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[fancypost borderwidth=1px; width: 430px; padding: 5px; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; color: black; line-height: 11px;][B]FULL NAME: Nathaniel James Douglas.
— [i]meaning of name here. From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) meaning "God has given". In Hebrew the meaning of the name James is: "He grasps the heel. Supplanter". Douglas is an anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas, meaning "dark river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river". Douglas was originally a river name, which then became a Scottish clan name (belonging to a powerful line of Scottish earls). It has been used as a given name since the 16th century.
NICKNAMES: Nathan is the most common nickname, in fact he has a tendency to introduce himself as Nathan rather than Nathaniel.
— pets names: n/a.
AGE: Twenty six.
— date of birth: September 2nd, 1974.
— place of birth: Toronto, Canada.
GENDER: Cis-Male, (he/him).
— sex: Male.
RANK: Doctor.
— preferred weapons: Nathan always carries around his bowie knife (x), and it's his go-to weapon of choice. He uses it mostly to defend himself, as he also carries a straight back switch blade (x), to which instead of using it as a weapon (unless for emergencies of course), he uses it to cut bandages, cutting any food, anything pertaining really that wouldn't be using it as a weapon. He also carries with him, a 9mm automatic pistol. (x), but unfortunately he's running low on ammo for it - so he must be wary of how many shots he takes.
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APPEARANCE: Standing at the somewhat small height of 5'6" (in Canada, the male average is 5' 8.5"), Nathan doesn't have much doing for him as while he does have a medium frame; having more broader shoulders - he doesn't have much on him. He doesn't have much muscle on him - and being in the apocalypse certainly hasn't helped. He has dark brown hair, and matching dark brown eyes.
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— clothing style: Nathan has a more casual style to himself, he prefers t-shirts, jeans, hoodies, and jackets. Currently, he carries a leather jacket (x) - one that he found and happily took, since it helps protect his arms and somewhat block out the wind. The jacket itself is actually a few sizes too big for him, but nonetheless Nathan wouldn't complain about it.
— items: He carries a large shoulder bag (x), to which he carries any supplies that he finds that would be useful either now or in the future. He mainly uses it now to store anything that would be helpful in medical practices, but medical wise - he only has two roller bandages, tweezers, and a pair of regular scissors. Supplies wise, he currently carries two plastic water bottles, a blanket (Emergency Bivvy), a small bag of cereal, and bag of dry pasta. Other than that, weapons wise he carries his bowie knife, a small straight back switch blade, a 9mm automatic pistol (with limited ammo).
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PERSONALITY: The first thing you'll absolutely notice about Nathan, is how nervous and wary he seems to be of everything. He was scared of the world before, now its only worsened now that the apocalypse has happened. He had trouble talking to strangers, he jumped at every loud noise, and he had trouble looking at others in the eye. Now in the apocalypse, he jumps as every small sound - panicking at the prospect of a zombie being around every corner. It doesn't help that while nervous or frightened, his imagination tends to run wild. But while this can be tedious dealing with his nervous behaviour, it is helpful in a way - as this makes him very alert to what is around him; especially combined with the fact that he's actually quite observant.
Nathan, social wise, has a tendency to be awkward. His social skills aren't the best, especially since he's quite nervous in a social setting. Another reason as to this, is that he lacks conversation flow - making awkward pauses a common thing. For this reason, Nathan keeps everything to the point - only elaborating if needed. But the more comfortable he is with someone - the more likely he'll talk more and the less awkward he'll be. Nathan also has quite the cheery personality, and though it may not seem like it at first - he has a deep empathy for those around him. He tries to keep his problems to himself, as just not to bother others - but he also wishes to help others too. This often leads him to checking up on others - taking them aside just to ask if they are alright. He often uses the excuse that its because he's a doctor, but really he just wants to know if others are doing alright. Nathan - while it may not seem like it, is quite the analytical person. When he's able to take a deep breath and think, he'll really think. If it weren't for his obvious nervous nature, you'd see him pause and observe more, thinking carefully about those around him and his surroundings. As mentioned before - his imagination can go wild, but when controlled, he uses it to think. He certainly thinks outside of the box, in fact he often tries to think of as many scenarios as possible. He'll think both short term and long term, of all the what ifs, causes and factors - it's the reason why he's so nervous and wary of everything in the first place; he's constantly contemplating on the hundreds of things that could go wrong. While this isn't great in the first place - if he focused on something, Nathan will be able to keep his imagination and nervous nature in check; especially if he's reminded to do so.
