Eric Husch

Eric Husch was a graduate student at Pollard State University. He was working on his doctoral dissertation with Professor Moody as his advisor. He accuses Moody of stealing his work and having him "expunged."

Early years
Eric was born in 1984 as Nicodemus John Husch, to a religiously devout family. Concerning his parents he said that they weren't bad, but not enough for what he needed. As he said, no one in his family is the kind who understood fear and nightmares. His family had one car, a 74 Pinto.

Eric lacked empathy and liked learning things, and was taught much from his uncle Zeke who was into sailing. He was concentrated to school, and books. In high school he passed unnoticed. He was left out of the yearbook and there is only a blurry picture of him in the background.

Around 15 he started reading Straka. When he read the sewing scene in Ch. 6 of SoT for months he was afraid to walk into dark rooms.

While he was tiny as a child, he started gaining height in 16, the only good thing that happened to him. It was then when he started having insomnias and then his grades tanked. He had panic attacks and went to doctors, pastors and social workers. People said for him that he is schizophrenic. He was looked as problematic and he was feeling depression, guilt and anger at everyone. He told his parents then that he wasn't religious. He chose the name Eric. His parents thought the worst for him (drugs, bad friends etc). He also smoke pot.

One summer he and Zeke were supposed to sail to Vancouver. Young Eric saw storm clouds approaching which reminded him of a scene from the Ship of Theseus that brought him nightmare and backed out. His uncle said that he relied on him and he let him down.

While Eric was 16, Zeke had a job to deliver a tricked-out 45-footer from San Diego to Victoria. Eric was sent by his parents to accompany him. Zeke was drinking all night and reached the north coast of Oregon. Then Eric he got another panic attack, afraid that he is going to die and demanded to return to the land. Zeke said that he should toughen up but Eric behaved so erratic that Zeke left him to Astoria with a 100 dollar bill. Returning home, Eric bought some paperbacks from the 50-cent bin. He read Coriolis in the bus and also The Night Palisades and his fascination with V. M. Straka begun. When he got home his parents told him that they learned that Zeke wrecked and considered him irresponsible for leaving him. This trauatized their relationship for ever, even though later they forgave him.

Background

 * Originally from California