O'CONNORLocation: Accueil → Bagel Place
Interagir avec: → Phil (Texte), → Nylah (Texte + En personne), → CiCi (Texte), → Rui (Texte), → Olivia (Texte)

La première chose que Kieran a vue quand il s'est réveillé était noire. C'était la couleur préférée de son choix à l'ouverture de ses yeux, mais à la seconde où il a déplacé son bras, la lumière du soleil lui a dit combien l'ex-Canuck allait payer pour dormir pendant sa course habituelle le matin de ce jour.
"Agggggggh. Jésus a pleuré... Vraiment?" Le verset biblique cité était aussi proche que Kieran avait l'habitude de jurer, ses parents l'ayant mieux élevé que de parler d'argot de gouttière, mais ils ne l'ont pas non plus élevé pour éviter un défi tard dans la nuit d'une Ruskie qui doutait de sa capacité à jouer au jeu de la boisson. Au moins, il a gagné assez pour couvrir l'intercalaire... et puis quelques-uns. En plus, c'était une bonne séance d'entraînement pour le jour et la nuit à venir.
En sortant du lit qui dominait un bon morceau de l'arrière de son studio, Kieran s'est dirigé vers la table basse pour vérifier son ordinateur portable. Des vidéos ont été affichées sur les matchs de la côte ouest, les Oilers/Sharks finissent une aventure plus terne que prévu, et les Flames brûlent Vancouver. Un tas d'espace gaspillé et de pixels potentiels s'il a choisi d'écrire à ce sujet, sauf pour un autre but de Pat Maroon. Mais ça n'allait pas bien dans la ville. Le Bias de la côte Est s'est tenu fort aujourd'hui.
"Guess je pourrais rouiller le débat Maroon vs Lucic, mais c'est tellement maladroit..." En regardant le téléphone toujours chargé à côté de l'ordinateur, il a vu la lumière bleue clignotant, lui faisant savoir que sa boîte de réception avait des affaires en plein essor ce matin. "Héh, aurait dû savoir que tout le monde serait déjà actif aujourd'hui."
Il a lu dans l'ordre. D'abord, le garçon d'anniversaire. Il n'y avait pas de mastication pour ne pas avoir la course ce matin. "J'ai évité une balle, je suppose." Le texte de Phil sur le fil du groupe concernant le thème de son grand shindig était tout à fait attendu compte tenu de ce que Kieran savait de son collègue journaliste aspirant. Pourtant, Kieran s'est demandé à quel point Phil serait sérieux sur l'application de sa règle sur le maintien d'un thème approprié.
Aux : Toute la bande
Ainsi, la personne qui appelle Sloth n'aurait pas à porter une sorte de getup pour maintenir le thème approprié? Je demande un ami.
Juste après, il y avait un autre texte, Phil, pour s'assurer que Rui allait être à la fête.
Aux : Brodeo
Pas de soucis. Il sera là. Ça suffit.
La dernière directe était Nylah cependant, et cela a obtenu le cœur de Kieran course un peu plus pour compenser le manque de cardio. "Frappe!"
Depuis qu'il a obtenu ce concert de doctorat de scripts sur cette pièce, quelque chose qu'il n'a jamais pensé même essayer mais doit encore à Shean quelques bières pour l'appréciation de la référence, l'actrice a été fermement plantée sur son radar. Même après ces deux premières séances où ils se sentaient l'un l'autre dehors, en trouvant ce qu'ils avaient en commun en dehors de se présenter à un théâtre sombre pendant un peu de temps, il était clair que quelque chose se développait. Aujourd'hui, les sessions régulières de réunion; écrire, répéter, même l'amener à regarder un peu de hockey avec lui, les Islanders seulement, c'était l'une des rares choses qui l'ont vraiment rendu reconnaissant à Andrew Carroll pour ce qu'il a fait.
En plus, il n'allait pas laisser passer un petit-déjeuner gratuit. Mais il savait à quel point Nylah pouvait rapidement traverser la foule moyenne des bagels. Elle avait cet avantage sur la glace.
Vers : Éclair rouge
Tu sais que j'en suis. Si vous m'ordonnez mon Cluster Canuck habituel, je serai là en 5, éternellement reconnaissant.
Maintenant qu'il avait un blanc d'œuf, du fromage swiss et de la saucisse de dinde d'érable sur le bagel de graines de sésame qui l'attendait dans un très proche avenir, Kieran était éveillé et roulait à travers l'appartement. Il a pris une paire de jeans bleus sur le sol, a glissé sur un t-shirt gris suspendu et a glissé ses pieds dans ses sandales courantes, prêt à sortir de la porte. "Je vais bien dans ce... Oui, ça chauffe jusqu'à 45 aujourd'hui... Maintenant les clés sont... ici, portefeuille... toujours là-dedans. Très bien, alors."
Les cinq minutes qu'il courut au magasin de bagel voisin étaient presque sans effort pour l'ancien joueur de hockey. Le problème était qu'il était complètement sans effort. "C'est ce que j'ai. Ah bien, je serai bien demain."
Kieran a redressé ses longs cheveux blonds du mieux qu'il pouvait et est entré dans le magasin. Un rapide coup d'œil de son point de vue a révélé à quel point son timing était impeccable comme la rouquine de Nylah Weiss était à l'avant de la ligne, en plaçant une commande. Il se promena avec confiance jusqu'à son compagnon créateur d'art et plaça sa main sur son épaule. "Je crois que vous avez demandé de la compagnie, mademoiselle?"
Kieran O'Connor

