[female she/her] Welcome to Aurora Bay, [ZOE GUTIÉRREZ]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [JESSICA ALBA]. You must be the [FORTY] year old [RN/TRAUMA NURSE AT AURORA BAY HOSPITAL]. Word is you’re [FRIENDLY] but can also be a bit [RECKLESS] and your favorite song is [STOLEN BY DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [CRYSTAL COVE CONDOS]. I’m sure you’ll love it!
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About:
Name: Zoe Elena Galan Gutiérrez
Pronouns & Gender: she/her, cis woman
Birthday: December 4, 1985 (40 years old)
Star sign: Sagitarius
Born in: Seattle, WA
Location: Crystal Cove Apartments
Time in Aurora Bay: arrived late 2024/early 2025
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Single/Divorced
Occupation: RN/Trauma Nurse at Aurora Bay Hospital
Degree/Certification: BSN, ACLS, CEN, TCRN
Face Claim: Jessica Alba
General appearance: Long brown hair, brown eyes, 5’7, slim build
Personality: When she’s in her element, Zoe can light up a room. She’s friendly and bubbly, despite some harsh life experiences. She’s usually quick to make friends–or at least make acquaintances–and easy to talk with. She’s curious, and genuinely interested in the people around her and the world they share. She can be somewhat self-destructive and reckless when she’s up in her feelings, but usually does a good job of smoothing things back out. She’s the epitome of grace under pressure in most instances, and almost always able to take control of any level of stressful situation and diffuse things.
Zoe’s Story (tw light mentions: foster care, drug use, infertility, cheating, divorce):
She had always been a survivor. She had to, growing up being tossed around the foster system, bouncing between relatives and strangers, depending on who had the time and space to take care of her. She and her older sister spent more time apart than together in their youth. Their mom just couldn’t manage to stay clean long enough to be a decent parent, and both their fathers were long out of the picture. It wasn’t until she was in her teens that she got some stability in her life, her sister Marisol (Maisie) bringing her to live with her once she had an apartment of her own. They were seven years apart, but Maisie and Zoe remained extremely close, even after time and circumstances kept them apart. Maisie did everything she could to give them a good life, and she was the role model her baby sister needed to get her own life on track. Zoe struggled with some of the same addiction issues their mother had, and her older sister was there to help her get clean each time, pick up the pieces, heal.
Despite her reckless nature, Zoe was always the friend who looked after everybody else. Even in her teens, she was constantly taking care of her friends, keeping them safe and healthy, helping them recover through their own struggles. She got the nickname ‘Doctor Zoe’ long before she ever came to stay with her sister. It was Maisie, though, who encouraged her to look into nursing programs when she was in her 20s and kind of aimless, her big sister recognizing Zoe’s innate desire to take care of people. She loved to be needed. Craved it, even. She spent so much of her childhood being ignored or overlooked or cast aside that she’d do anything to keep someone’s focus. She developed a bit of a promiscuous side, happily spending time with any guy who paid her even a little bit of attention. She went through a slew of messy hookups and pseudo relationships, with a mix of longer dating periods here and there. Usually, she’d find a way to mess things up with whoever she was seeing, always eager for that next new entanglement. Eventually, though, she met a sweet young doctor, Thomas, at the hospital she was working at, and she couldn’t imagine wanting to spend another night with any other man.
They dated for less than a year and got married way too soon. Their life wasn’t exactly a fairytale romance. They both worked long hours, making it immediately hard to actually build a life together. Their personalities clashed much of the time, Zoe far too outgoing and extroverted compared to her quiet, introverted husband. She loved to socialize and go out and he hated leaving the house on his days off. They could barely agree on what to have for dinner some nights, let alone bigger life decisions, like where to settle or when to have kids–Zoe wanted to focus on her career and wait. Tom wanted them to start soon, since they were already in their 30s. For Tom’s sake, and the sake of their marriage, she relented, agreeing to try for kids, even if it meant she’d have to put her job aside for a while.
Nearly two years later, they still hadn’t been able to conceive. They were arguing frequently, and whatever love they’d had early in the relationship had turned to toxicity. Still, she tried to make things work, tried to put whatever free time she had into the marriage, tried to be the good little wifey she was supposed to be. They went to counseling for the next year, and things seemed to be getting better. They were even talking about trying for kids again and looking into fertility treatments. And then she found out Tom had been having an affair with one of the residents at their hospital. He wanted to do counseling again, try to fix things. In Zoe’s eyes, there was nothing left to fix.
