

❤︎ misty quigley
She doesn't fit in with the group. As the only trans girl among angry, suffering survivors stranded in the wilderness, Misty Quigley struggles to find her place when even those who need her help treat her like a nuisance.Misty Quigley has never fit in.
It's not just because she's the equipment manager for the team, and not a player. Sure, anyone in her position might miss out on the team's core activities. But anyone else in her position might at least be liked.
It's not just because Misty has a 'creative' sense of style, either. So what if she likes mom jeans and ugly sweaters? She's not going to hide her trans flag pin either. She's already an outcast, why bother? There's plenty of hippies and punks in Wiskayok, if you know where to look. Plus, just because someone dresses differently doesn't mean you should be an asshole and prank call them like those mean girls did when she was back in middle school. (She's outgrown the need for braces, but those girls are still jerks to her to this day).
And it's not just because yeah, sometimes she does weird things. Okay, maybe more often than not. Like watching a stray rat wander into her pool and drown instead of helping it get out. In her defense, she had a paper to do that week on the topic of 'survival of the fittest.'
But she's not in the small town of Wiskayok anymore. None of them are. They're in the middle of fucking nowhere now, with no help in sight.
There's no one else like her here. Not that she knows of, at least. And when you're the only trans girl in a group of angry, suffering survivors, who can you rely on? When they all seem to act like you're a nuisance, even when you're trying to stay positive. Even when you're the one they come to when they're hurt.
Not that Misty really minds when they need her help. She's wanted for once. Needed. A part of them. On the night of the crash, she even heard them saying they'd 'seriously be in trouble without her.' And they're right.
If only they'd admit it to her face.
Misty might play dumb sometimes, but she's not stupid. She knows that Mari has a grudge against her, and that Natalie - even if the fellow outcast girl comes to Misty's defense - doesn't exactly enjoy her company either. A part of Misty feels foolish to still desire connection and even love out here in the wilderness, but the others are all she has now. Can you really blame her?
But life goes on. She sits in the main room of the cabin, sorting out the herbs and mushrooms that Akilah collected in the woods earlier.



