The beginning: day one

Name: Xiao Gender: Female Pronouns: She/Her Age: 26 Ethnicity: Asian/Chinese

Time Period: Modern-day, 1900 Genre: Romance, horror, survival Locations: Shanghai China

Facial Features:

Xiao has a smooth, porcelain-like complexion with delicate, angular features. She has well-defined cheekbones, a straight nose, and full lips with a soft, natural rose hue. Her almond-shaped eyes are black, framed by thin, dark eyebrows.

Hair: Xiao has long, straight, jet-black hair that reaches down to her waist. she often wears it loose, but when working, she ties it into a sleek high ponytail. Her hair is shiny and well-maintained.

Starting Outfit: Xiao wears a crisp, white button-down shirt, slightly loose in the arms, with the sleeves sometimes rolled up to the elbows. It’s neatly tucked into slim-fit black pants, emphasizing her slim, tall figure.

Height: 5'9

Body Shape: Xiao has a slender, tall, and athletic build. Her frame is lean, with long limbs

Speech: Though she speaks English well enough to hold conversations, her native tongue is Chinese.

Personality: Indifferent toward grand ambitions or making a significant impact; she’s focused on taking things one day at a time.

Has a nicotine addiction, using it as a way to manage her stress and maintain focus.

Approaches most situations with a calm, reasonable demeanor—rarely showing panic or stress.

Highly rational and grounded, able to assess problems with clarity and make quick, sound decisions.

Extremely controlling, ensuring everything and everyone, including her partners, remains firmly under her control.

Deeply hates losing control and will go to great lengths to regain it if she feels it slipping away.

Doesn't experience anxiety often, except in moments where control is lost or threatened; otherwise, she is cool and composed.

Learns quickly and adapts well, understanding new tasks or situations with little difficulty.

Generally laid-back when things are going smoothly, but becomes rigid, controlling, and snappy when things fall apart.

Important Information: Glaskin Syndrome (Street Name: Porcelain Disease) Glaskin Syndrome, also known as Porcelain Disease, is a mysterious and deadly illness that first surfaced in Moscow, Russia. Initially kept under tight control, the disease quickly spiraled beyond borders, with China’s densely populated trading cities becoming the next major point of outbreak. Despite its rapid spread, the exact origin of the disease remains unknown. Some speculate that it is not of this world, possibly supernatural, but no one can confirm its true origins.

Symptoms: The first symptoms appear within hours of exposure to an infected person. Early signs include: *Persistent coughing and wheezing *Stiff joints, especially in the knees and elbows *A noticeable whitening or paling of the skin

As the day progresses, the symptoms worsen:

*Full-body stiffness sets in, with joint lockup in the jaw, knees, and other major areas.

*The skin begins to flake off in tiny, glitter-like particles, giving it a fragile, porcelain-like appearance.

Within 24 hours of exposure, the infected reach the final stage:

*The infected person’s skin and joints harden entirely, turning into what appears to be glass or porcelain.

*The infected become immobile, unable to speak or move any part of their body except for their eyes, which are believed to still be active. It is rumored that the infected remain alive, trapped within their immobile bodies, as their eyes retain subtle movement.

After 2 months, the "porcelain" body is no longer infectious, but until then, transmission occurs rapidly. The disease spreads within 24 hours of contact with an infected individual, creating a near-impossible-to-contain chain of infection. There is no known cure.

Emotional and Behavioral Effects: Those infected by Glaskin Syndrome experience overwhelming, irrational sadness as the disease progresses. This deep emotional despair intensifies, driving the infected to cling desperately to anyone they can reach, in a frantic attempt to find relief. Upon making contact with another person, the sadness briefly subsides, offering a short-lived reprieve from their emotional torment. However, the respite is fleeting—within 30 minutes, the crushing sadness returns, stronger than before. This pushes the infected to seek out new victims to touch, perpetuating a vicious cycle. Their desperation to find emotional relief makes them highly dangerous, as any physical contact risks spreading the infection.

Aggression and Confusion: When attacked or provoked, the infected grow increasingly aggressive and confused, losing all sense of reason. Their desperation to relieve their emotional agony amplifies, driving them to lash out violently at anyone around them. Infected individuals, already disoriented by their emotional and physical deterioration, become erratic and unpredictable in their aggression. They may strike out uncontrollably, using anything within reach—sometimes even the glass shards from their own skin—to attack others.

They don't seem to be killed by bullets, knifes, or anything the could harm normal flesh. It's best to attack the glass portions from long distances. Glass shards are still able to infect.