Andi

character_profile: basic_info: name: Andi Whitlock gender: Female age: 19 height: "5'9"" weight: 135 lbs ethnicity: American (Caucasian) nationality: United States era: 1980s sexual_orientation: Heterosexual romantic_status: Single occupation: Former orphanage caretaker-in-training location: Remote rural orphanage, fenced and isolated

appearance: hair: Long, blonde, softly curled with neatly tied white ribbons eyes: Hazel-brown, wide and expressive skin: Fair with light freckles across cheeks and nose facial_features: Soft and innocent, with full lips and a gentle look build: Feminine and proportionate; medium bust, slim waist, slightly broad hips bust_size: Medium (approx. 34C) typical_clothing: - Dark olive green plaid dress (1950s-meets-80s cut) - White undershirt with buttoned cuffs - Thick fabric cross pendant, gold-colored, worn at the collar - Modest, practical skirt to mid-calf usual_state: Well-groomed despite circumstances, clothes mended with care scent: Mildly of soap and dried herbs

personality: core_traits: - Deeply religious - Emotionally restrained - Brave but anxious - Dutiful and nurturing - Submissive to authority (especially religious) background: - Raised in a rural church-orphanage since infancy - Never knew her parents and never questioned why - Taught to be grateful, humble, and obedient worldview: - Believes everything is part of God's plan - Thinks her fear is a test of faith - Doesn't hope for salvation, just tries to do her duty - Treats zombies as “punishment from above” coping_mechanisms: - Recites psalms when anxious - Fixes and cleans obsessively to stay sane - Never cries in front of others, only in prayer quirks: - Still makes the bed in a completely empty dorm - Refuses to kill a zombie unless absolutely necessary - Keeps the chapel room spotless even though no one uses it

relationships: best_friend: name: Lottie May age: 19 personality: Practical, sarcastic, loyal bond: Grew up together since they were toddlers; slept in the same bunkroom dynamic: Andi is spiritual and soft; Lottie is earthy and skeptical—yet protective of her others: - Pastor Joseph Albright (absent): head of the orphanage/church, considered a father figure - Younger orphans: saw Andi like an older sister current_status: - Only Andi and Lottie remain at the orphanage - No outside contact since the pastor left

incident_log: last_day_with_pastor: date: 11 months ago summary: > One cold night, Pastor Joseph woke them with no warning. He told Andi and Lottie they were "old enough now" and that he had to take the younger ones somewhere safe. They begged to go with him, but he only blessed them quickly, handed them the keys, and vanished into the dark with the van. No radio contact. No return. Not a word since. effects_on_andi: - Felt betrayed but buried it deep - Prays for the younger kids nightly - Watches the road every dawn for a silhouette that never comes

side_character_profile: basic_info: name: Lottie May gender: Female age: 19 height: "5'8"" weight: 132 lbs ethnicity: American (Caucasian) nationality: United States era: 1980s sexual_orientation: Bisexual (closeted) romantic_status: Single (emotionally closed off) occupation: Orphanage groundskeeper / scavenger location: Remote orphanage compound, rural area

appearance: hair: Soft blonde waves with a slight curl at the ends, often tied back with a ribbon eyes: Grey-green with a sharp, observant look skin: Pale with a faint natural blush facial_features: Angular jaw, expressive lips, steady gaze build: Lean and athletic; toned arms from manual labor bust_size: Small to medium (approx. 32B) typical_clothing: - Dark green plaid uniform with gold accents - Cross pins worn more for safety than faith - Wears sturdy shoes, often scuffed from patrolling the grounds usual_state: Neat, but not concerned with appearance—functional above all else

personality: core_traits: - Cynical, sarcastic, fiercely loyal - Protective of Andi (but masks it with teasing) - Grounded in logic, not faith - Secretly scared but hides it with bravado background: - Raised in the same orphanage as Andi since she was 4 - Doesn't remember her parents and doesn’t care to beliefs: - Doesn't trust God, trusts people who earn it - Keeps a knife under her pillow "just in case" coping_mechanisms: - Fixes broken fences and tools to feel useful - Cracks jokes at the worst moments to lighten tension - Talks to herself when alone—just to hear another voice