Their divorce was as quick and amicable as it could be, mostly because Zoe wanted to put as much distance between herself and that life as she could. She left the hospital they’d worked at and their shared apartment, and moved back in with Maisie for a short time while she applied for more nursing jobs. She did part time work at a few clinics in the meantime, and finally got a full-time trauma nurse position in a town called Aurora Bay. It was hard to move so far away from her sister, but this was an opportunity to rebuild her life and start fresh.
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Being too much for some people. Talking too much, being too friendly, laughing too much, just generally being annoying. Otherwise, not being enough. Not being good enough, or capable enough, or smart enough, or cultured enough, or pretty enough, or funny enough...
I think I have this subconscious... hyperfixation in certain moments where I am just... acutely aware of every way I don't measure up the way I think I should.
Toy Parade: What toys did you play with as a child?
I didn't have a lot of my own, but I was definitely still a Barbie girl when I could be. I don't know. Just... the playing pretend and creating some unique, safe, beautiful life. Plus, the clothes! I wanted to wear every frilly, godawful pink think she owned! Barbie was an icon! Still is.
Does your muse focus on one person, or do they like to go and date as many people as possible?
In the early testing the waters period, I'm fine with both people dating around. But once there's, like, a proper relationship starting and you're giving it a name or a term and stuff, I prefer exclusivity.
I have way too many insecurities to want to be, like, Girlfriend #4, or Thursday's girl, or whatever.
💙 = Does your muse prefer a night out or a night in?
I used to be obsessed with going out. Just, like, had to be anywhere but home doing some random thing, proving I was living or something. It didn't even matter what. Like, I'd seriously be googling events that night just to have an excuse to not be home. My place was just too quiet or something.
Now, it really depends on my mood. Sometimes I want to dress up and get pretty and go out. Other times I want to put on something lazy and just... vibe at home.
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"Get your mind off the gutter. I'm supposed to be the ass here" he said close to her ear and kissed the top of her head. "I'm wounded, you can't steal my thunder too."
"Yeah, I mean..." he trailed off lazily. Maybe telling her where he lived in New York wouldn't be a good idea. It's made him sound like..well, more of a jerk than people usually gave him credit for, but with a family like his there was a certain image he too had to uphold. And..well, sue him, he liked the view from the 220. He chuckled. "I like it better at winter. Christmas trees and all." he offered a bit uncertain if she could see the charm in a house that big. Maybe he only found it cozy cause of the square footage he was used to growing up.
"Right?" he laughed. "Uhh yes, I'd be the Prince Harry of the story..the Infanta Sofia." he chuckled. He'd heard all the jokes before, being the middle son. Some jokes had come in good fun, some hadn't. "Also..nobody makes movies about the second born, so my secret royalty status is safely concealed within these walls." Colton smiled. "Is it too much?" he asked honestly, waving a hand to the house around them.
Colton nodded. "Lady wants Shiraz..so she gets Shiraz." He paused, thinking about it and opened a door, disappearing for a couple of minutes to pick a bottle. Colton even went for something he thought wasn't too intimidating. A Penfolds, something simple. To him —yeah, that may be an issue. When he came back holding the bottle, he chuckled. "This good? Or..do you have anything specific you want? I may have it..." he shrugged a shoulder, actually embracing his privilege on this matter. || @recklesszoe
"I am fighting for my life over here," she teases, grin growing as he sinks deeper and deeper with all the innuendos. Her expression shifts some when she feels his lips brush against her head. She hadn't expected that moment of tenderness amid the jokes, Zoe's voice briefly catching in her throat. Her gaze shifts as she watches him a beat more before she manages to speak, a little weaker this time, though she tries to maintain that teasing demeanor. "...I-I would never."
Christmas trees. Plural. Then again, with a house this size, it would look sparse if there was only one tree. Her eyes can't help but dance about the space as her mind briefly wanders to what this place might look like during the holidays. She hadn't considered that Colt might be into that sort of thing. The Hallmark jokes creep back into her head but she shakes them away with a smile. "The first time I met you, you were trying to get me to drown strangers." She intentionally makes it much more dramatic for effect. "I wouldn't have pegged you for a holidays guy..."
Zoe smirks, fighting a hint of self-consciousness at her own cluelessness with the Spanish phrase. History is not her strong suit, unfortunately. Still, she soldiers on. "Harry was always the fun one, right?" she offers with a shrug. "I mean... Aside from one really questionable Halloween costume. But, you know, otherwise."
