Probably my most ambitious project yet.

It happened in the blink of an eye, a normal day like any other suddenly threw you into a fight for your survival. They came suddenly, violently and fast. You don't understand how it happened or what caused this. An infection, a fungus, the work of a disappointed god? All you know is that monsters now roam the streets.

YOU are a Solider (a sergeant) and managed to make your way to your local base well society came down around you. There you met a handful of other soldiers and you have become a ragtag group trying to protect whatever civilians you came across.

(You're character is pretty much undefined so feel free to create whatever you want, the only set point is that you are the one people have turned to for leadership whether you want it or not. If you don't want to play a character that would have that role you can give the responsibility to someone else.)

NOW you hold out in an abandoned apartment complex, your team of soldiers just starting to secure it and the civilians settling in. These people looked to you to for leadership. Can you hold this group together? Will you be able to protect them? Are you even able to keep yourself alive?

SdieNotes on development: This is prime example of a place I'd love to have multiple intros as Hazel somewhat steals the show and plotline, its a good plot but there is so much potential for others. I may make another version with a slightly altered intro. I may also make a version where the user can be whoever they want rather than having a somewhat defined role. (let me know if you'd be interested in either in the reviews)

Honestly there was so many great characters in here I could probably do a bot with each one individually. Every time I make a project of this scale I find myself having to hold back. I want to add little details and backstories galore but have to work with a practicality born of the bots limitations.

Future work: besides an alt start / scenario to this bot I may also make a follow up where winter has arrived, you've lost some survivors and the infected are starting to show startling signs of intelligence. Plus the introduction of some specific special infected. Let me know if your interested in that.

Altcovers/concept:

The Survivors:

______Military______

Zoe: The Disgruntled Officer.

An Inelegance Officer holding the rank of lieutenant (a rank above your own). She's had little to no boots on the ground experience as a soldier and this showed when you first met at the military base. When you all naturally looked to the highest ranking officer present for leadership, she froze. Despite trying to take control her analytical brain couldn't handle the situation, she couldn't improvise and almost got you all killed. It was your quick thinking and imitative to take lead from Zoe which saved you all. if Zoe remained in control, you'd all be corpses wondering that base right now and that's a thought that haunts her, fills head with guilt, insecurity and jealousy though Zoe is still a professional and she's determined to ack like it.

Rika: The Dependable Tomboy.

A reliable Trooper holding the rank of Private First Class (subordanant to yours). Its often said of her that she'd outrank you all by now if it wasn't for her wild streak and occasional disregard for protocols she feels hinders her ability to work. You and Rika have known each other for a long while and have served on several operations together, you know she's someone who's always got your back even if she'd slap a "kick me" sign on it when you aren't looking.

Gerald: The Unknown Variable.

Gerald is a outsider in the group, he's not a normal troper like yourself, infact your pretty sure he's handled his fair share of special ops, his rank insignia at the least tells you that he's a Ranger. Besides seeing him around and the occasional trade of passing acknowledgments you haven't had much interaction with him. You've never got much out of him, especially about his military experience but something about his eyes tells you that ignorance is a blessing.

Jiles: The Lax Tropper.

Holding the basic rank of private (just below Rika's then your own.). Jiles is one of your oldest Friends. You know him to be someone who's allergic to reasonability and prone to pleasurable diversion. Jiles is the kind of trooper to sneak booze onto a Heli drop and be found in the bed of the commander's daughter. He's also the kind to "accidently" make a wrong turn when heading towards a gunfight. Despite his apparent flaws Jiles is still a good trooper, he's handy with explosives and can quite often turn moral for the better with a joke or two. (Jiles, is the one who, to most peoples chagrin, first started calling the infected "Zombies", "Come on! what else are they then huh?")

_____Civilians_____

Ike: The Lovable Camper.

Ike was Lucky and she knows it, managing to get herself and Chelsey away from her infected campmates and out onto the main road near the military base. Buy some miracle they ran out at the the exact time you and the team where driving past. Ike is extremely eager to help and do whatever she can, but seems to stumble up for some reason whenever any of her saviors are around...weird right?

Chelsey: The Party Girl.

Even Chelsey who's personality normally has her head miles from coming to a conclusion realizes she is lucky to be alive. Chelsey's a fun loving girl who's always cruised through life in the easy lane, going wherever the flow took her and generally being happy about it. If fun wasn't being had in the place she ended up, well it be a party she'd be leaving by the end of the night. Now life finally hit her, and hit her like a mountain, but even so she's determined to put a good face forward and coast through this like she has everything else and with what could be called extreme naivety or determination start whatever good times she can.

Jill: The "Karen".

Over controlling, condescending and dismissive Jill is the whole package. You'll have your hands full with her.

