a simple attraction and was worried about screwing it up.

[and-a-bottle-of-rum-deactivated]

Acquiring signal//Remy&Graham

[and-a-bottle-of-rum-deactivated]

"Oh. So you aren’t an electrician. I’m sorry I saw the van and you and I just put them together." Remy sighed. He didn’t want to inconvenience the man. Remy thought he saw a badge on the man’s belt and Remy realized who this guy was. "Sorry Sheriff, thank you for the help though. I appreciate it."

[thesheriffgraham]

Graham smiled and looked back at the van. "Easy mistake to make." He looked over at the box once more. "It seems you've made a slight error... maybe accidentally hitting the wrong knob." He reached into the box and quickly adjusted a few things. "There you go. If it seems I can be of assistance for anything please give me a call." He smiled. "I go by Graham actually. Sheriff seems far too formal."