"Let's just take it slow."
Full Name
Cyrus Michel Roth
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Nicknames and Aliases
Cy (or Sigh, as his older sister used to write it)
Role
Cy is the new kid, he's only been at the hospital for a few weeks, and he's still adjusting to this strange new life. He's unwittingly tangled himself in this mess, and is somewhat unwillingly going along with it.
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Gender
Male
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Age
17
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Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual
Cyrus Michel Roth
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Nicknames and Aliases
Cy (or Sigh, as his older sister used to write it)
Role
Cy is the new kid, he's only been at the hospital for a few weeks, and he's still adjusting to this strange new life. He's unwittingly tangled himself in this mess, and is somewhat unwillingly going along with it.
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Gender
Male
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Age
17
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Sexual Orientation
Heterosexual
Hair Color:
Black
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Eye Color
Silver-blue
Height
5'9
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Weight
143
Tattoos
Needles? No thanks.
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Piercings
How about that's a bad idea.
Scars
None
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Oddities
He always wears a silver medical bracelet around his right wrist. Totally a fashion choice. He also has a lump on the left side of his chest, below his collarbone, where his VAD is. It is a port connected to his vein that makes prophylaxis treatments easier. Factor VIII minus all the hassle of finding an arm vein all the time.
Black
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Eye Color
Silver-blue
Height
5'9
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Weight
143
Tattoos
Needles? No thanks.
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Piercings
How about that's a bad idea.
Scars
None
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Oddities
He always wears a silver medical bracelet around his right wrist. Totally a fashion choice. He also has a lump on the left side of his chest, below his collarbone, where his VAD is. It is a port connected to his vein that makes prophylaxis treatments easier. Factor VIII minus all the hassle of finding an arm vein all the time.
Personality:
{Cheerful, Clumsy, Cautious, Curious}
Cyrus has always been a fairly cheerful soul, his first instinct is to look on the bright side of even a terrible situation. It's almost a compulsion, honestly, happy words just spill out of his mouth, even at the worst times. It's a bit of a coping mechanism. Smiles make everything better, right? It comes from dealing with his condition for most of his life. Not being able to run around carefree with the other kids, or play contact sports. Constantly having to worry about blood build up in his joints. It takes practice to be able to smile and tell the worried people that you're fine, even when you aren't. Especially the overly protective parents. By Cy perfected the art of being happy as much as he could and as often as he could. It may not fix problems, but it can make them go away temporarily.
Cy is also very clumsy, which is a bit dangerous for him. When he was young took many tumbles, which meant swollen bruises and frequent trips to his hematologist. Factor VIII injections helped his blood clot better, but they didn't stop him from tripping over his feet or dropping things. To this day he refuses to handle knives, just in case. Because he is clumsy, Cy doesn't move with much grace. Okay, that's a nice way to put it. He's awkward. Cy is an awkward teenage boy. It doesn't help that he couldn't play sports like basketball or football to increase his dexterity. He is a damn good runner though, even though he doesn't look to pretty when he runs. Stealth is also not a skill of Cy's thanks to his amiable clumsiness. He takes it all in stride though. No biggie.
Thanks to his condition, Cy is a very cautious individual. He doesn't like to take risks, and will be first to question the safety of something, or refuse to do it. He's one who peers around corners before taking them, and values his personal space. He likes to be sure of things before he does them, and will ask an insurmountable plethora of questions before he does anything at all. He can be happy and cheerful all he wants, but that doesn't mean he trusts anyone. He also scares easily, and is often nervous underneath his lackadaisical exterior. He also has a tendency to be jumpy when on edge. He prefers to do things slowly and calmly, considering every move before he makes it.
Despite his caution and his clumsiness, Cy has a tendency to put his nose where it doesn't belong. Those questions he asks? Often times they poke into things that are best left alone. He likes to know things, he likes to know everything. Idiosyncrasies interest him, and the how and why are his primary objectives. Explain things to him and he'll be your best friend. Tolerate his questions and he'll ask more. While he asks a lot of questions, pokes his nose where it doesn't belong, he doesn't divulge information that he considers secret or private much. He's good at keeping secrets.
Overall, Cy is one who likes to put up a happy, goofy, front, somewhat unwitting and daft, which conceals what he perceives as his negative qualities and his nervousness. He's highly secret, but yet kind to most who talk to him. He prefers to keep his distance and his guard up though. Oftentimes he is the proponent for keeping calm and thinking things through, as well as a voice of optimism in low situations. He's always willing to listen to someone who needs a shoulder, and gives out complements like candies. He's soothing and smiling, yet internally terrified that someone will dig up his secrets or hurt him.
