Player Information
What is your Minecraft username?:
Main - golden_artworks (Applying with)
Alt - purrfectlyg0ld
Do you have Discord (If so, what is your discord username?):
goldenartworks
What is your time zone?:
CST/CDT
Describe your activity on the server:
The times I'm on can vary but I like to try and be on at least once a day whether it’s for hours or not.
Main - golden_artworks (Applying with)
Alt - purrfectlyg0ld
Do you have Discord (If so, what is your discord username?):
goldenartworks
What is your time zone?:
CST/CDT
Describe your activity on the server:
The times I'm on can vary but I like to try and be on at least once a day whether it’s for hours or not.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Always Free from 10 AM - 11 PM. Can vary based on what I do | Always Free from 10 AM - 11 PM. Can vary based on what I do | Always Free from 10 AM - 11 PM. Can vary based on what I do | Always Free from 10 AM - 11 PM. Can vary to be shorter. | Free from 10 AM - 1 OR 2 PM, After that not free until usually 6 - 7 PM | Always Free from 10 AM - 11 PM. Can vary based on when I'm off inactivity for Baseball | Free from 12 PM - 4 OR 5 PM. After that time I will be available by like 7 OR 8 PM - 10 PM can vary. |
Do you acknowledge that if you are inactive you will be demoted?:
I do acknowledge that and haven’t planned on being inactive without an inactivity log.
Link(s) to any previous faction applications on the server (Do not include authorization applications):
What are your current role(s) on the server? (If you're in college, specify your degree level):
Main
College Bachelors
Highschool Baseball
Alt
Cat Whitelist
Professor
What shop/category are you applying for?:
I'm applying for Retail/Convience! And the location is gonna hopefully be where Kiku Dokyo is.
Why do you want to become a Shopkeeper?:
Well.. I’ve been on the server for at least 4 or more years now and throughout those years I’ve either helped with different things or not, I honestly enjoyed helping out with what Yona-Yona was after their booming start, the planning and decisions it was fun, I may not have done much within the cosplay department but I still did what I could even if nobody ever really put much help into it. Honestly I enjoy SRP a lot and haven’t really felt hatred for it. If anything it makes me want to continue trying new things, for example.. I went for EMS, got in on the second try and enjoyed my time then went for Professor and I’m currently enjoying it. And now I want to go with being a Shopkeeper as well! Something new and something I feel like I am capable of doing. I love exploring these possibilities.
I understand the Shop Panel plenty, I've worked in multiple shops, Henki-Do, Yona-Yona as a manager at one point but started out as a model, Tsuki-No-Umi. I left each of those shops and srp for a good bit due to some hard times, But even when I came back I was still willing to help out with any kind of shop, I understand the struggles that can come from running a shop but that's the thing, You are never alone doing it, Just got to have the right people to help you. My experience or me saying I can run a store isn't me gloating or anything its me trying to be confident and put myself in more spots, I want to enjoy the shop faction, Let myself make some use of my experience throughout srp within in the factions.
Honestly, I was always scared of factions.. It wasn't for the fact of "Oh they seem mean", No it was more I didn't understand them enough and that just terrified me and made me not think about joining any. That was until Ems, then Professor and now Shopkeeper, I want to give more opportunities to players whether they are new or old. They deserve to experience things more with shops, They do enough already but there could be more. More interactions than there are already, I don't know what happens behind the scenes for most factions but I know the shop faction has so much potential for shops and there's already so many different types of shops! Its kind of terrifying to think of going up against a lot of good ideas for shops but, I'm confident that my idea and my application may be good enough.
What do you plan to do with your shop, and what makes it unique?:
First off, There will be more than one department. I have only one in mind that can be put into motion not quick but well enough.
That department is a Comic Artistry Department. Now you may wonder why a Comic Artistry Department? Well! The answer is simple, The shops name, Amagumo means Rain Cloud. And following that I was inspired by those times where you'd just sit down beside a window, whether that was in your own home or some place else, You'd just sit, watch, and listen to the rain pour down. Those moments leave a certain memory on you, I personally loved them and if I had the ability to draw well then I would've done comics in that weather or at least draw, That's what makes this department tick for me. How the department will work is there will be a special role that basically works on the comics and lore behind them. Each comic page will be released on the official shops Onrain. We'll also have a section for fan-fics that we feel should be shown off. That section will require you to make a book based on the shop or possibly other things depending on the topic. Whenever a book is either handed to the Cashier or Comic Artist they can make a request within the discord (That will be made) to have it installed in the shop. Each of those books will not be sold they can be taken out and read. We keep at least 1 copy in case they don't put the book back.