"If you're not happy with my opinion, you can take off, eh?"
N A M E
Kieran Vincent O'Connor
N I C K N A M E
K.O.
B I R T H D A T E
December 7, 1990
A G E
26
G E N D E R
Male
S E X U A L I T Y
Straight
R E L A T I O N S H I P S T A T U S
Single, so if ya know someone, hey, let me know.
O C C U P A T I O N
Freelance Hockey Analyst
H O M E T O W N
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
E T H N I C I T Y
Caucasian (Irish with a hint of Norwegian)
A P P E A R A N C E
Being an ex-athlete, Kieran still looks the part. At 6'3", 220lbs, his body has maintained most of its shape from his playing days, but he has started slacking a little more lately so the muscles aren't as well defined now. Kieran avoided most of the shots to the face, so he still looks presentable, and he'll usually look the part on air, with an assortment of Islander blue suits and ties. He prefers to keep it casual outside of work though, favoring jeans, open shirts with tees underneath and a dark toque (woolen cap). He does wear a pair of dogtags, in honor of his neighbor and childhood friend.
H A B I T S

Will occasionally lose his train of thought, as a by-product of one too many hits on the ice.
Is prone to rants, which is what makes him an attractive on-air personality.
Still eats like he's an active athlete, so a lot of food, more than he probably needs.

H O B B I E S

Working out
Watching hockey, both live and on TV
Karaoke

L I K E S

New York Islanders hockey
Molson Canadian beer
Soccer
Alternative Rock of the 2000s
Video games

