AERYN CORTĂZAR HIKER | ZONE 1 DOCTOR
NAME: Aeryn CortĂĄzar, MD AGE: 32 PRONOUNS: She/Her ZONE OF ORIGIN: Zone 0 || Currently Zone 1 STATUS: Hiker || Zone 1 Doctor TRAITS: + Kind, Lionhearted, Vigilant || â Impulsive, Opinionated, Stubborn
BIO
tw: death, illnessÂ
Aeryn was born in Zone 0â˛s Colorado.Â
The United States, and the world, really, were in a state of disarray and chaos, a slow descent into hopelessness and desolation.Â
Both her parents died when she was eight, after getting sick which was darkly ironic considering they were both doctors, and she was left in the care of her aunt Isla who worked for CHQS, also as a physician.Â
It was clear that the next step was to take Aeryn away from Zone 0 and somewhere safe, like Zone 1.
She hiked there the same year her parents died, before the world could get any worse while they were there and she was officially a hiker in Zone 1.
The years went by and she posed as a Local, her aunt being the only person she could really speak to about anything that happened and despite the adjustment, she was grateful to have Aunt Isla by her side.Â
Eventually, sheâd start college, diving headfirst into medicine, following in the footsteps of her parents and aunt. She wanted to make the world, whichever world she was in, a better place and thought that medicine might be a way to do it.
When she was officially a doctor, and hired by CHQS she realized that the organization in Zone 1 had the ability to help so many more people than they were. She learned about the other zones in her training and while Zone 3 seemed able to take care of itself well enough, Zone 2 felt like an echo of Zone 0. A place in desperate need of help.
The fact that Zone 1 had so many resources, so many ways to help and yet did nothing beyond the bare minimum boggled Aerynâs mind.
Eventually, she decided to take matters into her own hands. She didnât think sheâd change a system overnight, but anything she could do was better than sitting idle. So on various trips to Zone 2, under the guise of providing basic medical help for those in need in Amhaven, she began to treat people with more than the prescribed Zone 2 methods. Sheâd use Zone 1 tech to give people a better shot at recovery, aided by a traveler who shared the same mindset she did.Â
Itâs not a great system, and she knows thereâs a lot of risk involved but she saw how Zone 1 let Zone 0 collapse when they had the ability to help, and if this is something she can do to make a slight difference, she will.Â
HEADCANONS
Aeryn has photographs of her parents she keeps hidden, knowing that anything from Zone 0 is technically prohibited in Zone 1. She also knows itâs impossible and dangerous, but thereâs still a part of her that wants to travel back to Zone 0, to see whatâs left of her home.Â
After an incident on one of her first trips to Zone 2, when she was almost killed, Aeryn took it upon herself to start training in self-defense. She is proficient with a knife and carries one on her whenever sheâs traveling. She hates guns and will only ever use one if completely necessary. Aeryn is, by no means, top-fighter material, but sheâs scrappy enough to get by and will bite you if necessary.
She speaks English, Spanish and Dutch, which has always been very useful in her practice.
CONNECTIONS
ZONE 1 CHILDHOOD FRIENDS: People who believed her to be a Local growing up. This is a bit self explanatory ââ just childhood friends, people who made her feel welcomed when she moved to New Amstel.
ZONE 0 FRIENDS: A childhood friend who hiked here too. From Colorado or from somewhere else (Tbh we can make it work). They lost contact when she and her aunt traveled to Zone 1 but now theyâre meeting again years later.Â
ZONE 1 TRAVELER: Someone who shares similar beliefs about the disparity between zones. Who believes in helping Zone 2 residents and who helps her between the zones on her travels. Theyâve known each other for a while and trust each other implicitly.
CHQS COLLEAGUES: Self explanatory, from any department really!
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