There will be a special area for the Comic Artistry which will look similar to an Art Studio, Within this area, Comic Artists will be able to discuss the behind the scenes of the comic series! Basically Comic Artists can chat about our comics and the development of them, along with getting ideas for future installments.
One big thing about the comic(s) is that it follows our 3 Mascots!
Tsuki The Rabbit, Nero the Frog and Soba the Cat!
I have no art of their designs yet, But I can describe them. Nero is a Japanese Brown Frog, Tsuki is an Eastern Cottontail and last but not least Soba is a stray Siamese Cat.
The entire shop is designed to feel like your at home or a calm place, A place you can sit and relax and do whatever you want (As long as it follows the law). I strive to see roleplay in areas and in my own opinion I feel like you don't see much roleplay happening within the shops as much anymore, or well certain shops. I want to bring that back, Amagumo is gonna have seating and tables that you may do things at, whether its reading a book or just relaxing and talking with the employees or a friend or even a stranger! Now the interior of the shop is Cottage Core themed to bring the relaxing feel around. Within parts of the shops there will be display design installations, What they are is an area designed to show how the furniture can be used.
What Events do you have planned?:
I'm applying for Retail/Convience! And the location is gonna hopefully be where Kiku Dokyo is.
Why do you want to become a Shopkeeper?:
Well.. I’ve been on the server for at least 4 or more years now and throughout those years I’ve either helped with different things or not, I honestly enjoyed helping out with what Yona-Yona was after their booming start, the planning and decisions it was fun, I may not have done much within the cosplay department but I still did what I could even if nobody ever really put much help into it. Honestly I enjoy SRP a lot and haven’t really felt hatred for it. If anything it makes me want to continue trying new things, for example.. I went for EMS, got in on the second try and enjoyed my time then went for Professor and I’m currently enjoying it. And now I want to go with being a Shopkeeper as well! Something new and something I feel like I am capable of doing. I love exploring these possibilities.
I understand the Shop Panel plenty, I've worked in multiple shops, Henki-Do, Yona-Yona as a manager at one point but started out as a model, Tsuki-No-Umi. I left each of those shops and srp for a good bit due to some hard times, But even when I came back I was still willing to help out with any kind of shop, I understand the struggles that can come from running a shop but that's the thing, You are never alone doing it, Just got to have the right people to help you. My experience or me saying I can run a store isn't me gloating or anything its me trying to be confident and put myself in more spots, I want to enjoy the shop faction, Let myself make some use of my experience throughout srp within in the factions.
Honestly, I was always scared of factions.. It wasn't for the fact of "Oh they seem mean", No it was more I didn't understand them enough and that just terrified me and made me not think about joining any. That was until Ems, then Professor and now Shopkeeper, I want to give more opportunities to players whether they are new or old. They deserve to experience things more with shops, They do enough already but there could be more. More interactions than there are already, I don't know what happens behind the scenes for most factions but I know the shop faction has so much potential for shops and there's already so many different types of shops! Its kind of terrifying to think of going up against a lot of good ideas for shops but, I'm confident that my idea and my application may be good enough.
What do you plan to do with your shop, and what makes it unique?:
First off, There will be more than one department. I have only one in mind that can be put into motion not quick but well enough.
That department is a Comic Artistry Department. Now you may wonder why a Comic Artistry Department? Well! The answer is simple, The shops name, Amagumo means Rain Cloud. And following that I was inspired by those times where you'd just sit down beside a window, whether that was in your own home or some place else, You'd just sit, watch, and listen to the rain pour down. Those moments leave a certain memory on you, I personally loved them and if I had the ability to draw well then I would've done comics in that weather or at least draw, That's what makes this department tick for me. How the department will work is there will be a special role that basically works on the comics and lore behind them. Each comic page will be released on the official shops Onrain. We'll also have a section for fan-fics that we feel should be shown off. That section will require you to make a book based on the shop or possibly other things depending on the topic. Whenever a book is either handed to the Cashier or Comic Artist they can make a request within the discord (That will be made) to have it installed in the shop. Each of those books will not be sold they can be taken out and read. We keep at least 1 copy in case they don't put the book back.
