Booker Martin

**Booker Martin** was Clara Martin's farther and Zora Martin's husband. He was a politician before the Black Rains, and although it is assumed that Clara's Syrensyr covenant heritage is from him, it is unknown if he was aware of this fact about himself.

## Personality

Booker is described by Clara as emotionally distant, and with the limited amount of episode from his perspective, this seems to be true. Booker seems to actually be quite an emotional person, but is displayed as cold and calculating, thinking of scenarios mathematically and constantly possessing a poker face. He is able to think about difficult situations with a lack of feeling that assists him in making tough or complicated choices. This is ability to disassociate when needed is also seen in other characters associated with Syrensyr, though it is unknown if this is because this association gives them this ability, or if Syrensyr favours those who can think critically.

## Description

### Post Dog

The monstrous dogs that Booker and Zora turn into after being exposed to the Black water are described as being large, black and distinctly canine with fur that bleeds into shadows and too many teeth and claws, yet still poses the eyes of the humans they once were. However they’re tainted with the signature green fire that all creatures affected by the black water possess.

## History

Although not much is known about Booker, it is a stated that he was in a government job in some form of advisory position, that he'd seen the black rains coming, but was unaware of the nature and source of them. He said that he was a part of some form of riot with Zora, exactly which one is never specified, but with the context of the show it can be assumed that it was something anti-BotCo. He lived in another sate, though it is unknown which one, before moving with Zora and Clara to the Rathbone house in Ontario once the rains started.

### Season 1

Episode 2 - Dogs: The story takes place immediately after Booker and Zora have succumbed to the black water. Having lost all that remained of their humanity and sense of self, they attack Clara with intent to kill, who had gone unaffected from the rain. At the time of episode release the reasons for this were unknown. They chase her though the Rathbone House till they reach the front lawn, where they are stalled by Dogsmell in time for Riot Maidstone to arrive and rescue Clara after she called her over the radio.

Episode 5 - Forests: This episode segment is told through a flash back of Clara's. Booker is talking with Clara, it is assumed that Clara and Zora just got into an argument. He acknowledges that she [Clara] is angry, and tells her that it's healthy, but that himself, Zora and Clara couldn't get away from each other, and that they had to try and work together to survive. He then goes on to give her advice on how to suppress her emotions and fear, tells her that's she's stronger then them, and that they are only temporary, but she's permanent.

### Season 2

Episode 62 - Provisions: Episode introduction. Intro seems to take place shortly after Booker and his family moved into The Rathbone House. Booker has discovered that the majority of their water supply had been corrupted by the black rain, and the only remaining supply of safe drinking water is a small amount inside an old well. Booker decides that the supply wouldn't last all three of them very long, it wouldn't even last him very long. But it would last the still toddler Clara. It is unknown if he informed Zora of his decision to sacrifice themselves for the sake of their daughter.

Episode 74 - Riots: Segment takes place shortly after the first rains. Booker tells Zora that "*it's happening*" and that they had to leave. Zora asks him what he meant, and what '*it*' was. He tells her it's some form of chemical weapon. Zora points out that he was panicking, and that he never panicked. Booker says he wasn't scared of the water, but he was scared of what people might do once the fear set in. Zora asks him where they're going too, and Booker said that he had a house off grid that Zora didn't know about. On the way to get Clara, he gets into an one sided argument with Zora about the suddenness that they were dropping everything, but this is cut off when they run into what is assumed to be one of Irene Mend's creations, which spooks them and causes them to speed the rest of the way to Clara's kindergarten.

Episode 90 - Tests: Booker is testing Clara on the stages of decomposition, when he sees Clara have to shove her face into the paper to read what was written. He asks her why she was doing this, and she tells him that it was the only way to make the words stop being blurry. He quickly realises that she needed glasses, and takes her to see a sick Zora and ask if she could have hers. Zora tells Clara they she was going to go further then both her and Booker did, and Booker tells her that he didn't know about that, because they'd gone pretty far, but maybe if they could find a school to send her to, she could do something great. Booker begins to leave, but waits at the door while Clara and Zora have a short conversation. Once they are back outside, Booker tells Clara that they were going to go back to their test.

## Relationships

### Clara Martin

Clara Martin is Booker's daughter. He was an emotionally reserved and distant farther figure, according to Clara. But when faced with tough situations she and her wellbeing had been shown to often be the first though on his mind, and he was willing to sacrifice many things for her, although these decisions had been calculated beforehand.

### Zora Martin

Zora Martin was Booker's wife. Little is known about her, though she fell ill to the ailment that eventually turned them both into their monstrous canine current forms first. After she moved to Ontario, her relationship with Booker degraded, though prior to the move they seemed to have a healthy marriage that relied heavily on trust. She expressed hesitancy in them dropping everything to moving to Ontario.

## Trivia

* Clara says that Booker frequently sat quietly in front of their fireplace, and that it was likely that this was a form of meditation for him.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 5 - Forests
* Episode 74 - Riots
* Episode 90 - Tests

## References

All references taken from The official Hello from the Hallowoods website or official Patreon account.