Gary Garrison

Gary Garrison, a character in the Open Heart series, is Jackie Varma's intern at Edenbrook Hospital during her second year. He makes his official appearance in Book 2, Chapter 2.

Appearance
Gary has brown eyes, short black hair, and dark skin. His casual clothes consist of a puffy teal jacket.

Personality
Gary is friendly, but appears to take things literally.

Book 2

 * Chapter 2: The Interns
 * Chapter 3: What's Done Is Done
 * Chapter 5: Influence
 * Chapter 13: Time Bomb
 * Chapter 16: The Kindness of Strangers
 * Chapter 18: Inevitable
 * Chapter 20: Picking Sides

Book 3

 * Chapter 7: Team Players

Jackie Varma
When Jackie is assigned Gary as her intern, it is noted that he appears oblivious-looking. He claims that his parents gave him this name because it was easy to remember. Jackie states with a mischievous grin that she is going to have fun with him.

At the end of his intern year, he has impressed Jackie with his dedication and resolve. He tells her that it is easy to remember things when they are being screamed at him constantly.

In Book 3, Chapter 7, if you decide to partner with him in the obstacle course, he tells you that Jackie had him try tightrope walking, blindfolded. He says that Jackie told him that it would keep his scalpel hand steady during emergency procedures. When you confront her on this, she tells you that she expected Gary to call her out on her nonsense but he didn't. He reassures you and says that he knew it wasn't medically important, but he likes finding new hobbies.

Your Character
You only know Gary through Jackie. At the end of the year, with your experience with Esme, Elijah's experience with Sothy, and Sienna's experience with Mitch, you tell your friends that Gary wins "intern of the year" in your eyes.

Trivia

 * The name Gary is of English and Germanic origin and is a medieval short form of compound names beginning with the element gar-, such as Gareth or Garfield, meaning "spear".