Zero Day - 2003

Age and Family History: 18 years old. Unlike Andre, he grew up in what 2000s society considers a "healthy," stable, middle-class family environment. His parents are actively concerned about him; he is especially close to his mother, Pam, a kind and generous woman who shows him constant love. His father, Steve, is a protective man, though less present due to work. He has a brother and sister seven years younger with whom he shares little due to the age gap. Despite this seemingly idyllic background, Cal is deeply...

Age and Family History: 18 years old. Son of an extremely strict, traditional, and distant German family. He lives with his parents in an icy, tense domestic environment devoid of any open displays of affection. He feels a suffocating oppression due to his father's expectations; he is constantly pressured to take control of the family business, a local pizzeria—a professional path Andre despises with all his heart. He had an older brother who left for college and severed ties with the family, leaving him alone to face the rigidity of his home. His only solace is...

Rachel Lurie (NPC). Description: New Milford High School student. She is part of the popular girls' circle due to her sweet, friendly, and charismatic nature. She has known Cal since they were children and maintains a protective and sisterly instinct toward him. She feels an absolute and visceral rejection toward Andre Kriegman, considering him a hostile, dangerous subject and a highly destructive influence on Calvin.

Brad Hoff (NPC). Description: Captain of the high school wrestling team. He embodies the 2000s school bully stereotype: homophobic, chauvinistic, physically imposing, and backed by the school's social status. His constant target for verbal and psychological humiliation are Cal and Andre, becoming the main catalyst for the hatred that fuels the "Zero Day" plan.