whistlin' by your grave ; six's hellions

for a child who was made to set her life goals in her father's footsteps, becoming the leader of grim's row isn't too far off. when she was growing up, her older brother and father were always people she aspired to be, until her mother suddenly left them. her perspectives changed, just enough to lead her down a path that her father considered dishonourable to his military title; max became a freelance mercenary. despite his complaints, max's stubbornness and refusal to be commanded around like a solider kept her from quitting her self-profession. it did - luckily - prove its worth and aid in her survival after the outbreak hit the streets, with the help of an old business acquaint, benjamin kanst.

FRIENDS for max will be just about anyone who isn't involved in scar. she doesn't let herself judge anyone by their looks any more, especially now, and lets their actions speak for themselves around her. most of it's because of the fact that she has to keep up appearances around the island, to ensure that everyone feels safe. there'd only be a few people who actually earn the real title of her friends, but max'll consider them to be more like family than friend. as for ENEMIES, i can see maxine gathering quite a few of snarky relationships among the island, and within the city's limits. because of her defensive tendencies, she doesn't let her guard down around most people, which can make her come off as more stubborn and aggressive than she actually is. so i wouldn't be surprised if she gives anyone the wrong impression upon first meeting them. concerning LOVERS, max has never really been interested in finding someone to settle down with, and start a family. she was always a love 'em and leave 'em type of girl, mostly because of her profession. but more so now than ever, she's scared to bring someone into her life in such a way, in fear of losing them. that combined with her responsibilities for the island, she generally keeps her pants on. however, down the line, she's already spoken for by benjamin kanst, so any final plots are out of the question.
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life for gambit has always been an environment that he's had to survive in. from birth, his parents had already mapped out a life full of obstacles between their unwillingness to take care of him, and then their constant alcohol and narcotic abuse. it's no surprise that he grew up to be a troublemaking rebel who couldn't care less about anything. the first job he ever acquired after moving out on his own was a mechanic gig, something easy and enjoyable, but enough to pay the rent and still get drunk off of. it was a little after his bachelor life started that he met the mother of his child, ava; the worst mistake of his life. after discovering her cheating, she disappeared with their two year old antonia, leaving gambit to pack up what was left of his life's shell and move to canada. it was a hope for a fresh start, to get away from the painful memory of losing his one and only right thing in life - his daughter, of course - but it turned into his gateway to scar. he was approached on his bounty hunting job, and recruited for scar's special delta squad leader position because of his loyalty and experience in hunting down humans. it worked up until after the outbreak, when slade saw one of the men he'd brought in for experimentation, loose on the street, entrails in his mouth. he went rouge after that, blinking off scar's radar. now, he works throughout the city, never staying in one spot for too long, doing his best to try and recruit enough allies to try and hit scar where it hurts. it's just a little hard to do that when you're being hunted.

FRIENDS might be far and few between. he's not used to hanging out with a lot of survivors while out and about, but if he feels comfortable enough to stick around, there's hope he'll come again for the company. he never allows himself to remain around the same people for a long period of time, however, because of the price scar has on his head; he doesn't want anyone getting hurt because of his so called betrayal. for ENEMIES, anyone who's associated with scar in anyway, he'll harbour negativity and possible hostile actions towards. he generally considers everyone an enemy until he can be sure they're not going to knife him in the back for his stuff, or just because. he's generally a man for himself, but he occasionally steps in to help people whenever they're at an unfair advantage, so he makes enemies rather easily from his actions, as well (of course, if he just left whoever was in need of help might think badly of him, too, so it could go either way). LOVERS wont be anything serious, most likely. he had fallen in love with ava, but when she ripped his heart out, and stole their child from under his nose, he's grown distant to the idea of happily ever after. sexual frustration, however, does take it's tole, and he's not all that subtle about it most times.
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growing up, and getting kicked out at the age of sixteen, into the streets of detroit, michigan, it's not hard to say that jackson's survived two years into this new world because he's had a little experience with getting around with his head still in tact. of course, he'd only been a little street rat back then, just looking for things to keep himself breathing; like food, and shelter. he didn't have anyone after his head unless he was in a cage fight that he put himself through in order to earn his meals. it wasn't until a year after he'd escaped all of that, and settled down with a friend and made a life for himself that he'd received a call from his mother, one of the people to agree in kicking him out of their lives entirely, stating that his younger sister was sick with leukaemia, and they needed help with the expenses. she didn't have to ask jax twice for help. how he received the money wasn't form his day job, sound teching for a local bar; instead, he found himself knocking on the door of a mercenary group that called themselves the schädel mercs. considering he was german, could speak the language, and had some hand to hand experience, they took him on, and he earned his keep. he came to san fran after the outbreak because he was told his sister had been transferred to their main hospital; he's been looking for her ever since he reached the city's soil.

