i'm all in

minhomp​:

The flurry didn’t bother Minho that morning, only making a mental note to himself to pack an extra jacket just in case it got a bit worse. And worse it got. Emergency message aside, Minho would have been fine to wait out the storm and probably see if the station needed him to come in. But of course it didn’t have to be that easy.

A sharp cry from another gym goer was the only warning he heard before he saw another guy collapse from the Chest press. He was too far to catch him and Minho winced at the resounding thud of the other guy’s head hitting the machine next to his echoed across the gym.

“Stand back please,” He was there in an instant, calmly asking the rest of the gym goers to give the unconscious man some room. Checking for a pulse he quickly dials 911 and turns back to the onlookers. “Looks like we’re gonna be here a while folks. I suggest we all get changed to keep warm. I’ll stay with sir here.”

His calm voice and authoritative stance quickly bid them off and he waits for the paramedic to arrive, calling him over as soon as he heard him.

“Yeah, he collapsed from the chest press a little bit after the emergency message came out.” He said by way of explanation. “I wasn’t sure if I could move him.”

It was a bit of a relief to see Minho at the scene, considering Theo was fairly sure that they were going to be stuck in the gym for a while. It would be good to have another first responder there in case anything went wrong or the storm got even worse. After all, in bad situations people could panic and do really stupid things - having another clear-headed person around would be essential to keeping people calm if things got to a real state of emergency.

“Good call not moving him,” he noted when he saw the head injury, pulling out a neck brace and carefully putting it on the patient, just in case. He then took a minute to check the man’s pulse, respiration and pupillary response. “Seems like he might have just over-exerted himself and fainted, but it’s hard to tell for sure without knowing if he has any underlying conditions. It’s not uncommon for people to hit the gym a little too hard in January to try to get a head start on their New Year’s resolutions, you know? He picked a bad time to do it, with this freak storm and all.”

open starter for the white out event!

It was already snowing rather heavily when the ambulance pulled up on scene - the snow already deep enough that Autumn had to hop through it like a rabbit and Theo could feel it seeping into the tops of his boots as he jumped out of the vehicle and trudged toward the building. The weather conditions were worrying, but he tried to put that out of his mind so that he could focus on the matter at hand.

“Hello? Theo Bang, paramedic with the MPFD. We got a call about an injury?” He called as he made his way inside, looking around carefully in case the caller had fallen out of sight or maybe fainted. He had not gotten much information from the dispatcher, so he felt a little off-his-game. He was just starting to worry if the call had somehow been a prank when he heard a voice and rushed over to the caller, quickly opening up his medic bag and rifling through it as Autumn bounded over to sit happily beside the patient.

mpxhathor​:

Excitedly - but also a bit nervously - Hathor reaches into her bag and shoves the messy paper in there and pulls out another envelope. A few hairs had fallen from her perfectly pinned hair to frame her face as she looked back at the young man before her. She had to say, if there is one thing in this world she did right, it was make beautiful children. Pride flared in her heart as well as she took in his uniform. 

“I don’t want to interrupt your day too much darling, first responder and all that, I’ve just gotten settled and wanted to reach out to you. I thought greeting you in public would be less startling than arriving at your front door… so here I am.”

She smiled at him then, gesturing slightly with her hands as if to say ‘ta da!’ as she finished. Only after a brief pause did she realize she’d impolitely forgotten to introduce herself. The goddess reached out with a poised hand to pass the envelope to him. It was simple white with a bit of gold filigree in the corners and his name written in beautiful purple calligraphy in the center.

“I’m Hathor, your mother. And that is a formal invitation to have dinner with me whenever you would like to talk. I’m sure you have many questions so, just call me on the number I listed and we can have a meal and get to know one another… only if you’d like to though.” Now she was just rambling…

Theo only grew more perplexed as she spoke, unsure of why this woman would have a reason to reach out to him in the first place. Was he about to be served with a subpoena? Was she from the city council? His brain was coming up with all kinds of wild theories, but he was sure none of them were right. And he really wasn’t prepared for the actual answer.

“Oh-” It came out in a small gasp, almost like he’d just been punched in the gut. He sort of felt like that was what had actually happened. He had never really let himself imagine what it would be like if his mythical mother showed up on the island, but a formal dinner invitation certainly wouldn’t have been something he would have expected or imagined. It felt very Princess Diaries. And certainly very foreign to his idea of how family members were supposed to interact.

