Post by Lana Bishop on May 24, 2016 0:19:55 GMT -5
Full Name:
Lana Bishop
Aliases:
Lana
Avatar Photo:
Age:
28
Gender:
Female
Appearance:
Lana is a lithe woman in her late twenties. She stands at about 5'7'' and has a light complexion. Her hair is a coppery red and pushes just past her shoulders in loose waves. Her eyes are blue, and feline in their shape. Her facial features are slightly sharp, though her body is supple and womanly. She is most often found in a pair of shorts or jean shorts, with a tied off flannel alone or on top of a red tank top. She usually wears her cowboy or combat boots, whichever are more dry at the time, with either knee socks or leggings.
Occupation (studies and job before the outbreak):
Before the outbreak, Lana was a bartender.
Hometown (city, state, country):
Lana was born and raised in Townsend, Tennessee.
Relationships (relatives, friends,...):
Lana was born to a farmer and a diner waitress, the youngest of three children. She was the only daughter that the pair ever had. Both of her older brothers worked on the farm, and she was the first to ever talk about leaving. She wanted to go to school and work in the city, and it caused friction between herself and her family. Her father wanted her to stay and help work on the farm, and her mother thought that schooling was useless, as her ideals for women and their futures were bleak. She and her brothers had a strained relationship, as they felt that she was abandoning the farm, and by association, the family. The final straw came when Lana began to date a man she had met on her trips to the city. Lenny, her boyfriend, was black, and her bigoted family threatened to disown her if she continued to be with him. Together, they moved to the city, and she never spoke to her family again.
Weapons (currently in possession):
A pistol
A rifle
Two knives
A baseball bat
Items (clothing, backpacks, first-aid kits, etc...):
A backpack
A few changes of clothes
A basic first-aid kit
A lighter
A water bottle
A few packages of snacks
Mode of transportation:
Lana drives a beaten up pickup truck, or rides passenger to whatever ride Liam has at the time.
List 3 or more good personality traits:
Smart
Mature
Clever
List 3 or more bad personality traits:
Manipulative
Flighty
Selfish
List 3 strengths:
Fast
Sneaky
Persuasive
List 3 flaws:
Opportunistic (will drop someone in a second if something better comes along)
Conniving
Thieving (doesn't mind to steal from others in order to survive)
Describe your character's life before the Apocalypse:
Lana was born to very conservative parents, the youngest child and also the only daughter. Her father was a farmer, and both of her older brothers worked on the farm. Her mother worked as a waitress in a diner, and had no aspirations for her own life. To her, to be a wife and a mother was enough, and she should be so proud as to have her husband allow her a meager serving job. Lana grew up in a small town, and she always dreamed of moving to the big city for school and work. Her parents disapproved, as her mother thought that an education didn't matter to be a wife and mother, and her father wanted her to stay and help out on the farm. There were talks of trying to marry her off to the son on a neighboring plantation, and Lana angrily slept with the farmhand out of rebellion. Her parents were furious and forbid her from leaving the house, and in those days spent only leaving to go to school or help tend the land, she knew that she couldn't stay.
She lied to her parents and said that she wanted to go school to be a bartender so that she could help expand the diner and make some extra money. From that angle, they obliged her in an attempt to keep her home. She went to school and learned the tricks of the trade, or at least as much as she could from her classes. She began to work at a dive bar in the small town, and there, she honed her skills for a year before she decided it was time to move. She started to scout for jobs in Nashville, and on one of her trips, she met a bouncer at an elegant lounge. His name was Lenny, and although the job initially turned her down, she kept in contact with the man in case they ended up having any openings. They talked about simple things at first, but as they continued to talk, they developed feelings for each other, and Lana started to sneak off to the city to see him.
Their relationship blossomed, and they soon started to date. Before long, the lounge finally needed a bartender, and Lenny put her name in the ring. Unfortunately, her parents found out about her job offer in the city and her relationship with Lenny, and they were furious. Prejudiced and bigoted, they were enraged that she was dating someone who was black. They gave her an ultimatum: abandon her job in the city and her new lover, or they would disown her.
Lana left for the city in her beaten up old pickup truck, and she never looked back. They would never speak to each other again.
What happened to your character on Outbreak Day?:
On outbreak day, Lana had been working her usual shift at the bar. The night was going well, until one of Lana's patrons started getting sick. She cut him off and closed his tab, refusing to serve him any further. Despite his lack of continued drinking, he got more and more sick until he finally rested his head on the bar and didn't move. He was still for a long while, and Lana thought that he had simply passed out. She was too busy with her other patrons to deal with the seemingly drunken man, and didn't pay him any mind until he sat up and started staring at her. She came over and asked him if he was all right, but he didn't answer, only made strange snarling sounds at her. Thinking there was a problem, Lenny came over to investigate, and he was just in time. The man tried to lunge across the bar at her, cut off short by the bar top. Lenny pushed the man back and tried to get him to stop, but he kept coming. No matter what Lenny did, he got back up, even when he threw him against a group of bar stools. Something was clearly wrong, but they didn't know what until he turned and attacked a patron, eating her and ripping at her flesh.
