Mike McCarthy

## Biography Before That Day

Mike is an Army veteran and was Staff Sergeant, 2nd  in command of the Westfield National Guard Unit. He lived in Westfield with his family, and would take regular drives through the scenic route towards the Auburn Lake community with them.

## Biography After That Day

Mike lost his wife in June when he didn't get home in time after securing the school. He survived as the right hand to Lt. Jeffrey Daniels, and first encountered Adrian when Ollie and Lenny convinced him to speak with Adrian in regards to overthrowing Sean. When Lt. Daniels died, Mike took the leadership role of the remaining National Guard unit in Westfield. He removed himself from the election process, but maintained a pivotal role in helping trade and supply operations with his unit. Mike has a good head on his shoulders and is great at seeing through bullshit. He knew Adrian had soldier in him when he first met him, and has become a sounding board for Adrian, even when he disagrees. Mike and Lisa Goldman sided with Gilbert in a wait and see approach on the Farm activities. He has given assistance to the Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy survivors in helping to clear both Zombie sieges from the campus, and took care of Sean and Lt. Daniels undead corpses. He gave Sean's glasses to Adrian as a token and prize. Initially Mike thought that Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy should move to Westfield, but after Abby convinced them of the benefits of maintaining two strongholds, he was the first to suggest building a wall around Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy for better security. He helped the Westfield survivors procure a milk truck for water runs to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy, and provided a great deal of trade including IOTV vests and 2 ACOG scopes. Mike has a great relationship with the remaining members of his team. He had a father/son relationship with Gavin, and was very rarely separated from his 'odd couple' partner, La Frenz. The medical supplies he traded to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy proved to be very useful following the aftermath of the Farm attack.

         Mike and Adrian have developed a close relationship. He even helped Adrian to meet some of the Westfield girls. His concern over the situation at Westfield continued to deteriorate through the late spring and early months of summer. Returning survivors were avoiding Westfield school like the plague, and had been doing some drive bys at Lenny's farm. Mike thought the fear was possibly because they were military. They began to put up signs around town offering food and shelter, which seemed to help. Eventually an additional 20-30 people returned to Westfield, and the food situation became of great concern; as did the ammunition when the female survivors failed to take to shooting very well. A few days before the fire, Mike suggested that they should begin reallocating their supplies so that not everything was in one location. The night of the fire, Mike was talking with Lisa Goldman in the cafeteria of the school when they smelled the smoke. He attempted to help rescue survivors on the way out, and the following day made the decision that he and anyone who wanted to join were going to move to Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy. He and Lisa had begun to call the Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy campus, the Bastion, for reasons unknown to them. He was fair in his allocation of supplies and offered anyone not wishing to relocate their fair share. Mike continues to have suspicions that the fire was started by accelerants, and is working with Adrian and the Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy leaders to uncover the arsonist in their midst. Mike is a man who likes his space who is currently living in Hall E, but plans to permanently relocate to MGR as soon as it is fortified.