Alexander Laskin

> A reserved man who left his homeland behind. Knows Husher better than anyone.
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Alexander Laskin (born 1939) is a playable character available from Episode 1.

## Biography

Alexander's life has been marked by war. Born in Stalingrad in 1939, he lost most of his family in history's bloodiest battle. When he came of age, awash with patriotic fervor, he also joined the Soviet Army, and was eventually deployed to Afghanistan in 1980. Three years later, Alexander and his wife Masha left the Soviet Union, converted to Christianity and started a new life in Europe, becoming domestic workers for writer Sebastian P. Husher and his family. What happened in Afghanistan, only he knows.

Alexander is still in the same job today. He has seen Husher's children grow up, and knows the family and their mansion better than anyone.

## Story

### Episode 1: The Husher Mansion

Alexander is returning to the Husher's mansion after being away from the family since he was on a trip. He knows nothing at first about the Husher's disappearance or Daniel's. He finds out his wife Masha has also disappeared while searching the house. Alexander will show up to the hospital only if he found Daniel.

### Episode 2: Eerily Quiet

After Daniel wakes up in the hospital, Alexander gives him the things he found in the Husher's mansion to help him if he chooses to search for the Hushers. Due to his personal attachment to the Hushers he aides Daniel in searching for the music box. He will return the music box with Daniel if he found Isaac with the music box.

### Episode 3: A Twisted Trail

Alexander does not appear in this episode. It is unknown where he is in this episode, but he could possibly be attending Isaac Färber's funeral, since as Husher's housekeeper it is likely Alexander would have known him.

### Episode 4: The Last Concert

Alexander returns to aide Daniel in finding Husher due to his attachment to Husher as his housekeeper. Alexander will let Daniel enter the door with the four locks after his insistence no matter what. After Daniel tells Alexander that he found Husher dead, Alexander says he wants to try to find Masha before it is too late. Both bid farewell to each other before departing on good terms. Unknown to Alexander is the fact that Masha has long since been gone, even since before he got back from his trip.

## Description

Alexander and his wife, Masha, are housekeepers at writer Sebastian P. Husher's mansion. Watching over the author's children is one of their many household duties. The Russian couple, of Christian faith, moved to Europe in the early 80s in an attempt to flee from a mysterious past that Alexander rarely, if ever, speaks about.

## Episodes

* Episode 1: The Husher Mansion: Playable
* Episode 2: Eerily Quiet: Playable (if Alexander found Daniel)
* Episode 3: A Twisted Trail: Non-playable
* Episode 4: The Last Concert: Playable and mentioned (if Etienne or Sophie are dead and Alexander found Daniel)

## Stats

 Stealth
 Strength
 Serenity

## Item

**Leather Hip Flask**

> **Character guidebook description:** "Old habits die hard. Just like in the army, Alexander drinks from his flask to calm his nerves, which seemingly forestalls danger for a while."
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> **Original description:** "Take a good swig from the flask to soothe your nerves when danger lurks: always worked for me." - Alexander
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> **Episode 4 description:** "Vodka always assured me a moment of peace. Everything seemed to go quiet.... Even the screams." - Alexander
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Using the flask will instantly calm the player's character unless the character is already calm.

## Quotes

### Episode 1

* "If there is anybody in the house, I must find them."
* "I need to find the children. And where is Masha?"
* [after encountering the Presence] "My mind is playing tricks on me."
* "Oh Lord, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name" [After encountering the presence.] Note, this is off memory, so it could be slightly off.

## Trivia

* Alexander had the opportunity to return in episode 3, but in the character poll, alongside Erica, Alina, Sophie, René, and Etienne, but he lost the majority vote and the right to return in episode 3. He had 11% of the votes respectively.
* In Episode 1, Alexander mentions he had a unnamed brother.