Claire Temple

The Nurse
Portrayed by Rosario Dawson
Statistics
Full Name	Claire Temple
Age
Height	5'7"
Build	Healthy Human
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Skin	Light Brown
Factions	Defenders

Quoted!

Medicine and increasing moral fiber in my friends' diet

Reputation

Oh, you got hurt on your latest super hero run and can't go to the hospital? Odds are you know a guy who knows someone who heard about this nurse… Claire is the woman to see when you need medical care but don't want the authorities to bother you. She's good, she's tough, and she will ask questions. Strange how many people find themselves answering them.

Biography

She was raised in Spanish Harlem, had her share of scraps and rough times, but in a world full of angst and high drama, she seems to have come out of her youth with a close relationship with her mother and extended family, made it through school and grad school to get her nursing degrees, and has managed to hold down a full time job in the outrageously busy hospitals of New York in a Post SuperHero reality.

Of course, then there's the blind fellow that needed stitching up and the incredibly strong woman that seems to endup scattering injuries in her wake. She's run into a few of the Defenders several times now, enough to be aware of just how big her corner of New York has gotten and decided to walk on the side of the angels. Or at least the people doing their best to help her community.

Character Details

Personality Being a nurse in NYC in the best of times requires a mix of toughness, a sense of humor (that can go dark), patience, and mercy. Claire exemplifies that. And yet somehow she's maintained a sense of wonder at the potential that these powered beings have. Her tenacity includes a stubborn hope and belief that decent people can do great things. And she has a hard time letting people settle for less than that in themselves. Abilities Trauma Nurse ++ _ Being a trauma nurse has never been an easy job. Being one in the super hero reality of the current day? Yeah, it's gotten worse. The skill set goes beyond the medical training (and Claire has her masters in nursing. She is both well trained and dang good at her job). It includes thinking on her feet, improving, and making do with whatever tools she has on hand. And it means doing things she probably shouldn't legally do at times like minor impromptu surgeries and medical procedures that usually require a couple hundred thousand dollars more in college loans to get a doctorate by her name. _ Multilingual _ While she's only fluent in two languages (Spanish and English), Claire speaks and understands at least a few basics in many of the most common languages of New York. Of course those basics are often more about where it hurts, injury descriptions, age, etc, but it's surprising how often that may come in handy. _ Bedside Manner _ First person with their mind in the gutter won't need Claire to find one of her more powerful friends to put the rest of them therem she'll do that herself. No. For all the efficiency and proficiency she has at her job, Claire can either slow it down or find a moment with a patient to make a connection. To humanize their experience. She has an uncanny knack for putting people at ease and getting them to open up. It can be swift or it can build patiently. But even when a patient or friend is at their all time low, she has a gift for being able to help them through it to the other side. _ Anatomy — _ A subset of the nursing skill, this one has the potential to get dark and creepy fast. If you need to get information out of someone and pounding them in the ribs isn't doing it, she might have some suggestions. Need to come up with a unique medical treatment for someone whose, say, skin can't be punctured? She can get some creative ideas. Advantages I Know A Guy _ At the morgue. In admin. That can help you find your brother's attacker. That can protect you from the gang you abandoned. That might be able to get you a lawyer. Claire has a network of contacts in places high and low that she can call on for favors, legal and less so. _ Exceeds Expectations _ Her employers know how good she is at her job, so she's able to get away with skirting the lines and even occasionally leaping over them. She has an excellent reputation at work (and the benefits to go with it. Maybe not the salary, but…) _ Gainful Employment -hospital- _ Let's face it. There are a lot of supplies to be found at hospitals. And sometimes more than supplies, you can find any number of confiscated items, clues, and or witnesses. Disadvantages & Flaws Danger Magnet _ Between her workplace, her not so nice neighborhood, and the dangerous lifestyles of some of her acquaintances? Claire finds herself in dangerous spots with remarkable frequency and without super powers to deal with them. Not only does that put her in danger, it means her allies are likely to put themselves into some rough spots to help her out. _ Giving A Damn _ What are your flaws? People say I care too much… That may be a by the books answer at an interview, but it can be a fatal flaw in the real world. Claire gives a damn. About her community, her family, her friends. She'll stand up for them. She'll do the right thing. Even when that means facing down some long odds at the wrong end of a weapon or a super power or a bulldozer. _ Disastrous Taste In Men _ How much really needs to be said? Dangerous taste and standards within the relationship. She takes little nonsense. RP Hooks

