Jennifer Kirkland

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Addie's mother she presumed dead. She was once married to Addie's father, Matthew Greene, where she spent much of it dealing with emotional and physical abuse. She later left him to live with her parents in Sumpter, Oregon. It was only a couple years after Judgement Day that she was forced to face her ex husband again, and live under his "protection". She now resides in her former home in Sumpter, reunited with her child.

## History

### Pre-campaign

Jennifer Kirkland was born in March of 2040, to Riley and Jason Kirkland. When she was 18, she and a friend moved to Georgia for college. She went to pursue a degree in counseling, but changed majors to go into library science. It was there that she met Matthew Greene. The two hit it off, and Jennifer stayed in Georgia, later marrying the man. With the help of his parents, they bought a house in the suburbs. When she was 23, she became pregnant with Addie.

It was then that small threads of controlling behavior began to come together. Matthew started restricting her more and more, citing that she needed to be safer and more responsible for their child. When Addie was born on August 26th in 2064. Jennifer wanted to name her Ryan, but was overruled by Matthew, who chose to name her Addeline. Jennifer's mother fought him to get her middle name to Jennifer's preference.

The abuse escalated over years until it hit a breaking point, after Addie witnessed her dad beat her mom and stepped between. In 2072, Jennifer made contact with her parents, and with the help of a friend, took Addie and left. Court battles ensued, but with the help of some connections from her parents, and the testimonies of Matthew's family, Addie was able to stay in Sumpter with her grandparents and mother. Jennifer got a restraining order against Matthew, and with a factor of effective intimidation from her mother, Matthew never set foot in Oregon for years.

She spent the years after recovering from her abuse, learning to be herself again with the help of her parents and child. She spent some time working at the family inn before she took work at the local library.

In September of 2081, after the bombs dropped, she remained in Sumpter with her daughter, her parents having gone to Seattle for a few days, never to be seen again. The small town, with those that stayed, worked together to survive. For two years, things went well enough, as far as the apocalypse can go, but that changed in 2083. Matthew, having been drafted into the army and deserting, rode into Sumpter with a brigade of soldiers under his command. He exiled the town's inhabitants. taking most of their supplies, and warmly greeted Jennifer and Addeline. From that day forward, he kept the two of them mostly inside the inn, with supervised walks around town and the forest. He claimed the world was more dangerous than ever, and that they needed protection.

Jennifer slowly reverted back to the person she was before, becoming quieter and less expressive. The one thing that drove her on was the hope to get her daughter away from him, to somewhere better. Losing her hope and will to live, Jennifer turned to what she thought she'd never do: she attempted to take Matthew's life. She poisoned his food with small doses of rat poison over a few days, watching him fall ill. He was able to recover however, and he retaliated by forcing her to dose herself. He intended to make her suffer, but not kill her. However, she fell into a coma and began to fade. Matthew sent her off in a convoy, with orders to find a doctor who could do something and force him to save her. She was taken off the premises, barely alive, and the convoy was attacked by a settlement fighting back against his group.

Jennifer was taken away and given care, though it took her many months to recover. Even then, she was fragile, having lost most of her memories and had difficulty with short-term retention. Her motor skills were shot, and it took years of therapy to be able to function somewhat normally again.

### Arc 9: The Goat, The Witch, and The Warden

In April of 2096, Jennifer heard news of a group called the New Wells Six that had been protecting settlements and challenging gangs. One name in particular stuck out to her: Addie Kirkland. It took her some time to draw a connection with the name, to remember who she was. It took longer for her to work up the courage to look for her. With the help of some friends, Jennifer made her way to Boise, the only sure place to find a Templar eventually. On June 12th, she was reunited with her daughter, who greeted her with shock and elation. Jennifer returned to Boise with Addie, settling back at the inn.

Worried at being a burden in her daughter's new and dangerous life, Jennifer sought a way she could make herself seem useful. She found a purpose in the group's recently captured prisoner: Anne Mortem, River's abusive red-hat mother. Jennifer approached her gently, working to allow her to open up and find trust. She disclosed what little she remembered of her own horrible marriage, later encouraging Anne to tell her about her broken marriage with Dick Mortem. The two bonded over terrible husbands and failures to their daughters, and slowly, Anne began to try, to change. Jennifer supported her throughout her therapy sessions and helped her reconnect with her daughter over time.

### Arc 15: Chasing Coyotes

Jennifer attended Addie and River's wedding on the 23rd of November, walking her daughter down the aisle.