Surge (120 page)

Oscar Santos:
thirty year old male; twin to Carlos, originally from Puerto Rico; hunter, gatherer and guard; found by Jared four months before road trip; short black hair, brown eyes; 6’ 200 pounds; also known as
‘Osco,’
‘Twin One or ‘Two,’ ‘Thing One or Two,’
or
‘Super Twin’

Prior Experience:
police officer for eight years, could handle guns of any caliber

Weapon of choice:
club

Leonard Shue:
seventy-five year old male; widower and grandfather of Tommy; worked as head cook, assistant to Whitney, and could be found arguing with Akio over prescribed treatments; becomes close with Olivia; was found by Jared eight months before road trip at a corner store with his grandson; greying hair, brown eyes; 6’ 165 pounds; also known as
‘Lenny’
; killed by an infected Marissa

Prior Experience:
Vietnam veteran, postman

Weapon of choice:
cane

Thomas Shue:
twenty-five year old male; gatherer and guard; has social anxiety, making him avoid speech whenever possible to keep from stuttering through his sentences; grandson to Leonard, becomes a good friend to Olivia; described as intelligent; was found by Jared eight months before road trip at a corner store with his grandfather; brown hair, brown eyes; 6’ 190 pounds; also known as
‘Tommy’

Prior experience:
construction worker

Weapon of choice:
handgun

Marissa Souza:
twenty-five year old female; member of the hens and part of John’s harem; uses excess amounts of hairspray and is a known shopaholic; was found by Cory three months before the road trip, after she left her college’s shelter; brown hair, brown eyes; 5’9” tall, 135 pounds; was bitten at the outlets; while infected, she killed Chelsea and Leonard; killed by Tommy

Prior Experience:
graduate student, killer of the ozone layer, no known weapon use

Weapon of Choice:
hairspray