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OOC: Application for paradisa
PERSONAL
NAME: Shurimon
PERSONAL JOURNAL:shurimon
EMAIL: spdbridge03 at gmail dot com
AIM: Shuripus
WIKI NAME: N/A
CURRENT CHARACTERS: Simon Tam
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Jennifer Keller
SERIES: Stargate Atlantis
CANON POINT: Post-series
LOSS: Memories of Rodney McKay's attraction to her.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: Jennifer Keller has described herself as someone who has always felt like she was an outsider, never having found a place to belong. She is extremely intelligent and skipped multiple grades in grade school; she has therefore always felt like an outcast- too young to relate to most of her classmates, but too smart to relate to many others her own age. She can be shy and withdrawn, and this was made worse because she missed out on many normal social functions as a teenager and thus had a tough time developing social skills. When she signed up for the Atlantis expedition, at first she was very skittish, insisting that she was only a temporary replacement for Carson Beckett and wondering if she was even qualified for the job in the first place. Though a more than capable doctor and having been given votes of confidence from her team members, she was unsure of her ability to lead an entire department of medics, especially considering the often bizarre injuries and maladies the Atlantis team members tended to pick up on alien worlds.
Her feeling like an outsider is reflected in the way she interacts with her fellow Atlantis expedition members- she is very quick to physically separate herself from the group once she is done doctoring, as though she feels they do not want her around, and often shoots down her own ideas when she voices them, as though she thinks they are not good enough. She is also quick to blame herself when she encounters a problem she can't readily fix or finds herself in a perilous situation and becomes scared to act.
Jennifer is very aware of how much everyone liked her predecessor Carson, and thus sometimes worries that she's not as good as or won't be as beloved as he was. However, she is able to overcome this hesitation once he comes back as a clone, and seems quite comfortable working alongside him. It still took Jennifer some time to grow into and adjust to her role and realize that she did not have to be like Carson, but could be a leader in her own way, and had hidden reserves of strength to draw on.
Though having nerves of steel when doing her duties as a doctor, outside the infirmary, Jennifer can be very unsure of herself. She is not a very skilled fighter (though eventually she begins taking lessons) and thus has trouble defending herself in combat situations, which is a problem when villains and kidnappers target her due to her healing abilities, and because the team is in the midst of a war with the life-draining Wraith.
However, despite her shortcomings, Jennifer IS a good doctor and has saved the teams' lives many a time. She has a good bedside manner and a great deal of patience when dealing with unruly or nervous patients. She keeps a level head during crisis situations and is swift at enacting quarantines and preparing to treat the sick if necessary. Jennifer also shows a strong determination to save others, even if it seems hopeless, if she is putting herself in danger, or if the person is/was her enemy. She will work herself past the point of exhaustion to find cures and workarounds. Jennifer is also constantly working to expand her knowledge in order to benefit others, taking every opportunity she can to learn more about the Wraith and study the various diseases and parasites unique to the Pegasus Galaxy.
Once she feels more comfortable around the others, she tries her best to face down her fears and show her worth as a team member. She also eventually becomes much more at ease with them in social situations, which in turn helps her loosen up and become better at her job and a better leader. Everything she goes through with the others leads her to develop romantic feelings for Rodney McKay; when he reveals that he is in love with her, she acts on these feelings after some hesitation. There are moments where Jennifer also has to be the cooler head in the room and remind others to act like the adults they are instead of being competitive and bickering.
ABILITIES: Though having no supernatural abilities, Jennifer is a skilled doctor, and while a specialty of hers was never specified, she seems to have extensive knowledge of the brain. As chief of medicine in Atlantis, particularly by the end of the series, she also has an extensive amount of experience with emergency and field medicine.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: There were the sounds of voices and celebration coming in through the open window near her, but Jennifer didn't feel up to joining the party quite yet. Instead, she leaned on a railing and stared out over the darkening San Francisco Bay, at the ring of ships keeping curious onlookers away from the hidden and cloaked city, at the distant traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge. Earth and Atlantis had been saved, and while that in and of itself was certainly worth being happy about, she couldn't stop thinking- and worrying- about what was going to come next.
Was this it? Once they figured out what to do with the city, where were they going to go from there? Back to the Pegasus Galaxy, like nothing happened? Or would the Stargate program consider their mission accomplished and send them back to their civilian lives?
The idea made her heart hurt. Jennifer felt like she had finally found her place in the world, a place where she could belong, a place where she was accepted, and that could be taken away from her again in a heartbeat.
