Days

I'ʟʟ Bᴇ Tʜᴇʀᴇ Fᴏʀ Yᴏᴜ | Hɪɢʜ Cᴀsᴜᴀʟ

I believe so! We're just waiting on some CS approvals and a starting post

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

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chop chop

But yeah, if you guys want to hang on there I'll DM everyone the link.

@Kuro

Sounds good to me!

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

Axel Sweetlake

_{Location: Garden & Kitchen, Sweetlake Residence}

Timeframe Early Morning

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_{Interaction(s): None}

Previously: N/A

Axel snipped off the white flower that had bloomed on his fathers' basil plant. While pretty, the white flower ensures the plant puts all its energy into the flower, and not into the tasteful but less pretty leaves. Axel scoffed a little at the irony of that as he stood up and put the flower in the basket that held other collected produce. He could still use it, though. This small garden at the Sweetlake home was a pride and joy of Axel's father, Paul, and Axel had promised to take care of it while he was off to visit a relative of theirs. Part of it was covered by a glass greenhouse, to grow the more sensitive fruit and vegetables. While expansive and diverse, this garden did not serve to supply the cafe and it would not serve to feed those around them right now. Just in case though, Axel had planted a little bit more than regular. And the beginnings of some zucchini already formed at the edge of the greenhouse.

The young cook entered the house from the back, closing the backdoor behind him and ensuring it was fully locked. A makeshift beam was lowered across the doorway and locked in place before he picked up his basket again and headed towards the kitchen. A myriad of things was going through Axel's head as he kneaded the dough he so carefully made for bread. He had been making some bread since early morning, as he could not sleep anymore after the loud crash in the middle of the night. Axel could swear the sounds of the undead outside had picked up a notch. So he spent the rest of the night keeping watch from his window.

That didn't do him much good though, as the lack of sleep and the uptick of stress was doing their work on his blood sugar. Axel blinked away the dry eyes as he continued kneading. A flashback played in his head, a zombie ripping into his sous-chef when they were at the market for fresh produce. The chaos. The blood. It played in his mind like a movie. He had not told Harper of the things he saw, or the thing he'd had to do, to get back here to her.

The smell of bread filled the kitchen, from the previous loaf that was in the oven. Axel could bless the gods for the fact that they still had electricity and water. Despite having an emergency generator, Axel wasn't so sure how long that would last them once they electricity cuts out and the water runs dry.

"No.." the young man said as he shook his head. He would not let doom scenarios in his head today. He needed to be strong, and he needed to provide.

Through the window, he saw Delaney, his nurse practitioner, walking past his house. He caught himself with a mouth corner up in a smile before it faltered because his brain reminded him why he knew her and that he'd probably needed to go see her soon. Ask for advice. Because, while his diabetes was manageable for now, he was..scared for the future.

Axel opened the oven and the smell of fresh bread filled the house.

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Harper Sweetlake

_{Location: Harper's bedroom, Sweetlake residence}

Timeframe Early Morning

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_{Interaction(s): Kit Kimura @Martian}

Previously: N/A

Harper was sitting on the window seat in her room. The seat is situated below the gabled roof of her house. Her window, 2 stories above the garage, looks out over the street. From 1 story below, she could smell the fresh bread her brother was making. It made her stomach rumble but her mouth turn to a smile.

Harper was noting down a log. She decided to keep a log every since it happened. What day it is, what happened, etc. In a way, it helps to keep her distracted and gives her something to do. In the back of her mind, it's because they may not make it, and she wants her father to know that they tried.

"A very loud crash happened in the middle of the night. I don't know what it was, but it seems to have woken up the Zombs a bit more." She said out loud as she wrote. Another wave of the smell of bread, and a little bit of herbs, wafted up from below and another rumble cut the silence in her room. Harper was beyond grateful for her brother, and the first thing that came to his mind was to run back home to her. Confused, she kept the door locked as she tried to make sense of panicked tweets, group messages and calls. All she wanted was her brother. To know that he was safe. And she was worried about her friends, from school and her fellow servers. But all her worries fell as soon as she saw her brother burst through the front door. He looked.. he didn't look right, then. Harper didn't dare ask and hasn't since. She knows something is troubling him, that's for sure.

Harper put her notebook on the seat and stood to walk to her desk. There, she took a sip from her water bottle as her eyes roamed her the wooden furniture. Things that seemed so important a few weeks ago, were entirely unimportant now. Uni notebooks, itinerary, work schedule etc. On the left of her desk, her hearing aid lay dormant. She only has one more battery, so she was saving it until she needed it. Needed it more than now. She was thinking she should probably ask around if anyone has hearing aid batteries, maybe left behind from a grandparent or something.