The bar broke out into a frenzy, and everyone fled in a panic. Not but a few blocks over, rioting could be heard in the streets. Unsure of what to do, Lana froze. Lenny let the man attack the woman with regret, and he helped Lana climb over the bar and together, they rushed out into the street. They climbed into their cars, and Lana followed him back to his parents' house. Together, the quartet rode out the riots.
Describe your character's life after the Apocalypse:
Lana learned many things about herself after the world ended. All of the hard labor that she had done on the farm had prepared her body more than she would have expected, gave her strength and speed. She was a good shot, once Lenny taught her. But Lana had no sympathy for the dead, like Lenny did. He found himself struggling to kill even walkers, feeling guilty, and Lana saw the red flags fly up. For as strong as he was, as many people as he had thrown out of her bar, he was weak at heart, soft. When their home in Tennessee was no longer safe, the family moved out of the city, and they lost Lenny's mother in the process. His father was distraught, but as they all traveled together and time passed, Lana started to notice the way that he looked at her out of the corner of his eye, the way that he would watch her dry her hair after a quick wash.
And she learned that her most valuable asset in this new world wasn't a gun or a knife. It was herself.
Unlike Lenny, his father hated the dead for what they had done to his wife, and he slaughtered them with no mercy. Lenny was sweet and possessed a soft heart, and the sight always sickened him. As much as she liked him, Lana knew that she wouldn't be safe with him in the long run, though she meant everything to him. She knew that she needed to survive, and needed someone to protect her if that was going to happen. She opened herself to Lenny's father's wandering eye, and she accepted his advances and began a secret relationship with him. The two would sleep together once Lenny fell asleep, and in turn, he protected her more fiercely than before.
But the time came when they were leaving Tennessee, and they got swarmed by a horde that had vacated the city. The trio was fleeing, with Lana in her pickup truck and the boys in their car. As they broke onto the road, they met another throng of walkers, and they found themselves surrounded on all sides. The boys got out of the car to try and fight a hole in the horde so that they could all drive through, but Lenny's father went down after they swarmed him. As he was eaten alive, Lenny rushed to Lana's truck and managed to get the door half-open before he was grabbed by the walkers that couldn't get to his father. They latched onto his legs and tried to pull him away. The walkers that weren't trying to pull him away tried to snake around him and into the vehicle, and as he tried to pull himself into the car, Lana panicked and quickly slammed the door shut from the inside. She slammed on the gas and left him there, screaming for her as he was eaten alive in the dust from her fleeing pickup truck.
The same pattern happened over the course of the next six months. She would meet a man or many men, and in turn for their protection, she would let them have her body. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes she didn't, but their protection was worth it. Over time, she traveled across the country. Her companions always had a destination in mind, always had somewhere to be. If they seemed like they were slipping, or becoming weak, or even just giving her any sort of red flag, Lana would find a way to leave them either dead or alive.
She went through many men in her travels, and eventually found herself in California. She met a man named Tommy, and together, they traveled through the state. They didn't know each other for very long, and he proved to be emotionally unstable as their arrangement proceeded. After he got angry at her and chucked an ash tray at her in the hotel room they were squatting at, Lana knew she had to go. Although she managed to dodge the blow, she didn't want to wait for the day that she didn't. In the dead of night, she crept out of the hotel and gathered all of his supplies. She packed them into her own truck, slit his tires, and then sped off into the night. She traveled down to Santa Monica, and was alone until she stumbled upon Liam. She was attracted to his strength and power, and she gave herself to him willingly in exchange for his protection.
The two proceeded on with their arrangement, moving around as they needed to, and sleeping together as frequently as Liam wanted. The chance to hold up his end of the bargain came when Tommy caught up to Lana, wanting revenge for her betrayal. He spat choice words at Liam, tore into Lana for her actions, and made it clear that he wanted her dead. But before he had a chance to make good on his promise, Liam ended his life. The proof of protection bound Lana to him, and they have traveled together ever since.
Now, two and a half year later, they have stumbled upon the Biltmore Estate. Living within such a protected stronghold has been a luxury, and Lana finds herself getting comfortable, thought Liam seems restless. She has taken up the position of the bartender within the Estate, and she's happy to have a piece of her old life back. But time will tell what will become of her, if she will stay or go. The decision lies with Liam. Wherever Liam goes, Lana will follow.