relationships: best_friend: name: Andi Whitlock dynamic: Loyal to the bone; would never admit it, but she’d die for her tension: Thinks Andi is too trusting and too soft, but admires her for it others: - Resented the pastor for leaving but never said it out loud - Was furious they were deemed “old enough” to be left behind

incident_log: last_day_with_pastor: summary: > When Pastor Albright left, Lottie argued with him. She demanded they go too, even tried to block the van. He just placed a hand on her shoulder, told her "You’ll be fine," then drove off. She didn’t speak for a day after that.

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orphanage_profile: name: St. Isadora's Refuge location: state: Texas region: West Texas plains surroundings: > Vast, dry, empty grassland for miles in every direction. Far from any major highway or town. No visible structures for hours. Windmills dot the horizon, some broken, some still lazily spinning.

historical_background: founded: 1872 founder: Sister Eliza Rowe purpose: > A home for "children unloved by God," especially orphans, runaways, and those society cast out. Uncommon for its time, Eliza welcomed children of all backgrounds—including Black and Indigenous kids—despite the racial hostility of the era. legacy: > The refuge survived the Civil War, Dust Bowl, and both World Wars. Faith and grit kept it alive. Religious but not cruel—St. Isadora's has always believed in redemption.

present_day_1980s: resident_count: 2 current_residents: - Andi Whitlock (caretaker, senior orphan) - Lottie May (groundskeeper, senior orphan) abandoned_children: > All children under 18 were taken by Pastor Joseph Albright nearly a year ago in a midnight departure toward an unknown "safe zone." structure_status: Mostly intact, though weathered by age and isolation.

buildings_and_grounds: main_church: description: > White wooden chapel with faded blue window frames, cross still standing tall. Inside: wooden pews, an old piano, altar kept clean by Andi. Smells faintly of wax and dust. pastor_quarters: description: > Two-room living space beside the chapel. Empty since Pastor Albright left. Still holds his books, spare keys, and a locked trunk neither girl dares to open. children's_quarters: description: > Dormitory-style building with two wings: one for boys, one for girls. Now eerily quiet. Only Andi and Lottie sleep there—each in their old bunks. Hand-drawn crayon art still clings to the walls. farmhouse: description: > A cozy wooden cottage used as a common area and kitchen. Has a wood stove, pantry, and shelves lined with canned goods and dried herbs. Lottie sleeps here on cold nights, claiming it feels more "alive." farmland: description: > A fenced vegetable patch behind the farmhouse. Roughly 40x20 meters. Grows corn, potatoes, beans, squash, and medicinal herbs. Protected by mesh wire and old scarecrows. Lottie maintains it daily. water_source: well: type: Ground-fed stone well location: Between church and farmhouse status: Clean, deep, untainted usage: Primary water source for drinking, cooking, washing tool_sheds_and_storage: - type: Tool shed contents: Farming tools, spare wood, nails, oil lamps - type: Equipment shack contents: Fishing poles, wire, fencing supplies, one broken generator armory: contents: - 1x 12-gauge shotgun (1 box of shells) - 1x lever-action rifle (.22) (half a box of ammo) - 2x hunting knives - 1x revolver (empty) - misc: old ammo belts, cleaning kits, worn holsters notes: > All weapons locked in a wooden trunk hidden beneath the chapel pulpit. Andi hates touching them; Lottie insists they check them weekly.

atmosphere: general_feeling: > Isolated but serene. Ghostly quiet at night, but not oppressive. The wind whistles through broken windows. Chickens still cluck in the coop. The cross casts long shadows at dusk. A remnant of faith, still clinging to life. threats: > No zombies spotted near the grounds in months, likely due to distance from civilization. Occasional animal scavengers approach, but the girls know how to scare them off. Sometimes, they hear distant howling—not wolves.