Waterbottle in hand, Harper walked back up to her seat, looking out the window to the street again. She could see the Kimura's house in front of her. Holly's, Lee's, old Carlos's place and some more. She found herself checking all these houses every morning. Looking for signs that they're still there, that they are safe.

In front of her house, she caught a familiar bundle of hair on top of a familiar frame. "Kit.." she said to herself. An employee of their restaurant. Her across-the-street neighbour. Back from his morning jog, presumably. The way he walked seemed almost... frustrated, like when a customer was really rude. Her eyes quickly darted the streets, to check if he was not in danger. Then, not really thinking, Harper raised her hand to the glass and tapped it to get his attention.

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

The Sweetlake Family

T H E S W E E T L A K E ' S
T H E S W E E T L A K E ' S

"Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently."

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The name of the Sweetlake's is mostly known due to the local family restaurant/cafe, The Greenhouse. A popular local spot well visited by both young and old, and especially by the youth from the High School nearby, for the restaurant's famous shakes end delicious coffee and cakes. Previously run and owned by Paul Sweetlake, it has since been taken over by their eldest son Axel. The youngest of the family, Harper, works as a part-time waitress. The two siblings were born in the quant house on Mulberry street. Axel was an only child for 9 years, and his parents had long since given up trying to grant him a sibling. However, despite the odds, Maria Sweetlake was surprised to find herself pregnant one day. And thus, Harper was born. Being 9 years apart can cause a strained relationship between siblings, but not for Axel. The birth of Harper was rough and it caused Maria to pass away sadly. Axel became very protective of his little sister, and the two have a very strong bond. Shortly before the outbreak, Paul left town to visit a distant relative, while Axel and Harper remained on Mulberry road. The siblings don't know the status of their father.

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S W E E T L A K E, A X E L || O L D E R B R O T H E R S W E E T L A K E, A X E L || O L D E R B R O T H E R _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Axel is the eldest child of two, 27 years old, his younger sister being Harper of 18. You could say that the passion for cooking has been spoonfed to him. As the only child for 9 years, his father Paul involved Axel in the family restaurant as soon as he could hold a spoon. However, his dad never put pressure on him to take over. Despite that, Axel developed a real passion for food, creation and oddly, making coffee. Since Axel took over the restaurant, it has modernised and turned into a restaurant/cafe, where a lot of the town gets their regular coffee and the high schoolers come to hang out. Axel does not live on Mulberry road anymore, but visits his childhood home often due to his sister and father still residing there. When his father left to visit a relative, Axel packed his bags to stay at the house for a bit with Harper. Axel has type 1 diabetes and requires medicine.▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ Use as many or few of the above symbols as needed to balance this cell with the cell containing the image.

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S W E E T L A K E, H A R P E R || Y O U N G E R S I S T E R S W E E T L A K E, H A R P E R || Y O U N G E R S I S T E R _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Harper is a happy and sunny teenager, who usually sports a smile on her face. Her father endearingly calls her little sunshine. She is fresh out of high school and ready to take on the WORLD! Or at least, she was, until this all happened. She has a very strong bond with her brother and confides in him. She also works as a part-time waitress in their family restaurant, especially while preparing for uni. She is hard of hearing, and the type she has makes it so she can't localise where the sound comes from quite well, but with the help of her hearing aid you wouldn't notice much about this. While she does have a passion for food, it has much more to do with eating it rather than cooking, and her passion lies more in becoming a nurse, and even volunteered at the local clinic before this all happened.▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ Use as many or few of the above symbols as needed to balance this cell with the cell containing the image.

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

I've been slacking and kind of handwaving it aside for a while with GM powers i'm a terrible, evil gm :(

@Kuro

Excuse me! No being mean to yourself! Is there any way we can support you?

Anyway, @TGM@Days If you want to rope in Holly into your character schemes, feel free too. I was writing her as that she hadn't graduated yet, though. This year was probably her last year of HS before, y'know, zombies.

@Kuro

I'd be good with that! They could be friends due to living on the same street anyways, and maybe Holly is in the same club one of us was in, for example.

Edit: IDK how you guys feel about a Discord but it can help with planning!

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

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Seeing how my character is the town Doc, I’m obviously up for relations as well.

