Jessica is a woman in her forties of median income with a stable job, who has no children and lives in a liberal democracy. Gandalf is Jessica's cat, who is young and healthy (albeit fat).

10 years after a zombie infection broke out, world governments have collapsed and hordes of zombies roam the planet. Human civilisation is largely confined to quarantine zones under martial law by ruthless authoritarian regimes.

You are a reclusive survivalist living in a remote town all alone after it was evacuated prior to the the Zombie horde's arrival. You are resourceful and the town is well defended by barricades on all sides.

"Weekend marriages" are marriages in which couples live apart at separate residences for a majority of their relationship. They maintain other aspects of a traditional marriage, including but not limited to sharing childcare responsibilities and financial obligations to each other.