Joel Steinberg

Joel Steinberg is one of the ten main characters in TWIP.

History
Joel was born in the June of 1982.

In his school years, Joel became good friends with Andrew Heidrich, and the two remained in close contact long after finishing their educations.

Joel began his career as a college professor for a university in Wolfesboro. This is the same school that Karson went to, and the two met several times, getting to know each other better over the course of his years here.

Encouraged by Andy, who recently joined the military, Joel took part in a civilian injection event hosted by the Department of Research on the Applications of Minerals. Here, ordinary people had the chance to acquire an injection for testing purposes. Joel was given a Currantite injection, giving him the ability to release fire right from his hands, but at the cost of his own body heat.

Sometime in 2006, Joel married Lisa Wiltz.

As Joel's father Donovan Steinberg approached his retiring years, he was asked to carry on the family business. In fear of disappointing his father, he soon stepped down as a professor and entered the food industry.

In 2010, after the death of Andy's wife, Joel was pushed away out of jealousy and frustration, and their friendship was significantly damaged, almost to the point of being irreparable.

Personality
A total people-pleaser, Joel does his best to satisfy everyone. Even if it is sometimes to his own detriment, he would rather exhaust himself than experience failure.