][ Ryk HAS JOINED THE PARTY AS A GUEST/CRASHER

Name: Scott Ryktarsyk  Sex:M  Physical Age: I forgot.  True Age: Older than dirt
Also Goes By: Ryk, SARyk, Scarecrow Jack
Height:6'2" 	Weight: 195 lbs. 	Eyes: Grn	Hair: Brown

Primary Goal(s):
- Have my own lab (Ah ha ha ha!  At last!  My greatest work is 
  now completed!)
- Blow up the beach house at least once
- Introduce everyone to the joys of squid-flavored nachos and 
  durian-flavored ice cream

Secondary Goal(s):
- Use the Force, Luke
- Learn how to shoot a basket without using a 12 gauge
- Get Smart
- Actually write something someone will enjoy reading

Strengths/Abilities:
- Likes to do triathlons for fun
- Can quote the entirety of the Holy Grail (including sound effects)
- Can repair/construct anything out of household items (Computer?  
  OK, I'll need 2 packs of chewing gum and a toaster oven.)
- Working knowledge of several martial art forms
- Can order food, give taxi directions, and find the bathroom in 8 
  different languages
- Will program for food
- Remembers almost anything he's ever seen or read

Weaknesses/Quirks:
- Thinks other people should join him doing triathlons for fun
- Tendency to take what other people are saying, match it to a song, 
  and then sing the rest of the song
- Will watch anything animated, good or otherwise
- Tends to shy away from large crowds
- CANNOT talk to any female he is even slightly interested in without 
  making an ass of himself
- Tendency to speak in quotes from various TV/movie sources
- Can't take caffeine - one cup of coffee and I'm wired for sound

Likes:
- Pretty sparkly things (Oooo!)
- I LIKE girls (slobber, slobber).  Just don't know what to do with 'em.
- Physical activity (Beach volleyball!  HooYah!)
- Almost anything animated.
- Fiddling with things
- Favorites:  Project Ako, Vampire Princess Miyu, Yuu Yuu Hakusho, 
  Madox 01, Black Magic M66
- Anything by Masamune Shirow

Dislikes:
- People without any self-respect
- Waiting in line
- Joseph Stalin
- Tobacco products
- Country & Western anything

Background:
Raised on a farm in a small town in Colorado, Ryk went on to college 
in Chemical Engineering.  Already out in the workforce, he found a job
travelling overseas all over SouthEast Asia.  It started out being simple
chemistry, but has since mutated to include electronics, hydraulics,
mechanics, and software.  Now, ready to take a break from watching too
many Chinese-dubbed anime (and still not understanding it) he returns to
San Diego on vacation to introduce the rest of the world  to the joys of
truly unique foods and to plot his revenge on those who betrayed him . . .
or maybe just to lay in the sun for a while.

Fellow Authors, please ask me before you:
- Hold a taffy-pulling bee with my anatomy
- Kill me
- Have me drink anything stronger than root beer

Fellow Authors, please do not:
- Have me smoke (anything)
- Have me leave anyone in the lurch
- Have me get intimate with another guy.