Nicolae Pastore

Lucius Selig (Brother-in-law);

Piper Pastore (Wife);

Lex Pastore (Son);

Morgan Pastore (Daughter);

Galaga Laureate;

**Nicolae Pastore** is a character in *House of Eternal Return*.

## History

Nicolae grew up in Kansas, where he wasn't able to meet many other people. He spent most of his time daydreaming and doing peculiar things. When his father gave him a viola to play, he realized that he was able to use the instrument's sounds to affect his surroundings. For example, after an argument with his mother, Nicolae played the viola angrily, which caused his door to slam shut.

Nicolae tested his abilities from the Anomaly by getting the highest score in the game Galaga. He said that he saw the game as a musical composition, and that he was thus able to predict the enemy's move. He began to study "esoteric music" and the work of Dr. Kim. One day, he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to meet and intern for Dr. Kim. He taught Nicolae how to control his powers. Dr. Kim showed him his work on a harp that would be able to manipulate the distance between two places.

Meanwhile in Santa Fe, Nicolae met Piper Selig at a rave. They bonded over their chaotic abilities and planned to meet each other later. However, when he returned to Dr. Kim's workshop, Kim had disappeared. Furious that he "ditched him", Nicolae planned to create his own harp out of light, which he called the laser harp. He moved with Piper to her childhood home in Mendocino, California and had two children.

Much to his wife's ire, Nicolae spent most of his time either working at the radio station or on his laser harp instead of with his family. Jean Selig encouraged his work on the harp. While preparing audio for the laser harp, he detected a code from one of his normal audio recordings. Decoding it revealed a transmission from the Charter. Nicolae realized that everything was a battle between the Charter and the Anomaly, and order and chaos.

After Lex was sent to the "fog space", Nicolae and the rest of the family plan to use his laser harp and the transducer to attempt to reach him. The night before, he created ihearmusicfromouterspace.com to explain his past and what he will be doing. He also had a premonition of Lex returning home.

## ihearmusicfromouterspace.com

https://ihearmusicfromouterspace.com is a website created by Nicolae. It is an autobiography of his life written on March 16, 2016, the day before the Selig family tried to get Lex back from the "fog space" and tore through the universe.

## Trivia

* His Charter index number is [e]3AF711.
* The Charter considers his threat level to be high.
* His most haunting childhood and teenage memories are eating a bug and a goldfish on a dare.
* Nicolae made a VHS tape in 1990, showing himself trying to beat a Galaga high score.
* He has a scar on his finger from playing the viola, and shows it to anyone who asks.
* He's a huge fan of the philosopher John Dee, and writes codes in Dee's Enochian alphabet for his kids to translate.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Essential Information: Nicolae Pastore"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Potentially Useful Information: Nicolae Pastore"

## Extended Reading

* Nicolae Pastore Archives
* ihearmusicfromouterspace.com