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Character Information
Character Journal: slingshotting
Character Name: Tommy (10k) he will not go by Tommy in game, he will use 10k or Ten Thousand.
Character Canon: Syfy's Z Nation
Age: Between 18 and 19
Race: Human
Timeline Pull Point: Season 2; Episode; Zombie Baby Daddy; after mercying and burying Cassandra, he'll be coming that same night when the group would have made camp and he was on watch.
Canon History:
Pre-Z/Canon: (Taken from flashbacks and what creators have said in interviews)

10k was born in America, his parents named him Tommy. Not much is known about his early life except that he grew up in the woods, hunting, fishing, living off the land with his father who is a survivalist. It is insinuated that his mother died Pre-Z and it was just him and his father most of the time. It is this lifestyle and his age that can be attributed to how well the young man adapted to what came next. That first day we see young Tommy out in the woods fishing when the world goes to hell. He encounters zombies and in his confusion does not know for certain what is going on. After all, unlike most youth he had never played a video game or been on the internet, he did not even watch television from what can be told. He trips as he is running from the zombies and ends up passed out, luckily his father saves him. It is assumed that for some time the two of them survive together as the next scene of the story we see is a slightly older Tommy lighting a cigarette for his father as he lay dying. His father has made Tommy tie him up and makes him promise to kill him, instructing his son on how to pike him when the time comes. They speak about his mother, with Tommy's father praising him for the young man he is becoming and reminding him not to curse because his mother hated it. In an emotional ending his father passes and turns. Tommy spends a length of time watching, looking for some sign that his father is still in there somewhere. When he finally accepts that he is not, that the thing before him is not his father he pikes him, marking his first zombie kill and the birth of his oath that leads to his nickname and goal, to kill Ten Thousand zombies. One can assume that for awhile after this Ten Thousand as he is now known spent time on his own surviving, making it day by day and racking up his zombie kill count to over a thousand.

Post-Z/Canon: I will be using Wiki links here as time constraints have hindered me from writing my own history out and I would like to submit my application some time this century.


Season 1

Season 2

10k


CRAU History: n/a

Personality:
A strong character is the most fitting sentence for 10k built from a world where he was raised to survive when things were good and finding himself more than capable when they went bad. A quiet young man who does not speak often but when he does it is because he has something to say about the situation at hand. Many times in canon you see him in the background, fighting, protecting and taking care of the group with nary a word spoken or needed. His actions speak loud enough for him most of the time. He is an observant person, very little escapes his notice, allowing him to aid his team time and again by seeing the trouble before it happens and being ready to act. He is almost always on alert, never really relaxing but instead staying constantly aware of his surroundings even when things are safer than usual.

There is a shy, awkward side to him as well that could explain some of his quieter moments. He was not often in social situations when he was younger and has a blunt way of stating what he intends to say and nothing more. He is shown to be a bit awkward when it comes to the opposite sex, the teenage part of him curious about girls while wondering if the apocalypse has stolen his chance to find out more. Given a kiss on the cheek , he smiles like a besotted boy. His words can catch up a little or he can go silent and obviously awkward in the right situation. Uncomfortable with being called a hero and instead casting his eyes down and sipping water versus the posturing most young men his age would do in his place.

This sky awkward side is not to be mistaken for meekness, 10k will speak his mind. He will not mince words and he will not lie if asked something. He may not offer all the information he has but if he's asked, his response will be honest and to the point. When it comes to survival and taking down zombies, he is confident, to the degree that some would accuse it of bordering on cocky at times. But it is not, it is a fact that he back's up by the fact that his skill is relatively unmatched, racking up kills with each move the team makes. It is rare to see him doubt his ability, his mind that of a tactical soldier when it comes to his and his friends survival. He knows what he is good at, he does not boast loudly and he does not expect praise but he will not pretend that he is not damn good at it.

He will do what he has to do, include issue mercy to someone he cares deeply for. While he remains outwardly calm most of the time that does not mean these things are always that way on the inside, that he does what he has to without feeling it deep inside. They are instinct and borne of necessity, each one hurting him deep inside. Every person he can not protect another knife to his heart. He simply knows he can not let these emotions over take him, that the guilt, anger, grief must all be kept in their place, held tight even though they are certainly there. You're world does not go to hell, you do not lose your only family, lose close friends along the way that you do not learn to be angry, feel grief and guilt over what you must do. 10k is no different from anyone in this, only different from most in how he handles it. There is a time for those things, a time for revenge and he is a patient young man who will put the mission first above his own wants. But never above his friends, he'll give all he has and then some to protect the people he is with and humanity. 10k is dedicated, loyal to his friends, if separated he will try every means available to find them, he'll believe in them even in the darkest of hours. His faith in Roberta, Doc, Addy, Mack, Cassandra (Before Murphy turned her.) is unflagging.