@Sailorsadie

I was actually considering asking you that Axel would be a known patient due to diabetes! So they'd at the very least know each other/DJ would know his condition.

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

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I wouldn't mind talking about relations. 👌 I imagine the street [inhabitants] would have prior interactions with each other so us as a RP group should maybe spitball some stuff in general at some point.

@TGM

Exactly! Awesome!

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

I'm going to be so bold and drop my CS's for approval! I'm really excited about them! (In the hider below, still thinking of a restaurant name..)
I wrote my CS's mainly without looking at other CS's aside from age/general set up of the families. After I wrote I found some things that may be nice to implement!

@TGM I read that one of your characters is also 18 and just out of our high school, which means our characters were in school together and probably know each other. Would you wanna establish a friendship (#besties) there or would you rather not? Either is fine, but I would like to!

@Martian I peeked that Kit works as a server in a local diner, since my family owns a popular local diner/restaurant type of thing, would it maybe be nice if he worked there? You can totally say no if you want to of course.

The Sweetlake Family

T H E S W E E T L A K E ' S
T H E S W E E T L A K E'S

"Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently."

_{[ ❇ ] B R I E F F A M I L Y H I S T O R Y}

The name of the Sweetlake's is mostly known due to the local family restaurant, XXX. A popular local spot well visited by both young and old, and especially by the youth from the High School nearby, for the restaurant's famous shakes end delicious coffee and cakes. Previously run and owned by Paul Sweetlake, it has since been taken over by their eldest son Axel. The youngest of the family, Harper, works as a part-time waitress. The two siblings were born in the quant house on Mulberry street. Axel was an only child for 9 years, and his parents had long since given up trying to grant him a sibling. However, despite the odds, Maria Sweetlake was surprised to find herself pregnant one day. And thus, Harper was born. Being 9 years apart can cause a strained relationship between siblings, but not for Axel. The birth of Harper was rough and it caused Maria to pass away sadly. Axel became very protective of his little sister, and the two have a very strong bond. Shortly before the outbreak, Paul left town to visit a distant relative, while Axel and Harper remained on Mulberry road. The siblings don't know the status of their father.

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S W E E T L A K E, A X E L || O L D E R B R O T H E R S W E E T L A K E, A X E L || O L D E R B R O T H E R _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Axel is the eldest child of two, 27 years old, his younger sister being Harper of 18. You could say that the passion for cooking has been spoonfed to him. As the only child for 9 years, his father Paul involved Axel in the family restaurant as soon as he could hold a spoon. However, his dad never put pressure on him to take over. Despite that, Axel developed a real passion for food, creation and oddly, making coffee. Since Axel took over the restaurant, it has modernised and turned into a restaurant/cafe, where a lot of the town gets their regular coffee and the high schoolers come to hang out. Axel does not live on Mulberry road anymore, but visits his childhood home often due to his sister and father still residing there. When his father left to visit a relative, Axel packed his bags to stay at the house for a bit with Harper. Axel has type 1 diabetes and requires medicine.▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ Use as many or few of the above symbols as needed to balance this cell with the cell containing the image.

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S W E E T L A K E, H A R P E R || Y O U N G E R S I S T E R S W E E T L A K E, H A R P E R || Y O U N G E R S I S T E R _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Harper is a happy and sunny teenager, who usually sports a smile on her face. Her father endearingly calls her little sunshine. She is fresh out of high school and ready to take on the WORLD! Or at least, she was, until this all happened. She has a very strong bond with her brother and confides in him. She also works as a part-time waitress in their family restaurant, especially while preparing for uni. She is hard of hearing, and the type she has makes it so she can't localise where the sound comes from quite well, but with the help of her hearing aid you wouldn't notice much about this. While she does have a passion for food, it has much more to do with eating it rather than cooking, and her passion lies more in becoming a nurse, and even volunteered at the local clinic before this all happened.▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ Use as many or few of the above symbols as needed to balance this cell with the cell containing the image.

Edit: I made this in excitement late at night while I'm lowkey exhausted. Please excuse some spelling/grammar mistakes or small lacking.

Left Behind: Mulberry Street

Hello! Is there still a spot? I’m a sucker for zombie RP’s and would LOVE to join! Pretty please!

I'ʟʟ Bᴇ Tʜᴇʀᴇ Fᴏʀ Yᴏᴜ | Hɪɢʜ Cᴀsᴜᴀʟ

They’re having their bday today! May take a bit for an answer! :)