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
SITE OWNER + HEAD ADMINISTRATOR
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.
Jax stood leaning over the counter top in his apartment, watching the amber-colored liquid drip from his coffee maker into his mug. It didn't look right. It didn't even smell right. The drip slowly came to a stop and he stood up, filling the mug. He took a sip and his face scrunched. It was awful. It was much too watery and somehow tasted burned. He sighed in irritation and poured the contents of the cup down the sink's drain. Emma was the one who made the coffee. She always made the perfect cup. Scalding hot, not a bit bitter, and with just the right amount of boldness. It was another one in the many millions of things that she was better at than him. Just another way his life changed, another aspect of his life that her passing affected.
Jax grabbed his jacked and pulled his door shut, slipping it on as he made his way down the apartment steps and out the door. He ran his hand through his hair. He hadn't done anything to his blonde locks in a month. It was a little longer than he usually wore, but he couldn't pull together the motivation to go to a barber. He wasn't even sure if one was open. The passing memory of Emma laughing as she put her hands through his hair, making jokes about his bedhead causing a smile to come to his lips. It didn't last long of course, they never did. The smiles only reminded him of the heartbreak, and that pain was something that never went away.
He walked along the street until he came to a local coffee shop. The doors were locked and barricaded of course. Most restaurant and bar owners made their shops take-out only. He didn't mind it, even if it did mean waiting a little longer for food. Jax stuffed his hands in his pockets waiting for the people before him to order. He let his mind wander and wondered what duty he'd be assigned today. There wasn't a guarantee with schedules at the moment, things at the department were up in the air. Some days the local force had control, other days he rarely left his desk. He hoped today would be one of the good days. After fifteen minutes, Jax stepped up to the counter, asking for a black coffee before sliding his card through the reader. In another five minutes he had his cup, the aroma drifting up and soothing a small part of him.
Jax turned from the shop, taking a step back towards the sidewalk and lifting the cup to his mouth. Before he could sip it though, someone knocked into him, spilling the contents all over the pavement. "You've got to be kidding me."
█ NAME JACKSON (JAX) BENJAMIN ETTER █ ALIAS N/A █ SEXUALITY -HETEROSEXUAL █ MEMBERGROUP POLICE █ HEALTH STATUS NOT INFECTED/ CARRIER
PERSONALITY
IMPULSIVE ... Jax isn't the kind to think before acting or speaking. This has been known to cause many problems in both his professional and personal life. It's not that he has issues taking orders, it's just that he get very excited and that paired with his confidence tends to lend itself to brash actions.
CONFIDENT ... Bordering on the line of being conceited, Jax is not lacking in the self-confidence department. Most of his adolescent life was spent in as many classes of martial arts that his parents could afford. From training at a young age to then joining the military, he is quite sure of his skills and doesn't mind boasting about them to others.
GOOD-NATURED ... He isn't one to easily be angered. Jax doesn't take too much seriously unless he has to for his job and honestly even then it's a toss up. He tends to think of the glass as always half-full and likes to think the best of people. He doesn't like to be the hard ass and doesn't tend to think of things as black and white.
LOYAL ... Jax has a very strong sense of loyalty to the handful of people who he genuinely calls a friend. Sure he has a ton of people he's friendly to, but to those who he considers a friend or family he would do anything for. The boy would move the heavens if required. He doesn't have many people still in his life so he tends to be quite loyal and protective to those who are in his circle.
RECKLESS ... Not one to care too much about the consequences of his actions. He tends to act upon his impulsive nature a lot more than he used to do. He doesn't have a bleak outlook on life, he simply doesn't care much what happens to him anymore. The first to volunteer for dangerous assignments and the first to jump into the unknown.
BIOGRAPHY
Jackson, or as he prefers to be called, Jax, was born in Chicago. He had a normal childhood and was blessed with two parents who divorced early but remained dedicated to getting along for their kid's sake. His mother had sole custody and his father dropped to the background. Visits slowly becoming fewer and fewer until the only contact was a check in the mail each month. It didn't phase the kid, as long as he had his mother Jax was just fine carrying on. Jax showed an early interest in martial arts, anything that allowed him to push himself physically. He excelled in sports, but typically didn't last long in them due to his impulsive and often overly-confident nature.
When Jax made it to high school, his interest fell away to only one thing and that was his girlfriend Emma. The two fell in love deeply and all at once. Jax had been known to date around before meeting Emma, but after he found her there wasn't anyone else in the world. The very definition of high school sweethearts, with neither set of parents thinking it would ever last. When they graduated high school Emma had enrolled in MIT and Jax had joined the military. The next three years passed by in a blur to him. He found training to be easy, weaponry classes came natural to the boy, and he felt at home in the structured world that the military offered.
When Jax was twenty-one, a year away from his service ending he proposed to Emma, who accepted immediately. The two spent the next year planning a wedding during the few stolen moments they got together. Emma graduated at the end of the year and when Jax's service was up, the two were ready to start their future together. It was during this time however when Jax got word that his mother had cancer. The two agreed to put off their wedding while Jax stayed with his mother in Chicago during her treatments. Emma had moved back in with her parents in Lethford City while she looked for a job. So yet another year flew by in a blink, the boy had lost his mom, with still no word from his father.
Six months ago Jax had moved what few things he had to Lethford City to be with Emma and finally start their new life together. The wedding was set for summer, the promise sunshine and warmth calling to them. Two months after the move Emma had officially moved in with Jax. Her mother, father, and little sister only a few blocks down from their little apartment. Emma had gotten a job teaching at the local elementary school and Jax applied for the SWAT division of the Lethford police department. Local news began warning people to get prepared for the upcoming norovirus season that was rapidly approaching, but for the most part, life carried on as usual.
Two months passed and the warnings about a new gastrointestinal virus began spreading over the airways. Nothing too scary of course, just a nasty little stomach bug that kept making the rounds. People began using extra precautions, but life moved along. In the next weeks conditions slowly began to become more tense as anxiety for this new strain began to make it's way through the city. It seemed like more and more people were catching bugs, some with gastro issues, some with strep. The city began discussing plans to have in place to stop the spread of any contagion, but it was mostly for show, after all, it was just a bad stomach bug.
Two more months passed and a death occurred. No one cared of course and in fact Jax wouldn't have known about it at all if he hadn't been on assignment to round up the few relatives who had been in contact with the girl for further testing. The local news had reported on the coincidence. It wasn't scary of course, just something interesting they could talk about between the weather and the news. No one cared much. Emma came home a week later with a sore throat.
In another week she was gone. before Jax could blink he had lost her. His world became darker, he tried taking a leave of absence from his job but barely a week after her passing and all of the people in contact with the first deceased were dead. The world was rocked. A new virus had been found, hiding in plain sight all along. The deaths are climbing and the number of infected are on the rise daily. Jax stayed on with the force, throwing himself into his work as the only means to keep going. He checks in on Emma's family as much as possible while trying to maintain the peace and order of a city that's gone to hell along with the rest of the world.
