Name: Kelly. Age: 29. Contact Info:crashtheclouds Other Characters: None.
Character Information
Name: James Wilson. Canon: House M.D. Age: 46. Gender: Male. Canon Point: Season 8, episode 22, Everybody Dies. Background Link:wiki link Inventory: • One white button down dress shirt with a collar • One patterned gold tie • One white doctor's labcoat • One pair of gray dress slacks • One pair of black dress shoes • One Princeton-Plainsboro ID badge • Four black pens • One pen light • One set of car and house keys • One wallet containing a credit card and $40 in cash • One cell phone
Personality: James Wilson is a nice guy. No, really. He's nice to a fault, or to the point that he'll give you everything he has, if he thinks it might help. Some would call him too selfless, while others would call him too easily manipulated. Both kind of boil down to the same thing when you look at it, but regardless, everything Wilson does comes from a genuine desire to help people. Not everyone should be helped, of course, but Wilson is not at all the type of guy who would turn his back on someone who obviously needed some kind of help.
It's interesting to consider that Wilson's biggest strength is also his biggest weakness. Because he is so selfless and going above and beyond for friends and strangers alike, it's difficult for others to return the favor. In fact, it could be said that it's impossible for them to reciprocate. Whether it's money, his time, a listening ear, or even one of his own organs, Wilson has no problem giving things to people if they appear to absolutely need it. But who can ever hope to be that giving? Not many people, which is why Wilson ends up being one of several things: completely burned out, resentful of others for not being there for him, or feeling guilty for deciding he no longer can afford to give as much as he does and thus hating himself for being selfish. It's a bit of a vicious cycle, yet it's one that he can't seem to break.
Still, with all the emotional mish-mash that Wilson has going on beneath the surface, he's a very competent doctor, and the majority of his patients think very highly of him. When you consider that he is an oncologist, this is quite the interesting conundrum. But Wilson has such a kind bedside manner and is naturally good at interacting with people that even when he's relaying bad news, his patients will thank him.
Given Wilson's kindness and desire to help people, one would think that he'd be a catch and would have droves of would-be girlfriends banging on his door. Instead, he's had three failed marriages and one relationship that ended with an accident that claimed his girlfriend's life. At one point, Wilson's only long-term friend Greg House theorizes that Wilson is drawn to needy people, and once he's spent time with them and helped them become more independent and less needy, the relationship fails because they no longer need Wilson's support, and he no longer has anyone who needs his help.
It's easy to deduce a great deal about a person from the friendships that they have. In Wilson's case, as he states himself, he only has two things going for him: his job as head of oncology at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, and his friendship with Gregory House. Oh, he calls it a friendship, but it's really more convoluted than just that. Inherent in the term "friendship" is manipulation, enabling, a lot of arguing and witty banter, and a great deal of trust. It isn't the most healthy relationship, or the most perfect, but no relationship truly is 100% perfect.
House and Wilson argue like a toxic, dysfunctional married couple, but at the end of the day, they still are in each other's corners, although they'll go there arguing and bickering the entire way. Wilson doesn't regularly spend a lot of time with his coworkers from the hospital outside of work; the exception to that would be House. They've been seen together doing things both of them enjoy (like monster trucks, for example) or just getting a bite to eat together.
On the opposite side of that coin, it's astonishing that the two men are even friends. House has zero boundaries when it comes to Wilson. He'll steal Wilson's food, sometimes even as he's about to eat it, borrow obscene amounts of money from him (in the name of "testing" the strength of their friendship), and play pranks on him (sending him flowers and saying they're from Cuddy).
They've ended their friendship a few times, but they always end up picking up where they left off. It's almost as though the two men are dependent upon one another; House needs Wilson because he's the only one who will put up with his outrageous antics and demands, and Wilson needs House because he gets him outside of his comfort zone while also allowing him to be someone other than the kind doctor who tells people they're going to die. Around House, Wilson gets to relax, crack a joke or two, and let loose a little bit. In the end, Wilson is a great doctor and a good friend who just happens to have a lot of complicated baggage going on behind the scenes. He wants to help everyone he can, but doing so often burns him out and leaves him feeling resentful towards others who don't help him out in return. Still, that makes him inclined to try harder to help people so they don't have to feel the way he does. Of course, he's only human in the end, but he's never used that as an excuse to not help someone.
Flavor Abilities: None.
Suitability: One might say that James Wilson isn't cut out for a survival hell scenario, but I believe that he's more resourceful than most people give him credit for. And more importantly, his ability to connect with people will be both a help and a hindrance here. With isolation from others due to weather or other obstacles being a factor, Wilson might find himself in a precarious situation, but if he can at least maintain some contact with people, he'll be able to theoretically help others and himself as well.
Assuming he has contact with other people, I envision him attempting to fall back on his experience as a doctor to make himself useful within Norfinbury. At first, I imagine the setting will come as a shock to him, but as time passes and he grows more accustomed to the rigors of living there, he'll settle in, relax a bit (as much as possible in a situation like this), and focus on doing his part to help others.
James Wilson | House MD
Name: Kelly.
