Vance

Vance (born Vance Alvarez-Castillo on October 30th, 2015 — May 28th, 2034) was a member of EDEN. He was a daycare worker at the EDEN base before he was kidnapped by LUX.

Early Life
Vance was born on October 30th, 2015, in Montería, Colombia to two native-Colombian parents. At only two-years-old, he and his parents immigrated to Queens, New York.

Pre-Apocalypse
Vance was a student at Saint Lucia School since Kindergarten. He became friends with Kai, who joined as his classmate in fourth grade, as well as Kai's younger sister and a few of her classmates.

In 2028, his mother gave birth to a baby girl, though his younger sister is never named when mentioned in The Darkness Within. It is known, however, that he enjoyed babysitting her whenever he had the time to; she is ultimately the reason why Vance chose to be a daycare worker at the EDEN base years later.

Vance attended Gabrielius High School with Kai. He became friends with Lincoln and Patrick, as well as Yesenia who was a student at a sister school.

PV-29 Outbreak
"Main Article: PV-29"The school shutdown happened abruptly and for the first twenty-four hours of lockdown, Vance had persuaded his friends to stay in the school in hopes that the lockdown would be lifted. However, the next day, Kai and Lincoln chose to escape while Vance and Patrick stayed. As the condition of the school worsened, he and Patrick chose to leave four days after the official lockdown.