Florence Leichenburg

* Appearance
* Character Creator

Florence Leichenburg was a major character in Medium Vanilla Season 1. She played a large role as part of Camp V.

## Backstory (Pre-Outbreak)

Florence was born in Portland, Oregon to a German immigrant father and American mother in the early 1970s. She was the youngest of two children, her older brother Magnus being the eldest. Their parents had met after the Second World War, and were initially distant due to the father's role in it all, but eventually came to love each other and started a family in the suburbs of Portland. They were very protective of Florence and Magnus, though took different approaches to their parenting: the father was a disciplinarian, expecting highly of them, while the mother was gentle and nurturing, with a playful character. The latter had taught Florence to play the violin, and had a great love for both of her children. She was the biggest influence in Florence's childhood, besides Magnus.

In late 1988, Florence's mother died of lung cancer. This lead to a cascade effect in the Leichenburg family, wherein Florence, a once stubborn yet playful character, became even more stubborn and aggressive. Her father became distant and withdrawn, leading to implied domestic abuse towards his children. Florence found safety in her music, going to the gym, and playing field hockey. A year later, Florence was suspended from high school for attacking another student. A month later, she dropped out.

During high school, Florence met Kafka Levesque (formerly Amber), who shared a lot of her interests. He was a pianist, and the two enjoyed duetting and playing in concerts with each other; Kafka admired Florence for her hockey-playing, and the two ended up dating from 1988 - 1993. In June of 1993, Kafka moved to Kentucky; eight days before the outbreak, Florence received a letter from Kafka, which prompted her and Magnus to impromptu catch a flight to Kentucky. The letter ended with:

> *"I remember when you and I played together.* Je te Veux*. When we fell in love. I miss you, Florence. I hope I can see you again soon, maybe even perform together. I love you."*
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Florence was 20 when the outbreak started.

## Story (Post-Outbreak)

Florence was in West Point at the start of the outbreak. A zombie had broken through her window in the middle of a Dungeons and Dragons session which got a majority of her friends killed. She stumbled upon Camp V, in which she, at first, came across as cold and quiet, however slowly warmed up to the members of Camp V at the time.

She was sweet on one of the members of Camp V, Lauren. She gave her many gifts as a way to show her affection, including a drawing of a 'chocolate vampire', a mole plushie, and flowers. The two shared a kiss in the storage at camp, after a short German lesson wherein Florence taught Lauren how to say 'I love you'.

During her time at Camp V, an individual by the name of "Molly" arrived. This lead to a confrontation between Lee Roberts, the camp leader at the time, and Florence: Lee had wanted to go find Molly himself. Florence didn't want him to, and reacted aggressively by holding him hostage and aiming a gun at Nina, who was subsequently shot in the hand. Clarence then knocked Florence out, which lead to a deep conversation between her and Tank while she was imprisoned on Camp V's premises. This began an attempted redemption arc, which would go on to continuously fail.

Another key moment was when Trent Jameson, one of the youngest members at camp at the time, had a large confrontation with Florence and Lauren. Florence had been standing on his sleeping bag, which lead to Trent snapping and being aggressive towards her, culminating in a fistfight which was then separated. Later, Trent attempted suicide, and while everyone else tried to calm him down gently, Florence reacted by taunting and making fun of Trent, using the death of his brother Mallory to rile him up and distract him from his goal of killing himself. Trent, in turn, attacked Florence, breaking her nose and loosening her tooth.

Camp V moved from West Point to Louisville after a period of sustained discussion. Upon arriving, Lee, who had been a huge influence over the group, was bitten by a zombie, and died shortly after. While Florence wasn't there for his funeral, the effect of his death impacted her greatly. At the new location, Florence grew distant from Lauren, in part due to a developing alcohol problem. Ezekiel, a newcomer to camp, taunted Florence for this, and was slaughtered by Nina shortly after. Florence reacted drunkenly and, in the end, did not care. This came to a point during their Halloween party - Florence dressed as Ash from *The Evil Dead* - wherein she got excessively drunk and ended up kissing Doli. Lauren walked in on Florence and Doli passed out on the floor. In turn, Florence and Lauren separated and, as a result, Florence went sober, shaving her head (in parallel to Nina, who did the same) to document her sobriety.