"Hey," said a voice, startling her from her thoughts; she turned to face Rodney with a small smile. "I was wondering where you were. Not in much of a party mood, huh?" She briefly closed her eyes and let out a happy sigh when he somewhat-awkwardly wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"I'm just wondering. About... what's going to happen now," she told him. "Or worrying is more like it. I don't want to have to leave Atlantis."
"You worry too much," Rodney told her, and she finally smiled, turning to give him a kiss.
"Hard to swallow that, coming from you," she teased, and he laughed. Her face then fell, and before she could stop herself, she went on, "...This is the first time in my life I've ever really belonged somewhere. I don't want to lose that, lose all of you. I half want to just... give up and go home now and save myself the wait." There was a long pause, and she could feel her eyes welling up before Rodney said gently,
"You know... I told you before that you're everything I need. No matter what happens, that's still going to be true. And it's not like planes and phones and e-mail and interdimensional communication don't exist, right?" Jennifer nodded, wiping her eyes. "Your friends in there think the world of you, and they're never going to go away, either. So worry about what might happen when it happens and have a little fun with us now. Okay?" She snuggled into him and couldn't speak for a few moments, having to take a few shaky breaths to gather herself before she nodded. "I love you."
"Love you, too," she whispered, and she and Rodney kissed again before he took his hand in hers, going back inside the great city- her home- to her teammates, her friends, the ones who had accepted her, because Rodney was right- they weren't ever going away. So neither would she.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE: Usually my first instinct on waking up in a strange place with no memory of how I got there is to look around for any danger... and while there doesn't seem to be any here, I have to say, I'm feeling more than a little lost. I figured out pretty quickly that the journal talks back, but everything I've read and heard from it makes even less sense than the talking part.
I guess I'll start by asking if this planet has a name. And if anybody can tell me how I got here, since I'm still really confused about that part.
INTENT: I've been looking for a game for Jennifer for quite a while. I grew fond of her the first time I watched Stargate Atlantis, and despite the high amount of dislike the fandom appears to have for her, I feel like she has a lot of potential as a character that the show didn't have time to explore. I'd like to see how she'd be able to find her feet in Paradisa, absent of most of her crewmembers except the one she deeply admires and is thus the most nervous around (i.e. Carson).
NAME: Shurimon
PERSONAL JOURNAL:
shurimonEMAIL: spdbridge03 at gmail dot com
AIM: Shuripus
WIKI NAME: N/A
CURRENT CHARACTERS: Simon Tam
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Jennifer Keller
SERIES: Stargate Atlantis
CANON POINT: Post-series
LOSS: Memories of Rodney McKay's attraction to her.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: Jennifer Keller has described herself as someone who has always felt like she was an outsider, never having found a place to belong. She is extremely intelligent and skipped multiple grades in grade school; she has therefore always felt like an outcast- too young to relate to most of her classmates, but too smart to relate to many others her own age. She can be shy and withdrawn, and this was made worse because she missed out on many normal social functions as a teenager and thus had a tough time developing social skills. When she signed up for the Atlantis expedition, at first she was very skittish, insisting that she was only a temporary replacement for Carson Beckett and wondering if she was even qualified for the job in the first place. Though a more than capable doctor and having been given votes of confidence from her team members, she was unsure of her ability to lead an entire department of medics, especially considering the often bizarre injuries and maladies the Atlantis team members tended to pick up on alien worlds.
Her feeling like an outsider is reflected in the way she interacts with her fellow Atlantis expedition members- she is very quick to physically separate herself from the group once she is done doctoring, as though she feels they do not want her around, and often shoots down her own ideas when she voices them, as though she thinks they are not good enough. She is also quick to blame herself when she encounters a problem she can't readily fix or finds herself in a perilous situation and becomes scared to act.
Jennifer is very aware of how much everyone liked her predecessor Carson, and thus sometimes worries that she's not as good as or won't be as beloved as he was. However, she is able to overcome this hesitation once he comes back as a clone, and seems quite comfortable working alongside him. It still took Jennifer some time to grow into and adjust to her role and realize that she did not have to be like Carson, but could be a leader in her own way, and had hidden reserves of strength to draw on.
Though having nerves of steel when doing her duties as a doctor, outside the infirmary, Jennifer can be very unsure of herself. She is not a very skilled fighter (though eventually she begins taking lessons) and thus has trouble defending herself in combat situations, which is a problem when villains and kidnappers target her due to her healing abilities, and because the team is in the midst of a war with the life-draining Wraith.
