General InfoName: Erik Attaway
Age: 14
Birthday: May 19, 1992
Occupation: High School Student
Hometown: New Lenox, Illinois
Nationality: American
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Catholic
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 145 lb
Blood Type: AB+
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Blue
Favorite Author: Wayne D. Barlowe
Favorite Artists: Tiina Aumala & Wayne D. Barlowe
Likes: Reading, Hiking, Swimming, TV, Sleeping, Food, Comic Books, Monster Movies (especially Godzilla), Animals, Science, Video Games, Internet (couldn't live without it), Hangin' Out, MST3K, Paintball, Mythical Animals, his book project
Dislikes: Being Made Fun Of, Being Left Out, Eating Vegetables (green beans, it burns!
gonk ), Being Forced To Do Something, Having To Take Drugs, Being Rushed, Being Talked Down To, Being Treated Like A Kid
Personality: At first glance, Erik appears very stoic, showing very little emotion, but once he comes out of his shell, he's fun to be around and has a great sense of humor, in fact, he's always wanted to do stand-up comedy. Erik's been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), which causes him to be very antisocial. Usually he's too shy or nervous to talk to most people, even his parents. Obviously, he has few friends because of his shyness, and he keeps those friends that his does have very close.
For most of his life, Erik's always been the black sheep, not really fitting in anywhere, so he's always wanted to fit in. Although normally easygoing, Erik can occasionally have a nasty temper. A big science geek, Erik approaches most everything in a scientific manner, believing that everything has reasonable explanation, from dragons and unicorns to God and the Devil. Although he may seem young, Erik is very mature for someone his age and rarely ever gets into trouble, but he's not perfect. Occasionally, Erik can get a little too hyper and out-of-control, which leads him to trouble.
One of Erik's greatest passions is animals. Being quite smart for his age, he has a large number of animal books, many of them being college level or higher.
Habits: As a rule, Erik spends his time either with his nose in a book or taking a long walk in the woods to clear his mind, but when he's not, he usually is playing video games or chatting on the internet, one of the few places where he's social. Outside of the web is a totally different story, of course. Here, he's usually the target of many jokes. Too unconfident to stand up for himself, he usually takes it without a fight. Even at home he has problems. His younger brothers constantly rip on him, causing him many self-confidence issues.
Another issue he has is girls. Erik has tried many times to ask girls out, but they all automatically rejected him. Scarred by this he's now too nervous to ask out girls that
do like him, he's just too afraid of being rejected again and having to face that pain, but he really does want to have a relationship.
How Did He Get To The Island?: Recognizing Erik as potential subject, Feral Labs sent his family a letter of invitation to a retreat for teens in the Caribbean. In an effort to get their reclusive son out of the house, Erik's parents signed their son up and a week later, he was flown out to Florida, where he would be picked up by a helicopter and taken to the 'retreat'.
Things He Brought To The Island:Clothing (duh!)-Socks & Underwear
Shirts
Shorts & Jeans
Books-The Natural History of The Unnatural World
Expedition: Being and Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV
Barlowe's Inferno
Barlowe's Guide To Extraterrestrials
The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island
Dragons & Unicorns: A Natural History
A Gap In Nature
Other Things-Portable Laptop
Canon Image Stabilizer Binoculars
A Two Month supply of Adderal and Zoloft
Cell Phone
Samsung MP3 Player
Digital Camera
Wallet
Photo of his family
Extended-wear contacts & case
Ailments:*ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) - Causes him to sometimes be forgetful, hyper, and impatient.
*Allergies - Allergic to felt (makes him itch like crazy!)
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Asperger SyndromeArtChi Men Ryu
