Michael Greenhorne

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## General

Michael is a main character who appeared frequently in Season 1 of *The Story*. He is a young man with a fondness for green shoes and serves as the primary counter to Zack's shenanigans over the course of the first Season.

## Personality

Michael is rather cunning and intelligent, able to effortlessly counter Zack's various attempts to kill him. He doesn't seem to have much empathy, however, as he is shown snooping through the characters' rooms during the big road trip and intentionally causes a lot of damage to beloved personal belongings by either breaking them or defacing them in the case of posters. When he sets out on his own adventure, he seems to enjoy it, proving that he is also quite bold and adventurous. He is obsessed with the color green, particularly when it comes to shoes and cannot seem to mentally handle seeing himself wearing any other color.

## Appearance

Michael is a young man of taller height and average build. He has short black hair and eyes that are typically greener than the average person's. He wears a brown t-shirt with green hems and blue shorts. Unlike the other characters, his shoes are green instead of black.

## History

Michael was based off of a friend from my homeroom class in 8th grade. Every morning when school started we'd have to go to homeroom for a few minutes before getting on with the day and he was seated next to me so we would often talk about things. When the novel got started, he said he wanted to be a part of it as some kind of green-shoes-wearing mastermind with an affinity for portals. About halfway through the Season, he appeared from out of nowhere when he fell through a portal during the conversation party and crushed Zack. From here, he was tasked with watching the house when the others set off on the big road trip but chose to run around destroying things instead. Not long after, he set off on an adventure of his own before rejoining the others a bit later. After that, he wasn't seen much outside of whenever Zack would try to attack him, but he always managed to stay one step ahead and turn things around in his favor. In terms of how this worked, the real Zack would give me an idea on how to attack him, then the real Michael would supply me with various means to counter it. This made him a highly notable character for being the only one able to effectively counter Zack, though this was before he started Hacking so it's unclear whether or not such strategies would hold up in the current day.

After Season 1, Michael left *The Story*, mainly because we were off at high school and couldn't talk anymore. The in-universe reason is that he left to star in various action movies, but it's a shame he couldn't stick around to harass Zack over the years. While he never properly appeared again after the first Season, he did have a few occasional cameos or mentions. In Season 2, he appeared shortly after Zack got his Hacks. During a time when Zack was replaced by Max, he was randomly teleported into the *Viewer Fun* studio where Max was able to effectively kill him by assaulting him with rainbow colors- his one true weakness. This was done specifically so Max could achieve something that Zack never could. In Season 4, he had a cameo as a voodoo doll at the Everything Store and FlamDawg wondered how long they had been on the shelf. In Season 5, Zack did a mask bit at the end of *GreenGrove Starlight Fair* where he kept pulling off various masks of different characters, one of which was Michael.

## Trivia

* He always wears two shirts in the event he gets pinned to a wall by sharp objects.
* He seems to have the ability to create portals, though not always by choice. This leads to some unintentional falling mishaps.

## Gallery

Michael debuting during the conversation party.Michael's Season 1 character portrait.Michael partying in the house while the others are away.Michael attempting to roast Zack.Michael spray painting "Amber was here" in Amber's room.Michael sees himself with purple shoes in an alternate dimension and freaks out.Michael falling through a portal and missing the landing.Michael being attacked by Rainbow Fairies while walking on a rainbow.Michael being attacked by Rainbow Fairies while hitting icicles in the Ice Path.Michael making a brief appearance during Season 2.Michael putting on his green shoe.