However, despite her shortcomings, Jennifer IS a good doctor and has saved the teams' lives many a time. She has a good bedside manner and a great deal of patience when dealing with unruly or nervous patients. She keeps a level head during crisis situations and is swift at enacting quarantines and preparing to treat the sick if necessary. Jennifer also shows a strong determination to save others, even if it seems hopeless, if she is putting herself in danger, or if the person is/was her enemy. She will work herself past the point of exhaustion to find cures and workarounds. Jennifer is also constantly working to expand her knowledge in order to benefit others, taking every opportunity she can to learn more about the Wraith and study the various diseases and parasites unique to the Pegasus Galaxy.
Once she feels more comfortable around the others, she tries her best to face down her fears and show her worth as a team member. She also eventually becomes much more at ease with them in social situations, which in turn helps her loosen up and become better at her job and a better leader. Everything she goes through with the others leads her to develop romantic feelings for Rodney McKay; when he reveals that he is in love with her, she acts on these feelings after some hesitation. There are moments where Jennifer also has to be the cooler head in the room and remind others to act like the adults they are instead of being competitive and bickering.
ABILITIES: Though having no supernatural abilities, Jennifer is a skilled doctor, and while a specialty of hers was never specified, she seems to have extensive knowledge of the brain. As chief of medicine in Atlantis, particularly by the end of the series, she also has an extensive amount of experience with emergency and field medicine.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: There were the sounds of voices and celebration coming in through the open window near her, but Jennifer didn't feel up to joining the party quite yet. Instead, she leaned on a railing and stared out over the darkening San Francisco Bay, at the ring of ships keeping curious onlookers away from the hidden and cloaked city, at the distant traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge. Earth and Atlantis had been saved, and while that in and of itself was certainly worth being happy about, she couldn't stop thinking- and worrying- about what was going to come next.
Was this it? Once they figured out what to do with the city, where were they going to go from there? Back to the Pegasus Galaxy, like nothing happened? Or would the Stargate program consider their mission accomplished and send them back to their civilian lives?
The idea made her heart hurt. Jennifer felt like she had finally found her place in the world, a place where she could belong, a place where she was accepted, and that could be taken away from her again in a heartbeat.
"Hey," said a voice, startling her from her thoughts; she turned to face Rodney with a small smile. "I was wondering where you were. Not in much of a party mood, huh?" She briefly closed her eyes and let out a happy sigh when he somewhat-awkwardly wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"I'm just wondering. About... what's going to happen now," she told him. "Or worrying is more like it. I don't want to have to leave Atlantis."
"You worry too much," Rodney told her, and she finally smiled, turning to give him a kiss.
"Hard to swallow that, coming from you," she teased, and he laughed. Her face then fell, and before she could stop herself, she went on, "...This is the first time in my life I've ever really belonged somewhere. I don't want to lose that, lose all of you. I half want to just... give up and go home now and save myself the wait." There was a long pause, and she could feel her eyes welling up before Rodney said gently,
"You know... I told you before that you're everything I need. No matter what happens, that's still going to be true. And it's not like planes and phones and e-mail and interdimensional communication don't exist, right?" Jennifer nodded, wiping her eyes. "Your friends in there think the world of you, and they're never going to go away, either. So worry about what might happen when it happens and have a little fun with us now. Okay?" She snuggled into him and couldn't speak for a few moments, having to take a few shaky breaths to gather herself before she nodded. "I love you."
"Love you, too," she whispered, and she and Rodney kissed again before he took his hand in hers, going back inside the great city- her home- to her teammates, her friends, the ones who had accepted her, because Rodney was right- they weren't ever going away. So neither would she.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE: Usually my first instinct on waking up in a strange place with no memory of how I got there is to look around for any danger... and while there doesn't seem to be any here, I have to say, I'm feeling more than a little lost. I figured out pretty quickly that the journal talks back, but everything I've read and heard from it makes even less sense than the talking part.
I guess I'll start by asking if this planet has a name. And if anybody can tell me how I got here, since I'm still really confused about that part.
INTENT: I've been looking for a game for Jennifer for quite a while. I grew fond of her the first time I watched Stargate Atlantis, and despite the high amount of dislike the fandom appears to have for her, I feel like she has a lot of potential as a character that the show didn't have time to explore. I'd like to see how she'd be able to find her feet in Paradisa, absent of most of her crewmembers except the one she deeply admires and is thus the most nervous around (i.e. Carson).