There will be a special area for the Comic Artistry which will look similar to an Art Studio, Within this area, Comic Artists will be able to discuss the behind the scenes of the comic series! Basically Comic Artists can chat about our comics and the development of them, along with getting ideas for future installments.
One big thing about the comic(s) is that it follows our 3 Mascots!
Tsuki The Rabbit, Nero the Frog and Soba the Cat!
I have no art of their designs yet, But I can describe them. Nero is a Japanese Brown Frog, Tsuki is an Eastern Cottontail and last but not least Soba is a stray Siamese Cat.
The entire shop is designed to feel like your at home or a calm place, A place you can sit and relax and do whatever you want (As long as it follows the law). I strive to see roleplay in areas and in my own opinion I feel like you don't see much roleplay happening within the shops as much anymore, or well certain shops. I want to bring that back, Amagumo is gonna have seating and tables that you may do things at, whether its reading a book or just relaxing and talking with the employees or a friend or even a stranger! Now the interior of the shop is Cottage Core themed to bring the relaxing feel around. Within parts of the shops there will be display design installations, What they are is an area designed to show how the furniture can be used.
What Events do you have planned?:
| Cook Off | Decorate a Room | Small Comic Con/Book Fair | Comic/Book Workshop |
1. Cook Off: Contestants are picked from the employee lists, The contestants are then required to pick ingredients from the shop and make a meal out of it, The reasoning behind it is as an example of the possibilities they can make with just our ingredients. We'll have judges composed of customers, They can taste test and decide the winner. None of the meals will be sold after making.
2. Decorate a Room: This is basically just a weekly or every other week event that will involve our display designs, Customers can participate to choose locations for certain items listed for that particular area. They can then tell an employee or me about the locations of the items.
3. Small Comic Con/Book Fair: This is basically just people coming in to the shops Comic Artistry department and talking about different types of comics they may like or even talking about the books that are within the public bookshelf. This event is meant to bring people around to talk about their favorite things even if they might not, It's there to make you feel happy!
4. Comic/Book Workshop: This event would require my Comic Artistry Department to prepare some topics they wish to talk about book making or comic making. The beginning of the event will entail some explaining on how you could make a book look cute or silly or even more professional. After that it moves onto a contest where contestants are to make a book based off a topic or subject given, They then have to design a book or even come up with an idea for a comic. This event serves as a fun little experience of thinking and seeing what other people are capable of. There may be prizes with it but also the best idea may be made into a book or a possible comic. There of course would be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, 1st comes with the possibility of a custom comic or book made along with a coupon, 2nd would have a cash prize of 10k or more, and 3rd would have a 5k prize and a free item that is designed like merch for our mascots!
Events may be changed upon acceptance
What will you sell in your shop?:
What do I plan to sell? Well glad you asked! Unlike what you may think, This shop is focused primarily on the retail part, the comic department is just a side thing to make the shop pop more than just being another regular shop, No hate to any other shops. We are gonna sell an assortment of different types of furniture along with cooking ware that is designed to feel dumbly cute or silly, Each item serves a purpose, That purpose is to bring a smile or anything to anybody who sees them. We'll also be selling regular ingredients including some of the cooking ware needed.
2. Decorate a Room: This is basically just a weekly or every other week event that will involve our display designs, Customers can participate to choose locations for certain items listed for that particular area. They can then tell an employee or me about the locations of the items.
3. Small Comic Con/Book Fair: This is basically just people coming in to the shops Comic Artistry department and talking about different types of comics they may like or even talking about the books that are within the public bookshelf. This event is meant to bring people around to talk about their favorite things even if they might not, It's there to make you feel happy!
4. Comic/Book Workshop: This event would require my Comic Artistry Department to prepare some topics they wish to talk about book making or comic making. The beginning of the event will entail some explaining on how you could make a book look cute or silly or even more professional. After that it moves onto a contest where contestants are to make a book based off a topic or subject given, They then have to design a book or even come up with an idea for a comic. This event serves as a fun little experience of thinking and seeing what other people are capable of. There may be prizes with it but also the best idea may be made into a book or a possible comic. There of course would be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, 1st comes with the possibility of a custom comic or book made along with a coupon, 2nd would have a cash prize of 10k or more, and 3rd would have a 5k prize and a free item that is designed like merch for our mascots!
