Pyrrha Seraphina
She does have the unfortunate nickname of Narcoleptic, as she has been found napping in many weird locations. She doesn’t actually have narcolepsy, but she does tend to get very tired with her long shifts, and ends up falling asleep quite easily.
Physical Description
A moderately tall fae, what stands out most about her is her skin, which is a swirling mix of reds, yellows and oranges, showing she is a fire elemental fae, an efreet. The patterns are less pronounced on her body than on her face, however. Her hair, which is a similar mix of colours, but with some black mixed in, rises above her head looking like a living flame. She has long ears, a little longer than a high elf, that curve slightly outwards, following her hair.
She has an almost perfect hourglass form with large, perky breasts. She doesn’t need much make-up, as it wouldn’t show up on her skin, but she does paint her nails a black and orange flame pattern, and she does keep her nails somewhat longer than is normal for a nurse, but doesn’t affect her work. She also paints her lips red, as they normally are multi-colour, and adds a black eye shadow, just to add some definition.
Physical Quirks
She has a habit of biting her lip when she’s around people she likes, and fidgets a little bit more than usual. As already mentioned, she does radiate heat, and for about 5 feet around her the air is around 5 degrees warmer than normal. This doesn’t increase as you get closer to her, and her core temperature is 5 degrees warmer than a normal person.
Clothing Style
When she’s at work, she likes to dress in a an almost sexy costume style one piece nurses outfit, in a light green colour. While this isn’t the recommended nurse uniform, as most wear scrubs, she says she enjoys it, just because it makes the patients feel better. She also has a pair of matching high heeled calf boots with a red cross on them. She always wears a pendant with a glowing caged orb. This is actually a magical device that keeps her temperature under control. She also has a pair of simple bracelets and dangling earrings. When she’s going casual, it’s generally something very skimpy, as she likes for her skin to breathe. Next to nothing bikinis, crop tops, running shorts, all of these and more.
Mental Characteristics
Personal History
Being the only child of the family, she was always doted on, and given whatever she wanted. She had a good life, as her parents were moderately wealthy, and her mother never needed to work at all. She had a bit of a wild temper and one day her and her mother got into a fight, and she pushed her. Her mother fell back and was injured badly, and she felt terrible about it. She would spend every day with her in the hospital, and while she was recovering, a doctor came and told her that they had found a cancerous growth. At first, she thought her pushing her mother had caused this, but the doctor explained that if she hadn’t been injured, they may not have noticed it. She was relieved it wasn’t her fault, but now she was really worried.
The treatments were expensive, and soon the good fortune of the family turned sour, and her father was working longer and longer hours to pay. After 5 years, and draining all of their savings, her mother could not fight anymore, and finally died. Heartbroken, she wandered the hospital crying. She came across the wing of the cancer ward where all the children were, and saw their faces. She looked at the horror on the parent’s faces and decided she wanted to help alleviate this. She found a nurse at the station, and asked her how did she become a nurse. The nurse explained the schooling, and she vowed to become the best ever. It took her many extra years, as she had to work for a couple years to pay for her schooling, but she made it happen. After six years as a nurse, her father passed away, and she moved to New York, not wanting to be reminded of the loss in her home.
Education
While she did take a couple years off to work to pay for her nursing school, she did complete it quickly, wanting to get to work as soon as possible. She was well above average in her studies, but really excelled in her bedside manner and ability to deal with patients and staff. She also was exceptional with kids, and was always a favourite of the elderly, mostly because she was so warm to be around.
Employment
After her high school, she took off three years to earn money to pay for her schooling. She took temp jobs, usually staffing at reception and the like, which helped her be able to deal with people. After her schooling, she applied at the same hospital where her mother was treated, and worked there for six years, before moving to New York and working for Kings County Hospital.
Morality & Philosophy
A very caring and trusting person, she knows that while people do make mistakes, everyone deserves to be cared for when they are sick. She also knows that it is often better to rip the bandage off quickly, telling people hard truths, so they can get over the pain easier. She is very responsible when she is given duties to do, and will always make sure that they are done before she thinks of anything else, even her famous naps in weird locations.
Personality
Motivation
She wants to bring more kindness and love to the world, and she knows that those in hospitals need it more than most. She is determined to help people feel better, and will do whatever she can to help them. She has a very calming and cheerful attitude that makes it hard to remain negative around her, and her warm touch is also very soothing and relaxing, which helps her keep people calm.
