[center][i]"[color=964B00]Guess what, we're shitty people, Joel. It's been that way for a long time.[/color]”[/i]
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[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Name:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
Tess

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Age[/b][/i][/u]:[/color][/h3]
Late 30s

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Gender:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
Female

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Canon:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
The Last of Us

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Main Thread or Sandbox:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
Main Thread

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Personality:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
Tess was a leader; she led Joel effortlessly and made friends with many of the people that she met. She had a wide range of contacts and was universally respected, and often feared, among the residents of the Boston Zone. Tess, like most survivors, was ruthless, and did not flinch at the thought of killing people, but conversely was kind to Ellie, more so than Joel originally, and did her best to reassure and protect her. Tess also seemed to lack patience; she decided to shoot the man hired by Robert instead of talking to him.

However, after being bitten, Tess became short-tempered, more aggressive and fixated on finding the Fireflies. These changes in behaviour were a side effect of the infection, which heightens anger. She also held a reluctance to turn into an Infected and was frustrated at her impending death. as such, she desired redemption; she believed getting Ellie to the Fireflies would bring a cure to the world, latching on to it almost straight away despite Joel being completely unbelieving. In Tess' mind, this would be forgiveness for the things that she and Joel had done. Her guilt over these things came out when she told Joel that they were "shitty people" and had "been that way for a long time." For Tess, bringing Ellie to the Fireflies would be peace of mind for her, and she made it her last request to Joel.

Tess was also courageous. She accepted Ellie without complaining and faced her death with a humanity rarely seen since the outbreak. She even didn't tell Joel and Ellie that she was bitten, selflessly not wanting them to worry about her until there was no alternative. When coming to the realization that she was on the brink of turning into an Infected, Tess displayed selflessness and love for Joel and Ellie, urging Joel to take her to the Fireflies for a chance at redeeming the broken state of the world. She sacrificed herself for them, a stark contradiction to her previous philosophy of a "dog-eat-dog-world" that she shared with Joel, displaying a trait rarely found in the post-apocalyptic world.

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Equipment:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
There really isn’t much she has but then again, you gotta have as little as possible on you to be able to move fast in a zombie apocalypse. Aside from healing kits and ammo, she has her 9mm handgun on her.

[h3][color=964B00][u][b][i]Attributes:[/i][/b][/u][/color][/h3]
Tess was a natural leader, being the brains behind Joel's muscle in their partnership. She was also well connected, being respected, and even feared, by many people within the Boston QZ.

Like most hardened survivors, she was skilled in combat, having killed many infected over the years. She was able to kill Runners and Clickers with just a 9mm pistol and her fists and even two armored soldiers in the same manner. She was skilled enough in hand-to-hand combat to be able to kill two men by herself, despite being injured and taken by surprise. She was also quite stealthy, killing a man with a shiv by sneaking up on him. She wasn't invincible, though; a Runner successfully bit her, resulting in her contracting the infection and was later killed by a squad of soldiers, despite managing to kill two of them.

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Biography:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
[quote]A hardened survivor living in one of the last remaining quarantine zones, Tess operates in the black market of a city under martial law. Partners with Joel, they have become known within the criminal underworld for their ruthlessness. Street smart and confident, Tess is a savvy strategist and negotiator. Her ability to generate intelligent plans to secure the contraband for their trade is second to none. Tess and Joel subscribe to the same dog-eat-dog philosophy. They survive by being willing to do what others can’t or won’t. Her trust in and loyalty towards Joel runs deep. However, secretly, she questions whether Joel shares the same emotions that she feels for him.[/quote]

[h3][color=964B00][u][i][b]Other:[/b][/i][/u][/color][/h3]
She apparently hated sardines (and still does).

I had to since Joel, Ellie, and Sarah are coming here, I blame you guys /j [/center]