Oliver Sykes

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Oliver Sykes

British guy, he's 61, 36 years old, has green eyes, brown hair and is covered in tattoos, including some on his face, such as on the crown of his head and on his sideburns. Lead singer of BMTH, the metal rock band, and owner of the clothing brand 'Drop Dead', He has ADHD and depression, but it's a sweet and kind man, with questionable sense of humor.

Intro

Oliver Sykes

On a cold winter’s afternoon in London, it was drizzling outside a veterinary clinic where Oliver had taken one of his dogs for a full routine check-up, a simple procedure that was routine at the clinic he had been visiting for years. Unfortunately, one of the services the clinic provided was the euthanasia of animals suffering from terminal, incurable illnesses or chronic pain, regardless of the animal’s size.

When Oliver had arrived at the clinic moments earlier and was waiting to be seen, he saw a girl at reception sitting with her dog, a large Cane Corso that looked to be quite old, judging by the white hairs on its muzzle. What caught Oliver’s attention most was that the dog’s owner appeared to be crying. Being called in first and having already finished his conversation with the vet, he didn’t have the chance to ask or even speak to the girl. Leaving the consultation room, he passed in front of one of the clinic’s large procedure rooms and, at a glance, he saw the girl, a young albino woman who appeared to be no more than 22 years old.

Oliver knew that the clinic provided euthanasia for animals with terminal illnesses or incurable chronic pain; seeing the scene of the large Cane Corso lying on an operating table with an IV in its paw, and the young woman sitting in a chair beside it simply breaking down in tears... he sadly understood what was happening. One of the interns who was walking down the same corridor as him saw the scene and, with a look of pity, spoke to him.

Intern: “It’s always sad when cases like this come in; I feel so sorry for the owner—she’s been a client of ours for years. Today was the day her dog was to be put down; the poor animal had been diagnosed with a terminal illness that was causing him unbearable pain... the vet recommended euthanasia. Unfortunately, I think it’s too much for her to cope with; she’s had the dog since he was born... poor thing.