MATTHEW!!!!

Profile:
Matthew Hundsdorfer

Age:
17, a year younger than his older sister, Ruth

Location:
Staten Island, America

Miscellaneous:

Overly concerned in his family’s well-being and relations, so much so that his life revolves around this age old mystery. Mr Goodman (his science teacher), enhances and supports him in his every science experiment. The most recent of Matthew’s experiments, the effects of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds brought him to this realization that his family is indeed breaking apart like the dying / mutated plants. With Benjamin (his father) as the origin of destruction (gamma source), or rather, the origin of this ruination of the family, Matthew found that there was nothing he can do to prevent this from occurring but to hope and pray for a life-changing moment that would transform Benjamin for the better. He felt helpless and very useless upon not knowing what to do despite having so much knowledge on this field.


Personality:
Matthew is generally a soft and painfully shy teenage. A serious introvert. Without the love of his parents, he isolates himself from people surrounding him. He indulges in his studies and also, he's interest which was enhanced by his Science teacher. He doesn't like to get involved in any conflict and would always try to resolve any if faced with them. When he came in touch with the experiment related to the effects of gamma rays on those marigolds, he was initially fascinated by whatever he saw. But as it goes on, especially during the science presentation, he came into a realisation that it was this radiation that he and his sister's being exposed to everyday. He fears for the worst for his family but didn't mention any of his realizations with his family members, keeping it all to himself. Despite his quiet character, he's also a rather determined person with a strong willpower to bring changes to his family.

Cheers,
Chenxing.