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Hobbies
Cy is a patron of the arts, since the more physical pass times are often dangerous for him. Anything that allows him to curl up near a fire, or drink a cup of hot chocolate simultaneously is great in his book. He's tried everything from singing and composing to drawing and watching movies on his laptop for hours.
Playing Video Games and Reading Books || There are few things more freeing thank living vicariously through others.
Drawing and Painting || Cy is not a very good artist. He doesn't dream of being an amazing artist. He just likes doodling silly cartoons and practicing drawing hands.
Composing Music || Cy's dream is to become a composer for movie scores. Or at least, it was.
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Habits
Cy has a lot of bad habits, largely thanks to his nervousness.
Laughing || Anytime there is an awkward silence, count on Cy to fill it with his strained chuckles. He laughs at anything. And everything. If he trips on his face and surfaces with a bloody nose, he won't be crying or swearing, he'll be laughing hard enough to spray blood at anyone in a five foot radius. Whoops.
Chewing on Fingernails || It's really easy to tell when Cy is nervous. He gnaws on his fingernails. They're always little nubs.
Checking for Bruises || Oh shit, did I bump into something? Gotta make sure I'm not bleeding internally. Nope, I'm good.
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Likes/Loves
Dislikes/Hates
Strengths
Cy will say he doesn't have any strengths, he often feels like a burden, which is why he's so kind to other people.
Intelligence || Cy is observant, and he makes connections quickly and easily. He stores a lot of information in his head, and his natural curiosity leads to him putting two and two together often.
Kindness || Cy would give his heart and soul to help someone who feels down feel better. He's very gentle and understanding when talking to others who are sad.
Visual Acumen || Cy has very acute eyesight. He can see when things are slightly off, and his peripheral vision and movement sensing are highly attuned. Comes from being a gamer.
Running || When your hematologist tells you that you need to exercise to prevent the buildup of blood in your joints, what do you do? Run, of course. Running was what his family perceived as the least dangerous sport for little Cy, so he spent years running, whether he liked it or not. As a result he's pretty speedy.
Weaknesses
Well, most of them are pretty obvious, much to Cy's great displeasure.
Bleeding|| Hello, yes, bleeding is a bad idea. Cy's blood doesn't clot, which means that bruises and large cuts are dangerous. And therefore he has to be cautious, lest he starts bleeding and subsequently dies.
Jumpiness || Cy starts easily. And when he starts, he usually cries out, or has an otherwise violent reaction, flailing his arms a bit in an attempt to escape.
Upper Body Strength || while he's a good runner, which means his core is fairly strong, Cy's upper body strength is severely lacking.
Clumsiness || Cy falls a lot. And drops things. And is other wise very clumsy and loud. He can't help it.
{Cheerful, Clumsy, Cautious, Curious}
Cyrus has always been a fairly cheerful soul, his first instinct is to look on the bright side of even a terrible situation. It's almost a compulsion, honestly, happy words just spill out of his mouth, even at the worst times. It's a bit of a coping mechanism. Smiles make everything better, right? It comes from dealing with his condition for most of his life. Not being able to run around carefree with the other kids, or play contact sports. Constantly having to worry about blood build up in his joints. It takes practice to be able to smile and tell the worried people that you're fine, even when you aren't. Especially the overly protective parents. By Cy perfected the art of being happy as much as he could and as often as he could. It may not fix problems, but it can make them go away temporarily.
Cy is also very clumsy, which is a bit dangerous for him. When he was young took many tumbles, which meant swollen bruises and frequent trips to his hematologist. Factor VIII injections helped his blood clot better, but they didn't stop him from tripping over his feet or dropping things. To this day he refuses to handle knives, just in case. Because he is clumsy, Cy doesn't move with much grace. Okay, that's a nice way to put it. He's awkward. Cy is an awkward teenage boy. It doesn't help that he couldn't play sports like basketball or football to increase his dexterity. He is a damn good runner though, even though he doesn't look to pretty when he runs. Stealth is also not a skill of Cy's thanks to his amiable clumsiness. He takes it all in stride though. No biggie.
Thanks to his condition, Cy is a very cautious individual. He doesn't like to take risks, and will be first to question the safety of something, or refuse to do it. He's one who peers around corners before taking them, and values his personal space. He likes to be sure of things before he does them, and will ask an insurmountable plethora of questions before he does anything at all. He can be happy and cheerful all he wants, but that doesn't mean he trusts anyone. He also scares easily, and is often nervous underneath his lackadaisical exterior. He also has a tendency to be jumpy when on edge. He prefers to do things slowly and calmly, considering every move before he makes it.
