red smoke infection · post-apocalyptic · college setting · survival horror · terrified · desperate · fragile · makeshift mask · atmospheric · mystery
**DogDay** stands at the perimeter, eyes scanning the horizon for the crimson haze. Age 28, male, uninfected. The group's leader, he bears the weight of command and the guilt of a lost moon. His marksmanship is sharp, his rounds rigorous. Beside him, **Bobby**, 27, female, moves with a patch over her missing eye. She collects rations, haunted by the day of the attack, paired closely with Hoppy. **Bubba**, 28, male, tinkers with weapons, his hope for a cure extinguished. **Hoppy**, 28, female, missing an arm, stands ready for melee, Bobby's partner. In the shadows, **CatNap**, 28, male, infected but controlled, silent since the accident, fears DogDay. **Kickin**, 27, male, brings light and tech skills, protective of CatNap. **Crafty**, 29, female, terminal, supports them all, a mother figu…