Events may be changed upon acceptance
What will you sell in your shop?:
What do I plan to sell? Well glad you asked! Unlike what you may think, This shop is focused primarily on the retail part, the comic department is just a side thing to make the shop pop more than just being another regular shop, No hate to any other shops. We are gonna sell an assortment of different types of furniture along with cooking ware that is designed to feel dumbly cute or silly, Each item serves a purpose, That purpose is to bring a smile or anything to anybody who sees them. We'll also be selling regular ingredients including some of the cooking ware needed.
| Furniture: Cat Beds, Animal Enclosures, Rugs, Cooking Ware, Tv's Shelves, Beds. | Other Items: Backpacks, Notebooks, Pencils, etc. |
What do you have planned for the future of the shop?
Well, I wish for it to become a hotspot of sorts, I want it to change and become something new whenever it gets the chance. I take a good amount of inspiration from Yona-Yona, The way it started out and then changed and got better, That's what I strive to accomplish. A shop that's known and loved, Now everything I have are always prone to be changed upon acceptance. I wouldn't have had the courage to even do this app or want to run a shop without anybody else's help. I take pride in trying to make this shop last and make an impact, Including with the Comic Department, It will be what allows us to express ourselves more than just words or selling things. Honestly my long time goal is to be forever changing, Adding another department or changing up the comics to be something more.
With each event this shop will have, It will not profit much from, as each event is a roleplay opportunity not a selling opportunity, Now it may go on during a regular shop opening.
How many employees do you plan to have?:
Well I plan to have 4 different types of employees
Cashier | Comic Artist | Mascots | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|
?/10 | 0/6 | ?/3 | 2/2 |
Cashiers is simple and doesn't need explaining. | Comic Artists were explained already. | Mascots are there to show off items and help out with events but also to promote items! | Managers take care of employee issues when I can't be there, They carefully help plan things as well as making the discord neat and non toxic if I am unable to do these things. |
Give three examples of Adverts:
Advert 1: &fFeeling down in the &c&ldumps&r&f? &r&fWell come down to &7&lAma&2&lgumo&f, Where you can interact with our &dmascots, &d&lTsuki, &f&lSoba, and &2&lNero&r&f! Buy one of our silly items to make your day better! [Insert Location + Cords]
Advert 2 Event: &fHave you ever seen a frog cook? No? Well come on down to &7&lAma&2&lgumo&f! We're having a special cook off, &2&lNero&r&f our mascot against one of our cashiers! Come join in the fun and witness cooking potential! [Insert Location + Cords]
Advert 3:&3Ever wanted a pretty or silly Reptile Enclosure? &fWell look no further! &7&lAma&2&lgumo&f has just what you need to make your house stand out! Come check out our furniture or if you're in need, Get some school supplies! &f[Insert Location + Cords]
Character Name:
Mendel Ozitiyo
Character's Age:
44
Nationality:
Canadian
Backstory?:
This it the same character I had used for EMS, His lore stays the same except for what happens before he comes to Karakura.
