Sean Neville - That's Where I Belong
Apr 24, 2010 17:00:16 GMT -5
Post by Dr. Sean Neville on Apr 24, 2010 17:00:16 GMT -5
Sean in his own words is an “aging, psychic psychiatrist.” He’s kind, intelligent, liberal, opinionated, and a good listener, and he’s doing his best to age gracefully. He has forty years of experience with psychic powers under his belt, and twenty years as a psychiatrist at Hammel; he likes to think he’s seen it all, both through life experience and in the minds of others.
On to the various connections one could have with Sean:
Family: Sean has very little of this. Both of his parents passed away years ago. He has one younger sister, Kathleen, with whom he rarely speaks and rarely visits, because they don't see eye-to-eye on anything, from organized religion to family values to proper integration of meta-humans. She and her husband have essentially severed ties to Sean at this point. Kathleen has a son, Ryan, who is Sean's nephew, and whom Sean adores; they're very close, and now that Ryan is at college away from his parents, he visits Sean when he can. Ryan loves the idea of meta-human powers, and is fascinated by the very idea of the school. Sean also has some extended family: cousins and persons multiple times removed whom he never sees or thinks about.
Friends: Sean can be nauseatingly friendly and calming to be around, so it’s no surprise that he has quite a few of these, and is always looking for more. His oldest and dearest friend is an ex from way back when, and their relationship is complicated (And this role is still available; see the ad here hammelinstitute.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=wanted&action=display&thread=111). Sean welcomes friends of all ages, so long as you’re old enough to be in a bar: locals, coworkers, old students, origins don’t matter to him, so long as you can stand his company, and if you can bake, he will love you forever.
Lovers: Sean has had more than his fair share of these over the years. He’s not a lothario, and in fact hates casual flings. However, he enjoys being in relationships, and he’s always searching for that person with whom he can settle down, even if he’s a little old for family planning at this stage in life. He’s attracted to both men and women, although he’s had more relationships with women over the years. He isn’t drawn to people more than a decade or so younger or older than him, because usually, the following is in the back of his mind when looking at a younger person: when I lost my virginity, you were either: 1) in grade school, 2) in diapers, or 3) a twinkle in your father’s eye. Ex-lovers or new partners are always welcome, although he’s very single right now.
Students/Patients/Protégés: Sean has been working at Hammel for the past twenty years, and so he’s seen wave after wave of students come and go. He’s assigned to work with the students who have emotional or mental problems, and students can either come of their own free will, or be sent to him for evaluation or sessions. Students in the latter category tend to be more resentful, although he’s won over quite a few by simply exhibiting patience and proficiency at his job. He’s taught senior seminars in psychology before, and gets close to the students who let him, in a vaguely paternal way. Having benefitted in ways he can’t express from his own mentor, he tries to pay it forward to others. Any student who needs an Uncle-like figure is welcome to call on Sean to fill that role.
Co-Workers: If you work at Hammel, you've run into Sean either at staff meetings or in the lounge. And if you attended Hammel at any point in the past twenty years before working here, chances are you've been in his office before, at least once. He’s very friendly to his co-workers, and he tries to provide a sympathetic ear or helpful advice to anyone in need.
Enemies: Well, we have Gabriel Underwood, and any of his lackeys will probably have it out for Sean in the near future. However, students who resent having to see him, such as Jesse Adams, would be resentful, and could view him as their enemy, although he’d more than likely brush them off for being hormonal teenagers. Although he’s friendly and relatively easygoing, there are people who simply aren’t going to like him: for his mannerisms, for his opinions or politics, or for being a meta-human, particularly a psychic one. He’s learned over the years that mental powers can set others ill-at-ease. Sean also as a limit to his patience, and one wouldn’t want to be on the opposite end of that, as it can be intense.
All other plots are welcome. I’m always up for plotting and posting.
If you have any ideas for a thread or plot PM me, otherwise I'll PM you when I have more time. 