Despite his caution and his clumsiness, Cy has a tendency to put his nose where it doesn't belong. Those questions he asks? Often times they poke into things that are best left alone. He likes to know things, he likes to know everything. Idiosyncrasies interest him, and the how and why are his primary objectives. Explain things to him and he'll be your best friend. Tolerate his questions and he'll ask more. While he asks a lot of questions, pokes his nose where it doesn't belong, he doesn't divulge information that he considers secret or private much. He's good at keeping secrets.
Overall, Cy is one who likes to put up a happy, goofy, front, somewhat unwitting and daft, which conceals what he perceives as his negative qualities and his nervousness. He's highly secret, but yet kind to most who talk to him. He prefers to keep his distance and his guard up though. Oftentimes he is the proponent for keeping calm and thinking things through, as well as a voice of optimism in low situations. He's always willing to listen to someone who needs a shoulder, and gives out complements like candies. He's soothing and smiling, yet internally terrified that someone will dig up his secrets or hurt him.
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Hobbies
Cy is a patron of the arts, since the more physical pass times are often dangerous for him. Anything that allows him to curl up near a fire, or drink a cup of hot chocolate simultaneously is great in his book. He's tried everything from singing and composing to drawing and watching movies on his laptop for hours.
Playing Video Games and Reading Books || There are few things more freeing thank living vicariously through others.
Drawing and Painting || Cy is not a very good artist. He doesn't dream of being an amazing artist. He just likes doodling silly cartoons and practicing drawing hands.
Composing Music || Cy's dream is to become a composer for movie scores. Or at least, it was.
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Habits
Cy has a lot of bad habits, largely thanks to his nervousness.
Laughing || Anytime there is an awkward silence, count on Cy to fill it with his strained chuckles. He laughs at anything. And everything. If he trips on his face and surfaces with a bloody nose, he won't be crying or swearing, he'll be laughing hard enough to spray blood at anyone in a five foot radius. Whoops.
Chewing on Fingernails || It's really easy to tell when Cy is nervous. He gnaws on his fingernails. They're always little nubs.
Checking for Bruises || Oh shit, did I bump into something? Gotta make sure I'm not bleeding internally. Nope, I'm good.
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Likes/Loves
- Music || Cy loves listening to music and learning it. He doesn't care about the genre--it's all great.
- Books || Cy loves Sci-fi and YA lit in general. It sweeps him away.
- Movies || Movies are really cool. Cy eats them up. The only reason he got a job when he was 16 was so he could go to the movie theater more often.
- Hot Chocolate || His secret weakness. Nothing better than some chocolatey goodness.
- Video Games || Give him a handheld game and watch him go! He has great hand eye coordination, and some damn good trash talk too. You don't have to be cautious when they only know you by your gamer handle.
Dislikes/Hates
- Spicy Food || Cy just can't stomach spicy food. it brings tears to his eyes and makes him sweat. No me gusta.
- Blood || The sight of blood makes him very nervous. Do you blame him?
- Needles || His port makes things way easier, and the needles less painful. You'd think that being around needles all the time would make them more tolerable. How about nope? If anything, he hates them more every time he sees one.
- Jumpscares || Cy can't do horror. He jumps to easily. And runs away. Quickly. A shouted 'boo' won't make his hiccups go away, but it will set him on edge for an hour.
- Being Treated like a Child || He knows how to handle himself. While he's very cautious, he hates it when people try to hold his hand and baby him. That kind of talking down to doesn't make him any less cautious. If anything, it makes him spiteful and a little vindictive, honestly.
Strengths
Cy will say he doesn't have any strengths, he often feels like a burden, which is why he's so kind to other people.
Intelligence || Cy is observant, and he makes connections quickly and easily. He stores a lot of information in his head, and his natural curiosity leads to him putting two and two together often.
Kindness || Cy would give his heart and soul to help someone who feels down feel better. He's very gentle and understanding when talking to others who are sad.
Visual Acumen || Cy has very acute eyesight. He can see when things are slightly off, and his peripheral vision and movement sensing are highly attuned. Comes from being a gamer.
Running || When your hematologist tells you that you need to exercise to prevent the buildup of blood in your joints, what do you do? Run, of course. Running was what his family perceived as the least dangerous sport for little Cy, so he spent years running, whether he liked it or not. As a result he's pretty speedy.
Weaknesses
Well, most of them are pretty obvious, much to Cy's great displeasure.
Bleeding|| Hello, yes, bleeding is a bad idea. Cy's blood doesn't clot, which means that bruises and large cuts are dangerous. And therefore he has to be cautious, lest he starts bleeding and subsequently dies.
Jumpiness || Cy starts easily. And when he starts, he usually cries out, or has an otherwise violent reaction, flailing his arms a bit in an attempt to escape.