Took a seat and sat down with his bag to the seat's side “So, You want to know my past? Alright then, The year was 1980, my mother gave birth to me within a hospital within Toronto, Canada. My father owned a one-story house with a tiny garage to the side. We had a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named ‘Cheddar’. I personally loved her, She was quite the bundle of joy in my eyes. My father originally got her as a hunting dog for my brother, he took her out and trained her and all that stuff. My father was a hard-headed man, never letting anything go past him without his knowledge. You could say he was respected by his colleagues for his ability to buy them drinks whenever they went out to bars. He'd always come back drunk and aggressive, something he’d always say to me that his father told him was something to do with never working without a drink. I didn’t understand what he was talking about until I got older myself and started working. My mother was a doll and a beauty. She wore these beautiful cardigans, bright and colorful makeup which to me adorned her luscious brown hair. She had some gorgeous blue eyes which you would see behind some fancy glasses she wore. Her personality wasn’t exactly what you’d think from her looks, Though it's like they say, don’t judge a book by its cover. If you’d ask the neighbors they’d say she was a meek, gregarious woman with a kind heart but to me… You’d hear that she was one wicked woman. “
“She was a resentful, power-Hungry, exasperated and demanding woman. My mother made me work out in the garden whenever I got on her nerves. She didn’t care what I did out there, just that I was out of the house. She always talked terribly about the neighbors and me whenever she thought we weren’t around though at times she did outright say them in our range of hearing. I stayed at home working for my mother until I was able to go to school which they made happen when I was 10. I don’t know how they did it, but it wasn’t good for me. As soon as I got up one day my mother came in my room and threw some fancy looking clothes on my bed and just told me to wear them then go to her so she could do my hair, She made sure I looked my best in her own eyes when the others weren’t as fancy lookin’ as me. After a day at school of utter bitterness and laughter from everyone who saw me, I came home to no greeting by cheddar. I went to my mothers room and asked her about it, and she just said he was outside.” Mendel sighed and rolled his eyes as he continued to talk “I shouldn’t have gone out to look. What I saw when I went out was a blood trail followed by a gunshot. I followed it and found my dad holding his hunting rifle at cheddar.”“My father just shook his head at me and sat his gun down before gripping a bottle of alcohol, at that point that's when I knew that he was drunk, and I spotted a bite mark on his hand. I learned that day that my father was a terrible man, and so was my mother for not stopping him. I was a crying mess over cheddar and all my father did was drink and slap me away dragging the body out into the woods for the other animals. Furthermore, I refused to speak with them for the next weeks and, through the utter abuse I went through from my fathers drinking, I should’ve realized then that they were trying to shape me into him which obviously worked partially.” Waved his hand before anybody could speak “I will get to that later on in the story, As I was saying going through what I went through I excelled at school though everyone hated me and despised me I pushed through for my own good. When I first became seventeen my father and mother asked me where I wanted to work so did my teachers, my father said I should work at the lumber mill, but I shook my head and dismissed that suggestion, my mother said to work at a modeling agency, but again I refused as I have no interest in models it's a waste of time. As for my teachers they just gave me a paper with potential jobs and I circled one that I thought might help me become something that wasn’t a broken man wanting to make his parents proud. I chose to be a doctor, Everybody in that dang classroom laughed at me and said I would never be able to with how quiet I was with certain people. Of course, I snapped at them and shut them up with some knowledge about how they perceived me when they should be bettering their own lives. There was only one teacher that supported my dream but even then he was no better than the rest of them. I went back to my parents to tell them of what I wanted to do, my father nodded in approval before learning of how expensive it would be and just denied me money as for my mother she just gave me half of the amount that was needed leaving me with making at least seven thousand at my age while the job I was placed at only gave me six Canadian dollars per hour. I forgot to mention, but before I even got the job I had failed my learners permit five times in fifty days before I was even able to pass and even then I wasn’t able to get a car and my parents refused to let me drive theirs, so like most teens I jacked a bike and used it leaving ten Canadian dollars behind since I didn’t know the owner of it. Though it wasn’t always reliable I made use of the time I had with it riding it everywhere I needed to go. Even if it was mainly just home and to work which was at a gas station where I worked the register, stocked up the shelves and made sure the gas prices were set properly. Even though I pretty well worked there full-time I was making a decent living. I still felt like I was behind on something. I calculated the time I had worked and how much money I had made. It was twenty-nine weeks of full-time work where I pretty well slept at the station to do overtime. I had to endure hearing earfuls whenever I’d come home from work when I was forced to take breaks as I was determined to stay away from my parents.”
