Tristan: The Voice of the Past

Tristan is a mystery. He appears to be middle school age but sometimes speaks with more authority, a kind of maturity beyond his years. He comes and goes – quite literally appears and disappears – without warning. Some attribute this to extreme shyness, a kind of anti-attention aura that surrounds him. Others, noting his dress and his pop culture references being stuck somewhere around 1989, suspect he's a latchkey kid that somehow accessed a time fault that allows him to jump to and from the present day.

He doesn't say much, but when he speaks, people listen. He's a good kid, always looking out for others and trying in his way to help them.