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Name: Howard De'Facto
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Appearance: [url=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uZn1p9XDpJ0/UBFCJp7cgKI/AAAAAAAABv8/LAywbihYvp8/s1600/jake-gyllenhaal.jpg]Him[/url]

Occupation: Lighting & Sound for plays and productions.

History: 

Prior to the surprisingly quick apocalypse, Howard was a rising star in the world of video & audio effect in the world of show business, having worked on broadway productions like "The Sound of Music", "A Chorus line" and "Rent". Though his beginnings were much more simple; he was born as the second chid in what was to be a family of seven and lived his young age in his home state of Maine. He attended high-school but quickly dropped out as he found it didn't suit his life, of course his parents were mad at first but soon they realized that their son was destined for other things. 

Upon leaving school, Howard found that he was having difficulties choosing what he wanted to be, there was not much opportunity in Maine and his parents didn't have enough money to send him away to find something to do, so he waited for the opportunity to rise. During this time, Howard spent most of his hours working in his father's business, his father was an electrician and Howard quickly realized how much he liked being one. 

One of his first jobs was in the high-school he had left so long ago, they were having a production and the hall they were renting out was plagued with electrical problems. Another problem the school had was that their lighting technician quit the job, stating that she 'had to leave to pursue a stable life with her Brazilian helicopter pilot boyfriend'. Howard snapped up the job quickly, using his electrical knowledge as a pretense to getting the position. He worked the job for three nights and soon found himself falling in love with it, eventually he became the school's go to man when it came to lighting and audio and participated in theatre excursions outside of Maine. 

On one of these excursions, Howard caught the attention of a lead technician from a theatre company based in Boston; he was offered a job and he took it, ushering him into the high-stakes world of back-of-house theatrics. From then on he jumped up the ladder and joined more prestigious theatre companies. On the road to their next set however, things turned sour. The touring bus broke down and it was quickly attacked by a pack of dead, he made it out of course, hence him being where he is now but his company was lost, much to his forlorn-ness.

Inventory: 

- [b][url=http://s7ondemand4.scene7.com/is/image/Signet/2016966?$detail$]Digital Watch[/url][/b]: A handy time-piece and robust in nature, this little watch has always kept him on time, mostly. Though it is still functioning, the display is partially cracked but it is still readable.

- [b][url=http://www.techreviewer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/walkman.jpg]Cassette Player[/url][/b]: A throw back to the good old days, he always found the audio quality of a cassette superior to that of a CD; or at least that's what he tells himself. *looks into empty wallet and sighs*

- [b][url=http://www.thepelicanstore.com/pelican-1490cc1-laptop-case.jpeg?id=80]Out of Date Laptop[/url][/b]: The Durable nature of this dinosaur coupled with the rigidity of the case makes this museum piece an excellent bludgeon if his bat is not at hand. Though it is not only a back up weapon, believe it or not beneath the dinged up case there is a working computer.

- [b][url=http://www.nodaksports.com/listdata/D110_Pro_Maple.jpg]Baseball Bat[/url][/b]: Pilfered from the smashed front window of s sporting goods store, this bat has served as a vital tool for everything from breaking open zombie heads to breaking open peoples' heads.

- [b][url=https://wikitimes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/plaincigs.jpg]Generic Cigarettes[/url][/b]: A smoker from 16, he has developed a strong dependency to nicotine and gets cranky when he can't get his smoke. The smoke has also affected his stamina and ability to sniff the rot of dead bodies, both negatively.


Skills/Traits:

- [b]Electrical Know-How[/b]

- [b]Computer Knowledge[/b]

- [b]Amateur Dramatist[/b]

- [b]Competent Batsman[/b]

- [b]Heavy Smoker[/b]

- [b]Short of Breath[/b]

- [b]Partially Smell Blind[/b]


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