Character introduction

2013-08-19

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comic dialog: Wow. We're the poster children for normal? I should definitely forget that, it's depressing. Mmmmmmmmm forget me nows. Wait. Did I already take one of these?

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Jacob: HELLO THERE! I go by the name of Jacob. Some people think of me as being a little unstable, but I think that's just because they don't understand my genius. The same thing happens when people look at the code I write, but it's brilliant! Every last line of it! BRILLIANT I tell you! BRILLIANT! *ahem* Right then. So yeah, I write code, and game, and I date an awesome lady whose name is Cassandra. If a zombie apocalypse were to strike, I'm quite confident that she could protect me from the hordes.
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Cassandra: Hi. I'm Cassandra. I'm normally not this shy, as YOU well know. I mean, I can out trash talk any other player online, but this... this is different. Well, let's get on with it. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Not that. Let's get on with the questions. Ok, I work at a consulting company. What is a.. ok, ok, ok. A Consulting company is a group of mercs that goes in to fix other people's problems. Yeah, I guess we could be brought in to handle zombies, but we never have been before. Um. What else did you want to know? Ok. We met a while again, and so far it's been a fun ride, if you know what I mean. You don't? Well, I'll show you later tonight. *sigh* Why do I always fall for the thick headed ones?
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Jase: You may call me Jase. Over there is my main squeeze, Hope. She just recently moved in with me. So far, it's going quite well. I attribute that to my amazing sys admin skills. I mean, if I can put together an architecture that can handle millions of requests a second, then I should be able to handle a handful of requests at home, right? Hey! Honey. Don't look at me like that. This is my interview, you shouldn't be listening in. *sigh* I think it's going to be really cold tonight. What? Yeah. My phone gave me that forecast. Do my systems what? I guess they'd be fine if a zombie attack hit, I mean, even if the primary's went offline, the backups aren't located here, so we'd be fine. Wait. Why are you asking this?
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Hope: Hi. My name is Hope. Yes, my parents had a great sense of humor. Sometimes I think they were hoping I'd be a different child, but the jokes on them, I wasn't a different child. I'm a lawyer and I work at a law firm. What? Ok. A lawyer is one who fights for the rights of others. No. Not at gun point. What? Why are you asking me that? *sigh* Fine. No. Zombies do not, currently, hold any rights in the eyes of the law. Yes. A person could, probably, legally shoot a zombie. No. I'm not answering the legal ramifications of that, but that's called necrophilia. No. I'm not answering that one either. You know, I'm really not sure I feel safe living in the same house as you, Jane, and Jase, anymore.
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Jane: Well, hello there. I'm Jane, and I have many colorful plans should the zombie apocalypse arise. My day job as a front end developer gives me time to think about just how to make the plans readable and beautiful. Then, nights of playing Left 4 Dead, let me test out these plans to see just how they might be implemented in just such a situation. My love life? Ok. I'm dating Sam, and it's going pretty good. There was a little confusion at first, but isn't that always the case when your potential mate is living with another woman?
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Samuel: I'm Sam, or Samuel. I work with Hope. A couple years back, she set me up with Jane. And ever since then, Jane and I have been dating. At my job? Right. I'm an administrative assistant. I basically make sure the cogs of the company keep spinning, normally being lubricated with heavy amounts of caffeine, kind words, and snappy dress. I'd hate to see that place, if it went a week without us. What? No. Our building does not have a zombie escape plan.
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Samantha: Hi, I'm Samantha. I'm Samuel's roommate. Oh? Oh, that means he and I live together, but it's not like that, I have a girlfriend. Oh, she's great. She even puts up with my knowing this motley lot. No. She's not a zombie, in fact, she's right over there, alive and well. Now, for a job, I can't really say. Let's just say, I find things out. No, really. That's all I can say about it. The less you know, the better. Ug. If you're going to keep bugging me about it, I guess I could tell you, I should have something here to help you forget what I say.
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Mandy: I'm Mandy, and, as Samantha said, I'm not a zombie. I'm not quite sure why I was invited here, but here goes. I've never even met you guys, but I do know Samantha. She and I are, *ahem*, well, you know, an item. We met at a movie theater. I took her ticket, and she took my heart. What else did you want to know? Oh right. I work at a movie theater, I run the projector, and in my free time, I write and dabble in painting. No, no, not body painting, but.. that's not a bad idea. Hmmm? Yeah. I could see that being a good fan fic, maybe even a slash fic...
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Jase: So, why are we doing this again?
Jacob: Because I joined, Z.U.U.L.
Jase: Zuul?
Jacob: Zombie Underground for the Urban Lifestyle.
Jase: So what do these videos have to do with that?
Jacob: The hooded one said that they needed some recruiting videos, you know, to show they aren't a cult.