Blue Zone Zyracuse

Category: Characters

  • Don’t go in the shack…

  • Tick Tick Went the Crocodile

    The world rippled above the heat of the mid-day tarmac, and even the clouds had fled the sky for cooler climes. It was in these dog-days that even the living began to move like the walking dead — slumped, shuffling, and groaning through their duties. If he had been given the choice, this is exactly…

  • Earth Day

    Before the outbreak, we used to run around with trash bags. We used to try to make the earth prettier. It made us feel good about ourselves, or at least good enough to go back to driving our SUV’s guilt-free. This year it was a completley different story. Instead of picking up plastic bags, I…

  • This one’s for the kids

    Children’s author Penn Quinn (real name Lloyd O’Keefe) continued to write stories during his time in the Blue Zone. He used his unique talents to help educate the children about the dangers that lurked beyond the fence. His stories centered around a penguin named Phil. Here’s a few of his most recent works.

  • Character: LlT. Meaker

    Name: John F. Meaker II Rank: Sergeant ( Conventional Army) Company C’s Light Lieutenant ( corpse corps) Nickname: The LT Former U.S. Army Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, Meaker was part of the 7Th Special forces group sent to china at the beginning of the outbreak. LlT. Meaker was bitten, only once at the battle of…

  • Recurring Character: Meaker

    Commander of C Company. You finish the job, John.

  • Developing Character

    So I was laying on the couch watching Man Vs. Wild when it hit me. I’m thinking the name Billy Neilsen. Former ‘cuse football star who after a couple mediocre years in the NFL was cut and left to do what all failed athletes do…. motivational speaking. Obviously bitter about his failed football career, he…

  • Character: Crosshair

    Real Name: Mark Teever Age: 42 Gender: Male Background: Mark was a television and radio traffic announcer for WSYR news when the outbreak began. He served in the national guard and spent a tour in Iraq as a communications officer. His military background (albeit minor) coupled with his communications training (SU Maxwell School of Communications…

  • Recurring Character: Brooks

    Is Brooks a woman?

  • Recurring Character: Captain

    <<This one needs a lot of help.>> Captain Real name: Tom Slater Former Army Special Forces captain. Current head of Corpse Corps. Responsible for perimeter security and excursionary forces.  Does not leave the compound under Brooks’ orders. (“It’s a colonel’s job to stay at HQ.” “Then you’re a colonel.” “No, I work for a living.”)…

  • Recurring Character: Krezner

    <<Please improve on this.>> Krezner William Krezner, MD, SUNY Syracuse, 1983. 58 year-old widower with no children. Wife died before the plague. Former general practitioner housed in an impersonal medical building in Fayetteville. Heads a medical staff of three other doctors, six nurses, and numerous trained-on-the-spot physician’s assistants and orderlies. Warm, charming, twinkling-eyed and friendly.…