Age: 29.
Contact Info:
Other Characters: None.
Character Information
Name: James Wilson.
Canon: House M.D.
Age: 46.
Gender: Male.
Canon Point: Season 8, episode 22, Everybody Dies.
Background Link: wiki link
Inventory:
• One white button down dress shirt with a collar
• One patterned gold tie
• One white doctor's labcoat
• One pair of gray dress slacks
• One pair of black dress shoes
• One Princeton-Plainsboro ID badge
• Four black pens
• One pen light
• One set of car and house keys
• One wallet containing a credit card and $40 in cash
• One cell phone
Personality: James Wilson is a nice guy. No, really. He's nice to a fault, or to the point that he'll give you everything he has, if he thinks it might help. Some would call him too selfless, while others would call him too easily manipulated. Both kind of boil down to the same thing when you look at it, but regardless, everything Wilson does comes from a genuine desire to help people. Not everyone should be helped, of course, but Wilson is not at all the type of guy who would turn his back on someone who obviously needed some kind of help.
It's interesting to consider that Wilson's biggest strength is also his biggest weakness. Because he is so selfless and going above and beyond for friends and strangers alike, it's difficult for others to return the favor. In fact, it could be said that it's impossible for them to reciprocate. Whether it's money, his time, a listening ear, or even one of his own organs, Wilson has no problem giving things to people if they appear to absolutely need it. But who can ever hope to be that giving? Not many people, which is why Wilson ends up being one of several things: completely burned out, resentful of others for not being there for him, or feeling guilty for deciding he no longer can afford to give as much as he does and thus hating himself for being selfish. It's a bit of a vicious cycle, yet it's one that he can't seem to break.
Still, with all the emotional mish-mash that Wilson has going on beneath the surface, he's a very competent doctor, and the majority of his patients think very highly of him. When you consider that he is an oncologist, this is quite the interesting conundrum. But Wilson has such a kind bedside manner and is naturally good at interacting with people that even when he's relaying bad news, his patients will thank him.
Given Wilson's kindness and desire to help people, one would think that he'd be a catch and would have droves of would-be girlfriends banging on his door. Instead, he's had three failed marriages and one relationship that ended with an accident that claimed his girlfriend's life. At one point, Wilson's only long-term friend Greg House theorizes that Wilson is drawn to needy people, and once he's spent time with them and helped them become more independent and less needy, the relationship fails because they no longer need Wilson's support, and he no longer has anyone who needs his help.
It's easy to deduce a great deal about a person from the friendships that they have. In Wilson's case, as he states himself, he only has two things going for him: his job as head of oncology at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, and his friendship with Gregory House. Oh, he calls it a friendship, but it's really more convoluted than just that. Inherent in the term "friendship" is manipulation, enabling, a lot of arguing and witty banter, and a great deal of trust. It isn't the most healthy relationship, or the most perfect, but no relationship truly is 100% perfect.
House and Wilson argue like a toxic, dysfunctional married couple, but at the end of the day, they still are in each other's corners, although they'll go there arguing and bickering the entire way. Wilson doesn't regularly spend a lot of time with his coworkers from the hospital outside of work; the exception to that would be House. They've been seen together doing things both of them enjoy (like monster trucks, for example) or just getting a bite to eat together.
On the opposite side of that coin, it's astonishing that the two men are even friends. House has zero boundaries when it comes to Wilson. He'll steal Wilson's food, sometimes even as he's about to eat it, borrow obscene amounts of money from him (in the name of "testing" the strength of their friendship), and play pranks on him (sending him flowers and saying they're from Cuddy).
They've ended their friendship a few times, but they always end up picking up where they left off. It's almost as though the two men are dependent upon one another; House needs Wilson because he's the only one who will put up with his outrageous antics and demands, and Wilson needs House because he gets him outside of his comfort zone while also allowing him to be someone other than the kind doctor who tells people they're going to die. Around House, Wilson gets to relax, crack a joke or two, and let loose a little bit.
In the end, Wilson is a great doctor and a good friend who just happens to have a lot of complicated baggage going on behind the scenes. He wants to help everyone he can, but doing so often burns him out and leaves him feeling resentful towards others who don't help him out in return. Still, that makes him inclined to try harder to help people so they don't have to feel the way he does. Of course, he's only human in the end, but he's never used that as an excuse to not help someone.
Flavor Abilities: None.
Suitability: One might say that James Wilson isn't cut out for a survival hell scenario, but I believe that he's more resourceful than most people give him credit for. And more importantly, his ability to connect with people will be both a help and a hindrance here. With isolation from others due to weather or other obstacles being a factor, Wilson might find himself in a precarious situation, but if he can at least maintain some contact with people, he'll be able to theoretically help others and himself as well.
Assuming he has contact with other people, I envision him attempting to fall back on his experience as a doctor to make himself useful within Norfinbury. At first, I imagine the setting will come as a shock to him, but as time passes and he grows more accustomed to the rigors of living there, he'll settle in, relax a bit (as much as possible in a situation like this), and focus on doing his part to help others.
RP Samples:
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2) Prose thread starter