Persisting in the DEAD – Prologue


What would you do if life went to shit?

If the whole world was suddenly turned upside down and you were alone on a planet of pain, destruction and death?

Well, it's already happening. In this existence, there is no right or wrong, and as young adults, the current generation must fight for their lives. The question is…

Who will really survive?


If someone has ever told you that England has nice weather, they are lying to you; at least eleven months out of the year it's raining, damp and cold.

For the rest of the world, the rain is depressing, it always used in stories and films for when something sad is happening or something wrong.

But that's never the truth…

This is a real story.

Where the weather has no impact on events in the real world.

A story that starts off with a pristine day, with blue skies, sunshine and delicate little birds flying from tree to tree. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky, and for England in mid-May, even that was a miracle!

Days like that only come once in a blue moon, and in England, everyone is to make the most of it.

The short get busted out, the barbeques of set alight and people gather in the commons ready for social interaction.

The day was going on as it normally would, unfortunately being a Monday meant that not everyone could enjoy themselves.

Children were going to school preparing for their futures, and adults going to work, some enjoying the hours they put in and others no so much, as many were slaving away in jobs they didn't enjoy. University students were forcing themselves awake and dressed or sleeping off hangovers from the previous Sunday night of drinking, and some were commuting the long distance to the campus hours before their classes started while others were dragging their feet from their dorms to their classrooms barely making it on time.

This is how most days would pass…

Whether it was raining or not…

But with the sun shining you would think that the day would be joyous, fun and full of love…

However, it would be anything but that.

Fires would rage, blood would be spilt, and the death of millions of people would fill the streets.

All on a day with no rain.


SYOC CLOSED ~ As of May 21 2019

So, this is an old story I did back on my old account, but I definitely wasn't happy with it so I'm redoing it now that I have some free time. It will follow along similar lines it did previously however with a new title, new chapters and with completely new characters. I hope you guys will like it!


First, my rules:

Only one character each – I don't want to get bombarded

1) Please send characters to me via PM with "PERSISTING IN THE DEAD – Character Name" as the topic

2) No OP characters and no Mary or John Sues - whatever they are called.

3) Be realist, give your characters real-life problems!

4) NO OCs YOUNGER THAN 18 – This is due to how the story will progress ^^ wink, wink

5) DUE TO THE ABOVE POINT ALL CHARACTERS ARE IN UNIVERSITY, WORKING, OR BUMMING AROUND AT HOME YOU PICK

6) ALSO SET IN ENGLAND SO FIND A WAY TO GET YOUR CHARACTERS THERE

7) I do have a character limit but let's keep that a secret.


OC FORM – please and thank you

Character's full name (Include middle name/s):

Character's nickname:

Birthdate:

Age: (18+)

How old does he/she appear?

Gender/Sex:

Education/Occupation: (Working or university - state what job or what course they study too)

If at University do they commute or live in the dorms:

Sexuality: (BE AS RANDOM AS YOU WANT)

Sexual Stage and Experience: (E.G. if gay or bi are they out the closet etc?)

Religion:

Weight: (lbs)

Height: (Ft and inches)

Body build:

The shape of the face:

Eye colour:

Glasses or contacts:

Skin Tone:

Distinguishing marks:

Hair colour:

Type of hair:

Hairstyle:

Voice: (GIVE AN ACTOR/ VOICE ACTOR)

Overall attractiveness (OUT OF 10):

Physical/Mental disabilities:

Outfit:

Jewellery or accessories:

PERSONALITY

Good personality traits:

Bad personality traits:

Mood character is most often in:

Sense of humour:

Character's greatest joy in life:

Character's greatest fear:

What single event would most throw this character's life into complete turmoil:

Character is most at ease when:

Most ill at ease when:

Enraged when:

Depressed or sad when:

Priorities:

Character's soft spot:

Is this soft spot obvious to others?

Greatest strength:

Greatest vulnerability or weakness:

Biggest regret in life:

Biggest accomplishment:

Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about:

Character's darkest secret:

GOALS

Drives and motivations:

Immediate goals:

Long term goals:

FACTS

Hometown:

How/why are they in England:

Type of childhood:

First memory:

Most important childhood memory:

Current location:

Currently living with:

Pets:

STATS (EACH OUT OF TEN BUT MUST TOTAL TO 45 POINTS)

Strength:

Agility:

Dexterity:

Flexibility:

Stamina:

Intelligence:

Stealth:

FAMILY

Parent 1:

Relationship with them:

Parent 2:

Relationship with them:

Siblings:

Relationship with them:

Spouse/Partner:

Relationship with him/her:

Family background information:

FAVOURITES

Colour:

Music:

Food:

Literature:

Form of entertainment:

Expressions:

Mode of transportation:

Most prized possession:

HABITS

Hobbies:

Musical instrument:

Sport:

How he/she would spend a rainy day:

Spending habits:

Smokes:

Drinks:

Other drugs:

Extremely skilled at:

Extremely unskilled at:

Nervous tics:

Usual body posture:

Mannerisms:

Peculiarities:

TRAITS

Optimist or pessimist?

Introvert or extrovert?

Daredevil or cautious?

Logical or emotional?

Prefers working or relaxing?

Confident or unsure of himself/herself?

Animal lover?

SELF-PERCEPTION

How they feel about themselves:

One word the character would use to describe self:

What does the character consider his/her best personality trait?

What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?

What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic?

What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic?

How does the character think others perceive him/her?

What would the character most like to change about himself/herself?

RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS

Their opinion of other people in general:

Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?

Person character most hates:

Best friend type:

Love interest type:

Type of person they feel shy or awkward around:

The most important person in character's life before story starts:

OTHER

Their first reaction to the apocalypse:

Weapon of choice: (BE REALISTIC PEOPLE WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE AS A WEAPON WHEN YOUR STUFF IN A CLASSROOM)