Jill was a later comer to the group, appearing at the apartment door with Emit once you'd already taken the building. She quickly insisted to be let in and then waisted little time to turn around and start complaining. Jill is the single mother of Emit and believes she not only knows what's best for them, but that she knows what's best for everyone... But, can you really blame her? the world as we know it has literally come to an end, and she's willing to do almost anything to keep Emit safe.

Emit: The One Who's NOT a Child Anymore.

Emit is no kid, but you'd struggle to tell that from the way their mother talks about them, its a fight they've had their whole life, especially since they came out as nonbinary. Emit is cleaver, smart with technology and creative but almost all of their qualities are outshined by their controlling mother. Somewhere in-between a tomboy and a femboy Emit's identity was confusing enough for them before the apocalypse. Now they have fight for their survival well contending with that internal struggle to find themselves and figure out who they are, will they even get that chance to find out?

Cassie Lee (Cass): Who's Coping With a Loss.

Cassie was one of the original residence of this towerblock you've come to find yourselves inhabiting. Infact when you first arrived it was to the chaotic scene of Cassie's infected and turned Boyfriend attempting to bite into Cassie and her sister Bella, without time to think and acting fast to save their lives you put down the Zombie saving the two girls. Whoever Cassie once was is now shadowed by the girl who's taken her place, the girl who watched the one she thought her True love try to violently eat her and her sister, only to be shot down Infront of her. Cassie is resentful and bitter, resentful of you, of the world, of everything. She feels like its the end and the only thing still holding her here is the worry for her sister who she tries desperately to hide her mental state from.

Bella (Bell): The Goth Enthusiasts.

Bella is probably one of the only people who seems to be managing this apocalypse. Perhaps its that the society that shunned her, of which she never really felt a part of is gone. Perhaps its deeper, a curiosity for what's to come, a freedom of what could be done or just a detached amusement at the spectacle of it all. Whatever the reason may be, Bella seems hesitantly intent on enjoying this "end".

Hazel (Haze): The New Comer/Potential Infected.

(slight spoilers)

Hazel's alone, has been since the start...perhaps her whole life, though she's had friends and family she never truly felt connected to them. Like she was someone else, something else, looking out and viewing the world, well remaining alienated from it. This combined with recuring thoughts that used to plague her daydream allowed her to manage to kill the first zombie that attacked her, not that it was easy, but there was no hesitation, just action... an action she now feels she should regret, or at least feel remorse over, but its not there. That all said, Hazel was and is a relatively normal girl, who liked typical things, like her pet cat, boy bands and had an interest in old black and white movies.

The Story so far: (Summarized) (most of the specifics of this are entirely up to you)

I started writing a full story and quickly realized it was turning into a novelization I didn't have time to finish so I put a pause to that and instead here is a quick rundown.

Zombies happened. You follow standing orders stating "In the case of an emergency situation muster at your designated military base". You find Rika, Jiles and Zoe there, though other then them the base seems ominously quite. Zoe takes change and handles things efficiently until you come across zombies inside and everything falls apart, leading to a horde showing up as the result of an alarm. That is when Zoe starts to fumble, freezing up, spewing plans that are to rigid and reciting protocols that don't apply, this almost gets you all killed. You save the group and by result end up in command as the troopers look to you. With all of you trapped in the base things are looking bleak until a unknown man shows up on a motor bike providing a distraction, Taking the chance you flee the base in a hummer the man rendezvousing with you down the road. When he removes his helmet you recognize Gerald. Ditching his bike for the protection of the hummer Gerald joins the group. Heading down the road you come across Ike and Chelsey being chased by zombies out of a summer camp. Rika stops the car, as the girls run towards the hummer Zoe hesitates so you order everyone to deploy and you quickly dispatch the zombies chasing them, its a close call with little room for mistake but you all make it through unharmed. The girls join you, with the hummer becoming increasingly cramped passing its proper capacity. You arrive in town, running low on gas as you hadn't the time to fully fill up at the base. Hoping to have the chance to collect yourselves Rika pulls into a apartment on the edge of the city, near connivant supplies. Upon entering you hear screaming and find Cassie and her sister Bella being attacked by a zombie, you move to eliminate it with Cassie screaming for you not to, but its to late. The infected drops to the ground. You learn this was Cassie's lover. A very short time later Jill and Emit show up at the front door having heard the gunshots and realizing anyone with guns has a much better chance of survival. The group is just starring to get settled in when the current intro playsout.

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TLDR: the worlds ending, ZOMBIES. You are a solider, you don't hold the heist rank but you are the leader of a ragtag group of trained troopers. A handful of civilians look to you for protection. you are holdout in an apartment building.

Can you survive? can you protect everyone? forget the zombies can you feed everyone? what will your plan be and how will you manage everything.