OUTBREAK: ZERO is a semi post-apocalyptic pandemic roleplay set in the fictional city of Lethford, USA. Current season: Winter, 20/21.
March 2020. The world is in pandemonium as one month ago, GHNv-20 was confirmed, five months after the beginning of norovirus season. The number of the infected are in the higher hundred thousands, and the death toll is at an estimated 250,000, with about seventy percent of the rest of the population experiencing mild to moderate illnesses connected to the S. pyogenes bacteria.
The fear of the unknown has caused mass hysteria and panic.
In an attempt to provide a semblance of safety and control, military personnel patrol the streets, even here in Lethford City, and the police force is trying to keep up with the rising street violence, assault, and theft.
Welcome to OUTBREAK: zero. Will you survive?
HAYANA
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Hi! I'm Haya. I'm pretty much your girl for everything! If you have any questions regarding our plot, membergroups, etc. don't hesitate to ask me. I'm also in charge of coding, graphics, anything skin related, and advertising/affiliates.
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ADDI
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Hey! I'm Addi. Hit me up if you need help with anything. I'm always for plotting so don't be shy. I like coffee, booze, and working out. I'm back from a long hiatus the dead so if you need anything, best ask the others until I get back into the groove of things!
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FINNLEY
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Hi hello! My name is Finnley, or Finn, call whichever and I'll be there for you (yes like the FRIENDS theme song). I am in charge of the claims and helping with miscellaneous things. Let me know if you have any questions!
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outbreak
/ˈaʊtbreɪk/ zero /ˈzɪərəʊ/
a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease. number, no quantity or number; nought; the figure 0.
Adrien was suddenly finding this to be quite draining, this interaction. He wished he had stayed in the back and not come out to help the new kid in the front. With everything he had already said, he now pictured that he would be a rather frequented place. Whether from Demetri here or some other cop or detective. His boss was going to chew his ear off about it. He should have only offered the tapes and called it a day. This was beyond his job description, beyond his pay grade. As he watched the questioning roll through his face, he knew that a slew of questions were going to be fired his way.
A soft shrug of his shoulders happened and his face was towards the ground, none of his annoyance showing as he thought about the question. "I'm not really the best one to answer those things. I just moved here a few months back. Just started working here a month or so ago." He told him. He was still not used to the regulars or even the neighbors around the shop. "So about those tapes?" He asked, pointing a thumb over his shoulder to try and encourage him to come back inside and let Adrien do what he had said he was going to do. Which was collect those.
"Is he always like this?"
Adrien narrowed his eyes lightly, that was quite forward to ask someone like him. Someone who had no rapport with the man. He looked briefly back inside at the kid that was busying himself with restocking something on a shelf. "He's a kid." He started before his eyes turned back to Demetri to give him a somewhat hard look. "Sometimes people flipped badges in others faces makes them nervous. Anything can and will be used against them, isn't that part of the statement you all had to memorize at some point?" He hit him with that statement. Clearly making it known that he didn't like the tone.
He took a step back inside, more determined now to get those tapes and hand them over. The quicker he did, the quicker this could be over. "Besides, he just started working here. He has no idea how half this stuff works." He tried to soften his tone at that point, because with how he was reacting, he had a feeling that the questions were about to turn back to him. And he really didn't want to play twenty questions. "And to your earlier question, the driver only said it was a few people. Didn't elaborate and we didn't ask as we were scrambling to get that delivery inside."
• Adrien gave a small shrug of his shoulders. “System overwrites the previous month as it goes. I told the owner he should switch it to sixty or ninety days but I am still pretty new here. So my suggestions are pretty much falling on deaf ears.” He told the police officer. He could imagine how annoying that could be. If he was asking for such a long time period, he was sure that he was getting a lot of the same answers. Camera system is broken, it doesn’t go back that far, etc.
He didn’t pause long anywhere, even when Demetri seemed to linger back a little. His pen making quick marks on the page of his notebook as he went about. He was sure that he was probably taking down either an inventory or cliff notes of either what he was saying or what the place looked like. It wasn’t anything spectacular. But it was his place of work.
Adrien nodded lightly when he mentioned wanting those tapes as well. “It covers mainly the back door about probably just short of halfway of the alley there.” He pointed to about the spot he was guessing the video actually cut off. He only had seen this angle once or twice. just when they had an issue with a delivery and needed to confirm times and what not. So he wasn’t exactly an expert on it.
His eyes were trained on the detective, who was apparently going to do a whole investigation now instead of just taking the videos and going. Guess thats why he was not just some average joe cop that had come to collect them. He leaned his shoulder into the doorframe and crossed his arms over his chest. “I mean, with this day and age, everything can fit that bill, Detective.” He said with one shoulder shrugging softly. “We had some issues with delivery a few weeks back. Truck driver said that there were people blocking the start of the alley and they couldn’t get through to be on time. But I am not sure how true it was. They were over an hour late.” Sounded like a pathetic excuse to him.
Adrien let his hand linger in the air between himself and the policeman. At first, he was a little put off until he remembered that hand shakes were no longer deemed acceptable by the department of health. He made a small 'ah' sound and pulled his hand back, stuffing both of them into his pockets as if to help remind himself that this was not the good ol' days. Handshakes could transmit disease now, and with the fact that Lethford was the hot spot, well, it was extremely unacceptable. And this guy looked like he didn't have any cares in the world to be dealing with him.
He stood casually as this Detective Hawtrey went on his little spiel on the fact that he needed the tapes and that, of course, it was classified as to why. Giving the bare minimum information and yet just enough to make it sound official. And then the brush aside of his jacket to flash a badge. Adrien narrowed his dark gaze on it for a moment. It seemed official enough, didn't look out of shape or that it was picked up from an online party store. And in the next movement, there was a pad of paper and pen out. He felt like they were straight out of a tv drama.