D I S L I K E S

New York Rangers hockey
Poodles
Bryan Adams
Coffee
Very long sliences

F E A R S

Bears
Sharks

P E R S O N A L I T Y
Growing up in the rural part of Newfoundland has given Kieran an appreciation for taking things slow, but in the end it wasn't really for him. He likes the ability to do any number of things in one day, which was only possible after a long car ride back home. He likes to be out with people, doing things. He had enough hanging out alone back home.
Kieran has always been an easygoing person. Growing up constantly surrounded by a team atmosphere, he was usually the calm presence among his fellow athletes. On the ice, he played as ferociously as anyone. He earned his nickname in his freshman season with Bentley after taking down junior enforcer J.P. Smolinski of Robert Morris in his first ever Atlantic Hockey scrap. He will fight for his team tooth and nail, he's that loyal once on board.
Since the end of his first career, it's been a tough adjustment for Kieran, but he's managed. His creative side has become more prominent now that he's trying to use it to make a name for himself. Sometimes he can be hard on himself, his vocabulary seemingly lacking behind other writers at his level, his quotes crisper. However, he's going to keep fighting and working at it. No other way to do it in his eyes.
H I S T O R Y
The kid was as Canadian as a Tim Horton's donut covered in maple syrup. It was clear from an early age. From the second Patrick and Maryse O'Connor brought their youngest to Harbour Grace Arena for his first skate, Kieran showed he had a natural talent for gliding along the ice. As such, his parents invested all their spare cash in letting their blond-haired boy pursue his dream of following Danny Cleary from the island to the NHL.
Kieran was good. By the time he was eligible for the QMJHL entry draft, he was far and away the best player in Harbour Grace. However in a town of 3,000, that doesn't amount to much in the big scheme of things. He was picked in the 12th round by Charlottetown, attended one training camp and was cut soon after. Discouraged, he kept plugging away on the Rock, hoping to get noticed by someone, until late in his senior year at high school, he was offered a scholarship to Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. NCAA Hockey was in the cards.
He was unknown to most of his teammates until the fight against Smolinski earned his moniker. He plugged away at Bentley, making the All-Atlantic team in his final season as he earned a Communications degree. This caught the eye of the New York Islanders, who signed him to an entry league deal and sent him to the third-tier ECHL team in Independence, Missouri. However, tragedy struck in his fourth game with the Mavericks as he was driven head-first into the boards by Idaho's Andrew Carroll. He felt all right, but a CAT scan a couple days later showed a problem with his C1 vertabrae. The doctors told Kieran the hit should have paralyzed him, and next time he likely wouldn't be as lucky. Devastated, Kieran announced his retirement that October.
The Islanders organization was shocked, but looked after the newly-retired prospect. They offered him a job with the website, writing articles on the team, and Kieran did well for the season he was there, but his contract wasn't renewed. He stayed in Brooklyn though, picking up local writing jobs in Brooklyn in the hopes that eventually he would land something more stable and lucrative, possibly with a network. It's not the dream he started with but it's one he hopes is more achievable, lest he had back to Newfoundland with nothing to show for all those youth trophies he obtained.



P H I L L I P . D A N I E L S
♫
"Hey, we're running man. Newsroom, pathways, however, we're running together."
Kieran met Phil when he was just starting down the journalist path, as the two of them attended a headline workshop held at NYU. Put in the same group, the two bonded over their fitness regimens and drive to succeed in the business. Phil has put Kieran in touch with most of the people in his current gang, and he's forever grateful to him for making sure he wasn't frozen in isolation.

O L I V I A . B I S H O P
⚜
"You're good Liv, but I don't think you've played the game of Drink like I have."
Kieran has gotten to know Olivia via Phil and Nylah, but hasn't hung out as much with the financial analyst. He has seen her go at parties, and he's impressed with her ability to put away beverages and remain standing. They could be something there, but he's waiting for Olivia to make a move to push the acquaintanceship up to the next level.

T H U Y . P H A M
{⚜}
"So hey, um, ya know, I've been looking at getting a tattoo or two..."
Over the course of his time in New York, Kieran has gotten to know Cici enough to use her middle name, but isn't sure if he's on a nickname basis with her yet. He's talked to her a few times at parties, but inevitably her smoke break would end the conversation. He's also fond of the Vietnamese restaurant where she works, given that the mango stirfry and beef pho satisfy a lot of what he looks for in food. There's a fair amount he likes about knowing Cici, enough to think that they can get on that nickname basis on both ends at some point.

N Y L A H . W E I S S
♫
"No, no, no. The Royal Concept totally syncs up with my dripping faucet!"
If you had told "University Kieran" someone like Nylah would be one of his best friends, he wouldn't have believed it. However, the chance script punching job he accepted for some extra spending money proved extremely beneficial on multiple fronts. Nylah took a shine to him and while the two spend a lot of their early meetings discussing the play, it blossomed soon after their interests expanded. From watching the World Cup to lazy Sundays listening to records and working on various writings, to the runs around Central Park, Nylah has made Kieran's life in New York so much more enjoyable. Almost to the point where he wonders where else they can go...

R U I . R O S A S
{☮}
"Yeah, Messi is good, but he's gotta get Argentina some hardware."
Rui didn't seem like he would become friends, but a chance conversation at a social event, regarding the Messi vs. Ronaldo debate solidified a solid relationship based on the dislike of the Portuguese midfielder. Kieran really enjoys being able to discus soccer with Rui, even if he hasn't let the Brazilian hear the end of the 7-1 drubbing in 2016. He's even gotten him to the point where he's willing to accept hockey as a sport with merits, a big victory in his eyes.