#arcadian.

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( male & he/him )  That dead person walking looks a lot like CLAYTON CARDENAS but it’s really just ANGEL MENDOZA . They are THIRTY-SIX and they consider themselves to be an ARCADIAN . Don’t let their looks fool you , their weapon of choice is A RIFLE and they aren’t afraid to use it .

dead men walking .

Angel was still a teenager when the fall first came about, he hadn’t exactly been the most well behaved child and he didn’t exactly have a family to lose. He grew up in and out of foster homes, mixing with bad crowds in even worse neighbourhoods. In hinds sight, it was probably his experience with the world that gave him some ability to take care of himself, more than most in his situation at his age, at least.

That was not to say that it was easy, Angel definitely suffered, but being small and quick benefitted some, and then acting in ways to save his own skin benefitted him in others. He was taken into groups every once in a while, but groups rarely survived in the beginning, and the same could be said for their resources. He took what he needed from them, learned from them and moved on without getting attached. For a while he took to smuggling, he was good at it and earned himself quite the reputation, but eventually it wasn’t doing Angel any good to be alone.

The Arcadians just so happened to be the first group he came across, it’s only been a couple years but even still to this day Angel tries to keep his distance, struggling to let anybody in. He prefers to have no loyalty, but it’s hard not to appreciate what they have done for lone stragglers like him, and everybody else they come across, but at the end of the day, his own survival is what he values most, and therefore he’s just about ready to go to who ever seems most likely to survive.

penned by lou .

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( cis woman & she/her )  That dead person walking looks a lot like LAUREN COHAN but it’s really just COPPER JOY . They are THIRTY-SEVEN and they consider themselves to be a ARCADIAN . Don’t let their looks fool you , their weapon of choice is A SHOTGUN and they aren’t afraid to use it .

dead men walking .

triggers : death , abuse .

Life for Copper Joy before the fall was simple . She grew up in what she would consider a loving family with her older brother , Solaris Joy . They lived the farm life , knew what a hard’s day work was like , and while she may have enjoyed life on the farm , it wasn’t what she wanted for the rest of her life  but she wasn’t able to figure that out for herself . She was just a teenager when the world turned to shit . Between the chaos and the violence , she was separated from those that she knew and had to choice but to try and survive on her own . Copper was on her own for a while before coming across someone that would later in turn become her lover . The two traveled together , they survived together , and things were good for a while until he became someone she didn’t recognize anymore . He became paranoid towards everyone and everything . He didn’t trust outsiders and at times , it seemed as if he barely trusted Copper . He became violent and cruel and sometimes turned on her in the same ways . When enough finally became enough , Copper left . She took what little she had and disappeared in the middle of the night , deciding to take her chances with surviving on her own and she did , for a while , before stumbling upon Arcadia .

Whether or not she likes life there doesn’t seem to matter to Copper . It’s a community and a place that seems safe but now , her mind seems to be elsewhere . She’s heard whispers of another group with a name that sounds familiar and while it may be a shot in the dark , she has to know if her brother is alive or not .

penned by andy .