Mendel pressed against his nose bridge as he took out a picture of his family. “Anyway let me move on with this, it's quite a long story, and I’m running out of time to tell it all. As you know I worked hard for the money to go to med school in which when I finally made it, it wasn’t how I thought it’d go. When I first started medical school I was swarmed with new information and some of the same expectations as before. My first year was primarily focused upon the building blocks or well building the foundations along with learning the basic sciences that would form as the backbone of clinical practice. “
“Most days were filled with lectures on anatomy, physiology and pathology, while the evenings I had to spend in the lab dissecting cadavers and poring over textbooks. Within my free time I would do what some artists have to do to learn anatomy. I constructed a model of the muscular and skeletal systems of the human body out of modeling clay, with the spare I had I used them to create model versions of the organs of the body resulting in my room being filled with Two lungs, two hearts, two stomachs, two brains, two kidneys, two pancreases and spleen, and finally two livers. Each model was of a healthy organ and the other an unhealthy one, I used them as a constant reminder of the differences between the two. My fulfillment and success of making it to med school was tempered by the sheer amount of material to learn and study in which the dreams I had weren’t as distant as you’d think, I was pushing forward no matter how anybody else perceived me. Though as that was happening I got a call from the police stating that my parents had died in a tragic vehicle accident, I held their funeral and had everything sorted out. Most of the other students didn’t think I’d have the precision and decisiveness that surgical practice required. Of course, we didn’t touch patients yet but because of shadowing opportunities, I spent some weekends observing surgeries. The first time I had to step into an OR, I watched timidly while the surgeon performed a laparoscopic appendectomy with steadiness and extreme precision.” Mendel reached down to open his bag as he took out a miniature version of the stomach.
“Within those moments of watching the surgeon carefully slide a thin long tube into the male's abdomen, I heard my name being called into the room. That's when I knew I was on the right path and would continue going down it no matter how impossibly long it felt."
“Most days were filled with lectures on anatomy, physiology and pathology, while the evenings I had to spend in the lab dissecting cadavers and poring over textbooks. Within my free time I would do what some artists have to do to learn anatomy. I constructed a model of the muscular and skeletal systems of the human body out of modeling clay, with the spare I had I used them to create model versions of the organs of the body resulting in my room being filled with Two lungs, two hearts, two stomachs, two brains, two kidneys, two pancreases and spleen, and finally two livers. Each model was of a healthy organ and the other an unhealthy one, I used them as a constant reminder of the differences between the two. My fulfillment and success of making it to med school was tempered by the sheer amount of material to learn and study in which the dreams I had weren’t as distant as you’d think, I was pushing forward no matter how anybody else perceived me. Though as that was happening I got a call from the police stating that my parents had died in a tragic vehicle accident, I held their funeral and had everything sorted out. Most of the other students didn’t think I’d have the precision and decisiveness that surgical practice required. Of course, we didn’t touch patients yet but because of shadowing opportunities, I spent some weekends observing surgeries. The first time I had to step into an OR, I watched timidly while the surgeon performed a laparoscopic appendectomy with steadiness and extreme precision.” Mendel reached down to open his bag as he took out a miniature version of the stomach.
“Within those moments of watching the surgeon carefully slide a thin long tube into the male's abdomen, I heard my name being called into the room. That's when I knew I was on the right path and would continue going down it no matter how impossibly long it felt."
“My second year there marked my transition from theory to practice. The focus shifted from the building blocks to clinical skills, and we had to begin applying our knowledge to real-life scenarios. That was also the year I got my first proper taste of Hospital Medicine. As part of our clerkship rotations, we had to begin shadowing physicians in different departments, spending afternoons in the wards, learning how to take patient histories, perform physical exams and develop differential diagnoses. I didn’t realize it then, but now I do, Hospital Medicine was such a huge eye-opener for me. From what I was told from those who fought with me, it wasn’t just about solving puzzles of the body or even diagnosing diseases, it was mainly about managing complex, multifaceted patients, many with possible or known multiple chronic conditions. I remember one patient that was a kind religious elderly woman who came in with pneumonia, but she also had heart failure, diabetes and early-stage dementia. I had to manage her care which required balancing medications, coordinating with the specialists and most importantly, providing reassurance to her anxious family who wouldn’t stop nagging about her. Furthermore, I realized at the moment that medicine was more about human connection as it was about science. “
“Midway through the year, I began to shadow surgeons more seriously, spending evenings and weekends in the OR, observing surgeries, asking questions and writing them down, as well as learning the steps involved in the procedures. The fast-paced, high-stakes environment of the operating room managed to drag me deeper into my interests in General Surgery. During one of the shadowing's I met a woman who was also shadowing the same things I was, I didn’t realize it, but I had fallen in love.”
“Midway through the year, I began to shadow surgeons more seriously, spending evenings and weekends in the OR, observing surgeries, asking questions and writing them down, as well as learning the steps involved in the procedures. The fast-paced, high-stakes environment of the operating room managed to drag me deeper into my interests in General Surgery. During one of the shadowing's I met a woman who was also shadowing the same things I was, I didn’t realize it, but I had fallen in love.”
