Disclaimer: I don't own HSOTD. Thank God...

Yes, for a change I am happy that I don't own some anime or anything like that. The reasons for writing this story are multiple; My exams are over and I've just finished Operation Raccoon City. After that, it didn't take too long for me to catch the zombie Apocalypse bug and and all. I had seen an amv of HOTD a while back and decided to give this anime a try, thinking that it would be a good one, having zombie and a fair bit of action. And hell; I was wrong.

To me, HOTD is somewhat of a half porno, well the anime at least. The whole anime was more focused on how the girls could be perversely shown than fighting and survival ( not that I am complaining but I wanted some serious action ) I mean, it is supposed to be something equivalent to the the end of the world and the girls are going to kill zombies off with nothing on their body except an apron or something like that. It was hilarious nonetheless, especially the 'boobs of doom' scene in episode 8 ( I hope you know what I mean ) *wink wink* That had me laughing for 5 minutes nonstop.

Ok, I was getting off topic. This story is a send your oc type; yes I know that there are various others that could be found here on ffnet, but I intend to make this one entirely different. I am going to keep this story completely serious i.e all the emotional stress, pain, change in moral ethics,scavenging, fear, and most other things that would come if the zombie apocalypse were real. That means almost no humor, no fun moments, almost none romantic scenes. Well, romance will be there, but it will be more of lust than love.

So there wont be any character over here who would raid an house just to find coffee and drink it to go on a high to kill zombies in a drunken state while screaming something like " I will kill you Justin Beiber" or something like that :D . If any author has actually written something like that, I am sorry ( seriously) it wasn't my intention to insult you. I will take at the most 5-6 ocs here.

The gist is all of the ocs are in the same high school as the HOTD cast, and will mostly escape the school with them. But the may/may not separate with them further on . That mostly will be the choice of the people who on the ocs. I will be in regular contact with the ones who own the ocs, asking them for what would their oc do in a certain situation, what would be his decision etc.. This is the reason why I will not be accepting ocs by random reviewers, sorry. Although everyone may drop in their ocs, they can have a minor role or a guest appearance or something like that.

And an Important announcement : There wont be an EMP blast in this story ! I want to keep that part out, as it will only make the lives of the ocs extremely harder.

Now I come to the main part. The conditions for the OCs. As the story itself is going to be serious, the same thing is applied here. No superpowers. None at all.

No Mary sues or John Does...I know that the temptation of giving them various skills is very powerful ( I had done that mistake earlier ) please try to resist it.

I would prefer the info sent to me in review or a pm. Either way works. It would be better if you would compile it something like this:

Name: (No freaky names please. No ripped off names too. Eg: Kurosaki raven or you know something like that. )

Nicknames: If you want.

Age: 17-19

Sex: Do I even need to elaborate?

Nationality: not much to say here.

Romantic Preference: I did say that romance would be less, but ultimately if the owners of the ocs would like them to fall in one, its not much of a problem. Just don't expect love at first sight or nosebleeds. And no yaoi or yuri. Also mention their ideal partner ( their mental image )

Lust or love? : You chose... The romance will not be immediately incorporated. I intend to have equal no. of boys to girls so as to keep the balance.

Skill set: This is the most important part. There could be only 2 skill sets, a major and a minor. Major ones would be the deciding factor of the character, and no two ocs may have the same major skill set. The major skill set would in turn give the oc the sorta passive abilities that would describe them. For eg: if someone's oc has athletics as the major skills, so he would have more strength, higher stamina, flexibility and depending on the sport, focus on teamwork. This would allow them to perform small acts of free running and the ability of bypassing certain obstacles easily. NO two ocs may have the same major skill set. Ah and yes, since this is a major skill set it means that the character is highly skilled in that certain activity. There are certain restrictions here: Gun handling/ swordsmanship/ spear wielding is NOT ALLOWED. I know it looks cool, but no.

If you want my oc's major skill they are Martial arts ( hand to hand fighting )

Minor skills are those which are on an acceptable level. You can have 1 or 2 skills as minor. Eg lock picking, driving, repairing etc. The oc would be at an amateur level for that. It doesn't matter of two ocs have the same minor skills.

One more thing, each character shall have using and firing guns as a passive minor skill. No one will be a crack shot from the start, but they'll improve as the story will progress, some more faster than the others. ( the major skill would be deciding factor here )

Appearance: Yes, yes I know, your ocs are drop dead gorgeous. Why do I even ask?

Kidding. basic appearance, how the look like, hair color, eye color, height, weight, etc. Please bear in mind that it must be realistic, so not red eyes or pink/ white hair. I will shoot the person who decided on pink hair. Seriously. I hate pink, ( Sakura from Naruto being a major reason for that bias. I totally hate her ) .

The clothes, try not to be overly descriptive. Remember, it the zombie apocalypse, not a fashion show.

Family: Just names, and whether they are alive or dead. No they wont have a role here.

History: More descriptive, better. Keep it Believable.

Personality: This is very important. How will they react. What shall be their responses, what will they try to is important. ( And no split personalities, please. ) Keep in mind that it is the end of the world and if the oc's personality is happy-go-lucky/airhead, they will lose that (at least a part ) somewhere down the line. Hey, but perverts shall remain the same XD . If the females are perverts, even better! It gives me more material to write. :D

Pets: Just 1 pet, if you want. No zombies allowed XD. Moreover, the pet will join the gang only after they will reach that person's house.

Weapons: Will be lightly influenced by the skills. Eg: If the oc is a football player ( american) he would be able to handle shotguns very easily. The group will mostly be starting with service revolvers from dead cops. Then they can/ will get additional weapons when they shall get to Rika's ( for the sake of this story. we'll assume that there are more there ) house and hopefully they'll loot an armory/ gun shop later.

Categorize them.

Initial: School till Rika's home.

Intermediate: Whatever they can get there.

Main: This could be obtained at Rika's home or later on the way. This also shall depend on certain factors ( Eg: girls hog the shower, so boys hog the guns. XD )

Weakness: Mostly physical, but if any mental ( nothing serious, something like migranes will do) then add them. They should be related to their past.

Likes and Dislikes : Self explanatory.

Misc: Anything that I missed.

I can accept only 5-6 ocs. The group of ocs shall be of 6-7 or maybe 8 people. The males must be equal to the females! Everyone must be paired!

The first chapter shall be posted later as I get time to write it down. ( my vacs have just started. have mercy. )

Later!