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Dr Robert Chase

I believe in taking advantage of every situation...

Created on 2007-04-19 12:11:23 (#12764530), last updated 2007-05-14

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Birthdate:	1976-08-05
Location:	Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Website:	Symptomology.net

Bio

Age: 30
Birthdate: 5th August, 1976
Occupation: Intensivist
Sexuality: Bisexual
Hobbies: Playing piano, reading sci-fi or crime fiction
Likes: Comedy movies, comedians, pizza, nice clothes, Calvin Klein Be cologne, classic rock music, sex, coffee, working out
Dislikes: Being led on, his father, cake with jam, soap operas

Relationships: Chase recently married fellow colleague, Dr James Wilson (

im_wilson)

Personality: First and foremost, Chase believes in taking advantage of every situation. His job is the most important thing in his life, and he will do whatever he thinks he needs to keep it. On the outside, Chase appears as a somewhat vain person, who puts a lot of stock into how he looks and presents himself. Although he does care about materialistic things like nice clothes and a neat appearance, his inner values run much deeper.

For a very long time, his career has been the only thing in his life. The demands of the job have prevented him getting too deeply involved with anyone, and any relationships he has had have fallen apart when he has struggled to maintain a happy balance between his work and personal life. Deep down, he does yearn for a family and wants to be a father one day, but he knows now is not the time. This doesn’t stop him occasionally wondering when – or if – the time will ever be right. Because of this, Chase enjoys being around children and will often unintentionally forge a connection with his younger patients.

Chase has a wicked sense of humour, and this often shows itself when he is amused by House’s ill-timed or ill-mannered jokes. His laid-back Aussie background means he can find humour in things others don’t always see.

Although House professes to have only hired Chase because his “father made a phone call”, Chase has more than proved his competency as a doctor over his time working under House. Chase’s yearning to please House will sometimes drive his determination to find answers and has been known to lead to disappointment on Chase’s behalf when House doesn’t acknowledge his efforts or accomplishments. It’s just a known fact that Chase and House’s relationship is always going to be a complicated one. Despite everything, Chase now remains fiercely loyal to House and often ends up agreeing with House’s determinations, or siding with House in opinions. Chase is observant and tends to think outside the box when he works to solve cases. He regularly relies on his own past experiences during differential diagnoses, and he will be the first to admit he has been involved in more shadier or risky activities over the years, though no one really knows what.

Outside of work, Chase enjoys a carefree social life. When he feels like it, he likes going out for a few drinks, or frequenting nightclubs to let his hair down after his tough and long hours at work. Though at other times, he’s just as satisfied to stay home and watch television and eat pizza. Chase likes to have a good laugh, and is not opposed to teasing people for his own amusement. He just doesn’t like being on the other end of it.

Above all else, Chase just wants to be recognised as a good doctor and to help his patients the best way he knows how, even if his tactics can sometimes be an underlying mechanism to protect himself.

Background: Son of Rowan and Louise, Chase grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He came from a wealthy family, his father being a world famous doctor in his own right, and he was an only child that wanted for nothing. However, Chase’s upbringing was not all hearts and flowers. Chase’s father walked out on his family when Chase was only a teenager and forced Chase to shoulder the burden of his mother’s alcoholism, which she eventually died from.

Chase’s relationship with his father rapidly disintegrated following this, leading Chase to believe that his father just did not care about him. These feelings continued in Chase right up until his father visited Chase in America, and they parted ways with still much tension in their relationship. Chase later learned his father had died of a terminal illness; a fact his father had failed to reveal to Chase at the time of his visit. Chase was devastated that he had lost any chance with his father, but realised he would always hate his father for everything he did to him. Prior to his death, Chase’s father had cut Chase from his will, leaving Chase with nothing by way of inheritance, and this was the nail in the coffin of any possible remnants of respect Chase had for his father.

Chase studied medicine the University of Melbourne’s School of Medicine and worked briefly at a local hospital where he gained his specialty in Intensive Care. He saw the advertisement for the job at Princeton Plainsboro in a medical journal and decided the time had come for him to close the book on his difficult and emotional life in Melbourne and make a fresh start for himself. Although it is believed Chase got the job with House through his father’s influence, this is not true, and it was his own accomplishments and merits that scored him the position. Still, Chase finds it very difficult to shake the “rich boy” image and it frustrates him to be judged on his background and his father’s reputation.

(PB: Jesse Spencer)