"It wasn’t until the third year when it was time for core clinical rotations, where we spent several weeks in different specialties. I kept wondering as I anticipated my General Surgery rotation whether she would appear again and lead me astray or deepen my interests and cause me to bear a ring. General Surgery was exactly what I expected and even more. It was all challenging, exhausting, stressful, and exhilarating all at once. I started each day at four am which I would take one hour to meet with the woman of my dreams before I went into duty at five am where I’d start with rounds, checking on post-op patients, assessing their progress, and preparing for the long day ahead. The first few weeks were tiring and intense as I fell deeper into love with the woman, glorifying every second I got to spend with her. It wasn’t long until I called her my own and placed a ring upon her finger not taking a honeymoon off as we had to continue our time in the OR. “
“Adjusting to the rhythm of surgical life was extremely intense, and the operating room was like my second home where I spent hours learning from experienced surgeons, absorbing their techniques and approaches. One major highlight of the rotation was when I had to assist in my first major procedure, A bowel resection on a patient with colon cancer. When I held the instruments my body shook with extreme engrossment while I felt the immense responsibility of being part of a team that was quite literally holding somebody’s life in their hands. Dr. Kaplan, the attending surgeon, would challenge me to proceed thinking critically throughout the procedure, asking me to anticipate the next step or explain why a particular technique was being used. Surgery wasn’t just about the technical skills as some would say. The post-op care, following patients’ recoveries, and managing complications made me realize how surgery intertwined with hospital medicine. There were plenty of patients whose conditions could change rapidly after surgery or during it, and I had learned how essential it was to monitor even the slightest signs of distress-fevers, changes in blood pressure or abdominal pain. I couldn’t ignore none of it as I’d view it as a disgrace and look down upon anybody that ignored any possible symptoms. I gained an ability to make quicker decisions in the moments which were critical as I watched the senior residents and attending surgeons act with calm confidence. Ending off the third year my wife had gotten pregnant with our child, raising a child and having to continue your work within the OR was the most stressful situation I had ever been in and wish to never relive it.”
“Adjusting to the rhythm of surgical life was extremely intense, and the operating room was like my second home where I spent hours learning from experienced surgeons, absorbing their techniques and approaches. One major highlight of the rotation was when I had to assist in my first major procedure, A bowel resection on a patient with colon cancer. When I held the instruments my body shook with extreme engrossment while I felt the immense responsibility of being part of a team that was quite literally holding somebody’s life in their hands. Dr. Kaplan, the attending surgeon, would challenge me to proceed thinking critically throughout the procedure, asking me to anticipate the next step or explain why a particular technique was being used. Surgery wasn’t just about the technical skills as some would say. The post-op care, following patients’ recoveries, and managing complications made me realize how surgery intertwined with hospital medicine. There were plenty of patients whose conditions could change rapidly after surgery or during it, and I had learned how essential it was to monitor even the slightest signs of distress-fevers, changes in blood pressure or abdominal pain. I couldn’t ignore none of it as I’d view it as a disgrace and look down upon anybody that ignored any possible symptoms. I gained an ability to make quicker decisions in the moments which were critical as I watched the senior residents and attending surgeons act with calm confidence. Ending off the third year my wife had gotten pregnant with our child, raising a child and having to continue your work within the OR was the most stressful situation I had ever been in and wish to never relive it.”
“It became my final year of medical school where the focus shifted to preparing for residency. Hospital Medicine became a central part of my learning where I’d spent more time in internal medicine wards. Managing patients with complex, overlapping conditions. There I learned about the importance of continuity of care, while surgery could often provide immediate life-saving interventions, Hospital Medicine required patience, long-term planning, and deep collaboration with a variety of specialists even if they were tough on you. A most challenging case I managed during the fourth year was a patient with advanced liver disease who developed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The layers of complexity were immense and intense with balancing fluid levels, managing infections, and coordinating care with gastroenterologists and hepatologists. Every decision that was and was to be made had a ripple effect on the patients' outcome, During the moments I had a realization that no matter how skilled a surgeon may seem, the success of a patient's recovery is regularly depended upon the coordinated effort of the entire hospital team which could fall if it was given a true chance to. My General Surgery electives and wife during the time cemented my desire to pursue a surgical residency where I became more involved in the operating rooms, even performing parts of the procedures under the supervision of the senior residents. Some could say while I performed some parts I showed too much interest in the human anatomy that it concerned some that deemed it worrisome where I had a talk about containing my interest. I had also taken on more responsibility during post-op rounds, managing wound care, and discussing the recovery plans with the patients and their families.”