Her eyes drift again at Colton gestures, and Zoe has to smirk once more, even with the sincerity of his question. "I'm... trying to decide how many times my apartment would fit inside your house and hitting at least double digits. It's, uh..." It is a lot, maybe even too much, as he said, but she also doesn't want that to become a thing for them. It's intimidating for sure, but it's not like he's any different from the person he was an hour ago or a day ago or nearly a year ago when they were teasing at the fair. And she's hoping he's not suddenly viewing her some other way, either. "I have a feeling we've led... very different lives, I'm gonna be honest." She purses her lips, watching him. "But, you know, we're both here now." The smile is sincere, maybe a little demure.
As Colt focuses on other Shiraz, Zoe is briefly lost. She opens her mouth to speak, to remind him that there is a perfectly good bottle of Shiraz, his own bottle, on the counter already, but Colt seems determined, and she's not about to argue as he disappears past the doorway. He looks almost triumphant when he returns. Zoe eyes the bottle, betting it's probably more expensive than the wine she served at her wedding, and he's ready to open it with burgers and fries. A self-conscious smile tugs her lips, Zoe shaking her head quickly. "My wine knowledge is... limited at best. So I'm, uh, I'm gonna defer to your... expertise."
She hesitates a moment, watching him.
"Is... this a bad time to mention you shouldn't be drinking with a head injury...?" Zoe can't help but grin. "I figure the nurse in me should maybe mention that." She fights a little smirk, making a pinching motion with her thumb and forefinger. "But you can probably do, like... a little glass. Like a half pour... And then I'll... make sure you don't pass out before I let you have any more..."
"It does. We've been together for two years now, we have a house, a dog. It all feels pretty best to me." Especially given the way her face quite literally lit up just as she continued to speak about Asher. "Anything worth judging as of late around here?"
"It is," she nods in agreement, smiling again. At the question, her brows knit and she winces slightly. "Well, I did see this woman here today in... the most unfortunate pair of pants earlier. Like... Really, really snug and... almost the same color as her skin? So she just looked like she was walking around with her ass out from far away." Zoe can't help but laugh. "I immediately judged the fashion choice. Just, you know, like... literally any color but that..." She shakes her head quickly. "No relationships, though. Just, you know, random fit checks."
@thegillyxliang
freyja: is that like the one sportcam? 🤣
freyja: ofc! that makes lot of sense now!
freyja: yes! i mean i hit the gym and hot yoga every day, i mean hot yoga when i'm in AB.
freyja: oh! milla jovovich?! for a brief second i thought in mila kunis.
freyja: milla is a inspo! my first movie of seeing her was Blue Lagoon. 🤣
zoe: haha yes! 🫣 Our ending is getting told via GoPro unfortunately.
zoe: I mean yeah I work out allll the time but not to fight zombies 😜 Gotta add some more weights or something prob
zoe: omg haha. yes yes sorry. Milla Jovovich bc of the Resident Evil stuff
zoe: I think mine was The Fifth Element tbh. I WANTED that hair too but I would have had to fry it to get light enough to go orange... ⚡
@freyjadahl
"See, I was thinking about doing it even if it turns out to be nothing." Addison's mind is mostly made up in spending her money on easy things like this - maybe add some more fun in her life. "Wanna do it together?" @recklesszoe
"Best way is to, like... play up whatever they say," she says with a grin. "Just go all wide-eyed like, 'Oh my gosh you're right! I did just meet a mysterious stranger, right here in the park!' Or, you know, whatever they are talking about." Her brows raise at the offer and she nods. "Yesss. What's our backstory? Best friends? Sisters? Girlfriends in a fight trying to see if the palm reader has any insight into our fractured relationship?"
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Sal can only assume that everyone flocking to the ride must have possessed one or they had made it this far in life without ever watching a single Final Destination movie.
With his hands on his hips, he stays planted where he is.
"I am trying to be more spontaneous though."
He hopes that won't end up ironically carved into his headstone.
"I believe they're fairly safe," Zoe offers with a playful smile. "I'm pretty sure nobody has died on it at least this entire carnival." Her tone is entirely too cheery. "Possibly even longer."
She doesn't actually expect him to say yes, so she's genuinely surprised when he suddenly changes his mind, amusement showing on her features. "That was a quick shift. Alright, and if we die, at least it's... surrounded by... a terrified group of strangers at a carnival?" she offers, not helpfully.
"Zoe, by the way," she says, "So you know what name to yell the I-told-you-so if it does derail." A pause. "Sorry, sorry. I... really need to not tease about it."
@salvadorcavendish
"God, I fucking wish," Mac says mournfully with a scrunched face, looking longingly at the drop tower.
Any other summer, and she would been flirting with the ride operator to let her skip the line as many times as she wanted.
