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Summer Solstice

The people say that the sun is worthy of honour, for if its light was withdrawn, it would mean an end of all vegetable and animal life on this earth.
On midsummer night the ancient Irish had a belief which still exists in various parts of the country.
This was that the fairies and witches were out on that night...

Family

Sean is the youngest child of Rosemary and Michael D'arcy.

As a young child, he was picked on by both of his older siblings. James would physically attack Sean and Saoirse, while Saoirse would take out her own frustrations on Sean by degrading him or sabotaging his social life. As they grew older, Saoirse and Sean began to form a tenuous alliance as she began to shift from taking out her emotions on Sean to simply shutting down.

This is not to say Sean and Saoirse always get along. The two get into petty arguments and sort-of-friendly-sort-of-not rivalries frequently.

Sean is not on speaking terms with James due to James' disdain for his academic failures, athletic dreams, and "unrealistic" hope that Saoirse is still alive. They only pretend to get along a thing family gatherings.

Personality

Like his sister, Sean is generally optimistic provided something isn't bothering him. He's more cheerful than she is. But like his sister, James' harassment has left some scars, leaving him a bit prone to worrying or overestimating dangers.

People who play sports with him describe his personality as magnetic, the result of some sort of odd charisma that no one has ever really been able to pin down.

He comes off as an airhead and struggled in school, but he's not as stupid as he seems.

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Skills

Sean has relatively severe ADHD, but long ago learned how to put that to good use. Although his body type tends to remain lanky, Sean's endurance is completely unmatched among athletes of his age. This has made him well-suited to the midfielder position in both hurling and Gaelic football. He loves both sports but enjoys hurling the most. His dream is to play for Galway's hurling team and lead them to an All-Ireland Championship.

The reason for his endurance? The Z-virus, which he caught by sharing utensils with his sister the summer before she disappeared. He only recently became aware that he has it, and so far has told nobody else.

After receiving a blood transfusion from his sister, Sean has also picked up the T-virus. The T-virus does not secrete pheromones constantly, but a small number of infected who have met him before this transfusion has noticed that he somehow smells different now, as if something major has changed...