Steve

**Steve Coffey** or simply **Steve**, is a character in Dyscourse. Because he threw a stapler at his boss, he was recommended by his therapist to go on a forced vacation.

   He is 32 years old, works at L.A.M.E. incorporation, and smokes all the time. His item is a stapler.

## Personal life

Steve's been working at the same corporation for 10 years; a job that has stressed him enough and turned him into the bitter person he is today. He doesn't have any wife or kids, nor he's close to his mother. His father apparently left before he could talk (part of the reason he began to smoke since he was a teenager).

He's mentioned that he lives in a pretty small studio -alongside a pet parrot who swears at him all day- and is allergic to "everything".

## Appearance

He's a white, adult man with ginger hair and bags under his eyes. He wears a long sleeved shirt, a red tie and a pair of dark pants. Through all the game, he's always seen smoking even when sleeping or eating.

## Personality

Steve is clearly over worked and depressed; prone to be easily irritated by incompetence or the quirks from the other survivors. He's convinced that nobody will come to rescue and is constantly dismissing everyone else's optimism with large doses of sarcasm. Although he's still supportive enough when things are getting out of hand (despite not really believing in a "team" mentality).

Occasionally he'll make fun of the absurdity of their hardships or his bad luck, much to everyone else's discomfort.

## Relationships

* **Rita Lockett:** Steve mostly goes along with Rita's process of thought, not afraid to criticizing her. As their interactions go on, they've shown to have things in common (like picking a poor career path or having a missing parent) and bond over some circumstances. Regardless, Steve's negativity is often the reason she ceases to talk to him.
* **Teddy Redacted:** Teddy often complains about Steve's lack of motivation, when he just obviously doesn't believe in any of conspiracy theory and thinks he's just a nuisance. While they may feel sympathy for their respective deaths, as long as they're alive they barely stand each other.
* **Garrett Leon:** Steve often invalidates Garrett's points of view for their naivety, to which Garrett easily gets upset to. Unlike Teddy, Steve doesn't dislike him for his method of handling situations; both being fairly practical is the reason they're willing to work with each other, although Garrett's dim wittedness and Steve's short temper is one obstacle.
* **Jolene Boyle:** Steve had confessed that he hates Jolene due her superiority complex and entitled behavior, going to the extent of being a little afraid of her. Despite not bickering as much as with the other survivors (most likely since he'd rather avoid pointless confrontations), Steve still holds a grudge towards her throughout their stay.
* **George Hatfield:** Although not very explicit, Steve respects George despite the latter being a little disappointed at his lack of will. George sympathizes with Steve's frustration about his job, and might even offer him to work at his eggplant farm, something that Steve takes into consideration.

## Trivia

* Steve's old design was going to be significantly older and lankier.
* When he is rescued, he turns into the C.E.O. of his office, writes a book named "The man behind the stapler" or successfully confronts his boss, depending on the player.
* He bears a resemblance to Jim from "The Office".First concept art of Steve