Background

Tyler grew up outside of Knox County when he was younger. He never quite fit in anywhere. His family was always on him for listening to music or out rummaging through places he shouldn't be. He wasn't a A student by any means. What he lacked in education though he made up for in street smarts and charm. After a huge fight with his parents, he abandoned home. swearing to make a name for himself. He would run away. Now on his own he would find how hard life truly is. he would quickly get addicted to drugs. He would be starving walking down an alley one day. there he would see it an old beat-up acoustic guitar. some people he was staying with under and over pass taught him how to play. He was a full blown natural. he would play his same songs on corners and coffee shops whenever he was able too. eventually he made enough to buy a few guitar books and started making a real name for himself. mostly underground music and places but people started to recognize his name. it was probably the happiest he's ever been. one day when he was playing a gig, he heard screaming outside the coffee shop he was playing at. when someone rushed in and started talking about these rifts and stuff coming out. Tyler was a survivor so while everyone was discussing he left. he would ask around and realize that these were happening all over Tennessee. He ran with a crowd for a while he would play music in abandoned warehouses. he would just go house to house until he can find something to take his mind off of the outbreak. he would hold up with survivors but never really sticking to one place. everyone kept trying to fix him, but his pride always said there's nothing wrong with him. finally stuck with a family for a few months. he would think back on all the times his older sister took care of him. he would tell the family about the mega mall and how everyone went there years ago but they didn't want to risk it. so, he finally decided to swallow his pride and head back to know to see how his family was fairing. mostly just for his sister. when he finally made it too Knox. people told him to check out the mega mall. so now arriving at the mega mall his journey begins.