A young man with true strength of character and will. Every thing he has done from the start of the apocalypse shows this, his youth and earlier life helped him to adapt, labeling him what many would call an Apocalypse baby. This helped strengthen him, hone him and harden him into a young man, soldier like in nature with his ability to shoot and survive, with a quiet, watchful demeanor who knows what he believes in and will fight for it till his last breath. Even if he has to struggle with what that must be done, if what that is will weigh his soul down more than it already is. 10k will kill a Z without question and a human if necessary. However, that does not take away from the morals he has. He would not murder someone because he wanted to, there has to be a reason. Even if that reason is revenge as happens to be the case with Murphy, to 10k it will be justice if he is allowed to have the end he sees for his and Murphy's relationship. He also has very good manners, something that seems to be attributed to his mother who it seems while alive kept her boys in line, he will not curse, using words such as fracking instead. He will use the words ma'am and sir where they apply and defer to his elders when the situation calls for it and if it is not a foolhardy endeavor that will threaten them all.

All in all he is a good soldier, good kid , an all around good guy. Do not let the lack of regret over killing a stranger who is going to kill his friends fool you. Innocent lives matter to him, his friends matter to him. The fate of his world matters to him as will the fate of any one he becomes close to. Do not let the quiet nature fool you either, he can make a joke or even show a side of sarcasm, only when he becomes comfortable and that is when he learns to trust. He will be cautious in this new setting, it will take him time to warm up but when he does he will be an asset to any he meets if he can find a way to be. It is in his nature to survive, to be useful and to help those in need.

Side Note: He knows weapons, cars a little, survival techniques but not modern technology, video games, internet the things most kids his age are accustomed to. He will show some awe and wonder at new technologies and maybe be a little leery of them and spending a lot of time inside as his life has been spent in the out of doors.

Powers/Abilities:
-Sniper; 10k has what some would call an eagle eye, rarely missing a shot especially at long range. Both with his rifle and his sling shot, calm steady hands and his observant demeanor help with this skill.
-Survivalist; Raised by a survivalist father he has a superior skill here. Knowing how to use what is around him to survive a situation.
-Quick/Good Stamina; A life on the run from zombies and the bad guys has built up his ability to keep going. Lack of food and water have also given him the ability to sustain himself on very little.
-Fighter; While not his best means, hand to hand is a skill he posseses. As is close range combat with a knife. In general he has a fighter's mindset, be it a sling shot, pool cue, whatever is at hand he can usually utilize it efficiently as a weapon.
-Fisherman/Hunter; His gun and knife skills help with hunting, it is safe to assume he knows how to set a trap as well. It is stated in canon that he is also a really good fisherman, bringing in fish whenever they are in an area where they have the time to stop.
-Tactical/Intelligent; He is an analytical, highly tactical and intelligent young man. Assessing situations quickly and finding a way out, even in a pinch when he needs to.


Inventory: He will come fixed with his own arsenal. In canon it is shown that 10k is very rarely unarmed. He will bring with him the following list of weapons, all on his person.
Weapons

-Rifle; This will be a sniper rifle, fixed with a scope. Model along the lines of the SR25.
-Towing Chain; Metal, shortened to about two foot in length.
-Handguns; 1 Smith and Wesson M&P Ported Pistol and 1 Springfield Armory XD- Centerfire Pistol.
-Curved blade; The head of an old piece of farming equipment, the small part that inserts into the handle is used as the handle, the blade makes a long c with a sharp point at the tip.
-Sling shot/metal nuts and washers; Homemade with good materials it has a great range; an assortment of nuts and washers will be in his pocket to be used as ammo.
-Ammo; He will have around 60 rounds a piece for each of the three guns.
-Hunting Knives; Ontario WWII M3 Trench Knife Fixed 6.875" Blade, Leather Handle and Ontario Gen II SP43 Spec Plus 8" Carbon Steel Blade Blade with Sheath.

