Catharsis
Too Far Gone
[QUOTE="Drunk Dragon]Okay, my app has been completed.
Just a question, though; what city is the group in at the moment?
EDIT: I've reposted everything here, and added in some extra information.
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Accepted, one group is in New York and the other is in Virginia.
Just a question, though; what city is the group in at the moment?
EDIT: I've reposted everything here, and added in some extra information.
Name
Steinar Magnusson
mostly known either by his given name "Steinar" or by his nickname, "Windy".
(The nickname arose after someone took a picture of him in which his hair was being blown backwards by the wind.)
Age
62
Occupation
Formerly a history teacher, now a freelance photographer.
Appearance
PS: John Hurt is awesome.
Biography/History
Steinar Magnusson was born in London to upper middle class parents, living a very uneventful childhood as the eldest of two brothers. Aron Magnusson, his father (who was Swedish), was a businessman who ran a company that made office pants, while his mother, Mary Holmes (who was a native of London), was a translator. He attended school from a young age, doing decently enough to get into a Philosophy course at a local university. Shortly afterwards, Steinar graduated and earned his first degree.
At this time, he was 26, and throughout his time in university, he had a longing to travel, He had subscribed to National Geographic, and was impressed by the pictures he saw. As such, he had saved up a large sum of money, so that he could travel the world "when I have the time".
For now, however, Steinar remained in London, pursuing a second degree in World History course, a course from which he graduated 3 years later, at the age of 29.
By then, his mother was insisting that Steinar get a job (so that his parents wouldn't have to support him forever). As such, he underwent a teaching course, and became an English teacher at a primary school. He wasn't very fond of teaching young children, and hence, requested to be moved to a high school. The education authorities acquiesced, and Steinar was, at the age of 32, posted to a high school to teach History and Philosophy.
Here, he taught faithfully for the next 27 years, earning various awards for long service and other such achievements. During this time, he had bought himself a camera; it wasn't long before photography became a hobby for him. Whenever he wasn't teaching or marking exam scripts, he would be seen with his camera, meticulously adjusting it on the tripod and taking pictures of whatever he felt like taking pictures of.
When Steinar was 59, his 91 year old father suffered from a severe stroke that paralysed the entirety of his left side. As such, with great reluctance, both father and son retired from their respective jobs, Mr. Aron Magnusson due to his stroke (and a consistent deterioration in health thereafter), and Steinar, in order to take care of his father. (His brother, Jon, wasn't the most filial of children; he had run off to some other country upon completing his studies, and was never heard from again.)
Aron Magnusson was very well taken care of. He refused to go back into the hospital (the one time he had ever stayed in a hospital was the worst time of his life), and wanted to die peacefully, with his wife and elder son (the good one) at his side. Steinar respected his wish, and at the age of 93, Aron Magnusson passed on peacefully at 7:45pm in the presence of both of the people he loved most.
Following that, the widowed Mary Magnusson insisted that Steinar go out and do what he enjoyed most (or as she put it, "to make the most of life.)
He took his mother's advice and, with the remainder of the money he had saved to care for his late father, went on a trip around the world to take pictures. On the advice of an impressed restaurant owner (whom Steinar had shown some pictures to after his dinner one day), 61 year old Steinar decided that he could try publishing a compilation of the pictures he had taken on that trip.
It was on his 62nd birthday, just as he was planning a trip to Singapore (from another overseas city), that he found out about the new zombie disease that was ravaging the world. Being unable to travel back to London (the plane he was scheduled to take had been hijacked following the chaos of the sudden reanimation of countless cadavers worldwide), Steinar sent a message to his concerned mother, informing her that he was alright, and would try his best to get back to be with her before the inevitable came…
Personality
Steinar is known to be very patient, a trait that was useful when he was a teacher (having to deal with recalcitrant students), and equally useful when he had to take care of his bedridden father. People who knew him noted that he never got angry (the most was that he would raise his voice), which was something that they liked about him.
He is also very loyal to those whom he loves or is close to, something shown by the fact that he left his job to take care of his father.