“Surgery had become my main passion as the lessons from Hospital Medicine would continue to shape me into a well-rounded physician. By the end of my time in medical school, I had experienced the full spectrum of patient care from the intensity of surgery to the complexity of hospital medicine. The four years taught me not only how to operate with skill but how to care for the wellbeing of the entire patient both before and after they leave the OR. As I prepared for my surgical residency, I knew that all the dual experiences would shape my approach to every new case I would encounter. So I went into training for General Surgery for a relative six years to pursue the dream of being a full on doctor and surgeon.” Mendel took a deep breath in and out as he continued to speak “I missed out on a few years of my child's life and some scenes I should have been a part of, which I fully regret but what I forgot to mention was the death of my wife and the birth of my son. She went into labor and died shortly after giving birth to my son, Kazz. I will admit with the amount of stress I was experiencing from medical school and the fact that my wife died while giving birth, I had some irrational resentment towards him to the point I left him with one of my wife's brothers who were married and took care of him until I got out of medical school where I took him back and raised him more myself. I delved deep into making him into a well-rounded individual who would turn out better than I would. I gave him a chance to learn Hebrew, and he took it. I might have forced it upon him, but he learned nonetheless.
“After the rest of the years he left me and went to Karakura where I never heard from him since, and I wasn’t doing well in Canada anymore, The hospital I was working at had to let go of certain employees due to a lawsuit that was placed against it, and they didn’t want the good ones to be involved. So I went on my way and landed here in Karakura where I’m going to pursue and keep my skills out of the dust and not let them go to waste.”
“Surgery had become my main passion as the lessons from Hospital Medicine would continue to shape me into a well-rounded physician. By the end of my time in medical school, I had experienced the full spectrum of patient care from the intensity of surgery to the complexity of hospital medicine. The four years taught me not only how to operate with skill but how to care for the wellbeing of the entire patient both before and after they leave the OR. As I prepared for my surgical residency, I knew that all the dual experiences would shape my approach to every new case I would encounter. So I went into training for General Surgery for a relative six years to pursue the dream of being a full on doctor and surgeon.” Mendel took a deep breath in and out as he continued to speak “I missed out on a few years of my child's life and some scenes I should have been a part of, which I fully regret but what I forgot to mention was the death of my wife and the birth of my son. She went into labor and died shortly after giving birth to my son, Kazz. I will admit with the amount of stress I was experiencing from medical school and the fact that my wife died while giving birth, I had some irrational resentment towards him to the point I left him with one of my wife's brothers who were married and took care of him until I got out of medical school where I took him back and raised him more myself. I delved deep into making him into a well-rounded individual who would turn out better than I would. I gave him a chance to learn Hebrew, and he took it. I might have forced it upon him, but he learned nonetheless.
“After the rest of the years he left me and went to Karakura where I never heard from him since, and I wasn’t doing well in Canada anymore, The hospital I was working at had to let go of certain employees due to a lawsuit that was placed against it, and they didn’t want the good ones to be involved. So I went on my way and landed here in Karakura where I’m going to pursue and keep my skills out of the dust and not let them go to waste.”
Discord Information
What will be included in your discord?:
Well, There will be a special channel that includes all the previous comic pages that have been made and uploaded to onrain.
There of course will be an Item Catalogue channel and a suggestions channel! I plan to have it all be as interactive as possible.
Extra
Additional notes about your application:
Uniforms are planned but not decided yet.
Do you have any questions?:
Nope
What will be included in your discord?:
Well, There will be a special channel that includes all the previous comic pages that have been made and uploaded to onrain.
There of course will be an Item Catalogue channel and a suggestions channel! I plan to have it all be as interactive as possible.
Extra
Additional notes about your application:
Uniforms are planned but not decided yet.
Do you have any questions?:
Nope
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