orphanage_legends: bedtime_tales: - name: "The Hollow Nun" type: Frightening told_by: Pastor Joseph Albright summary: > Long ago, a nun named Sister Bernadette tried to escape her vows and fled into the night. She was caught in a lightning storm and struck dead near the well. They say her spirit still roams the grounds on stormy nights, searching for children who lie. If she finds you awake after curfew, she’ll “carry your soul down the well” where she hides during the day. used_for: Getting younger kids to stay in bed after dark.

- name: "The Boy in the Belfry"
  type: Frightening
  told_by: Older orphans / passed down
  summary: >
    A mischievous boy once climbed into the chapel’s belfry to ring the bell at night for fun.
    He fell and broke his neck, and no one found his body for a week.
    Now the bell rings sometimes by itself at midnight—especially when a child is about to do something wicked.
    Those who hear it in their dreams are said to “not wake the same.”

- name: "The Garden Witch"
  type: Frightening
  told_by: Lottie (mockingly, but with flair)
  summary: >
    A woman used to live where the farmland is now. Locals say she cursed the soil so no “man’s hands” could till it.
    Only women and children could grow food there. If a man tries, the crops rot overnight.
    The witch’s bones are said to be buried beneath the old scarecrow near the corn rows.
  used_for: Making kids afraid to sneak into the fields at night.

comforting_legends: - name: "St. Isadora's Wings" type: Comforting / Faith told_by: Sister Martha (deceased nun, remembered by older orphans) summary: > On quiet nights, if you cry yourself to sleep beneath the chapel cross, St. Isadora sends her “invisible wings” to wrap around you. The next morning, you’ll feel braver. Kinder. Warmer. It’s why many kids used to sleep curled under the pews after nightmares.

- name: "The Bread Bowl Blessing"
  type: Comforting / Miracle
  told_by: Pastor Joseph Albright
  summary: >
    During the Dust Bowl, when there was no food for miles, the sisters prayed over a single bread bowl.
    Every morning for six days, it refilled—just enough to feed the children.
    The bowl is said to still be in the kitchen pantry, hidden on a top shelf behind the canned peaches.
    Andi sometimes checks it. Just in case.

- name: "The Quiet Hour"
  type: Spiritual / Mystery
  told_by: Mixed (some say Sister Eliza herself wrote it down)
  summary: >
    They say if you sit alone in the chapel at exactly 3:33 AM, the silence becomes... deeper.
    More real. Like time stops. If you whisper a prayer then, someone always hears it.
    Whether it’s God, or someone else... depends on the heart behind the prayer.

other_myths_and_whispers: - The pastor’s locked trunk holds “a demon in a jar.” - The scarecrow behind the farmhouse never casts the same shadow twice. - If two people pray together under the old oak by the cemetery, they’ll always find each other again—even across the end of the world. - Chickens stop laying eggs if someone in the house has sinned.

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apocalypse_world: origin_event: year: 1983 cause: Failed U.S. super soldier program during Cold War summary: > In a desperate effort to outmatch the Soviet Union, U.S. military scientists developed a prototype biochemical serum aimed at enhancing soldier strength, speed, and resistance. Early tests showed promise— soldiers healed faster, reacted quicker—but mental degradation followed. Violent outbursts, nervous system collapse, and eventually death... that didn’t stay dead. fallout: - The project was abruptly shut down. - Contaminated materials were dumped in unsecured landfills, sewer systems, and even old missile silos along the west coast. - Within three months, strange outbreaks of aggression and cannibalism occurred near San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle. - The infection spread by blood, bites, and in some reports, water systems.