Upper Body Strength || while he's a good runner, which means his core is fairly strong, Cy's upper body strength is severely lacking.
Clumsiness || Cy falls a lot. And drops things. And is other wise very clumsy and loud. He can't help it.
History:
Cy was the second child of Mellisa and David Roth. Mellisa was a carrier of Hemophilia, with little to no symptoms. Her first child, Kayla, had no symptoms either. But when Cy was born it was quickly clear that he had very severe Hemophillia. His parents, and his Nana, who lived with them after the death of her husband, were very kind and loving parents, but they were a bit heavy handed in their approach to parenting when it came to their son. They were very protective of him. Even his older sister, who was five years older than him, went out of her way to make sure he was always okay. This made him a bit of a spoiled child, but he was also shy and kind. His youth, despite his condition, was fairly uneventful. Other than the constant medical care he had to undergo, Cy's life has been fairly uneventful. Occasionally he'd take a tumble that required medical attention, usually scraped knees and elbows that wouldn't stop bleeding after a few hours, soaking through bandage after bandage, but his life was never in critical condition.
His parents always seemed to think so, though. While they did let him do things like play video games, buying him consoles when he asked, and letting him do as he pleased, they also seemed to always be hovering just above him, freaking out when even the smallest of dangerous things happened. Perhaps it was their fault he became so nervous and clumsy. But they were also to blame for his kindness and cheerfulness int he face of adversity, so they weren't all bad. He doesn't have any grudge against them. After his sister went off to college, things got a bit worse, they clung to their last child, and Cy bore their overpowering affection as best he could. What else could he do?
When he scraped his knee the last time, it was pretty bad, he lost a lot of skin on his knees and shins from sliding across the asphalt, and his parents freaked out when the bleeding didn't stop an hour later and he was starting to get a little pale. They decided to take him to a different hospital, because they felt like they weren't getting enough care at the one they were currently at, and they'd heard some good reviews about this new one. Little did they know that taking him there would men losing him.
After he was admitted, the doctors told his parents that his bleeding had put him into a serious condition, but not to worry because they could take care of it. Then they mentioned that they were researching a cure for Hemophilia, and with their consent they could put Cy into the program for free. His parents bought the lie, and signed their son away. He hasn't been in the hospital long, and he still is in a bit of shock. Homesickness plagues him often, but he doesn't quite believe that he's trapped here forever, though he's already experienced some of the horrors of Liberty View Hospital.
Face Claim
David Lerman
Cy was the second child of Mellisa and David Roth. Mellisa was a carrier of Hemophilia, with little to no symptoms. Her first child, Kayla, had no symptoms either. But when Cy was born it was quickly clear that he had very severe Hemophillia. His parents, and his Nana, who lived with them after the death of her husband, were very kind and loving parents, but they were a bit heavy handed in their approach to parenting when it came to their son. They were very protective of him. Even his older sister, who was five years older than him, went out of her way to make sure he was always okay. This made him a bit of a spoiled child, but he was also shy and kind. His youth, despite his condition, was fairly uneventful. Other than the constant medical care he had to undergo, Cy's life has been fairly uneventful. Occasionally he'd take a tumble that required medical attention, usually scraped knees and elbows that wouldn't stop bleeding after a few hours, soaking through bandage after bandage, but his life was never in critical condition.
His parents always seemed to think so, though. While they did let him do things like play video games, buying him consoles when he asked, and letting him do as he pleased, they also seemed to always be hovering just above him, freaking out when even the smallest of dangerous things happened. Perhaps it was their fault he became so nervous and clumsy. But they were also to blame for his kindness and cheerfulness int he face of adversity, so they weren't all bad. He doesn't have any grudge against them. After his sister went off to college, things got a bit worse, they clung to their last child, and Cy bore their overpowering affection as best he could. What else could he do?
When he scraped his knee the last time, it was pretty bad, he lost a lot of skin on his knees and shins from sliding across the asphalt, and his parents freaked out when the bleeding didn't stop an hour later and he was starting to get a little pale. They decided to take him to a different hospital, because they felt like they weren't getting enough care at the one they were currently at, and they'd heard some good reviews about this new one. Little did they know that taking him there would men losing him.
After he was admitted, the doctors told his parents that his bleeding had put him into a serious condition, but not to worry because they could take care of it. Then they mentioned that they were researching a cure for Hemophilia, and with their consent they could put Cy into the program for free. His parents bought the lie, and signed their son away. He hasn't been in the hospital long, and he still is in a bit of shock. Homesickness plagues him often, but he doesn't quite believe that he's trapped here forever, though he's already experienced some of the horrors of Liberty View Hospital.
Face Claim
David Lerman
