[hider=Kaitlyn Novak] [Center] [img]http://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1419780411i/13125054._SY540_.jpg[/img] [color=9966cc][h3][B]Kaitlyn "Kate" Novak[/B][/h3] [/color] [color=9966cc][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Female [color=9966cc][b]Sexuality:[/b] [/color] Heterosexual [color=9966cc][b]Age:[/b][/color] 17 [color=9966cc][b]Role in Community:[/b][/color] Kaitlyn is a nurse practitioner, choosing to follow in her mother's footstep when her father left abruptly. She used everything she managed to glean from Amelia over the years and has become quite proficient as treating all sorts of injuries and illnesses. [color=9966cc][b]Appearance:[/b][/color] Kaitlyn got her height from her father, standing at a taller than average height of 5'9" with a body made of taut muscles from surviving for most of her life. Maybe if the world hadn't gone to shit, Kaitlyn would have had a face considered to be pretty but these days it's usually drawn into expressions of weariness or tiredness. Her fair skin is Caucasian and slightly tanned from the North Carolina's weather, usually swathed with cuts and bruises depending on the day. Her straight, chocolate colored hair falls to her shoulders but is usually kept up in a bun or pony tail depending on the activities she's participating in. Her stormy grey eyes were inherited from her mother, though they carry a certain haunted look, like they've seen things no one should have to see. Kate normally wears a leather jacket over her tops, jeans or shorts depending on the heat, and combat boots. [color=9966cc][b]Biography:[/b][/color] Born and raised in San Francisco, Kaitlyn and her brother Damian, were supposed to have a life of success and love. Instead what they got was the end of the fucking world. As much as she likes to think she would have survived without them, her family is the only reason she's alive to this day. It all started when the Novak family had been visiting Adrijana, Kate's grandmother, in Northern California. What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation for the siblings and overworked parents turned into a living nightmare. The infection began during their stay with Adrijana and the Novaks were forced to leave the family estate. Kaitlyn doesn't remember much of what happened due to the trauma, but she does remember stumbling upon Sierra-Armstrong and being taken in by the Garrison. Her early life revolved around just barely surviving, having to adjust to a whole new lifestyle. She stayed close to her family, whom were the people she ever really cared about. When Damian began to train for Guard duty, Kate chose to apprentice under her mother, who was a nurse before and after the outbreak. She spend the next years of her adolescence helping others while trying to keep her head low as to not attract too much attention from the Garrison. Some of the soldiers took interest in some of the younger girls in Sierra-Armstrong and Kate could only guess what happened to them. Bearing this in mind she wanted to learn how to defend herself, from men and zombies alike. So, when Olivia came around, Kaitlyn was not only eager to have a friend but a mentor. Though she was closer to Damian, Kate liked to think they were friends. She would ask Damian and Olivia frequently about the things they learned as Guards, hoping to learn as much as possible. Her whole world was flipped upside down 6 months ago when her father and brother, just up and left with no warning. All she got was a letter from her father stating he was going to try and find others as well as a cure. She bitterly remembers her brother telling her to look after her mother before taking off into the night after their father. She still remembers the tears and the confusion and the weakness she hated so much to feel. Her mother was devastated, hell, even Liv was lost without her best friend. The three ladies left behind stuck together and tended to the sick and wounded at Sierra-Armstrong, hoping Damian and Stefan weren't zombie grub. [color=9966cc][b]Personality:[/b][/color] Having survived the zombie apocalypse for close to half of her life, most of what Kaitlyn knows is what happened after the outbreak. Kate's best quality lies in the fact that she's very adaptive. She'll do anything and everything she can to survive in this new world she has to live in. In Sierra-Armstrong, there's no place for weakness, so she shows none, there's no place for laziness, so she works hard. There's a determined and confident way about her, even though you can see the tiredness in her eyes. These days, she's not one to smile often, believing that most of her family is dead tends to kill her happiness. Kate is slow to trust and an even slower lover. She only knows a handful of decent men and her father's one of them. The only people she can say she truly loves and trusts are her family. Despite her hard exterior, much like her brother, she has a soft heart. She loves to help people, which is one of the reasons why she became a nurse. Kaitlyn at the end of the day, just