The Survivalist (Creepypasta)
Our Proxy OC: Payne! Aka “The Survivalist”!!
TW for descriptions of scars/physical trauma and death/grief!!
General info:
Name: Payne (last name unknown)
Age: Adult (18-25)
Gender: Does not comprehend.
AGAB: Wouldn’t you like to know?
Orientation: Unlabeled sapioromantic!
Conditions: Unspecified tic disorder, Unspecified dissociative disorder (UDD), Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Bipolar disorder, CPTSD, PTSD, Asthma, Anxiety (general and social), Cynophobia, Enochlophobia.
Appearance: 5”9, long (hip-length) straight and coarse brown hair, various laceration scars across their body (especially their back), laceration scars across their face (prominent scar across nose), carved operator’s symbol on right side of their hip, lean “sleeper” build.
Clothes/accessories: Often sports a black cropped wife beater, cargo pants, and long black fingerless gloves with black combat boots. Wears a jacket with many pockets and zippers as well as a fur-brimmed hood during colder weather. Wears a plain white mask frankensteined (glued and nailed) into a gas mask. They keep a pair of silver/reflective aviator goggles on their body at all times (usually in their pocket, but they will occasionally wear them)!
Weapons: Two hammers, which are attached to their belt if not in use.
Backstory:
The survivalist was found by the rake as a child, as opposed to being found by the slenderman. The rake chose to not kill or consume Payne, but rather brought them to the slenderman to be initiated into proxyhood.
Payne’s childhood and teen years were spent with the rake. Alone. They were not permitted to speak for the most part, and only learned to read around age 16-17 when they first began to prepare for their first mission.
The rake was a demanding master. Payne could not afford to fail it, or they were physically disciplined. And so the slenderman saw that they would be in charge of training other proxies before they’d all be sent on their very first mission.
Payne did not wish to take an authoritarian approach, not wanting to perpetuate the abuse they went through at the hands of the rake. They opted for a friendly and overly familiar attitude, letting the proxies in their care slack off and train however which way they wanted to.
They felt like they had finally found a place to belong. Like for the very first time, they were liked and wanted after a lifetime of pressure, unrealistic demands, and physical trauma.
But when the day of the mission came, something went wrong. EVERYTHING went wrong. One by one, their teammates, their trainees, were picked off. They witnessed it all.
Payne will never let themselves forget.
They are still in charge of training new proxies, however, their approach has changed. Some call it cruel and over the top, but The Survivalist calls it necessary.
Other information:
The Survivalist has their own quarters, but their time is mostly spent at a run down abandoned barn located in a field near the edge of the woods. This is where most (if not all) training takes place. Sometimes, a few “lucky trainees” are selected for play-missions. Fake missions where they are expected to work together to achieve an objective. These fake missions take place in environments unfamiliar to the trainees to avoid any unfair advantages. There are often various (non-lethal) traps and simulated crises which the trainees are instructed to deal with appropriately.
They also teach basic proxy life skills such as how to stay clean with minimal access to civilization, how to feed oneself properly (this includes their famous baking classes, which almost always include one “problem proxy” lighting something on fire.), stealth training, cooperation, and other skills proxies would benefit from. And of course, physical training.
The Survivalist also has a habit of feeding strays, which has led to their barn developing a kitty-infestation. Not that they’re going to complain.
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