However, he also has a tendency to overload himself with work or other things of that sort, especially as a result of his gentle nature (i.e. unwillingness to insult or burden others), and will sometimes stress himself out to a large degree, sometimes to the extent of losing sleep. In addition, he is also unwilling to reveal said conditions to other people, for fear of making them worried.
Weapons
- Umbrella
- Swiss Army knife
(He doesn't know how to use guns; his home country didn't allow them anyway)
Relatives
Steinar has few relatives whom he knows. Apart from his parents and his brother (who left the rest of the family very early), Steinar does not come into contact with any of his other kin.
Mary Magnusson née Holmes
88 years old
Mother
Mary Magnusson is the mother of Steinar Magnusson. She had always been very close to Steinar, and vice versa. He always attributes his full head of hair and his physique (both very good for a 62 year old) to the fact that she breastfed him (rather than give him chemical-laden powdered milk) and, as he grew up, spent time cooking nutritious meals for him.
She was always supportive of whatever Steinar planned to do in his life; to her, the most important thing for her son (the good, filial one) was that he did something that he enjoyed, rather than slave away at a high-paying but tiring job.
Following the death of her husband, Mary encouraged Steinar to pursue his dream of travelling the world as a photographer.
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(no picture available)
Jon Magnusson
59 years old
Brother
Jon Magnusson is the younger brother of Steinar Magnusson. After completing a degree in Mathematics, Jon took his savings and flew to the United States; since then, Steinar was completely unaware of his whereabouts, though he heard his father mentioning something about "that extravagant heathen".
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Friends
Steinar does not have a very large number of friends; however, those whom he knows are close, despite the fact that he seldom gets the opportunity to meet them face to face very often.
He used to be in a romantic relationship with one Rachel Dawson when he was an undergraduate; however, they never got engaged, and subsequently lost touch with each other.
Due to his wide travelling (and other reasons), many of Steinar's friends come from around the globe, though the majority of them were born in the UK. The most notable ones are listed below.
Yes, it's Alexander Alekhine.
Victor Tiurin
Виктор Тюрин
50 years old
Friend
Victor Tiurin, a Russian-English accountant working and living in London, met Steinar at a café when the latter was 55. As the establishment was extremely crowded, Victor was forced to share a table with Steinar. They had a long conversation with each other, and subsequently decided to remain in touch.
Since then, the two of them have met up regularly in the park, where they had lengthy chats about politics, movies, books, and just about anything that they could think of. Upon Steinar's announcement of his intentions to travel the world, Victor became a vocal supporter of his friend's endeavours, promising to buy a copy of his book once it was published.
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(no picture available)
Jason Selkirk
63 years old
Friend
One of Steinar's friends in university, Jason often went to watch movies and plays together with him. They became quite close to each other, and while Steinar decided to enter the workforce as a public student, Jason remained in academia, earning a doctorate in Bioethics.
The two maintain regular correspondence, but seldom meet up face to face.
When news of the zombie apocalypse got out, Selkirk invited Steinar to move to Switzerland, where he owned a large private mansion cum fortress in the Alps; Steinar politely refused, citing the fact that, before he could do anything else, he had to go back to London to ensure that his mother was alright.
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(no picture available)
Richard Wang Rui-Jie
王瑞杰
27 years old
Friend
Steinar met Richard Wang during his time as a high school history teacher in the UK. (Richard was a student in the school in which Steinar taught.) They grew close to each other, and after Richard graduated, the two maintained correspondence with each other by sending letters and, after much technological advancement, email.
Hometown
London
Other
- Aside from photography, Steinar also enjoys playing the piano. He used to have formal training as a child (under the ABRSM syllabus), but stopped after reaching Grade 8.
- He suffers from mild podagra (foot gout), which he inherited from his mother.
- Steinar enjoys eating fish, especially salmon, which he likes best when grilled. However, he refrains from other kinds of seafood, especially cuttlefish. He also avoids red meat, due to his gout.
- Being concerned about his own health, Steinar makes it a point to go jogging thrice a week, and to lift weights once a week. Though he never seems to make any progress in the latter, 15kg is enough, since, as Steinar notes, his job and lifestyle doesn't require him to lift anything above that weight.
- Sex was not something that had ever concerned Steinar; however, he had a brief relationship with a girl of the same age when he was doing his first degree in university. Upon graduation, they lost touch with each other. He has not heard from her since.