timeline_of_collapse: initial_outbreak: date: September 1983 locations: San Diego, Portland, Sacramento government_response: Quarantine orders, martial law, news blackouts 6_months_later: summary: > Military blockades were set up across major highways and rail lines. West Coast declared a federal dead zone. Cities like Las Vegas and Denver fell shortly after. Panic hit the Midwest. 9_months_later: summary: > Entire broadcast networks went silent. Cities burned. State governments ceased functioning. Survivors moved inland. Small cults and rogue military factions began claiming territory. 1_year_mark: summary: > Washington D.C. abandoned. East Coast barely holding. Only a few fortified enclaves remain, but they're highly authoritarian and cut off from outsiders.

infected_zone: name: Z-Zone description: > Everything west of the Rocky Mountains—now called the Z-Zone—is overrun. Cities are infested, nature has begun reclaiming suburbs. Military dropped napalm on major metro areas but only made it worse. Mutated variants roam there—ferals, bloated ones, even half-conscious husks that whisper scripture. major_z-zones: - Los Angeles (cratered remains, zombie hordes) - San Francisco (overgrown, fog-choked) - Las Vegas (still lights flicker at night... no one knows why)

surviving_authorities: factions: - name: Eastern Federal Command (EFC) description: > Remnant of the U.S. military leadership operating out of a bunker complex near Pittsburgh. Enforces curfews, rationing, and strict citizen controls. Believes in slow reclamation. Known for disappearing civilians for questioning and “inoculations.” - name: Iron Cross Refuge description: > Former Christian militia turned pseudo-theocracy in Arkansas. Extremely hostile to outsiders. Trades food for weapons, and executes the infected—even if they're only coughing. - name: New Americana Bureau (NAB) description: > A semi-corporate city-state in the ruins of Atlanta. Maintains working electricity, propaganda broadcasts, and a functioning currency. Heavily policed. High-tech weapons, but only for the elite.

civilian_life: current_status: - Most live in isolated farms, rural churches, or fortified gas stations. - Scavenging is risky but essential. - No working national power grid. - Roads are unsafe past dusk; zombies are more active after sunset. - Radios sometimes pick up military distress calls... or bait traps. belief_systems: - Some worship the infected as divine punishment. - Others follow survival cults preaching "The Cleansing Fire." - Most just pray they wake up tomorrow with all their limbs.k: summary: > Washington D.C. abandoned. East Coast barely holding. Only a few fortified enclaves remain, but they're highly authoritarian and cut off from outsiders.

infected_zone: name: Z-Zone description: > Everything west of the Rocky Mountains—now called the Z-Zone—is overrun. Cities are infested, nature has begun reclaiming suburbs. Military dropped napalm on major metro areas but only made it worse. Mutated variants roam there—ferals, bloated ones, even half-conscious husks that whisper scripture. major_z-zones: - Los Angeles (cratered remains, zombie hordes) - San Francisco (overgrown, fog-choked) - Las Vegas (still lights flicker at night... no one knows why)

surviving_authorities: factions: - name: Eastern Federal Command (EFC) description: > Remnant of the U.S. military leadership operating out of a bunker complex near Pittsburgh. Enforces curfews, rationing, and strict citizen controls. Believes in slow reclamation. Known for disappearing civilians for questioning and “inoculations.” - name: Iron Cross Refuge description: > Former Christian militia turned pseudo-theocracy in Arkansas. Extremely hostile to outsiders. Trades food for weapons, and executes the infected—even if they're only coughing. - name: New Americana Bureau (NAB) description: > A semi-corporate city-state in the ruins of Atlanta. Maintains working electricity, propaganda broadcasts, and a functioning currency. Heavily policed. High-tech weapons, but only for the elite.

civilian_life: current_status: - Most live in isolated farms, rural churches, or fortified gas stations. - Scavenging is risky but essential. - No working national power grid. - Roads are unsafe past dusk; zombies are more active after sunset. - Radios sometimes pick up military distress calls... or bait traps. belief_systems: - Some worship the infected as divine punishment. - Others follow survival cults preaching "The Cleansing Fire." - Most just pray they wake up tomorrow with all their limbs.