But something interesting to note, is that Nathan - despite being awkward and practically scared of everything, is how focused and determined he can be. It's the sole reason how he was able to become an E.R Doctor, in the face of danger, sure he might terrified - but once he knows he can do something in his area - that being emergency first aid, surgery, and all that he daily practiced whilst in his job; he becomes strangely calm and cool. In those situations, he knows he must act fast, and he does. But do note that while his hands may be steady, his heart will most likely be going a mile a minute.
DISORDERS/DISABILITIES: n/a.
QUIRKS & HABITS: He either covers his mouth with his hand when scared, or holds his shirt in the area over his heart. When intimidated, Nathan cannot look that person in the eye - it takes a lot of effort to do so. He hardly ever yells, even when in an argument - he'll only yell if absolutely dire. Stutters when nervous or scared. Nathan has a tendency to not swear, seriously, it was something grained into him from working in a hospital. So instead of using common swears, he often just uses creative swears or odd swear-type words. He also has a tendency to mutter to himself - as it helps him sort through his thoughts, and half of the time he doesn't realize he's doing it.
FEARS: Nathan is frightened and scared of many things. But some of the pure fears he has, well, ever since seeing his sister bitten, he has feared seeing those he loves being eaten alive by zombies - and even suffering the same fate himself. Also not being that strong of a swimmer - he fears drowning (especially in fresh water - either ask him if you want to know why, or search it up). And while not terrified of it - he still retains a fear of thunder.
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SUBSTANTIAL EVENTS: - About when Nathan was six years of age, his parents divorced - and his father left both Nathan and his older sister in full custody of their mother; leaving to never see them again.
- Fast forward many years later, Nathan choses to go to University of Toronto for medical school. Meanwhile his sister Marissa moves to the US in order to move in with her Fiancé, Robert.
- Once graduating, Nathan manages to get a job as an E.R Doctor.
- After a couple months, Marissa invites Nathan to come visit her for awhile, and he happily obliges.
- But only after spending half a month there in the US with his sister, whilst driving back home, they pulled over into a gas station - only to be welcomed by a walking corpse.
- From this point on everything begins to go downhill, and the two realize that the apocalypse had started and quickly make their way home now to find Robert. But upon returning, all they found were a couple of zombies and a busted down back door. Marissa kept her hopes up, and they decided to stay there for awhile after managing to hastily fix the door.
- They survived a long while in that house, but with no signs of Robert, and the two running low on supplies, they finally decide to head out in search of supplies and less zombies.
- Marissa during this time, was level-headed, and slowly helped Nathan with the concept and action of killing the zombies.
- Unfortunately, while traveling, Marissa was bitten whilst covering Nathan's back when they were caught off-guard. Nathan stayed with her until she passed - and he then used his knife to prevent her from even coming back.
- Not long after did he find the group, to which he has now joined - but he still remains very wary about the other members.
PARENTS: Wilson Harrison and Christine Douglas - Nathan's parents divorced when he was younger, and his father left the children in their mother's care. Christine's whereabouts are unknown, but since she lived in Toronto - Nathan has a pretty good guess as to what happened to her.
SIBLINGS: Marissa Douglas - Nathan was incredibly close to his older sister, in fact soon after graduating and finding a job he went and visited her for a month, to which when they were out one evening is when the apocalypse started. Marissa was bitten not long before Nathan joined the group - he doesn't talk about her at all.
— other notable relatives: Not necessarily a relative, but Alex's sister had a fiancé named Robert, to which they were set to get married two months after the apocalypse started.
PETS: n/a.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: n/a.
— sexuality: Homosexual.
— love interest(s): None, may develop.
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FACE CLAIM: Steven R. McQueen.
PLAYLIST: Theme - "Little Pistol" (x) Playlist - "Putting the Dog to Sleep" (x) "The Lion's Roar" (x) "Little Lion Man" (x) "The Yawning Grave" (x) "Meet Me In The Woods" (x) "Free Translator" (x) "Goodbye To A World" (x) "I Found" (x) "Fake Wing" (x)
OTHER: He's terrified but he's here. He's destined to be the mother hen of the group.