- Steinar enjoys playing chess, though he is (self-admittedly) quite terrible at it.
Steinar Magnusson
mostly known either by his given name "Steinar" or by his nickname, "Windy".
(The nickname arose after someone took a picture of him in which his hair was being blown backwards by the wind.)
Age
62
Occupation
Formerly a history teacher, now a freelance photographer.
Appearance
PS: John Hurt is awesome.
Biography/History
Steinar Magnusson was born in London to upper middle class parents, living a very uneventful childhood as the eldest of two brothers. Aron Magnusson, his father (who was Swedish), was a businessman who ran a company that made office pants, while his mother, Mary Holmes (who was a native of London), was a translator. He attended school from a young age, doing decently enough to get into a Philosophy course at a local university. Shortly afterwards, Steinar graduated and earned his first degree.
At this time, he was 26, and throughout his time in university, he had a longing to travel, He had subscribed to National Geographic, and was impressed by the pictures he saw. As such, he had saved up a large sum of money, so that he could travel the world "when I have the time".
For now, however, Steinar remained in London, pursuing a second degree in World History course, a course from which he graduated 3 years later, at the age of 29.
By then, his mother was insisting that Steinar get a job (so that his parents wouldn't have to support him forever). As such, he underwent a teaching course, and became an English teacher at a primary school. He wasn't very fond of teaching young children, and hence, requested to be moved to a high school. The education authorities acquiesced, and Steinar was, at the age of 32, posted to a high school to teach History and Philosophy.
Here, he taught faithfully for the next 27 years, earning various awards for long service and other such achievements. During this time, he had bought himself a camera; it wasn't long before photography became a hobby for him. Whenever he wasn't teaching or marking exam scripts, he would be seen with his camera, meticulously adjusting it on the tripod and taking pictures of whatever he felt like taking pictures of.
When Steinar was 59, his 91 year old father suffered from a severe stroke that paralysed the entirety of his left side. As such, with great reluctance, both father and son retired from their respective jobs, Mr. Aron Magnusson due to his stroke (and a consistent deterioration in health thereafter), and Steinar, in order to take care of his father. (His brother, Jon, wasn't the most filial of children; he had run off to some other country upon completing his studies, and was never heard from again.)
Aron Magnusson was very well taken care of. He refused to go back into the hospital (the one time he had ever stayed in a hospital was the worst time of his life), and wanted to die peacefully, with his wife and elder son (the good one) at his side. Steinar respected his wish, and at the age of 93, Aron Magnusson passed on peacefully at 7:45pm in the presence of both of the people he loved most.
Following that, the widowed Mary Magnusson insisted that Steinar go out and do what he enjoyed most (or as she put it, "to make the most of life.)
He took his mother's advice and, with the remainder of the money he had saved to care for his late father, went on a trip around the world to take pictures. On the advice of an impressed restaurant owner (whom Steinar had shown some pictures to after his dinner one day), 61 year old Steinar decided that he could try publishing a compilation of the pictures he had taken on that trip.
It was on his 62nd birthday, just as he was planning a trip to Singapore (from another overseas city), that he found out about the new zombie disease that was ravaging the world. Being unable to travel back to London (the plane he was scheduled to take had been hijacked following the chaos of the sudden reanimation of countless cadavers worldwide), Steinar sent a message to his concerned mother, informing her that he was alright, and would try his best to get back to be with her before the inevitable came…
Personality
Steinar is known to be very patient, a trait that was useful when he was a teacher (having to deal with recalcitrant students), and equally useful when he had to take care of his bedridden father. People who knew him noted that he never got angry (the most was that he would raise his voice), which was something that they liked about him.
He is also very loyal to those whom he loves or is close to, something shown by the fact that he left his job to take care of his father.
However, he also has a tendency to overload himself with work or other things of that sort, especially as a result of his gentle nature (i.e. unwillingness to insult or burden others), and will sometimes stress himself out to a large degree, sometimes to the extent of losing sleep. In addition, he is also unwilling to reveal said conditions to other people, for fear of making them worried.