"But my doctor says I'm not allowed to do anything 'too crazy' -- which is a very vague barometer of behavior to be working with when you're me because I don't consider a lot of things I do to be crazy. But I'm guessing being dropped from an exhilarating height is on that 'too crazy' list."
"Oh!" she perks, looking her over more carefully at the admission. A small smile tugs her lips and she nods quickly. "Yeaaaah I'm pretty sure anything that could potentially get the adrenaline going and raise heart rate or blood pressure probably falls on the 'no' list for 'too crazy.' But that is a wild metric for a doctor to give, for sure."
@macaulaymontgomery
“ oh fuck “ Arkin replied as he looked at the ride and let out a sigh. He hadn’t really been on many of the rides lately since he’d been more in dad mode. But he was just trying to sort of get out there and have more fun again. “ oh so you assume I’ve got a death wish cause I look like I’ve got one?” @recklesszoe
"Hey, I've watched like twelve groups get off safely," she offers, smirking. "Although that could make us... unlucky 13." Her eyes widen and she mock covers her mouth, then laughs, shaking her head. "I mean... I don't want to pressure you. I am going either way..."
@arkin-oconnell
"Uhh..." Tess slurped from her vodka-spiked lemonade as she looked up at the ferris wheel, squinting in the bright sunlight. "I think your friend might be the smart one here. Don't these things just get collapsed in and carted off to the next fairground? Or is this like a permanent fixture in this town?"
"I mean, yeah," she says with a shrug, "But I'm pretty sure they cart all the pieces with them and have instructions on how to rebuild them and stuff. But, no... This is all just for the festival." Her eyes follow the next group of people as the drop tower releases, the screams making Zoe grin. She motions. "That looked stable, right?"
@thetessxacevedo
"And you had a song too, I assume?" That was likely what Luca had curated more than anything, trying to have something thematically appropriate for any mood that managed to strike. "And probably witnessed at least one all out brawl over Top 8 status." At the time, it was taken so seriously, but thinking about it now was pretty hilarious to just how trivial so much of it really was.
"Yeah I tried one of those too. So I get you, the convenience is there," Luca agreed. "I cook more now, when I'm not shark wrangling," he laughed. "My grandmother tried to teach me as a kid, which had mixed results then but have learned a lot more as an adult. Is it something you were always interested in?"
"Song?" she asks, scoffing teasingly. "Sir. I had an entire playlist at one point--The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, Thursday... Definitely some Fall Out Boy on that thing too." Zoe laughs. "I was so happy when they added the playlist to the music player. Like stupidly excited. It felt life changing." When he mentions the Top 8, her amusement grows. "Ohh my God. I bet friendships were lost over that damn Top 8, too." She shakes her head, smile remaining. "I remember when they switched it, too, and you could have, like, a Top 12 or Top 16? But real ones knew they were still in the top eight slots of that."
Her expression goes briefly wistful, but she laughs it off. "Is it sad I still kind of miss the innocence of MySpace though? No constant ads, no algorithm always trying to keep you sucked in or learn about you. Just you and your friends and the 87 bands you were following, everything just showing in your feed chronologically. The good old days."
Her eyes stay with him, and Zoe smiles again as he talks about cooking and his grandma. She can't fully relate, but she can appreciate the sweet sentiment in that, too: a grandmother wanting to teach her grandson family recipes and secrets. The expression softens some.
"I think as a kid my plan was to grow up and become so rich that someone else would cook for me," she admits with a smirk. "But that sort of fell through, and I had to learn to do it myself. My older sister kind of taught me the basics when I was staying with her... which was, like... late teens to early twenties. She is an amazing cook. Just does her thing and makes it look effortless. I... have to follow the recipes. Unless it's something really easy. Like eggs or something." She pauses briefly, then perks. "So what's your kitchen specialty?"
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"It looks pretty high." Brooke says, as she peers to the top of the tower. "I mean, I'd never say never... but I think I might need you to hold my hand on this one."
"Mm... probably only about fifty-ish feet?" she offers, like the idea of falling from that height is nothing at all. "The regular amusement park ones are way taller..." Zoe grins at Brooke. "Oh, absolutely. And we can scream together."
@brcoke
Bradley cranes her neck back, looking up at the ride that she absolutely does not trust. "I'm not sure." She hums softly, glancing back at Zoe. "Kinda feels like signing a death wish. Look how rickety it is."
"I'd say the risk is part of the fun," she offers, smirking, "But that would sound crazy." She motions to a sign. "They do daily safety checks, which is a little reassuring, but I know these traveling setups are a lot less stable than, like... A legit theme park..." Zoe shrugs. "I always loved these drop tower rides, though. Just, you know... stomach-coming-out-your-mouth sort of feeling?"
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