Relationships

RP Logs & Journals

2019 2018 September 07, 2018: Defenders: Some Assembly Required Daredevil escapes the Kingpin, crash landing injured back at Casa Rand. Owen delivers a tip once he's done digging glass out of his face. (permalink: log:7927 | tags: boomerang claire_temple daredevil foggy_nelson iron_fist know_my_name nyc power-man samael six | posted: 07 Sep 2018 05:04) September 03, 2018: AKA J is Down Jessica Jones is dying, Daredevil has been captured by the Kingpin, and it's up to Claire Temple to stop the bleeding and rally the Defenders. (permalink: log:7906 | tags: boomerang claire_temple iron-man jessica_jones know_my_name power-man | posted: 04 Sep 2018 00:33) August 08, 2018: TRBL @ Foggy's, 10+ GUNS The Mexican Cartel gets wind of where Foggy Nelson has stashed the young informant known as Taggy, and attack. Heroes rush to his defense…but a clash of values complicates matters immensely. (permalink: log:7794 | tags: claire_temple daredevil foggy_nelson iron_man kingpin know_my_name punisher six | posted: 09 Aug 2018 04:27) July 25, 2018: Helloooo Nurse! At Jessica's advice Owen calls Claire for some medical care after his run in with the Joker. (Backdated to a few days ago) (permalink: log:7749 | tags: boomerang claire_temple | posted: 29 Jul 2018 14:15) July 23, 2018: Some Cain and Abel Business Matt, Foggy, and Claire discuss how to protect their new informant in the Mexican Cartel. (permalink: log:7788 | tags: claire_temple daredevil foggy_nelson know_my_name | posted: 08 Aug 2018 17:35) July 18, 2018: For Want of a Vision Everyone is looking for the person who called in the bomb threat at PS 135. Claire Temple finds him. (permalink: log:7698 | tags: claire_temple kingpin know_my_name | posted: 19 Jul 2018 04:28) July 16, 2018: Defenders Disassemble A mixed group gathers to plot about Wilson Fisk, and disagreements separate them again. (permalink: log:7682 | tags: boomerang claire_temple daredevil dr._jane_foster foggy_nelson iron_fist jessica_jones know_my_name power-man samael six the_winter_soldier | posted: 17 Jul 2018 03:13) July 03, 2018: Caring For Caretakers More HK refugees show up at Danny Rand's House. (permalink: log:7619 | tags: claire_temple daredevil iron_fist jessica_jones know_my_name moonstar power-man samael | posted: 04 Jul 2018 19:53) July 04, 2018: Healthy as a Flying Horse Claire Temple gives Luke Cage an exam to make sure he's ready to get back out into the fray. (permalink: log:7623 | tags: claire_temple know_my_name power-man | posted: 05 Jul 2018 19:17) June 29, 2018: Blowin' Up the Kitchen: Part 2 Hell's Kitchen erupts into fire and fury under the assault of one of the largest mass bombings in New York's history. Here's the story of the heroes who were right in the middle of the kitchen. (permalink: log:7586 | tags: claire_temple daredevil domino harley_quinn iron_man kingpin know_my_name power-man samael six the_dark_devil | posted: 30 Jun 2018 05:06) June 24, 2018: The Dragon Talk Claire Temple becomes the latest to hear Danny's "Immortal Iron Fist" speech. (permalink: log:7563 | tags: claire_temple iron_fist | posted: 25 Jun 2018 20:34) June 23, 2018: Lunch With Emeries The devil on Danny Rand's shoulder packs a picnic lunch for the angel on the other side. (permalink: log:7560 | tags: claire_temple emery samael | posted: 24 Jun 2018 21:39) June 13, 2018: A Lovely Day for a Swim Danny and Claire go for a jogging meeting. Both end up in the East River - and not to cool off. GMed by Luke Cage (permalink: log:7531 | tags: claire_temple iron_fist | posted: 14 Jun 2018 22:44) May 16, 2018: A Claire-shaped Shoulder Angel Claire meets the (in)famous Danny Rand. (permalink: log:7408 | tags: claire_temple iron_fist | posted: 17 May 2018 00:31) May 10, 2018: Trouble's Come to Visit When violent human supremacists gun down a mutant kid in Hell's Kitchen, Claire Temple is the only one to call. (permalink: log:7386 | tags: claire_temple jessica_jones tnp | posted: 11 May 2018 04:08) 2017 2016 2015 2014

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