FRIENDS shouldn't be all that hard for jax to earn.. but at the same time, he's not one to stick around people for too long. his attachment issues usually start kicking in whenever he's around someone, or something, for too long. he hates departing and feeling the loss of that kind of connection, so he tries not to get too close to people. but passing friends, and partners will be no problem. maybe some people from his past, too? ENEMIES are more likely, in my eyes. because he's so prone to his mercenary rules in life, his loyalty can easily be bought for the right price. that means he could piss off quite a few people around the scale of san francisco's area. his cocky attitude and sarcasm could help those along the way pretty well. LOVERS will probably come and go. he doesn't want to get too attached to anything, especially in that kind of line. but he doesn't mind fooling around - with protection, especially now - with anyone who grabs his attention and is down. there could be a right girl out there for him, but he'll just have to wait and see down the road if she pops up.
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as scar's first actual successful womb experiment, pandora's never known life outside of scar's main facility in san francisco. as a child, she was tested regularly in order to test her genetic tampering; her implanted anhidrosis / cipa disease at first didn't take effect within her system until she was at the end of her rope at age two. from that point on, she was kept under strict watch, and any sort of corruption in scar's leader's plans for her adult life wouldn't be tolerated. she grew up being raised by most of her trainers alongside scar's original leader's son, always expected to exceed his expectations. she was considered more of a prized weapon than anything else, but pandora didn't know anything but this sort of attention; it was what she considered love. and, although she'd remained naive for most of her life, her curiosity got the best of her, and eventually, she'd wormed her way into a free pass to do what she wanted amongst the outside grounds - so long as someone could see her in the surveillance room. after the original leader laid upon his death bed, however, that changed. she was given the title of second in command, and given the order to promise to ensure that his plan would reign. true to her loyalty and misunderstood love for him, she wont rest until she either achieves his goal, or someone puts her down.

FRIENDS would, of course, consist of most of everyone in scar. pandora doesn't like negativity towards the people on her side of the war zone, so she keeps a level head and tries to encourage everyone else to do so as well. she is easily able to manipulate people, however, so she can appear as though she's your friend in the streets of san francisco in order to gain information, but it wont be long before she's putting you out of scar's misery - especially if you're apart of fallen's island. ENEMIES are a little obvious. pandora puts scar before everything, even herself. it's what she was raised to do. anyone who threatens her reason for living can't be allowed to continue breathing. i wouldn't be surprised if she ticks some people off within scar's facility, however; sometimes her naive tendencies slip back up with her. LOVERS will probably be never. for much of anything. she's heading over to fallen's island, eventually, to manipulate her way into benjamin kanst's love life to gain information, but other than that, she'll have no motive or interest to get involved with anyone. it helps that she's also still a virgin, as scar's original leader had intended her to remain.
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quinn's mother was a stripper, verging on prostitute to pay for her extra high dose of heroin addiction, while her father was too busy draining any bottle he could get ahold of. so when she looks back at her life, she knows without a doubt where her occupation before the outbreak came from. the little things in her life that eventually progressed into her killing, however, was just her father's fault. her entire life growing up, after her mother abandoned them because she couldn't take her father's abuse anymore, was mainly a mix between finding places to stay away from home, and attempting to find love anywhere she could. after he started to physically abuse quinn, it triggered her dissociative identity disorder, giving her more confusion and fear. narcotics became a frequent habit for her in high school to try and drown out her other selves, which eventually lead to her first small get-together with a few friends while her father was supposed to be away. he came home early, drunker than usual, and caught her in the middle of sharing heavy saliva with the only boy who'd shown genuine interest in her. after he kicked everyone out, he not only gave quinn the beating of her life for having people in the house (let alone boys), but he also took her virginity in a sick form of a lesson about being a woman. a few years later, the streets became a common safe ground for her to roam in hopes that someone would pick her up, give her some money for a few unspoken deeds, and maybe a roof over her head for the night. but the first guy who tried to abuse her felt the wrath that'd been building since her life had started. immediately after she'd killed her john doe, her first stop was her father's house. after she'd disposed of her source of pain, it started a spree that eventually lead her to find the love of her life. even after they became infected, quinn still loves no other, and will do anything she has to in order to make sure he's by her side.