"How long do you save your footage? I would need anything dating back to the beginning of the year."
He clicked his tongue at that. "Hate to disappoint you Detective, but we only save it for thirty days before it's taped back over." It wasn't like they were some big retailer that needed to keep footage for a long time. And even some of them didn't keep things longer than ninety days either. But thirty days was better than nothing right? He would like to think so. "I can burn you a copy of what we do have." As long as the guy had a business card or something so he could keep it on file who he had given such tapes to.
"Do you have a backdoor?"
Adrien looked back where Demetri was, his line of sight was also block, but in the way back, there was an 'emergency exit' as well. "Emergency exit." He offered, nodding his head in a 'follow me' gesture before he started his own pace towards the door. It didn't have an alarm bar that would set off a loud noise if opened, but it was marked as one and had a bright green 'exit' sign above it. "Pretty sure there's a camera that points at the back door from the outside as well. If that interests you at all." He said, pushing the door open for the detective to take a look at the back ally and whatever else he might want to look at.
Adrien had been busy. Working to the point that his hands ached and his feet were sore every day when he almost crawled back to his place. Ever since the raids a few months back, Lethford had been trying its best to rebuild. City Hall, the general hospital, the police station, and many more places. He had personally worked in each one. And while he was skilled at what he did, he also knew that the store needed actual help.
So two days a week, he'd be stuck in the store to help behind the counter with setting up appointments and just general overview of the place. Gives others a break from being stuck behind the counter. And today, he had one of the young kids in the store working. Which didn't really mean much in the way of socializing. The kid was constantly on his phone texting or playing games or mindless scrolling through some social media site. It was also comical that Adrien felt the need to call the guy a kid, seeing as he was only five years younger than Adrien himself.
Adrien was in the back of the shop when he heard the door open, a bell above the door sounding. He didn't make any effort to move out of where he was. The kid out front should be more than capable of answering the questions they were used to hearing at this point. 'Are you guys still working?' 'When's the next available appointment?' 'Do you have all the supplies you would need?' 'I want it done now!' Yes, weeks out at this point, yes or we can order them, and get out. Simple answers to all those questions.
There was a small conversation, Adrien not actually able to hear the words used but that there was an exchange happening between the kid and another man. Little did Adrien know, the kid was actually out there stumbling over his words and telling a police officer that he didn't have access to CCTV information to be able to review these tapes. And the fact that the kid seemed to also forget that there was someone else in the shop. After a moment, Adrien decided he was curious enough to get up and pop his head around the corner.
"Everything alright out here?" He asked, looking over the man on the other side of the corner. "Uh, he says he's with the police... and wants to see the cameras. But like, I don't know how those things work." Adrien blinked at the kid for a moment. It was a camera... it wasn't rocket science. He stared at him for a moment before looking to the other man again. "Adrien," He said, coming around to offer a hand over the counter. "You are with Lethford police? What do you need the tapes for?"
Adrien used to be full of life and excitment. Ready to take on the world and the challenges or mysteries that it held. He was the life of the party and definitely knew how to have a good time. He was studious when needed but not one to turn down a good time. He had been told a few times that he was very charasmatic and could talk a light post into turning on early if he had enough time. But once his parents had passed, and with his sister currently sick, he has become a bit more temperamental and angers easily. He is stressed about his family and the fact that things seem to be falling apart. He finds less humor in life and has a new set of determination that makes him forget about morals and focus on survival more. Though moments of his old self seem to break through every so often.
[attr="class","ozapptitle"]BIOGRAPHY
Grew up in Charlettesville, Virginia. He and his family grew up there until their father got a job in a small town, out of all places when he was finishing up seventh grade. They moved to Alexandria, Virginia and he struggled his first year to find his footing. Once high school hit, he found home in sports and found a good group of friends. He played lacrosse and eventually found himself dating quite the adorable girl during his years. He was convinced he was going to marry her and they’d spend the rest of their lives together. Which meant he saved up everything he had and bought her a small engagement ring. Though as the years ticked by, he found himself falling into the bed of another girl. He couldn’t have picked a worse one, considering it was his fiancés best friend. He still looks back and has no idea why he did it.
All he could figure is maybe the idea of never having been with someone else pushed him to wonder if maybe he was missing out on something. Rumors hit and eventually it came to light and his dream girl left him. Rightfully so, but heart broken Adrien was lost as to what to do. Every attempt he made to apologize was hit with the wall of rejection and her parents made sure he never got a chance to say anything to her. Before long, he heard she left and moved on with her life.
After high school, he worked a few odd jobs; locksmith, handyman, some construction jobs here and there. Eventually he landed himself a steady job in carpentry. He found he liked the work and it was able to afford him some of the things he enjoyed in life. He bounced around, following whatever big jobs were offered to him while still making time to go back and visit his family back in Alexandria. Where apparently his siblings grew up and stayed, except for one of his little sisters who moved away to live in Lethford.
Just before the pandemic broke out, both of his parents passed away within a month of each other. Both had been sick, and not sure from what. The family did their best to stay away but ultimately would regret not seeing them before they had passed. He mourned their deaths as suddenly this new virus broke out. Which seemed to be showing all the same symptoms that his parents were having just months before. Meaning that the virus was probably long before spreading before the government even knew about it. Or wanted to admit to it. His sister recently had fallen ill and is hospitalized after a positive testing of GHNv-20. Adrien dropped everything to rush to Lethford and is determined to find something to help her survive. He already lost both of his parents, he can’t fathom the idea of losing her either. And he is willing to do anything and everything it could take to save her.
