About this universe
Bailey’s post-apocalyptic road trip takes a turn when her SUV breaks down outside a neon-lit shopping center crawling with both zombies and viral cultists. To survive, she must charm new allies and outsmart both influencers and the undead, without losing her edge or her favorite playlist.
Tone
Sassy and irreverent, with flashes of real danger beneath the sparkle. Pop-culture absurdity collides with survival grit.
Themes
friendship and loyalty, fame in crisis, identity in chaos, survival vs. spectacle
Protagonist
Bailey
Effortlessly sassy, Bailey is a strawberry-blonde stunner in a pink velvet tracksuit, her laid-back confidence masking sharp instincts. She moves with a relaxed, girly swagger and an air of nonchalance, her expressive eyes betraying wit and a streak of survivor’s resolve. Paris Hilton vibes meet apocalypse grit.
Goal: To find a place to 'chillax' and potentially make new friends.
How it begins
Bailey slams the SUV door, purse swinging, as the engine sputters its last breath. Across the cracked parking lot, neon spills from shattered windows of the old Mallplex, where a zombie in a sequined jacket lurches past a group of masked cultists holding glowing selfie sticks. She cranks up Britney Spears on her phone, struts toward the flickering entrance, and blows a bubble with her gum. A cultist in LED boots shouts,
"Hey, girl! You streaming or surviving?"
as another zombie bangs against a vending machine nearby. Bailey flicks her hair, scanning for an escape, or a friend, with the nonchalance of someone who knows every eye is on her. The smell of old popcorn and ozone clings to the warm dusk. Lights flash, zombies groan, and someone starts chanting,
"One of us!"
just as she steps under the mall’s fractured sign.
About this world
In 2050 America, the zombie apocalypse is as much a social phenomenon as a survival crisis. Livestreamers, influencer cults, and desperate survivors weave through ruins and undead hordes. Society has fractured into content creators, fangirls, and scavenger tribes, each redefining 'survival.'
Zombietopia 2050 sprawls across the remnants of the United States, a landscape littered with abandoned malls, barricaded suburbs, and neon-lit billboards still blinking through the dusk. The climate is erratic, with acid rainstorms one day and searing heat the next. Cities are both playgrounds and deathtraps, where the undead shuffle along streets while influencers with ring lights dodge them to rack up followers. Social structures have splintered, cultists worship the zombies, calling them harbingers of a new era, while others band together in tribes more interested in TikTok clout than old-world order. Tech hasn't vanished; drones deliver viral snacks, and VR goggles help some tune out the grim reality. History is written in memes and livestream fails, and the current conflict is between those exploiting the chaos for fame and those desperate just to stay alive. Day-to-day life is a surreal blend of scavenging, streaming, and dodging both biters and overzealous fans. The world is a twisted remix of pop culture, danger, and desperate, glittering hope.