Lana Bishop
Aliases:
Lana
Avatar Photo:
Age:
28
Gender:
Female
Appearance:
Lana is a lithe woman in her late twenties. She stands at about 5'7'' and has a light complexion. Her hair is a coppery red and pushes just past her shoulders in loose waves. Her eyes are blue, and feline in their shape. Her facial features are slightly sharp, though her body is supple and womanly. She is most often found in a pair of shorts or jean shorts, with a tied off flannel alone or on top of a red tank top. She usually wears her cowboy or combat boots, whichever are more dry at the time, with either knee socks or leggings.
Occupation (studies and job before the outbreak):
Before the outbreak, Lana was a bartender.
Hometown (city, state, country):
Lana was born and raised in Townsend, Tennessee.
Relationships (relatives, friends,...):
Lana was born to a farmer and a diner waitress, the youngest of three children. She was the only daughter that the pair ever had. Both of her older brothers worked on the farm, and she was the first to ever talk about leaving. She wanted to go to school and work in the city, and it caused friction between herself and her family. Her father wanted her to stay and help work on the farm, and her mother thought that schooling was useless, as her ideals for women and their futures were bleak. She and her brothers had a strained relationship, as they felt that she was abandoning the farm, and by association, the family. The final straw came when Lana began to date a man she had met on her trips to the city. Lenny, her boyfriend, was black, and her bigoted family threatened to disown her if she continued to be with him. Together, they moved to the city, and she never spoke to her family again.
Weapons (currently in possession):
A pistol
A rifle
Two knives
A baseball bat
Items (clothing, backpacks, first-aid kits, etc...):
A backpack
A few changes of clothes
A basic first-aid kit
A lighter
A water bottle
A few packages of snacks
Mode of transportation:
Lana drives a beaten up pickup truck, or rides passenger to whatever ride Liam has at the time.
List 3 or more good personality traits:
Smart
Mature
Clever
List 3 or more bad personality traits:
Manipulative
Flighty
Selfish
List 3 strengths:
Fast
Sneaky
Persuasive
List 3 flaws:
Opportunistic (will drop someone in a second if something better comes along)
Conniving
Thieving (doesn't mind to steal from others in order to survive)
Describe your character's life before the Apocalypse:
Lana was born to very conservative parents, the youngest child and also the only daughter. Her father was a farmer, and both of her older brothers worked on the farm. Her mother worked as a waitress in a diner, and had no aspirations for her own life. To her, to be a wife and a mother was enough, and she should be so proud as to have her husband allow her a meager serving job. Lana grew up in a small town, and she always dreamed of moving to the big city for school and work. Her parents disapproved, as her mother thought that an education didn't matter to be a wife and mother, and her father wanted her to stay and help out on the farm. There were talks of trying to marry her off to the son on a neighboring plantation, and Lana angrily slept with the farmhand out of rebellion. Her parents were furious and forbid her from leaving the house, and in those days spent only leaving to go to school or help tend the land, she knew that she couldn't stay.
She lied to her parents and said that she wanted to go school to be a bartender so that she could help expand the diner and make some extra money. From that angle, they obliged her in an attempt to keep her home. She went to school and learned the tricks of the trade, or at least as much as she could from her classes. She began to work at a dive bar in the small town, and there, she honed her skills for a year before she decided it was time to move. She started to scout for jobs in Nashville, and on one of her trips, she met a bouncer at an elegant lounge. His name was Lenny, and although the job initially turned her down, she kept in contact with the man in case they ended up having any openings. They talked about simple things at first, but as they continued to talk, they developed feelings for each other, and Lana started to sneak off to the city to see him.
Their relationship blossomed, and they soon started to date. Before long, the lounge finally needed a bartender, and Lenny put her name in the ring. Unfortunately, her parents found out about her job offer in the city and her relationship with Lenny, and they were furious. Prejudiced and bigoted, they were enraged that she was dating someone who was black. They gave her an ultimatum: abandon her job in the city and her new lover, or they would disown her.
Lana left for the city in her beaten up old pickup truck, and she never looked back. They would never speak to each other again.
What happened to your character on Outbreak Day?:
On outbreak day, Lana had been working her usual shift at the bar. The night was going well, until one of Lana's patrons started getting sick. She cut him off and closed his tab, refusing to serve him any further. Despite his lack of continued drinking, he got more and more sick until he finally rested his head on the bar and didn't move. He was still for a long while, and Lana thought that he had simply passed out. She was too busy with her other patrons to deal with the seemingly drunken man, and didn't pay him any mind until he sat up and started staring at her. She came over and asked him if he was all right, but he didn't answer, only made strange snarling sounds at her. Thinking there was a problem, Lenny came over to investigate, and he was just in time. The man tried to lunge across the bar at her, cut off short by the bar top. Lenny pushed the man back and tried to get him to stop, but he kept coming. No matter what Lenny did, he got back up, even when he threw him against a group of bar stools. Something was clearly wrong, but they didn't know what until he turned and attacked a patron, eating her and ripping at her flesh.
