Name: Ian Foreman
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Appearance:
Skills/Abilities: Ian is musically gifted but does not play any instruments apart from what he can make himself such as wooden flutes and leather drums, as a result he is also a handy craftsman even if little beyond the amateurish level.
Ian likes playing card games like poker because of his well rehearsed skill at seemingly remaining cheerful at all times, this same skill gives him some aptitude at acting however he does not use this element of his skill often.
Ian spent most of his leisure time wondering into nature with his friends or alone and is used to the outdoors; while this element of his experience is not very useful in the shelter the effects it has made on Ian as a person may prove to be so.
Ian loves gardening and has tried despite his clumsiness to learn how to handle plants and while his lack of concentration damaged things such as his studies Ian has always remained vigilant for the needs of his plants, with the same enthusiastic joy Ian has learned that he is gifted at the art of decoration and even in the nuclear shelter Ian tries to add to the place in any way he can believing that the homelier the place seems to be the happier every one will be.
Ian's artistic tendencies are also reflected by his poems, his writing and his songs however his greatest skill is at cheering others up; Ian maintains his cheerfulness and tries to raise the spirits of others even if in truth he may be miserable and lonely.
Fun Facts: Ian's humor is quite strange to most Americans and even British people are puzzled by it, to Ian a communist revolution is a hilarious stand up show and reality itself is just an amusing illusion meant to brake those of a serious deposition.
Quote(s): enjoy the present for as long as the future allows
Theme Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s5BjJkPfosIan does not have a set personality; he tries to maintain the image of a cheerful lad never down no matter how damp the weather is however his image to others is a lie to himself since he is normally depressed about his ever changing life. Ian has his passions but they are mostly private ones and is yet to truly open himself to any one however Ian is truly happy when he sees that his cheerfulness helps others find their own happiness. To Ian happiness is everything and he lets himself be absorbed into his illusion pretending for at least as long as the bliss of company lasts that the illusion is real however when the bliss is over and Ian is back to reality he has nothing but depression to greet him which is why he so involves himself in so many hobbies.
Extra: Ian has serious concentration deficiencies and can only concentrate on one activity at a time; it may be talking, writing or singing but once Ian is engaged in one activity he can become absent minded about all others. for this reason Ian keeps a diary and tries to get people to repeat something at least twice when talking to him. Ian can also suffer from unprovoked sparks of anger which seem to relate to his frustration with his lack of concentration however Ian normally isolates himself when this happens.
Diary, MP3 music player, notebooks for both writing and drawing, hand carved wooden flute, plant seeds, pencils and crayons, crown of flowers, runic amulet, pictures of nature from his trips, camera, sack of strawberries, George Orwell's "Animal farm", Fantasy novels and a few other items.
History: Ian was born in England however his parents moved to Canada and later to the united states due to the demands of their work. Normally never staying in once place for long Ian developed an approach to life that one must enjoy the present for as long as the future permits and took up a variety of social hobbies which made it easier for him to mingle with new people. Ian enjoyed himself greatly and was nearly always popular in each place he moved to however he never had the time to develop true friendships; this reality has caused him some days of depression and sometimes he even isolated himself from society however Ian hasn't changed much even after such events. Ian simply followed those he had interacted with in his most recent of homes during the emergency and is still confused about these changes in his life, even with that confusion Ian is somewhat glad to be in this situation and partially hopes that he and his new friends remain isolated from the rest of the world for some time; maybe in this way he will finally find true friendship and bonding.
