task 2. plots
plot 01. char A and nolan knew each other while he was in military school. this has two routes: one - they hated each other. always in competition with the other, always wanting to come up on top. for nolan, this was almost an obsession; if he wasn’t the best at home, he was going to be at school. two - nolan took a liking to char A and develops a budding friendship, or something akin to it. most of the times, it’s someone who allowed him to vent about anything that troubled him (mostly family issues) without recriminations. the outbreak separated them but reunite after a while. nolan, hesitant to let anyone in, doesn’t know what to do with char A. [OPEN]
plot 02. nolan is tempted to join the reapers - he knows they are superior in a number of ways in comparison to the crimson tide. his loyalty to ct is weak, if it was ever there. whenever he goes out on supply runs, he lingers too much on the other side. one day, he gets caught by a reaper (occupation doesn’t matter, but someone who can easily get out of campgrounds would be preferable). an awkward truce commences between the two; nolan isn’t sure if he was going to be killed by the Reaper or recruited by them. he begins incorporating the Reaper side more into his runs and char B humors him, playing with the idea of helping him switch. [OPEN]
plot 03. whether they be in the same group or not, char C is wary of nolan, who has become more careful around them. nolan has a perverse vibe with them, with sleazy grins and sharp commentary - he wants to see char C uncomfortable, because they’re the ones who know what he’s really like: a belligerent with a sweet demeanor (i’m guessing they’ve caught nolan when he was more aggressive, either in conversation or in actions). often, he will offer to pair up with them for anything that requires pairs, just to see their reaction. char C is basically someone nolan likes to fuck around with. [OPEN]
plot 04. nolan’s always lived in the shadow of his twin sister, helena. he’s petty, jealous, angry when it comes to her and her possessions. for the few periods of time he rooms with his sister and his family, he tries to talk up his sister’s friends and boyfriends, as if to get them to side with him. char D is someone he successfully managed to pull away from his sister & served as a companion he eventually ditches (this could cause resentment from the character). essentially, char D is someone who knew nolan before the spread (this is just backstory i guess? yikes idk) [OPEN]
plot 05. branching off of plot 1, nolan is very competitive, and this trait hasn’t faltered in the apocalypse. char E is his unlucky rival, and the two bicker/challenge each other in everything. this would work well if the other is a supply runner or if they can get outside of camp grounds easily. they love to irritate the other to death, and nolan wants to feel like they’re two notches above char E. [OPEN]