Florence heard about The Croix, a club in Louisville, over the radio, and went to visit alongside Zoe, Jolene, Tank, Clarence and Nina. There, she met Clarice, a cannibal who worked as security at The Croix. The two were quickly interested in each other, however Clarice had never truly been in love with Florence, and only took interest due to her subservient, dog-like nature. Regardless, the relationship progressed as a one-sided love, and the two moved to Croixtown, a small fortified location south of The Croix, together after coercion from Clarice and Larry, another Croix regular. Florence grew much more distant from Camp V after meeting Clarice, which would eventually lead to her downfall.

After indoctrinating Florence by calling her a 'dog' and giving her a collar, Clarice proceeded to flee The Croix with both Florence and Odya to the mansions in Louisville. There, Florence was fed human meat in the form of jerky. Not soon after Clarice's death at the hands of "Cutta" and Red Flags, Florence discovered the red room in the house they were staying in, finding the Polaroids of the people Odya had killed. She also found a room filled with human heads, and quickly came to the realisation that the people she were staying with were cannibals, and eventually fled back home to Camp V. She became a vegetarian after this incident.

## Death

An altercation between Trent and Arty lead to Florence's short temper taking control. She shoved Trent into a table, and was subsequently stabbed twice by him. Trent then left Camp, claiming that his absence would solve more problems than it caused. However, Florence felt as though almost everything that happened in camp at that point was her fault, and, upon coming to the realisation that she hadn't changed for ten years and that she probably would never redeem herself, she committed suicide in front of Tank for the same reasons Trent had run away.

## Relationships

### Magnus

Magnus was Florence's older brother, and acted as a father figure for most of her life after the death of their mother. He took Florence to the gym every other day, and taught her how to properly wield an axe. They had a strong bond, and confided in each other - including coming out of the closet to each other (Florence as a lesbian and Magnus as a bisexual), sharing gossip, and comforting each other when in need. The two were separated after the outbreak, and found each other again at Camp V, sharing a week or so of contact before Florence's death.

### Nina

Florence was a sister figure to Nina. The two's relationship was very rocky at times, with the two getting into fights often and never truly getting along. Regardless, the two cared deeply for each other.

### Tank

Florence's relationship with Tank was probably the most important one to her. Tank saw Florence as a daughter, and the two shared many moments together. Florence's suicide affected Tank the most, with him struggling to find an outlet for his grief after the fact.

### Lauren

Lauren and Florence dated for a few months during the outbreak. Their relationship was complicated, with it slowly failing to work as time went on. The two separated after Florence kissed Doli, but they had been struggling due to Florence's alcoholism and short temper.

## Quotes

> "*Dummkopf.*"
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> "*Come on, Trent! Hit me!*"
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> "*I'm sorry, Tank.*"
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> "*Yes, my Queen.*"
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> "*They... they're cannibals! And they gave me meat... oh, God...*"
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> "*Ich liebe dich.*"
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> "*I'm not a bad driver, for fuck's sakes!*"
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> "*Groovy*."
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> (Clicking off the safety of her gun) "*I'm not gonna ask you again.*"
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> "*Merry Pissed-mas!*"
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> "*A frog is nice and smooth. Swims in water. A toad is ugly, and bumpy. Know the difference, asshole!*"
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## Gallery

Florence's all-leather outfit after letting Trent beat her upFlorence with her olive beanie at The Croix
## Trivia

* Florence is named after Florence, Italy, where her parents had their honeymoon.
* Her favourite pieces of classical music are *Je te Veux*, by Erik Satie, and *Piano Concerto No. 2* by Sergei Rachmaninov.
* She speaks fluent German.