In his pack and pockets of his gear he will also have the following survival items.
-Canteen and empty water bottle
-Fishing line
-Rope
-Lighter
-Blanket large enough to make a tent but thin and well worn.

Writing Samples
First Person Sample: [He has little to no experience with devices that can broadcast him over a network. However he has spent days searching for his friends in this place with no luck. He quietly studies the people around him and gains a rudimentary understanding of this device. The first few seconds of feed are scrabbled, scratchy as he taps at the device.] Fracking machine...wait, is this on? [He eyes a red light blinking at him, it must be. Well that was embarrassing.] Uh, hey I'm 10k, I'm new here and I'm looking for my friends, Doc, Lieutenant Roberta Warren, Addy Carver. If anyone has seen them or if you guys are out there, I'm here and looking. Over and out.

[That was how you ended these things right? Excuse the fumbling as he takes a moment to end this communication. He really does not like it, face to face was hard enough but at least then he could observe rather than talk.]

Third Person Sample:
The wind blew softly through the trees, the sky above was unblemished. For a night of hell it was beautiful. That beauty only strengthened the guilt, pain, regret in 10k, his eyes cast skyward as he remembered. He remembered the good times. He remembered the blood that fell from her mouth, warm against his cheek, he remembered the feel of her blood as it coated his fingers. He could feel the weight of her corpse on his chest. He told himself he had to stop thinking of her and think of it, that thing was no longer Cassandra. Because every time he thought of her something deep inside him broke, hardened and broke again in a fresh wave of emotion.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and counted to ten while he steadied his breathing and forced his mind to go blank. Aching in his search for the blissful nothing he wanted to feel. It was there at his fingertips, if he could take a few more switches and turn them off he could bury this the way he had buried the rest. He could remind himself that logically it was what had to be done. Logic had no control over the ache of the heart and soul, this was a lesson that this fracking world taught him over and over again.

"Thank you, Tommy.... He could still hear her.

His breath was anguished, no one since his pa had called him Tommy and he shuddered as the force of it hit him. Cassandra was gone, the thing she had become was gone. He had to kill her, the good of his friends who were still alive depended on it. Then another realization took hold, slashed at the ache and tinged it blood red with anger at the edges.

Murphy.... He could taste the copper of anger in his mouth.

If Murphy had not bit her, if he had let her go with the dignity she deserved none of this would have happened. He knew that his anger would have no true outlet because he could not kill Murphy. Not when the fate of the world was at stake, he was not a selfish young man. His resolve, determination and quiet strength would carry him through even the tornado in his veins. Because one day, he would have what he needed most, an end to this insanity and the life of the man who had taken someone special from him.

10k cracked his eyes open at last, his mind settled more than it had been. He could not feel anything but that anger helped steel his insides and had him standing straighter, breathing easier. Till he saw the fog, it was thick, all around him and he sucked a breath in. Instinct had the hunting knife at his waist in his hand in an instant. Fingers fitted perfectly to the handle, his gun would do no good in this when he could not see an inch in front of his face. He heard no sound of any z but that did not mean they were not there.

They had lit no fire, safety came first and no one was much in the mood to sit up and talk. A few hours of rest and then it was on the road again, Cassandra's death had hung over them all, even if not a one had shown a sign of blaming him. He took a moment to get his bearing, mind accessing the scenario he found himself in. Weighed options and thought six steps ahead before he took one step from the spot he had opened his eyes to find himself in. 10k knew no matter what was going on here, the first thing he had to do was find the group and get them all to safety where the fog could not give a z the perfect opportunity.

His path clear in his mind he turned his body in a slow motion, one hand cast out slightly to feel ahead of him as the other held his knife poised in a strike position, he made a sweep with his empty hand and began to take methodical steps forward. The action repeated over and over again, even as he found with each step he was in unfamiliar terrain. He knew he had went the right way and a warning bell in his head told him he had found something bigger than fog here.

One step after the other, one sweep of hand after the other. Careful, slow, this was how unbeknownst to him he made his way toward his first sight of the world that would one day hopefully feel like and become home to him.

Final Notes: I admit to a difficult time with the first person, 10k is not a verbose young man and he has not had much reason to use technology as his personality and background reflect. He comes off stilted which is how he will be over the network for quite some time.

Current Zombie Kill Count; 3,255