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Name: Riley McHagen
Nickname: N/A; Whatever you want to call him
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Nationality: White/American
Height: 5'7"
Sexual orientation: Straight? He's not really lucky when it comes to dating; never has been.
Primary Weapon: N/A; he mostly stays in the safety of the compound and does research.
Secondary weapon: Keeps a small firearm just in case of emergencies.
Faction: Compound
Job/Position: "Scientist"
Stats: (Form will be added here later)
Personality: Clever | Adaptable | Passionate | Mouthy | Cautious | Confident | Entitled | Bitter | Smug
This smart ass is no stranger when it comes to banter- it'd be ODD if he didn't have some sort of snarky quip to any sort of conversation. Sure, it gets on people's nerves sometimes but they'll just have to deal with it because Riley is unapologetically Riley. He might be quick-witted, but thankfully his brain can be used for other things, like adapting to new situations. Even after being traumatized by witnessing people being eaten alive or having their brains spewed over the ground, he's learned how to adapt. He has small bouts of PTSD but throwing himself into his work is an enormous distraction that helps him cope. He can learn to cope with a lot of things; rationed food, minimum electricity, even working with assholes. He's pretty flexible when it comes to his lifestyle. And as mentioned before, he loses himself in... well, basically everything he does. Primarily it's his work, but if you can get him to do anything else, he is just as intensely consumed about that thing as finding a cure. Like... taking care of a stray for example, or venturing into the city to find something he needs. He always gives 110% to everything he does, in full belief that he's making some sort of change or great strides towards bettering himself and everyone around him.
While he may be clever and quick-witted, he's also not one to really hide what's on his mind. If he sees something he thinks is unfair, he isn't afraid to open his mouth- loudly at that. He's not one to shy away from telling authority figures to fuck off. His attitude gets him in trouble at times, but he can't help but expose injustices when he sees them. That being said, he is known to be cautious. He might be fine speaking his mind, but not without some form of protection. During his years at the compound, he's tried to squeeze his way so much into its lifestyle that he hopes it won't be able to function without him. When it comes to people, he's found he can't relate to them anymore; it seems too risky. He'd lost too many friends after the zombies attacked that he just doesn't have the heart to try again. Because of this, he's also sworn off women as well (not that they'd be particularly attracted to this nerdy loser); he promised himself that he wouldn't even THINK of having a future with a family in it until after he finds a cure. But being who he is, Riley is 99% sure he'll find that cure soon. Obviously, he's much too confident in his abilities; being someone who really only has a bachelor's degree, he thinks he knows more than what he actually does. Confidence is great and all, but it's clear to anyone who spends 10 minutes with this guy that he's in over his head.
As a spoiled only child, Riley grew up having everything and believing he deserved it too. Everything was his and he could do anything he set his mind to. At least, that's what he believed before the zombie attack. He feels as if he's been robbed; he practically had his life laid out for him, that he would become a well-respected scientist and would make a lot of money and even have a beautiful wife and a nice family too one day, but then the zombies attacked and now he has nothing. Nothing but a shoddy compound filled with crappy people and little to no resources. Even he recognizes that it might be hard to find a cure when his equipment is so crappy. Still, being the confident asshole he is, he believes he'll still find one if he just works hard enough. Since he feels like the rug was pulled out from under his feet after the apocalypse happened, he has become quite bitter and resentful. He doesn't like seeing people happy or trying to make the best out of a shitty situation. To him, that's stupid; why settle when the world can be corrected again? Sure, it won't be as good as it used to be, but they could help make it even better! So why talk a lot of bullshit? To him, those people are either too stupid or lazy to really do any good, so he can be a little antagonistic towards those kinds of people. And finally, Mr. Protege is, of course, smug. He believes he's some sort of main character; he's lived this long because he was MEANT to find a cure. He believes he's indestructible- to an extent. To him, this is some sort of video game, except Player 1 only has one life and there's no respawn point. He's still cautious, of course, but he can't help but brag about how important he is or how close he thinks he is to finding a cure. If he's not absorbed in his work, he's probably running his mouth, explaining how when he finds the cure, he's going to have so many babes to choose from that he might end up having 3 wives.
History: Riley grew up in a well-to-do home; he never had to fight for resources, being an only child, but he did have to adhere to his parents' perception of perfection. It wasn't that hard, however, having everything a young mind could need to be constantly saturated with new knowledge meant he was seen as a gifted child. Having every advantage, he shot up through the school system fairly easily; he was doing college-level work before he even started high school. He graduated early with honors and an associate's degree and went on to get his bachelor's too. He was starting to work on his master's degree in biochemistry when his world turned upside down.
He was studying out-of-state when the virus gripped the nation and has been stranded there since. He attempted to fly back home, but the planes had been grounded to keep the virus from going airborne- to no avail. Before long, chaos was spreading everywhere; his friends either killed themselves or ran off or even worse, they were turned into monsters. When it became clear his home wasn't safe anymore, Riley tagged along with a bunch of strangers heading to a compound. Nearly half the group was lost when they finally arrived.
Traumatized, Riley clung to his phone for emotional support. While it didn't work like it was supposed to, he could still look through his pictures and listen to music whenever he was able to charge it, thanks to the compound's generators. It's nothing like what it used to be, and he doesn't believe the world could ever be the same again, he wants to help it get back on track and has devoted his time to finding some sort of cure.
**Shitty history will be rewritten at some point! It's almost midnight and I have work tomorrow, so OTL
Stats: 15
Animal || 2 / 10 || ●●○○○○○○○○
Attack || 1 / 10 || ●○○○○○○○○○
Crafting || 0 / 10 || ○○○○○○○○○○
Charisma || 0 / 10 || ○○○○○○○○○○
Defense || 0 / 10 || ○○○○○○○○○○
Intelligence || 6 / 10 || ●●●●●●○○○○
Medic || 3 / 10 || ●●●○○○○○○○
Stealth || 1 / 10 || ●○○○○○○○○○
Survival || 2 / 10 || ●●○○○○○○○○
- He has a kitten named Pimb who he adores. Rescued her as a newborn and has had her for almost two years now.
- TBA
Big shout-out to angelpink7 for helping me out with the application q7q tablet's still a no-go, so she helped me by putting my shitty sketch on the app and I really appreciate it !! When I get a new tablet, I'll fix this up a bit TwT
Chibi/original design by @/myneea !
Image size
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