The bar broke out into a frenzy, and everyone fled in a panic. Not but a few blocks over, rioting could be heard in the streets. Unsure of what to do, Lana froze. Lenny let the man attack the woman with regret, and he helped Lana climb over the bar and together, they rushed out into the street. They climbed into their cars, and Lana followed him back to his parents' house. Together, the quartet rode out the riots.
Describe your character's life after the Apocalypse:
Lana learned many things about herself after the world ended. All of the hard labor that she had done on the farm had prepared her body more than she would have expected, gave her strength and speed. She was a good shot, once Lenny taught her. But Lana had no sympathy for the dead, like Lenny did. He found himself struggling to kill even walkers, feeling guilty, and Lana saw the red flags fly up. For as strong as he was, as many people as he had thrown out of her bar, he was weak at heart, soft. When their home in Tennessee was no longer safe, the family moved out of the city, and they lost Lenny's mother in the process. His father was distraught, but as they all traveled together and time passed, Lana started to notice the way that he looked at her out of the corner of his eye, the way that he would watch her dry her hair after a quick wash.
And she learned that her most valuable asset in this new world wasn't a gun or a knife. It was herself.
Unlike Lenny, his father hated the dead for what they had done to his wife, and he slaughtered them with no mercy. Lenny was sweet and possessed a soft heart, and the sight always sickened him. As much as she liked him, Lana knew that she wouldn't be safe with him in the long run, though she meant everything to him. She knew that she needed to survive, and needed someone to protect her if that was going to happen. She opened herself to Lenny's father's wandering eye, and she accepted his advances and began a secret relationship with him. The two would sleep together once Lenny fell asleep, and in turn, he protected her more fiercely than before.
But the time came when they were leaving Tennessee, and they got swarmed by a horde that had vacated the city. The trio was fleeing, with Lana in her pickup truck and the boys in their car. As they broke onto the road, they met another throng of walkers, and they found themselves surrounded on all sides. The boys got out of the car to try and fight a hole in the horde so that they could all drive through, but Lenny's father went down after they swarmed him. As he was eaten alive, Lenny rushed to Lana's truck and managed to get the door half-open before he was grabbed by the walkers that couldn't get to his father. They latched onto his legs and tried to pull him away. The walkers that weren't trying to pull him away tried to snake around him and into the vehicle, and as he tried to pull himself into the car, Lana panicked and quickly slammed the door shut from the inside. She slammed on the gas and left him there, screaming for her as he was eaten alive in the dust from her fleeing pickup truck.
The same pattern happened over the course of the next six months. She would meet a man or many men, and in turn for their protection, she would let them have her body. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes she didn't, but their protection was worth it. Over time, she traveled across the country. Her companions always had a destination in mind, always had somewhere to be. If they seemed like they were slipping, or becoming weak, or even just giving her any sort of red flag, Lana would find a way to leave them either dead or alive.
She went through many men in her travels, and eventually found herself in California. She met a man named Tommy, and together, they traveled through the state. They didn't know each other for very long, and he proved to be emotionally unstable as their arrangement proceeded. After he got angry at her and chucked an ash tray at her in the hotel room they were squatting at, Lana knew she had to go. Although she managed to dodge the blow, she didn't want to wait for the day that she didn't. In the dead of night, she crept out of the hotel and gathered all of his supplies. She packed them into her own truck, slit his tires, and then sped off into the night. She traveled down to Santa Monica, and was alone until she stumbled upon Liam. She was attracted to his strength and power, and she gave herself to him willingly in exchange for his protection.
The two proceeded on with their arrangement, moving around as they needed to, and sleeping together as frequently as Liam wanted. The chance to hold up his end of the bargain came when Tommy caught up to Lana, wanting revenge for her betrayal. He spat choice words at Liam, tore into Lana for her actions, and made it clear that he wanted her dead. But before he had a chance to make good on his promise, Liam ended his life. The proof of protection bound Lana to him, and they have traveled together ever since.
Now, two and a half year later, they have stumbled upon the Biltmore Estate. Living within such a protected stronghold has been a luxury, and Lana finds herself getting comfortable, thought Liam seems restless. She has taken up the position of the bartender within the Estate, and she's happy to have a piece of her old life back. But time will tell what will become of her, if she will stay or go. The decision lies with Liam. Wherever Liam goes, Lana will follow.