Nikolaiюлава один (Chapitre premier)
Marcher parmi les restes brûlés des véhicules et les os des morts a toujours rappelé Nikolai du silence presque malade qui a englouti la ville. Ses bottes faisaient des bruits doux alors qu'il longeait les routes qui retenaient des milliers de personnes. Il se souvint des jours précédents et souvent des soldats qu'il avait lentement regardés mourir un par un, tout en attendant sa propre mort. Depuis qu'il est arrivé à New York et qu'il a commencé son nouveau travail officieux comme looter pour les Havens, il a été préparé pour la mort. Alors qu'il marchait, il a culminé dans les voitures laissées en bon état et même une bosse qui avait été prise dans la circulation. Sur la banquette arrière, il a trouvé un magazine M16 qui avait 3 5,56 rounds. Pas bon pour son AK, mais il les a empochés de toute façon. Passer le temps de saccager complètement la bosse ne serait que le temps que l'infecté pourrait le découvrir, donc il a continué vers la petite maison de sécurité qu'il avait construit pour lui-même au dernier étage d'un immeuble d'appartements presque ruiné. Son estomac grondissant le dérangeait légèrement et avant qu'il le sache, il arrondissait le coin d'une épicerie qu'il passait plusieurs fois auparavant. Il s'est arrêté un moment et a soupiré en regardant les étagères emballées et en sachant que l'endroit était emballé avec des aliments comestibles.. et au moins 20 infectés. C'était l'endroit où il avait été le plus proche de la mort depuis longtemps. Un autre soupir et il erra de retour à son voyage "à la maison".
Name: Nikolai, full name (николай маршал)
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Nationality: Ukrainian
Sexuality: Irrelevant
Appearance:
Although young, signs of stress can clearly be seen on his face and scars from countless encounters with both humans and infected have left their marks on him. Wearing surplus military BDU and some assorted combat equipment has made him a target in the past but its saved him every time so far.
Family: Deceased (Pre-Infection)
Past occupation: Nikolai has never held a serious job before but has done plenty of oddjobs over the years.
Personality:
Before the outbreak, Nikolai was always seen as kind and at least somewhat outgoing. He always managed to have something to say about anything and was never afraid of being wrong. The outbreak did little to change his personality but has put a damper on his seemingly endless happiness.
Background:
When Nikolai was 17 years old, his parents were killed in a carjacking in Moscow. His parents were fairly rich and when they passed they left their fortunes to Nikolai. In their will, his parents told him to spend the money on experiences, on traveling the world and being the best person he could be. A year or so later most people would consider him to be an "extreme tourist". His first stop on the path was to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in his home country. After the start of hostilities in Ukraine, Nikolai left to explore the world. He never stayed anywhere long and even with a fortune to pull from he still tried to get by with the minimum. Traveling alone left its mark on Nikolai having experienced crime in practically every city he visited. He spent a year in the United States before the outbreak began.
After the outbreak, Nikolai first managed to join a group of National Guardsmen that had abandoned their posts rather than be overrun. That group changed and dwindled until at the end of it all, Nikolai was standing alone on the outskirts of New York just hoping that there was someone still alive.
What's in their bag:
Nikolai wears a military plate carrier and kevlar helmet. Besides the empty magazines and various cleaning tools, he has a small pouch he stores the miniscule amount of food he has and he has a half full canteen in another pouch.
Weapons:
Although menacing at first glance, the Auto Kalashnikov he carries is barely functional after months of heavy use. He has 6 "dirty" rounds for it that probably won't even fire in the best situation. He carries a makeshift shield on his back and has a steel police baton he uses frequently.
Other: By miniscule I mean he has a small bag of assorted nuts and seeds. By dirty rounds I mean that they were made post outbreak and are unstable and unreliable. If they go off at all they might not have the power needed to penetrate the skull even as a 7.62x39 round.