Post by Clarissa Afton on Dec 2, 2016 5:59:26 GMT -5
Full Name: Afton, Clarissa
Alias: Carrie, Cha-Cha
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Age: 27
Gender: Female
Appearance:
Clarissa is a woman of 5'5" and a lithe, in-shape figure and of healthy weight. Her hair is wavy and dark cool brown in color, hanging down a bit past her shoulders with her eyes being a pale greyish-olive. Her skin is alabaster and smooth with small blemishes here and there from past injuries.
Occupation (studies and job before the outbreak):
Studies: Bachelor's in Culinary Arts and Applied Science, Culinary Institute of Michigan
Occupation: Zero Degrees Bar (Head Chef)
Studies: Bachelor's in Culinary Arts and Applied Science, Culinary Institute of Michigan
Occupation: Zero Degrees Bar (Head Chef)
Hometown (city, state, country):
South Haven, MI
South Haven, MI
Relationships (relatives, friends,...):
Kate McCready (girlfriend)
Lisa Afton (mother, unknown)
James Afton (brother, alive)
Kate McCready (girlfriend)
Lisa Afton (mother, unknown)
James Afton (brother, alive)
Weapons (currently in possession):
Buckmaster Knife (holstered on right thigh)
Crosman Elkhorn Compound Bow (slung over back)
Crosman Elkhorn Compound Bow (slung over back)
Items (clothing, backpacks, first-aid kits, etc...):
Clothing:
Purple velvet-mesh hooded jacket
Black low-collar v-neck dress with elbow-length sleeves + skirt ending just above her knees
Grey and black steel-toed boots
Miscellaneous items/accessories:
Flashlight
Flare gun + flare x3
Archer's quiver (slung diagonally on back) + arrow x12
Purple velvet-mesh hooded jacket
Black low-collar v-neck dress with elbow-length sleeves + skirt ending just above her knees
Grey and black steel-toed boots
Miscellaneous items/accessories:
Flashlight
Flare gun + flare x3
Archer's quiver (slung diagonally on back) + arrow x12
Mode of transportation:
On-foot
On-foot
List 3 or more good personality traits:
Amiable
Strategic
Level-Headed
Equanimous
Amiable
Strategic
Level-Headed
Equanimous
List 3 or more bad personality traits:
Duplicitous
Vain
Calculating
Duplicitous
Vain
Calculating
List 3 strengths:
Professional culinarian
Excellent huntress and archer
Avid multi-tasker
Professional culinarian
Excellent huntress and archer
Avid multi-tasker
List 3 flaws:
Incompetent with guns (closest thing to a gun she could master is a crossbow)
Astraphobia
Can be quite arrogant
Incompetent with guns (closest thing to a gun she could master is a crossbow)
Astraphobia
Can be quite arrogant
Describe your character's life before the Apocalypse:
Born a little ball of sunshine despite only having a single parent alongside her little brother, James, Clarissa had a positive outlook on life in general and reveled in the sensation of providing for others. When she was little, she would often be the sous chef of her mother, Lisa, who was the head chef and manager of her inn, "Lake Bluff Inn & Suites". Because of her assistance, she grew to have a love and flame for the culinary arts and no cut or mistake was going to keep her from it. On the times she had summer and spring breaks, she would go on to Dearborn, Michigan to assist her grandparents who owned a small diner in town. In high school, whenever she could, she took a home economics class that covered cooking ethics, techniques and other such information, a class she nonetheless passed with flying colors.
Years later, she graduated high school with a scholarship for CIM, or Culinary Institute of Michigan, and would later graduate from there with a Bachelor's in Culinary Arts and Applied Science. After gaining not only the education she needed on top of what she already knew but also the credentials to work professionally, Clarissa moved to Detroit to work at the Zero Degrees Bar as its head chef and as a favor to a friend from high school, and is the place where she would meet Kate McCready, a native Michigander from the Detroit area. She hit it off quite well with Kate, spending her break time to talk to her whenever she had a chance while keeping out of her way at work, as well as talking to James since he seemed to be a regular there to possibly hit on Kate. Eventually, she grew to start to date Kate, and she was happy with that result.
What happened to your character on Outbreak Day?:
One night, Clarissa left the Zero Degrees bar after having cleaned the kitchen and got things ready for the next day, and left for her townhouse earlier that night under trust that Kate could lock up the bar after she stayed later that night, and was just finishing up showering when she heard on the news of a small rise of riot activity near Detroit. Too tired to even think of it, she went to sleep that night, after reading her text message on her phone before that said that James went on a trip to Belle Isle for the marina and fishing as a vacation. She only got an hour and some odd minutes of sleep when a loud noise woke her up. Wasting no time with the recollection of the news and the loud noise driving her to write a note for Kate for when she got there. She put in her note that she was going to head to Belle Isle for safety, and that she hoped to see her girlfriend there, and explained she had heard her mother was going to work there herself. She promptly left with a light luggage of her belongings in her 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and drove towards Belle Isle, avoiding terrified crowds and carjackers alike. To make it worse, the horror of it all occurred on a stormy night filled with thunder and lightning, scarring her into acquiring astraphobia, the fear of such.
Describe your character's life after the Apocalypse:
3 years after the dead had invaded civilization and basically ended society as the world knew it, Clarissa worked at Belle Isle as the head chef, and took it upon herself to train other people to be chefs in case she had to go out to do other things. With the trust of Sarah and Kate in the employ of Belle Isle and the chefs she helped train, Clarissa made regular expeditions outside of Belle Isle to secure more food, better utensils, and possibly look for survivors. Her brother, James, had also survived thanks to her and recently was brought into Belle Isle with her after years of searching for him.