“Is... now good? For dinner? Like right now?” His shift was basically done, and the next on-call paramedic had already arrived, so he figured that maybe this was the best time. He wasn’t sure that he would have the nerve to call and make dinner plans if she left now. It would be a lie to say that he did not feel oddly intimidated by this woman, despite her being his birth mother - or maybe it was not so odd, since she was a goddess. She was tiny, but somehow he felt very small standing in front of her.

@mpxhathor | continued from [ here ]

It had been a pretty quiet day at the fire station, so Theo had busied himself making sure that the ambulance was thoroughly cleaned and fully stocked for the next shift, perhaps naively hoping that there wouldn’t be an emergency call at the last minute. So far, so good, though, and he did not have very long until his shift was over.

He had just hopped out of the back of the ambulance to grab some extra gauze when he paused, surprised to see a rather elegant woman hovering by the main door. It was all the more surprising, though, when he asked why she was there and she said that she was looking for him. He had just assumed that she was lost or seeking help.

@mploren

Theo had known that he wanted to get a dog when he arrived in Mount Phoenix. He had wanted one for a while, and now seemed like the right time. After all, he did not know a lot of people on the island, so it would be nice to have someone to help keep him company. But, he was a little hesitant about it. He had -perhaps slightly unrealistic- hopes that he could get a pup that could be trained well enough to come to work with him. After all, firehouses sometimes had dogs, right? And he was technically based at the firehouse, even if he split his time between there and the hospital...

The solution to his dilemma came in the form of an old face. When he spotted Loren walking down the street toward him, he nearly yelled the man’s name, a big grin spreading across his face. It had been a while since he last saw the other male, but from their time helping out with an adoption event in Seoul, he remembered that Loren was really good with dogs. Scarily good with them. Which was maybe part of the reason he was on a demigod island.

mpxdavina​:

Davina had not had the chance to see Hexed perform. She had listened to their new album religiously after one of her coworkers introduced her to the group, and she had stopped by the performing arts center on multiple occasions to buy some of their older albums and some merch. She had never had a chance to be a fan of anyone but Yuna, and so, she glowed in the excitement of seeing her group. 

However, she was immediately disappointed when she could barely see her beloved group. She was far too short while everyone else was far too tall. It did not help to stand on the tips of her toes, and the pout on her lips was noticeable, clearly to the person in front of her. 

Davina looked up at Theo. A warm grin pulled on her lips. He was incredibly sweet to even notice her hardship, and she took a step closer to him to listen to his words. All of the weirdness that came with the whole scenario became lost to the demigoddess so ready to see her favorite group. “Oh, goodness!: She exclaims, reaching forward with both hands to tug gently onto his wrist.  “Would you really? Are you one one of those super-strength demigods? I’d hate to weigh you down.”

Theo felt rather warm and fuzzy, seeing the way Davina lit up at his suggestion. In his opinion, there was no better feeling than the one that came with helping someone or cheering them up - or, in this case, seemingly both. If he could do such a small thing to help make her night better, then of course he was going to do it.

He looked Davina over for a moment, an amused smile tugging at his lips. “I don’t think I have super strength, but... I mean, I probably lift more than double your weight at the gym, so I think I’ll be fine,” he noted, shrugging one shoulder. He was a little worried that she would think he was bragging, but he also didn’t want her to worry or think she was inconveniencing him. She looked light as a feather, honestly, so he wasn’t at all concerned.

@mpxdavina

Theo had been completely unaware that Mount Phoenix was apparently home to a cool rock band, so he was quite pleasantly surprised when HEXED took the stage at the Hallow’s Eve Ball. The music was great and the crowd’s excitement infectious. He made a mental note to go home and look up the band - their stuff was maybe a little hardcore for him, since he tended to prefer soothing ballads or uplifting pop, but they may have made a fan out of him anyway.

Early in the performance, his elbow brushed against a person behind him and he turned to apologize, only to find a rather small girl who seemed to be having trouble seeing the stage. “Hey,” he raised his voice to be heard over the music, tapping Davina lightly on the shoulder. “Do you want a boost? I bet you could see everything if you sat on my shoulders!”

Theo Bang as Captain Hook from Once Upon a Time