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“Every good story starts with a bad decision”[/center]

[b]Name;[/b] Steven McKinley
[b]Nickname;[/b] Steve
[b]Age;[/b] 31
[b]Date of Birth;[/b] TDB - Spring?

[b]Gender;[/b] Male
[b]Sexuality;[/b] Bi

[b]Occupation;[/b] Writer

[b]Likes;[/b][list]
Reading/Writing
People watching
Puzzles/Mysteries
Exotic food
Good conversations
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[b]Dislikes;[/b][list]
Writer’s block
Being bossed around
Feeling constrained/trapped
Ignorance
Lies/Liars
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[b]Fears;[/b][list]
Permanent injury/loss of ability
Betrayal
Clowns
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[b]Hobbies;[/b][list]
Sketching/Doodling
Electronics
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[b]Personality;[/b]
Steven is innately open and curious, always looking around, poking his nose into things, trying to figure out what makes them tick. He is open and friendly, always willing to sit and chat, even if there is something he should really rather be doing. Fairly disorganized, he is surrounded a by a clutter of books, half completed projects and notebooks filled with sketches and scribbles, though he doesn’t mind as long he can root around and find the thing is he looking for at that moment. While he appears easygoing at first, his first instinct in a confrontation is to push back just as hard, and he has a wide stubborn streak that has gotten him into trouble more than once - as has his curiosity.

[b]Place of Origin;[/b]
Australia - Born in Perth, now living in Sydney.

[b]History;[/b]
Born to strict and controlling parents, Steven often chafed at the restrictions placed upon him growing up, preferring to read or wander off in search of answers rather than apply himself to his schoolwork. With high expectations, his parents tried many different techniques to try and get him to focus on his studies, but to little avail, and they eventually decided to send him to a boarding school in a last-ditch effort to instill some discipline into their son. The next years were unhappy ones for Steven, who did not flourish at all in the confining environment of the dormitory, instead finding solace in his books, escaping to the different worlds within.

He finally graduated high school with solid if unspectacular grades and immediately moved away to begin travelling, backpacking around both Australia and overseas, taking temporary or seasonal work to pay his way. He refused to let the possibility of danger sway his travel plans, travelling instead to places he thought would be interesting or enlightening, something that led him into trouble numerous times as fighting broke out or the area proved hostile to foreigners. On one particular occasion he had to spend of couple of days hiding in the basement of a friendly local before making a break to safer territory. He had several relationships over his travels, though they rarely lasted a long time as he kept traveling, though the usually ended more or less amicably. 

It was during this time period as well that he wrote the story that would become his first book “The Haunted Comet”, receiving a small advance and some minor royalties in return for it. While it never made much of an impact, he felt an undeniable sense of achievement for getting his name on the cover of a book, even if it was (in his own words) a trashy paperback. Eventually he moved back to Australia and settled down, renting a small apartment in Sydney. He fully intends to take up travelling again, though at the moment he is concentrating on working on his next story. He recently got back into contact with his parents, and though still rocky, is on speaking terms with them.


[b]Extra;[/b]
He is conversational in several language, including French, German and Chinese, but not fluent.
Favorite show changes, but DS9 and Sense8 are both good watches