FRIENDS are going to be hard to come by for quinn. there might be a very few select random people that she comes across while roaming the outskirts of town that she doesn't try to kill, but i can see that being her only real form of 'friendship' outside of xakery. ENEMIES are a much more likely pairing for quinnlan. with her serial killer tendencies, even now, she'd rather spill a survivor's blood, raid their pockets, and drag their body back to camp for scraps than bother seeing what the're doing. not only that, but before the outbreak, her sketch was out amongst the last news reports before the outbreak, so a few people might come to recognize her as a criminal. LOVERS, naturally, are out of the question. she's absolutely in love with xakery rousseau, and no matter her personality, she'll always be loyal to him.
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although she was adopted, kenzie's adoptive parents treated her like their own, and raised a very polite and generous young lady. well, lady might not be the proper word, but she knew her manners just as well as her dinky car models. after her sixteenth birthday, she finally questioned her 'parents' about her origins, having suspicions with the help of constant bombarding from schoolmates. she learned the truth, and for a while, it devastated her. she grew more distant towards people, and started to trust less at the drop of a hat, but she eventually came back around to her parents, and apologized for her behaviour. it wasn't long after her graduation that she was skipping out to university for a nursing and medical degree, however, leaving a lot of her contact with her family behind her to focus better on school, and her part-time job at the hospital. it was good for a few years, but becoming a nurse lost kenzie's interest when it didn't strike out to her the same way. she switched to learning about herbs, more specifically located in south america, where hospitality was more slim. after five years of learning, gathering a team, and raising funds, she set out on her first out of the country journey to try her hands at doing what she wanted; helping people. she spent a wonderful year in bolivia, doing what she could for the villagers and learning from their own techniques, before they were scheduled to return to america. their flight touched down in san francisco, and because of the time, they had to bunker down for the night. the next morning, the infection was tearing through the airport like wildfire, and in a dumb chance of luck, kenzie managed to con a ride to alcatraz, becoming their first medic.

for kenzie, FRIENDS will be easy to come by. she's a very friendly, easy going person who enjoys any sort of company she can get. no matter the situation, she prides herself on someone anyone can turn to in a time of need, and trust is never an issue with her. so long as no one tells her to lie about something; she's horrible at keeping a convincing anything when asked to lie. also, her vegetarian lifestyle generally comes out when people talk about slaughtering animals, or animal abuse, but she tries to keep that on a simmered burner. ENEMIES might be few and far between. she doesn't like fighting with anyone, and tries to resolve issues before they get to the point of growing too large to fix without more complications. unless you're from scar, there's a really good chance that kenzie's not going to get mad at you for anything. at least, not for long. LOVERS are completely open, but kenzie's not the type to just give herself away to people, even in times like these. she has a lot of self respect for herself, and she refuses to fall for cheap lines and charming smiles- not unless she actually likes who the person is, on the inside, too. final plans are open, too, but she's not actively looking for her prince charming.
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