Rooney Pabaro

* Present
* Past

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**Rooney Pabaro** is the protagonist of ***Track 8: My Way*** but a minor character in ***Westwood Vibrato (Webtoon)***. An avid mountaineer who had climbed through multiple mountains with Mount Everest being his last and desire to climb it first along with Lambert Hans.

## Appearance

Currently, he is an old man with greying hair and beard. He can be seen wearing winter clothing. As a young man, he is rather handsome with blond short hair.

## Background

Nothing is really known of his past beside created a club about mountaineering.

## Plot Overview

### Past

Back in 1955, a young Rooney was stressed out that his hiking club had not received any recruits. Lambert arrived and joins his club despite Rooney's refusal. Despite that, the club was disbanded but the two of them became friends and hiked together. During a situation, they were climbing when Lambert accidentally cause an avalanche which rushed against them. They survived with Lambert receiving multiple broken bones. Despite that, Lambert felt excitement and want to climb even more. Eventually, they climbed and hiked multiple locations such as Pikes Peak, Mont Blanc, Mt. Kilimanjaro for most of their young life.

Lambert explains that he practices the sax when he was inspired by an old man playing a sax with the song *"My Way."* Afterwards, they were recruited by the American government and funded their expedition to conquer Mount. Everest. However, to the present again, Rooney asked if Cornelia has experiences the highest and lowest points of her life as he had experienced it during his expedition.

In 1972, Rooney was stressed in being first to conquer Mount Everest as they are multiple rival expeditions. As being first back then was important. He then urged his team to push further instead of taking it slow and safely which Lambert suggest the latter but Rooney reprimanded his "aloofness." They were forced to set up a camp despite Rooney's eagerness as their Sherpa had died while 3 members were fainted. Persistent, Rooney hiked alone with Lambert following suit. Then an avalanche rushed in almost killing them but had killed everyone back a camp without their knowledge.

They then waited for long periods of time as the blizzard disappears. Now with the opportunity, they went back but Lambert was exhausted and snow blinded. Knowing his fate, he push Rooney onward back to the safety while Rooney promising him he will come back for him. Eventually, Lambert froze to death. However, when he went down, he sees their camp destroyed and yells out a cry to the sky. Offscreen, he was rescued.

#### Present

In 2012, Rooney decides to find Lambert an leaves his company and hires an expedition with his grandson. At the same time, he had given Cornelia a package and letters which she received. As she finish reading the letter, she sent another letter asking the story behind the sax. At Mount Everest, Rooney received the letter and began replying that the owner of the sax, Lambert Hans, his best friend had died 40 years ago. Through multiple exchange of mails, Cornelia asked of how's Lambert's performance with the sax. Rooney replied that his performance was awful.

Then to 2013, Rooney's expedition had found Lambert's body. Simultaneously, Cornelia had repaired his sax. Finally finding his friend, Rooney joins the expedition as his grand son ask if it was worth finding one body that a million dollar fund is needed which Rooney replied affirmatively. Rooney was told that Lambert was extracted which he sprinted off to look for him. Simultaneously, Winne arrived to Cornelia's shop. As Rooney sees Lambert's body, he embraced and hugs the body but Chris explained that it is impossible to bring him back due to the blizzard. Instead, they bury his body while Winnie played *My Way* as requested by Rooney.

## Relationships

**Family**

* Chris (Grandson)

**Friends**

* Lambert Hans

**Others**

* Cornelia Bobo Washer
* Lang Lang
* Jessica

## Skills

As a mountaineer, he has exceptional skills for that profession. He was also a chairman which suggest he has some sort of great skill.

## Trivia

* He was a college student in the Bergen University in Norway. May suggested he is Norwegian.

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