Walker McKay

> "Well, he fidgeted with a shoelace that got dirt on it for about fifteen minutes…. And he was very unhappy about the way I folded the map… and he didn’t appreciate how I accidentally smudged the binoculars… but I’d say we did alright."
>
> Walker, to Helene after a birdwatching trip with Arin

## Walker McKay

### Occupation

Exhibitions & Displays OfficerAssistant Curator (formerly)

### Issue

Brannon Schreave (son) (b.2122)Blair Schreave (son) (b. 2123/24)

Orla Schreave (daughter) (b. 2128)

### Family

Linsey McKay (sister)Aoife Mure (aunt)

Ryan Mure (great-grandfather)

Isla MacKenzie (great-grandmother)

## Selection Info

### Creator

Anna

Walker McKay is the second husband of Helene Schreave and a participant in her Selection. Following her divorce from her first husband, Emmett, they reconnect at the Edinburgh Olympics of 2118 and eventually marry (we assume).

## Personality and Skills

Walker is generally kind, though a bit reserved. He tends to require connections with people before he feels comfortable getting to know them and as a result he has only a handful of close friends- most of whom are in Scotland since he didn't develop many long term relationships while living in Illéa. Walker is honest about his thoughts and feeling but can be a bit too blunt at times, preferring to cut straight to the chase.

## History

Walker Tàmhas McKay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland to Alistair McKay and Mairead Mure on November 22nd, 2088. He spent the first couple of years of his life in Edinburgh before his parents relocated their family to a farm in Blackford, where he spent the remainder of his childhood. In 2098, when Walker was 10, his parents had their second child, Linsey.

Walker attended primary school in Blackford and later went on to attend Strathallan School in Forgandenny, where his father was the headmaster. During his time at Strathallan, he began a relationship with fellow student, Hallie Cartwright, who he was with through the remainder of high school and into university.

Walker excelled in school (which was in part due to the pressure of being the headmaster's son) and he receives multiple acceptances to international universities, one of them being Oxford, which he goes on to attend. During his third year at Oxford, Walker and Hallie end their relationship as the distance between them became increasingly difficult to navigate. Following graduation in 2111, he relocated to Illéa to attend The University of Illéan Columbia. While living in Vancouver he dates a few different women but never has a relationship that lasts longer than a couple months.

After Walker graduates, he’s hired by the Royal Illéan Columbia Museum in Victoria as an assistant curator. He enjoys his job, though he continues to struggle to adapt to life in Illéa and his performance suffers as a result. Walker eventually begins to consider leaving his job around the time that Helene’s Selection is announced. He has no intention of applying but after being continually pressured by his sister he decides to give her what she wants and enter, reasoning that it’s a safe bet he won’t be selected.

### Helene's Selection

Walker ends up being chosen to participate in Helene's Selection and he moves into the palace in mid May of 2115, where he stays for a few months before being eliminated by Helene. During his interview he questions Helene's motives as well as the tradition of holding a Selection, finding it strange- especially given the fact that Helene is only 23. The two don't exactly hit it off and he only manages to avoid elimination due to Helene's forgetfulness.

A few days after Walker's interview with Helene she finds him in the library, where he's videocalling his sister. She accidentally interrupts him when she bangs her foot into a bookshelf. He ends up being fairly dismissive of her, preferring to go back to the book he's reading (on the history of The Selection). Helene tells him that he doesn't understand the point of The Selection after he says he's indifferent about what she does as long as it doesn't affect him and she leaves the library, mildly annoyed, only to run into Emmett.

### Post Selection

When Walker is sent home he makes the choice to return to Scotland to be closer to his family. He spends a few months helping on the farm in Blackford before he settles in Edinburgh, taking a job at the National Museum of Scotland as an Exhibitions & Displays Officer.

## Relationships

### Family

Walker's immediate family consists of his parents, Alistair and Mairead, and his younger sister, Linsey. While he's close with his mother he finds he has little in common with his father, who he's unable to get a good read on due to his serious, reserved nature. He's not especially close to his sister given their age difference but he does his best to be there for her and as she's gotten older they've started to become friends.

Aside from his maternal Aunt, his parents and sister are the only family members he has given that his maternal grandparents were killed in an accident when his mother was young and the set of grandparents that raised have since died. His only other remaining relative that's alive is his paternal grandfather, Leo, who he's only met a handful of times but isn't in contact with. (Leo later dies in 2117)

### Romantic Interests

Walker's main romantic interest is Helene Schreave, who he met while participating in her Selection. While he has a connection with Helene nothing romantic comes of his time at the palace and he ends up being sent home, while Emmett Scott wins her Selection and the couple marry. Walker and Helene don't keep in touch after her Selection and they go a few years without speaking. During their time apart Walker reconnects with his former classmate and ex-girlfriend Hallie and the two become engaged. At some point they realize that they're better off apart and they call things off, agreeing to remain friends.

Helene and Walker later run into each other during the 2118 Edinburgh Winter Olympics.

Additional love interests include the women he dated while living in Columbia, though none of those relationships lasted more than a few months.

## Quotes

> "Will people not believe you met us all if it isn't filmed?"
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> Walker, to Helene during his interview

## Trivia and Notes

* His mother's grandparents worked for the Campbell family, who own the castle that his future in-laws honeymooned at