Lucas Mann

* Season 3
* Season 2

**Lucas Mann** is a main character and a survivor of the pandemic in *The Langdom Experiment*. He is a resident, supply runner and recruiter for Searchlight Ranch. He is a well-liked member of the ranch but often suffers from indecisiveness and recklessness. Following the fall of the ranch, Lucas decides to follow Adam as the group seeks a new home. During this time, he forms a friendly bond with Cassie Levitt. After arriving at Shire Estate, Lucas starts a sexual relationship with Alycia and fathers a child with her.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Not much is yet known about Lucas' life before the pandemic. It is more than likely that he lived in the local area, as he possessed a strong knowledge of the area during his supply runs. He mentions that he has known Alycia for a few years.

### Searchlight Ranch

How or when Lucas arrived at Searchlight is unknown. Since he has known Alycia for a few years, she most likely invited him when dollar rabies began to spread. Over the course of his time at the ranch Lucas became a leading supply runner and recruiter for the ranch.

#### Meeting the Levitts

In the harsh winter of early 2019, Lucas accompanied Bonnie and Alycia on a supply run, during which they came across Adam, Abby and Cassie, who were living out of their broken-down RV on a derelict bridge.

## Overview

### Personality

Lucas is generally a compassionate and kind-hearted man, but is capable of detachment and distrust to the people whom he believes to be a threat to himself and the group. Though capable of keeping a cool head in the face of panic, when the situation becomes potentially disastrous Lucas is often seen to panic and, possibly subconsciously, defer the decision-making to a more sure-spoken person; this may be due to his relatively young age and consequential inexperience of handling dire situations. Despite this, he is very caring and protective when it comes to his friends.

## Relationships

### Cassie Levitt

"*You know...if **you** ever get bitten, and I'm the only one around...I'd do it for you,"
 "Hah...thanks kid,*"
—Cassie and Lucas as they sit around the campfire[src]

Cassie becomes very friendly with Lucas during their time on Searchlight Ranch, with Lucas deciding to show Cassie some basic tips for surviving on her own.

When Cassie's bite was revealed, Lucas regretably decided to put her out of her misery, but let her go upon discovering that the bite was healing and Cassie was immune to dollar rabies. Later, following the fall of Searchlight, Lucas and Cassie sat next to each other at a campfire, showing no hard feelings between them, with Cassie even saying that she would be able to put him down if he ever got bitten, which Lucas appreciates.

### Adam Levitt

During their time at Searchlight, Adam and Lucas become good friends and allies, with Adam valuing Lucas' skills on supply runs. As Adam continues to demonstrate how he has adapted to the world and is willing to teach the ranch's inhabitants how to survive in the wild, Lucas begins to develop a strong loyalty to him. Upon discovering that Cassie was bitten, Lucas, despite being willing to put her down, listened to reason and spared her life upon Adam begging him to check Cassie's eighteen-month-old bite, which now consisted of scar tissue having mostly healed.

When the group are forced to leave Searchlight Ranch, Lucas was one of the few Searchlight residents who supported following Adam, convincing the others to follow Adam's lead. Adam appears very grateful for this, giving him a nod of respect, and goes on to become one of Adam's right-hand-men alongside George.