Basic Profile

Age : 19

Affiliation : Sterlinford College (student)

Status : Deceased

Role : Student; member of Nova and Emily's friend group; witness to the supernatural events at Rollercoaster Park

Personality

Traits

• Curious and adventurous, particularly when exploring unfamiliar places.
• More cautious than Nova when something genuinely feels wrong.
• Observant; notices details other people overlook.
• Social and comfortable spending time with the group.
• Interested in history and the stories behind places.
• Has a practical side that makes him question suspicious situations.
• Willing to voice concerns when something seems dangerous.
• Capable of recognizing when something isn't behaving normally.
• Has a somewhat analytical approach to strange events.
• Can become fascinated by mysteries even while recognizing their potential danger.
• Uses conversation and humor to participate socially rather than remaining withdrawn.
• Doesn't immediately accept every supernatural occurrence as normal.

Flaws

• Curiosity can overcome caution.
• Willingly explores dangerous places despite recognizing that something may be wrong.
• Can become absorbed in investigating something interesting.
• His warnings aren't always strong enough to stop other people from taking risks.
• Has limited understanding of the supernatural forces he encounters.
• Sometimes recognizes danger only after becoming involved.

Motivations

• Exploring unusual places around Havenfall.
• Understanding the history behind abandoned locations.
• Spending time with his friends.
• Finding explanations for things that don't make sense.
• Making sense of the strange artifacts and phenomena encountered at Rollercoaster Park.

Hates

• Not fully established, but Simon becomes uncomfortable with:
• Things that don't make sense.
• Unexplained supernatural phenomena.
• Situations where his friends are putting themselves in danger.
• Being unable to explain what he is witnessing.

Strengths

• Observant.
• Curious without being completely reckless.
• Willing to question suspicious information.
• More cautious than some of his friends.
• Notices visual details and unusual changes.
• Willing to warn others when something feels wrong.
• Interested in gathering information before forming conclusions.
• Can recognize that something is supernatural or abnormal even when he cannot explain it.

Fears

• Unexplained supernatural phenomena.
• Losing control of a dangerous situation.
• Being unable to protect himself or his friends.
• The unknown inside Havenfall.
• Being trapped somewhere dangerous.
• Discovering something that cannot be explained by ordinary logic.

Relationships

• Nova Zahwane — Friend and fellow student. They explore Havenfall together and share the same social circle. Simon is slightly more cautious than Nova, creating a useful contrast between them.
• Emily — Friend and member of the group. They explore Rollercoaster Park together, where Simon becomes one of the witnesses to its supernatural events.
• Anthony Matthews — Initially regarded as a helpful and reliable member of the group. Simon later becomes more cautious around him as strange things begin happening.
• Cyrus Karmen — Acquaintance through college and Havenfall's social environment. Simon's normal social perspective contrasts with Cyrus's detached way of observing people.
• The Mathens family — Simon has no direct relationship established with them, but his death becomes indirectly connected to the wider supernatural events involving the Mathens and Havenfall.

Hobbies

• Exploring unusual places.
• Reading.
• Photography-related exploration with the group.
• Learning about abandoned locations and their history.
• Spending time with friends.
• Investigating interesting objects and places.

Backstory

Simon is introduced as part of Nova's social circle at Sterlinford College. Compared with Nova's energetic personality and Cyrus's detached observation, Simon occupies something of a middle position.

He is willing to have fun and explore, but he also has enough caution to recognize when something is wrong.

This becomes particularly obvious at the abandoned Rollercoaster Park.

While exploring the park, Simon remembers its past and talks about the attractions that once existed there. He notices the strange duck statue and later notices that the shadows around the Chinese warrior statue appear to change after Emily photographs it.

When Nova discovers the leather-bound book in the basement, Simon hears the mysterious voice telling her to “Read it.”

Unlike Nova, Simon immediately warns her:

Don't read it.

His warning is ultimately ignored.

After Nova reads the book, the basement begins collapsing and the group desperately tries to escape. Simon survives the immediate collapse, but the story later reveals that he becomes part of something much darker.

At Legends Motel, Emily is instructed by Anthony to cook and eat a piece of meat. After following strange red footprints, she discovers Simon's corpse.

Cyrus eventually tells her:

“You ate him.”

The implication is that the meat Anthony gave Emily was connected to Simon's body.

Simon therefore becomes one of the first characters whose death is not merely a murder mystery—it becomes evidence that someone or something is deliberately manipulating the characters' actions.

Trivia

Simon is particularly important because he hears the same supernatural voice Nova hears.

That means the voice isn't simply something Nova imagined.

He also serves as a useful contrast to Nova:

Nova hears “Read it” and becomes curious.
Simon hears “Read it” and becomes suspicious.

Unfortunately, his caution doesn't save him.

His death also connects three otherwise separate threads:

Rollercoaster Park → Anthony → Emily → Simon's death.

That makes Simon's role larger than his relatively short screen time suggests.

And there's something especially disturbing about the way his death is handled: Simon doesn't simply die during the Rollercoaster Park collapse. His body subsequently becomes part of an experience designed for Emily.

That means his death appears to have been incorporated into whatever larger process is being carried out around her.