STATISTICS
Name: Jolene Vetrova Age: 20 Occupation: Nurse Status: TAKEN Face Claim: Elsa Hosk Pronouns: She/Her
BIOGRAPHY
Taking care of others had been Jolene’s life since she could remember, so it’s no surprise she had decided to become a nurse as soon as she had the chance to do so. Like her brother, she too was born in a caravan in the outskirts of St. Petersburg, oblivious of the world outside their settlement.
She was 7 years old when Elisha had ran off to the great city to discover the life of the “other people”, after the shock of his disappearance, her parents kept a watchful eye over the two of them. She started helping her mother with tending to the sick at their settlement. She soon knew the use of all the different herbs, chants and rituals to heal them.
But, like her brother, Jolene Alyona Vetrova wanted to know what was lying beyond the borders.
Little did she know that her wishes would come true, but only after her mother’s death. She was 15 at the time, but despite her young age, Jolene was already capable of taking care of herself. But if problems aroused, her brother, Elisha, was always there to keep her safe as he had always promised.
Due to their lack of money she and Elisha started going to the big city to dance and play for a few coins, it wasn't much but it fed them for a while. There was nothing more soothing for her than to hear Elisha playing his violin with such passion. After two years of a life of hardship their father decided it was time to move on and leave Russia to a “better place”. Jolene was dragged along to a new country, to a new life in America.
A year later, Jolene’s family was settled in the big city of Atlanta, Georgia. She joined college to become a nurse and now with more knowledge about the art of healing she was sure that this was what she was meant to do in this world. It didn't take her long to gain a few admirers, her fair blonde hair and sky blue eyes didn't go unnoticed by her classmates and neighbours. One in particular, Josh Turner, a 20 year old marine who became Elisha and Jolene’s best friend.
All was well with the Vetrov family, until the year Jolene turned 20 years old. She had left in the morning, as usual, to Saint Joseph’s Hospital to continue her practice, she couldn't even begin to imagine the events that would follow.
After her lunch break she and her classmates noticed a strange commotion in the emergency room. Several patients were checked in with peculiar symptoms: an extremely high fever, dehydration and strange marks on their skin. The doctors couldn't find a concrete explanation to these symptoms, they treated the fever and dehydration thinking it could be a new mutation of the flu virus, and so they sent most of them back home. But as the day when by people kept coming in with the same, strange symptoms.
Staffing was growing short, so they asked the nurse practitioners to help out. Jolene saw the despair in the eyes of the families who were trying to find answers, but nobody knew anything. Things where getting out of hand. The days passed and the same patients kept coming and coming.
One day, while Jolene was on duty, she found Josh looking for her desperately, he said nothing and simple dragged her from where she stood, out of the hospital. Only after persistently asking what was going on did Josh tell her the truth. The government had declared a state of emergency, they had already begun clearing out the city, something had spread on through water, or so they believed, and had infected thousands of people. The her first thought that went straight through her mind was of her brother and father that were at home, but Josh had more bad news.
Their neighbourhood was gone, with at least 95% of the population there either infected or deceased. In a matter of seconds her world had changed, but there was no time to grieve. Josh took her out of the hospital and together they ran away from Atlanta. Jolene believed her life had ended that day, she couldn't find her brother or father, Josh was was all she had left of those fond memories of home. Survival became priority.
PERSONALITY
Unlike her brother, Jolene has more of a level headed way of approaching things. She would be the first person to come to the aid someone who needed it, even a complete stranger. This can make her stubborn at times - not as stubborn as her brother, but stubborn and determined enough to achieve her goals.
Because of her past she had to grow up at a very young age, she had to learn to take care of herself, and as a result she’s prepared to take the lead and make decisions people her age could never even dream of tackling.
TRAITS
+ Sensible, Empathic, Trustworthy
- Sceptical, Emotional, Unyielding
CONNECTIONS
Elisha Vetrov: Her big brother can be a nuisance sometimes, but despite that there is no one more important to her in her life. She has learnt to tame his temper when things are getting too heated up, so to him she is like his anchor. After all they have been through there’s nothing that can separate them.
Neave Tanner: Although the way Jolene and Neave met was odd,the two never really had a problem getting along; that could be because she and her brother have similar personalities, so Jolene can handle her quick temper and snide comments. Despite this, she has found Neave to be a good friend and someone she can trust. When the circumstances are in order they can work very well together as a team.
Cyrus Erikson: When Jolene and Cyrus met there was nothing more between the two other than the common knowledge they had on medical topics. After a while working together at the Barton Hollow Clinic, something else began blooming. He would come from time to time to have dinner with the rest of the group and seeing him there made her happy. And after a recent, tough incident she knew Cyrus could be someone really special to her. If he'd only let her.
Joshua Turner: Joshua and Jolene met when she and her family arrived in their new neighbourhood in Atlanta, and he soon became her best friend. Jolene was aware of Joshua’s reputation as a womaniser, but she could see past that and find that completely different person, a man who would give everything for his friends.
