Steve Forelli

Steve Forelli as of 2003 with Jimmy

## Overview

*"Heya!" - Steve Forelli's jolly introduction*

Steve "The Janitor" Forelli is a middle aged custodian who is employed at the Black Mesa Research Facility. Steve can typically be found attending to Custodial duties and training new janitors.

### Early Life

Steve Forelli Was born on the first of April, 1950 In Albuquerque New Mexico. He had a fascination for pigeons starting at the age of 5, Being gifted one as a pet at 9, named Boner.

Steve Forelli's first job, at only 13 years old was at the Albuquerque meat packing plant as a custodian, Taking an interest in custodial duties.

### Vietnam War

In 1968, Steve, fearing front line action, signed up for the Navy. He mainly served as a custodian for the USS New Jersey but occasionally was made to join patrol boat squads. In 1969, Having chosen to continue service, Steve was on a patrol boat when it was ambushed, leaving no survivors but himself. Steve was taken as prisoner by the Vietcong and endured 2 years in a POW camp, facing daily torture and brutalization. He was Freed in a raid in 1971 and sent home

### PTSD

Steve Forelli displayed signs of PTSD after being sent home, Displaying despair and depression, being resigned to his room. Steve Was able to get psychoactive medicine to help deal with his disorder and slowly was able to revert back to a normal state of mind and eventually wean himself off of the medicine entirely, only having a few notable panic attacks.

### Custodial Career

in 1975, after getting to a satisfactory point in his mental recovery, Got a job at an elementary school as a custodian, Working there until 1982, when the school was demolished. Steve got a job at a local high school and was well regarded as custodial staff, eventually becoming head of custodial until 1997, when he was offered a position at the Black Mesa Research Facility, Steve gladly accepted and left the high school, appointing a young custodian to take his place after leaving

### Black Mesa

Steve Forelli started off as a Senior Janitor, Though this position was threatened on a few occasions after his cleaning quota was not met, however he was quickly able to get used to the facility and was able to hold his position. In 2002, He was made Head Janitor, though continued to conduct most custodial duties.

#### Engineering

Steve Forelli was sought after for the Engineering branch of Black Mesa service and was convinced to take night classes, eventually graduating and becoming an Engineer for Black Mesa, Despite this, he can still be seen vacuuming, though now he tends to dwell in Lambda Core, Incessantly checking the systems.

## Personal Life

### Interests

##### Pigeons

Steve Forelli has a massive interest in Pigeons, having owned many throughout his life. Steve Currently owns a common rock dove named Jimmy who he typically keeps with him at all times. Jimmy has been the subject of a couple fights, Steve eventually being able to keep him as he claims the pigeon to be a support animal to help keep him from having a PTSD related panic attack.

##### Home Improvement

Steve Forelli has an interest in home improvement as well, Having built his house mostly from scratch, besides the trailer it was based off of. He constructed much of the furniture inside of his house as well. Steve also builds small things inside of the facility, an example being his janitorial training facility which was a labor of love, made entirely by him.

##### Vehicles

Steve has a minor interest in vehicles, mostly relegated to the upkeep of his truck, a 1988 Ford f-150

##### Engineering

Steve Forelli has had a lifelong interest in engineering, be it repairing home appliances as a teen or having a brief stint in the 1980s as a telephone linesman, He eventually took classes and graduated from Black Mesa's in house university, being the oldest of his class.

### House

Steve Forelli lives in a mostly desolate section of New Mexico, the nearest town being a couple miles away, His house is a mobile office which has had many additions added to it alongside a custom added roof and deck. a large portion of this house is dedicated to storage and his pet Jimmy, the rest being relatively empty.

### Love Life

Steve Forelli has had numerous dating partners throughout his life, but has never stayed with one for longer than one year, typically due to his dedication to his work and unusual personality