Weapons
- Umbrella
- Swiss Army knife
(He doesn't know how to use guns; his home country didn't allow them anyway)
Relatives
Steinar has few relatives whom he knows. Apart from his parents and his brother (who left the rest of the family very early), Steinar does not come into contact with any of his other kin.
Mary Magnusson née Holmes
88 years old
Mother
Mary Magnusson is the mother of Steinar Magnusson. She had always been very close to Steinar, and vice versa. He always attributes his full head of hair and his physique (both very good for a 62 year old) to the fact that she breastfed him (rather than give him chemical-laden powdered milk) and, as he grew up, spent time cooking nutritious meals for him.
She was always supportive of whatever Steinar planned to do in his life; to her, the most important thing for her son (the good, filial one) was that he did something that he enjoyed, rather than slave away at a high-paying but tiring job.
Following the death of her husband, Mary encouraged Steinar to pursue his dream of travelling the world as a photographer.
---
(no picture available)
Jon Magnusson
59 years old
Brother
Jon Magnusson is the younger brother of Steinar Magnusson. After completing a degree in Mathematics, Jon took his savings and flew to the United States; since then, Steinar was completely unaware of his whereabouts, though he heard his father mentioning something about "that extravagant heathen".
---
Friends
Steinar does not have a very large number of friends; however, those whom he knows are close, despite the fact that he seldom gets the opportunity to meet them face to face very often.
He used to be in a romantic relationship with one Rachel Dawson when he was an undergraduate; however, they never got engaged, and subsequently lost touch with each other.
Due to his wide travelling (and other reasons), many of Steinar's friends come from around the globe, though the majority of them were born in the UK. The most notable ones are listed below.
Yes, it's Alexander Alekhine.
Victor Tiurin
Виктор Тюрин
50 years old
Friend
Victor Tiurin, a Russian-English accountant working and living in London, met Steinar at a café when the latter was 55. As the establishment was extremely crowded, Victor was forced to share a table with Steinar. They had a long conversation with each other, and subsequently decided to remain in touch.
Since then, the two of them have met up regularly in the park, where they had lengthy chats about politics, movies, books, and just about anything that they could think of. Upon Steinar's announcement of his intentions to travel the world, Victor became a vocal supporter of his friend's endeavours, promising to buy a copy of his book once it was published.
---
(no picture available)
Jason Selkirk
63 years old
Friend
One of Steinar's friends in university, Jason often went to watch movies and plays together with him. They became quite close to each other, and while Steinar decided to enter the workforce as a public student, Jason remained in academia, earning a doctorate in Bioethics.
The two maintain regular correspondence, but seldom meet up face to face.
When news of the zombie apocalypse got out, Selkirk invited Steinar to move to Switzerland, where he owned a large private mansion cum fortress in the Alps; Steinar politely refused, citing the fact that, before he could do anything else, he had to go back to London to ensure that his mother was alright.
---
(no picture available)
Richard Wang Rui-Jie
王瑞杰
27 years old
Friend
Steinar met Richard Wang during his time as a high school history teacher in the UK. (Richard was a student in the school in which Steinar taught.) They grew close to each other, and after Richard graduated, the two maintained correspondence with each other by sending letters and, after much technological advancement, email.
Hometown
London
Other
- Aside from photography, Steinar also enjoys playing the piano. He used to have formal training as a child (under the ABRSM syllabus), but stopped after reaching Grade 8.
- He suffers from mild podagra (foot gout), which he inherited from his mother.
- Steinar enjoys eating fish, especially salmon, which he likes best when grilled. However, he refrains from other kinds of seafood, especially cuttlefish. He also avoids red meat, due to his gout.
- Being concerned about his own health, Steinar makes it a point to go jogging thrice a week, and to lift weights once a week. Though he never seems to make any progress in the latter, 15kg is enough, since, as Steinar notes, his job and lifestyle doesn't require him to lift anything above that weight.
- Sex was not something that had ever concerned Steinar; however, he had a brief relationship with a girl of the same age when he was doing his first degree in university. Upon graduation, they lost touch with each other. He has not heard from her since.
- Steinar enjoys playing chess, though he is (self-admittedly) quite terrible at it.
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Accepted, one group is in New York and the other is in Virginia.
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