Ryu Eun-Ji

NAME: Ryu Eun-Ji

ALIASES: Dr. Ryu to most. E-Ji to a rare few.

AGE: 50 [Born March 1st]

GENDER/PRONOUNS: Cis Male, He/Him

SEXUALITY: Straight

CLASS/HIERARCHY: Virtue Queen

OCCUPATION: Head of Neuroscience @ The Meridian Institute

HOUSING: St. Mary's Palace, condo 8

GOOD: Incisive, Playful, Relaxed

BAD: Disorganized, Passive, Quirky

QUIRKS: A bit awkward; his brain goes faster than the rest of him can keep up with at times. Loves to give bad dad jokes to make everyone groan, especially at work. Wears pink and cutesy things with pride; a connection he still holds to his lost daughter.

BIOGRAPHY

Eun-Ji comes from a long line of Virtue Queens, particularly scientists.  It was never a question of what his choice would be at 21, but what his focus would be.  It didn’t take long for a young Eun-Ji to realize his fascination for why living things do what they do.  What facilitates our responses to the environment around us.

He’s rather quiet and unimposing for such a large man.  He keeps to himself, rather reading and quietly slurping on a cup of noodles than engaging in small talk.  But if you ask about a topic he’s interested in, you will have the man’s undivided attention, his eyes lighting up with excitement.  

He met Hayden through work and they hit things off well, her balancing out his more socially awkward attributes.  They were in bliss until the car accident took away their daughter, only seven years old, and essentially destroyed their marriage.

While his ex-wife tried to burry herself in her work, Eun-Ji took the opposite route.  He carries reminders of his daughter Mia every day, to include the matching friendship bracelet she had made for them.  

Bio

Eun-Ji is originally from New York City. He had a good life there. He taught neurology at NYU, his wife was an accomplished psychiatrist, and their daughter thrived in school. But one New Years Eve took it all away. They had attended a work party hosted by his department. Eun-Ji had admittedly drank more than he had originally intended and so offered for his wife to drive them home in the snowy evening while he dozed in the passenger seat.

He wasn't awake when it happened. A truck ran a red, tires skidding on the icy pavement, and clipped their SUV. Their daughter was gone, and his wife blamed herself for being the driver that night. As she became more and more distant, their marriage fell apart. After the divorce, Eun-Ji decided he needed to leave the city. It held too many ghosts for him.

He moved to Hiraeth about three years ago, opting for a house near the school. Eun-Ji only leaves town twice a year, to visit his daughter on her birthday and on the anniversary of her death. He smiles to his neighbors, his coworkers, but there is no denying that a heaviness weighs him down.

Connections

A New Life

Songs Eun-Ji Likes

White Rabbit // Jefferson Airplane

One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you Don't do anything at all Go ask Alice When she's ten feet tall

Rockabye // Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - She tells him, "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love"

Here It Goes Again // OK Go - I guess there's gotta be a break in the monotony, but Jesus, when it rains, how it pours

1979 // The Smashing Pumpkins - Junebug skippin' like a stone, with the headlights pointed at the dawn, we were sure we'd never see an end to it all

Hotel California // Eagles - You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave

Underdog // Imagine Dragons - Hey, that sounds like my luck, I get the short end of it

Songs About Eun-Ji

Where'd You Go // Fort Minor ft. Jonah Matranga & Skylar Grey

Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever That you've been gone

STAY // BLACKPINK - 날 당연하게 생각하는 너지만 그게 너다워

Somebody That I Used to Know // Gotye ft. Kimbra - Now and then, I think of when we were together, like when you said you felt so happy you could die

Ordinary World // Red - I thought I heard you talking softly, I turned on the lights, the TV and the radio, and still I can't escape the ghost of you

Little Talks // Of Monsters and Men - I don't like walking around this old and empty house, so hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear

Partner Pokemon: Medicham - The Meditate Pokemon // fighting/psychic

Pokedex entry: Through daily meditation, it hones its spiritual power. It can sense what others are thinking.

Snorlax - The Sleeping Pokemon // normal

Pokedex entry: Snorlax’s typical day consists of nothing more than eating and sleeping. It is such a docile Pokémon that there are children who use its expansive belly as a place to play.

Hariyama - The Arm Thrust Pokemon // fighting

Pokedex entry: It is known for its fantastic strength, but as it grows older, it focuses more on training Makuhita.

Camerupt - The Eruption Pokemon // fire/ground

Pokedex entry: It has volcanoes on its back. If magma builds up in its body, it shudders, then erupts violently.

Wigglytuff - The Balloon Pokemon // normal/fairy

Pokedex entry: As it inhales, it expands...and expands...and expands. Wigglytuff compete to see which one can inflate itself the most.

Bastiodon - The Shield Pokemon // rock/steel