wants what's best for her family and friends. [color=9966cc][b]Living Arrangements:[/b][/color] The Novaks live in the residential section of the Garrison, conveniently close to the Med-Wing. The living space seems hauntingly empty without her brother and father to fill the void. [color=9966cc][b]Possessions:[/b][/color] Kate normally carries around a backpack filled with medical supplies, sometimes having to stay mobile to help patients who can't be moved from where they are. She also carries around a canteen like most Sierra-Armstrong residents. By choice Kaitlyn also carries around a tactical knife in a holster as well as a flashlight, just in case. At her house she owns a few changes of clothes, books, and a couple bottles of booze she managed to sneak away from her parents. Guess even in a zombie apocalypse teenagers will still be teenagers. [/center] [/hider] [hider=Relations] [center][b]Damian Novak[/b] For most of her life, her brother Damian was always there for her. A shoulder to cry on, a protector, a friend, all those things and more. After the outbreak, family meant everything to her. They were all she truly had, and she loved them endlessly. So as you can imagine, when half of the people she held closest to her disappeared into the night with little to no warning, she was devastated. During the six months he's been gone, Kate holds resentment for her brother. For leaving her mother and herself to fend for themselves, for chasing after some dream in his father's shadow. Deep down, she feels as though she never mattered to either of them if they could just uproot and take off like they did. With Damian's return, Kaitlyn's a mess of emotions, specifically anger. Maybe finally seeing her brother after all this time will help, but maybe she'll just end up punching him in the face. It's a 50/50, you never know with Kate. [b]Stefan Novak[/b] When thoughts of her father surface, mostly one reoccurring thought spirals through her brain. It's "why?" Why would he just leave like that? Why did he believe that the answers the end of the world were outside of Sierra? Why leave something as good as what they had going? They had clothes on their backs and a roof over their heads, which was way better than most could say in this undead-riddled hell. With Damian's return, Kaitlyn has more questions than answers. But the biggest one is "where the fuck is the man who raised me and loved me?" Not only is she scared to know the answer, but she's scared for her mother as well, Amelia has already gone through so much. [b]Oliver Allington[/b] There's not much Kaitlyn knows about this one, honestly. Most of what she knows is rumors and word-of-mouth. She heard that both of his parents are dead and since then he went AWOL. It seems as though he's trying to spark some sort of anger from the people of Sierra-Armstrong, probably because his father was so anti-military. Kaitlyn definitely doesn't agree with Oliver's actions but she does sometimes believe that things need to change around here. Riots or rebellion wouldn't solve anything though, the Garrison was too strong, too much a part of Sierra. If the army fell so would they. They were the only reason the walls stayed up and the zombies were held at bay. [b]Amy Wintergarden[/b] Amy seems like a nice woman, Kaityln's seen her around the medical wing, but they've never really talked. Though age doesn't really matter during the end of the world, it's enough of a gap that the two girls don't have much to say to each other. Maybe one day they can cross reference techniques of human medicine and veterinary medicine. [b]Liv Samsuel[/b] Kate feels as though Liv and her could have been great high school friends if the world hadn't gone to shit. Obviously Kaitlyn appreciates Liv and her help watching after her mom, but how close can you really get with someone when tomorrow isn't guaranteed? Either way, Kate wouldn't trade her for anyone else, especially with Damian and her Dad gone. Not only are they friends but they've been able to leave from each other. Kate's been showing her how to heal the wounded and sick, while Liv has been showing Kate how to not be totally useless in case the worst happens. Kaitlyn forever feels indebted for what Olivia's been teaching Kate, because even though she's no MMA fighter, she does feel that she can at least protect her mother, especially since without a man to protect them some of the sleazier guys from the Garrison have taking a liking to the mother and daughter. [b]Joseph Briggs[/b] The first time Kate met Joseph when she had to patch him up after he got cut up from his guard training. She found him to be quite peculiar and jokingly called him a 'robot' due to his disciplined and serious nature. Kaitlyn enjoyed his visits, though infrequent, was a nice change of face from most of the people in Sierra-Armstrong. Aside from Damian and her father, Briggs is one of the few other men she trusts in Sierra. Though he's in the army now, she can still see the humanity in his eyes, unlike most of the other soldiers with him. [/center] [/hider]