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Why did your character change occupations and what qualifications do they have?:

Despite his career of being a Healer after 20 years, Arcturus did not volunteer for the position - the previous Head instead recommended him to take the position after them. Though the position itself was not a personal aspiration Arcturus did qualify for the responsibilities of the title itself and has made contributions to the floor to streamline the processes of diagnosis and treatment.

He is known now to be meticulous with detail especially with the logistics on his floor as a result of past experiences, and someone who goes out of his way to help other healers and delegate tasks if people were feeling overworked. He does not fully consider himself ready to take up the position, but is in the process of accepting the responsibilities if other people see it in him.

This decision is not going uncontested, but in December 2017 the appointment goes through.

Character History 2013 - 2017:

Summary:

The end of 2012 saw Arcturus taking a second chance with his former boyfriend Cepheus Gamp. With the blessings of his parents one month into the relationship, they continued to be together and as of 2018 the relationship is still going strong. Despite Arcturus’ concerns over being in the right place and time, he was able to continue working on recovering and perhaps it was Cepheus’ presence that also enabled him to improve mentally as well as physically.

Given that Arcturus was now spending more time with Cepheus, the topic of moving out from 277b did come up, but Arcturus’ concern of splitting the rent with his housemate and not inconveniencing her with the consequences prevented him from following through with the decision. Eventually when Elixa informed him that she was moving out to study in Sweden in 2013, she took the opportunity to tell him finally that he should take this as the cue to move in with Cepheus and he complied.

In the meantime Arcturus continued his personal research into the various projects he has been working on for years. Several projects of his have been discontinued and aborted entirely; others have been incorporated into his healing work.

The most relevant research he has done is using blood-related potions to deduce the poisons and toxins ingested or otherwise entered the body. Arcturus has now streamlined the process and has been able to mass-produce the potions needed with an entire documentation included, along with formulae for adjusting doses to patients. This research has been extended to the entire floor for Healers to access freely.

Amidst all the projects ongoing, Arcturus’ skill with being able to temper himself and use water to calm his emotions gave him the idea of manipulating water to help in the healing process. He is able to soothe humours in the body with this ability now, though he does not do it without the explicit permission of the patient or their closest of kin, and also uses it to quicken the process of taking blood from his patient as well as needing only very few drops to achieve his needs. This makes him an effective healer and allows him to encourage a patient to stay calm as he works due to the cooling, soothing effect on the body. Despite the efficacy of his work his detractors include this technique as a point against him.

For the most part Arcturus has defended against the opposition with studies of traditional Chinese medicine and treatments that have helped to improve his technique, but he has also proven to be efficient and competent at his work as well as helpful towards his colleagues. He has grown more concerned about mental health and while he does not consider himself an expert or authorised to give advice he looks out for his colleagues at least. Somewhere between 2014-2015 Arcturus trained two Healers one after the other as his predecessor saw fit for him to be assigned training duties.

Outside of work Arcturus continued with his recreational hobbies, the main one being tap dance with his Muggle dance studio slash company. He has exponentially improved at tap dance and is part of the studio’s dance group, taking part in performances that get recorded and uploaded on YouTube as part showcase and part advertising. He temporarily dyes his white hair and makes himself up a little to appear dissimilar (though not entirely) to his actual self, and goes by the Muggle identity of Zachary Enfield. Most of his friends do not know this side gig, the only people perhaps being Elixa Mordent and Cepheus Gamp.

Because of this interest in music and performances he attended more musical and theatrical performances alongside Cepheus and his parents, and Cepheus by default was invited to his dance performances. Otherwise they divide their time wisely between social gatherings and having time to be alone together, or even together but alone.

Though it has been some time since Arc experienced dementing and has had treatment since then, he still has residual effects and PTSD from it. He doesn’t travel alone in the dark or at night anymore and still has nightmares especially when stressed or unwell. He has some days when he gets sudden strikes of bad memories and may have a panic attack from it, which he mitigates by taking the day off as he recognises the high risk affecting his work, and simply tries to make his day better by doing something fun to take his mind off it.

While Arc has not fully recovered from his depression and the effects of being demented, he is able to manage it healthily by being open, transparent and communicative with Cepheus. His mental health largely improved over the five years. He still has some days when he lapses but takes it in his stride and works around it, greatly aided by Cepheus' presence and companionship.

In 2017 Mordecai was injured in a Futurist attack that left him with a limp and the required use of a walking cane. Some months later Cepheus was injured in an incident with the Giants; fortunately the only consequence from that after recovery was a strong dislike for confined spaces. As a result Arcturus was largely stressed out for most of the year worrying about the wellbeing of his loved ones, leading to him being more aggressive over safety and much firmer with his own decisions when it came to security. He stops short of being paranoid for his loved ones due to having experienced his father’s own (usually justified) paranoia, but only just.

As of November 2017 the Head of Potions and Plant Poisoning recommended Arcturus to take over their position. Arcturus, who largely never considered himself being in that position, has yet to make the decision although he has had support from most of the floor. Not everyone on the floor has reacted positively to this however, the most vocal being Philemius Gawmdrey who largely believes that Arcturus’ methods are a sacrilege to Healer practice and enable high risk of malpractice, who leads a minority group opposing the recommendation.

In December 2017, Arcutrus is appointed as Healer-in-Charge, much to the displeasure of his loudest opposition.


One paragraph to be used as overall character summary and in wiki
Arcturus as a survivor of the Second War and now professional St Mungo’s Healer has had to acknowledge and confront his PTSD, but eventually has progressed enough to be able to live a mostly normal life, such as getting back into his relationship with Cepheus for over five years. Now as Healer-in-Charge of his floor, he has become more confident and perhaps a little more outspoken, determined to face his fears for the future, and that starts with celebrating his and Cepheus’ birthdays at the start of 2018.