Bryson

Bryson (born Bryson Jacobson; 2018, May 28th — 2034, May 30th) was the leader of EDEN and a former member of NOX before the group split. Despite leaving the group, he was still an ally of NOX and willingly took in Noelle and Kai after she was tainted.

Pre-Apocalypse
Bryson was originally born in North Carolina to a single mother. When he was 8, he and his mother relocated to Manhattan, New York, where he attended Saint Lucia School. He became friends with the members of NOX, and usually relied on the friendships he had with his classmates due to the poor relationship he shared with his mother.

Bryson was closest to Samuel and Myles. It is noted that he had a crush on Noelle, Josie, and Thalia at or around the same time; he had a brief relationship with Noelle, but it ended shortly after as a result of his poor manners towards the girls at school.

Manhattan, New York
Months after the initial PV-29 outbreak, most of those were infected experienced sudden death or other symptoms of the Shadows. As a result, all schools that were opened were ordered to go under lockdown with everyone inside as a way to protect the staff and students. However, barely twenty-four hours later, a few staff members and children began to feel ill as well. At some point during this time, Bryson followed Samuel and Myles, who were close friends with all members from NOX, and decided to leave the building with them by escaping through the auditorium windows.

Like most other students, Bryson chose not return to his mother because he felt his relationship with her wasn't strong enough to risk his life traveling to find her.

In July, 2031, two days after Noelle, Olive, and Jackson left to raid in Brooklyn, the remaining teenagers searched for them, but found no trace of the three near the area they were supposedly at. This sparked a feud between everyone in the group—some wanted to actively search for them, while others wanted to stay at the base or in Brooklyn where the three were raiding just in case they returned. The tension in the group led them to split with Bryson, Matthew, Aidan, and Kalista returning to their base and the rest of the members staying in Brooklyn.

About two weeks later, the entire group met up again in Brooklyn. Bryson decided that the four he left with should abandon the base, so they took the necessities and left. His urge to become leader and help the group caused conflict with Kai, the original leader. Bryson chose to find other groups out of the area instead of waiting; all the members of NOX left with him except Zoie, Josie, and Kai.

Bryson followed the spray painted directions that led to the UFH, a group that was searching for a cure.