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BASICS

NAME

Willow Kaplan

ALIAS

Billie, Will

AGE & DOB

24 / September 13

PRONOUNS

she/her

COMMUNITY

Whitney Field Depot

OCCUPATION

Cook
Scavenger

HOMETOWN

Portland, OR

CONNECTIONS

LOLA BELLISON platonic love of her life, childhood best friend

NAME connection

NAME connection

APPEARANCE

HAIR Brown EYES Hazel HEIGHT 5'6"

Extremely expressive, absolutely zero poker face to speak of. Always in motion, except when she's being cautious while scavenging. Does not give off even the slightest intimidation vibe. She's got like a -5 with disadvantage.

Hair is often left to its own whims, occasionally she ties it into a ponytail when she's tired of dealing with it, bright colors and jeans all of which are showing their wear. Billie dreads the day she's going to have to start wearing stuff that doesn't come from her pre-apocalypse wardrobe. Has a bunch of funky crocheted accessories she made herself, like shark socks and an opossum scarf. Also a bunch of funky accessories she did not make herself, like her now missing Shrek charm bracelet and a bunch of jewelry and fun sunglasses.

TRAITS & SKILLS

GREW UP IN A RESTAURANT

Just wait, you won't even notice how many ingredients we're missing when I'm done making this.

[ + ] learned to cook before she could even ride a bike [ + ] discerning palate [ + ] good at improvising [ – ] desperately missing the ease of access to the luxuries of pre-apocalypse dining

WANNABE HERO

If no one else is going to, I'll do it.

[ + ] brave [ + ] loyal [ + ] optimistic [ – ] reckless [ – ] impulsive

LOSER, BABY

What? Why are you looking at me like I'm an alien or something?

[ + ] used to dealing with bullshit [ – ] awkward [ - ] shameless

WANDERLUST

I'm going to lose my fucking mind if I don't get out of this stadium soon.

[ + ] always down to go scavenging [ – ] road trips are not a thing

NEWFOUND PURPOSE

I'm, like, finally doing something that I wanna do, you know? And I'm kinda good at it?

[ + ] happy to help! [ – ] occasional crushing guilt

HISTORY

FAMILY

Patricia Kaplan, mother. Restauranteur. Presumed dead 2012.

cw: please note any content warnings here Billie grew up in mother's restaurant, License to Grill. It wasn't ideal, because having a toddler running around and occasionally finding herself in the kitchen full of very dangerous objects and appliances was a regular occurrence. But that's just how the Kaplans operated. Patricia didn't have anyone who could watch her only child and she couldn't afford to pay someone to take care of Billie for hours every single day.

It got better when she was old enough to go to school. It was free childcare, after all, if nothing else. Billie started spending her days at school, with her new bestest best friend who was also her secret twin, Lola Bellison, and had homework to keep her busy instead of running through the dangerous kitchen after school.

When Billie was old enough to be trusted, she started learning how to cook from her mother, with the understanding that she would inherit License to Grill one day even though that was never a particular interest. But denying her mother something she wanted so much when she owed everything to her mother was not something she was willing to do, so she learned everything she could from her mother and started working there full time, unhappy but accepting that one day she would honor her mother's wishes and take over the restaurant.

That all changed in 2012, of course. Billie was on a road trip with Lola when the outbreak got bad. They were always finding excuses to take road trips—who could have guessed their compulsion to just get in Lola's car and drive would be so pivotal in their survival? They realized quickly that safety would only be feasible if they stayed away from people, so they drove away from their home and scavenged and drove and scavenged and drove some more.

They came across Mara Kaufman in July 2012, when they reached Trumbull County and stuck around the area. In August, when Whitney Field was discovered, she helped clear the area of zombies. Then, she ended up being one of the cooks at the Depot, the best way she knew to contribute to the community. She doesn't love it, but she does feel useful. Her real joy comes from when she gets to go scavenging, the one thing that staves off her wanderlust.

MISCELLANEOUS

➔ Great at crochet, since her mother kind of shoved some hooks and yarn at her when she was too energetic in the restaurant but too young to be trusted to "help" with the cooking.

➔ Absolutely tragic taste, romantically.

➔ Prefers to use axes or knives when scavenging or otherwise doing potentially dangerous things.

➔ O+ blood type.

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