Likes & Dislikes
She absolutely loves ice cream and other frozen deserts. She says the sudden hit of cold is magical to her. This also applies to slurpees, and those are actually her drink of choice at work. Luckily, there is a place next door to the hospital that sells them. She doesn’t like swimming, even though she loves the beach. She says she feels sluggish in the water, which is a common thing for efreet.
Virtues
Full of compassion and empathy, she epitomizes a good nurse. She also is very tolerant of others and differing viewpoints. She also has a good amount of patience, and will likely let an agitated patient wear themselves out before trying to use force. She is very charming as well, able to talk to most anyone and get them in a better state of mind.
Vices
She does have a bad habit of taking naps at work, and while she is always responsible enough to do all her duties, this is mostly due to her lazy streak. She will play it off that she’s just been working too many long hours, but in truth, she just likes to nap a little too much.
Quirks
She has a habit of running her hands over the arms and shoulders of others, which coupled with her warm body temperature and aura, feels a lot like a hear massage to people, and can usually calm people down. If she really likes someone, she will press her body up against them too as she does this.
Values
To her, being someone who pushes through pain, who works past issues, that is the most admirable thing. She looks at the kids in the cancer ward who are able to keep smiling and laughing as incredible heroes, and she calls them her little super heroes. She also has immense respect for those who put their lives on the line for others, like soldiers, police and fireman. She also places great value in touch, and knows too many people these days are starved for any touch, so she likes to shower people with it.
Sexual Style
To say a night with her would be hot would be an understatement. Physical heat aside, she is a very passionate and fiery woman, especially in bed. She tends to be flirtatious with those she likes, pressing against them, whispering seductive words in their ears, giving their neck little nibbles and kisses. But never too much in public. Once she’s out of the sight of the public, it’s full on passion, usually with her jumping on top of her partner and going all out on them. She is willing to try anything with anyone, but really has a love of ice play, especially when the ice sizzles on her as she gets more excited. She never dates other employees of the hospital, but has dated more than one patient or relative of one. She doesn’t seem to be interested in settling down or slowing down for that matter.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Having no family left, she considers most of the hospital staff her family, which is why she won’t date any of them. She’s achieved a good seniority there, but still feels like she’s new compared to most, and with her attitude, she feels like the young one there. She does occasionally go out for drinks with some of the other nurses, but generally, she spends a lot of her time going out to various social gathering places that don’t have alcohol, like libraries, sporting events, or just enjoying the beach or the park.
Social Aptitude
A very charming and cheerful woman, she can usually discern what people are feeling very quickly, being a natural good judge of that, and will either do what she can to help them feel better, or encourage them to share their good mood with others, and drag them to others to get the good feelings around. She is a bit flighty, but it works in her favour.
Religious Views
While she is what most consider a pagan, she doesn’t make it into any formal type of religion, just using it as more of a set of guidelines for good morality. She doesn’t think much of religions and what they are for beyond that, and doesn’t understand why some people take them so seriously.
Mannerisms
A very hands on kind of person, she prefers a tactile approach. While she knows sometimes technology is more accurate, she actually prefers traditional methods. Instead of using a stethoscope to read pulse, she places her fingers over a vein and counts. Instead of using a thermometer to check if you have a fever, she puts her hand on your forehead. In some cases when it’s not sure, or she needs an accurate reading, she will use them, but for general use, she prefers to let the patients feel a touch.
Hobbies & Pets
She loves to write, and will sit down and write silly little stories made up from her daily experiences. She sometimes embellishes them and adds goofy details so she can tell the sick kids the funny stories another day. She also loves to cook, especially Tex Mex, which is her favourite style of food. She also loves dice games, including tabletop roleplaying, and simpler games like Yahtzee. She has a pet horned dragon, which loves to sit on her arm and soak in the heat. His name is Beetlejuice.
Speech Style
Her voice is gentle and soft, with a little bit of a high pitch. It almost sounds breathy, and she has no accent to speak of. It is very similar to Arwen form Lord of the Rings. She tends to use flattering or complimentary words, as she feels everyone needs a compliment.
Political Affiliation & Activism
She doesn’t like getting involved with anything political, as she finds it just brings people’s moods down, and will try and redirect conversations away from that topic if it’s ever brought up. She does believe that the best activism is smaller deeds, which will be passed on by others, and will often come in on her days off to play with the children in the cancer ward.