Thread:TheInfected/@comment-26217707-20130813052241

Name: Lance Wolff

Age: 42

Portrayed by: Rufus Sewell

Background: Lance grew up in a normal household as the oldest of two boys. His parents, both working long hours during the boys’ childhood, weren’t around much. This left Lance on his own to care for his younger brother, Kevin. But it wasn’t much of a caring relationship, as Lance took advantage of his brother’s timid personality to bully him and get his way.

When they were in their teens, and Lance was a junior while Kevin was a freshman, Kevin confided in his brother when the first instances of bullying at school started. It began with name calling, but soon escalated to violence. However, Lance thought nothing of it and ignored his brother, even going as far as bullying him at home for his own entertainment. Kevin soon started showing signs of depression and self-harm, but Lance thought it was just a phase. Kevin again tried to get help from Lance, but Lance, annoyed by his brother’s insistence on not standing up for himself, attempted to instill some tough love.

This tough love came in the form of Lance gathering up a few of his friends and throwing a party, where they also invited Kevin. But instead of making sure he had a good time, they made his life a living hell: pressuring him to get drunk, dousing him in drinks, teasing him about his grades and sexuality. The entire time, Lance pushed him to defend himself, but Kevin refused and left the party early. After a few minutes of thinking, Lance decided to leave too, and followed his brother home.

By the time Lance made it back to the house, Kevin was already there, but in the middle of a meltdown. He blamed Lance for all of his problems, from having no friends to his self harm to his suicidal thoughts. Lance tried to get him to calm down but to no avail, and before he knew it, Kevin had scoured through their parents’ room and found his dad’s gun. He held it to his head as Lance pleaded with him one last time to forgive him, to not take the easy way out, but Kevin was already too far gone, and blew out his brains right in front of him.

As Lance grew older, he tried to repress this event from his mind, but it’s an something that continued to haunt him into his adult and apocalypse life.

When the apocalypse hit, Lance was 32, unmarried and unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. His brother’s suicide stuck with him, leaving him a cynical bachelor. Lance pretty much took the apocalypse in stride unlike most people, and kept to himself. He lived life easy, staying on the road and not interacting much with others as he knows from personal experience there really is no one you can trust. However, he didn't go to deadly measures to get what he needed--whether it be food or shelter--and only acted in self defense. Until, the time came when he was on the brink of starvation and he killed a wandering man for a can of beans. Only in that moment did he realize what it took to be a survivor.

Personality: Lance will do whatever he needs to to survive, and would be considered a cold hearted person by most. But he wouldn’t hurt an innocent, unless they had something he needed. His ‘moral code’ also extends to women and children.

Lance isn’t an introvert, but his tendency to steer clear of groups makes it seem that way. He’s more than willing to start a conversation, but bring up his past and you’ll have a fight on your hands. He’s also not the best at maintaining relationships, as he feels he’ll end up hurting the other person unintentionally, as he did with Kevin. 