Debra Kopiske

**“***My roommate is going to be so mad if I leave her high and dry on rent.***”**
— **Debra's biggest concern following her abduction**

**Debra Kopiske** is a playable character and the main protagonist in *Night Shift* and a supporting character in *Stay Out of the House*.

## Description

### Appearance

Debra is an adult Caucasian woman with dirty blonde hair in a bob cut and bun. She wears a red shirt with a white undershirt underneath and olive pants.

### History

Debra lives in Mill Creek, Oklahoma, working as a cashier at Quick Mart, a small attached store for the Ecoo gas station outside of town. She shares an apartment with Amber, her roommate, who gives her rides to her workplace.

## *Night Shift*

Debra is brought to the gas station for her night shift by Amber, who tells her that she'll have to find a way home herself, as Amber has no plans on driving all the way back at 6 A.M. in the morning while "conked out". Debra then talks with her colleague Katz and his upcoming date night, before clocking in to replace him. A list left by her manager Rick, and neglected by Katz, requires her to sweep the floors, put some unpurchased items back in their place and clean the bathrooms. Unable to complete the last task on account of a missing key, Debra prepares for another uneventful night, most of which is spent with walks around the store and sessions playing the arcade machine, which are only sporadically interrupted by the arrival of the occasional customer.

As time goes by, however, Debra starts to take notes of a suspicious atmosphere building up, with a white van regularly pulling into the driveway, only to slow down near the shop's windows and drive off again. Eventually, a stranger walks in, the only customer so far who doesn't appear to have a vehicle, and rather than asking for gas or cigarettes, inquires whether Debra is the only employee on shift. Afterwards, the man proceeds to silently wander the store, often stopping in his tracks, pretending to look through the aisles while discreetly taking peeks at Debra, before he finally picks a beer from the freezer, pays, and leaves without another word.

Not long after, Debra notices that the backdoor has been left open and investigating, she finds the restroom suddenly unlocked. As she heads back inside, she is attacked and knocked out with a blow to the head by a masked assailant.

## *Stay Out of the House*

### Chapter 3: The House

Nine days later, Debra is one of six still living captives alongside Evelyn, Hank, Kyle, and an injured woman being held in various cages at the house in the Butcher's backyard. If Roxanne does not act, Debra and the other victims will be rounded up one by one over the course of the game and murdered in the kitchen. Roxanne may choose to free her, after which she can either be caught by the Butcher or brought to the saferoom in the vents. Once secured, Debra will introduce herself and tell Roxanne about the night of her abduction, mentioning that everyone must think she's dead and jokes that Amber is probably mad at her for leaving her alone to pay the rent. A second interaction with her will remind Debra that she grabbed something from the Butcher's van while she was slipping in and out of consciousness during the ride over and give RoxanneBandages.

Should Roxanne return to the saferoom after unlocking the front door, she will tell the survivors that she'll leave to get help. If spoken to, Debra will encourage her and wish Roxanne good luck for her escape.

## Trivia

* Prior to Roxanne's introduction in Version 0.7.2., Debra was considered the main protagonist of *Stay Out of the House*.
* Debra's full name, age, and residency are given in a newspaper article found in The House chapter.
	+ Through this article, many fans had already suspected that Debra was the cashier from *Night Shift* before the character was given a proper identity, which the full release of *Stay Out of the House* confirmed.

1. ↑ Documents (Stay Out of the House)#Newspaper 1