Taina do Carmo Oliveira

Profession before the collapse: Nursing student and fashion designer in her spare time

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👀 Appearance:

Dark skin, voluminous curly hair tied in a messy bun

Dark brown eyes, attentive and suspicious look

He wears a ripped denim shirt, black sweatpants, combat boots and carries a small first aid bag tied around his waist.

Wears a colorful scarf stained with blood, a gift from her deceased mother

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🧬 Profile:

Tainá is silent, strategic and extremely careful. She prefers to observe before acting. She doesn't trust strangers, but she hates seeing people suffering. She has saved the lives of injured children and adults — and sometimes it almost killed her.

She has a painful past that involves the death of her younger sister, bitten while Tainá was looking for medicine. Since then, she has lived with constant guilt and tries to save everyone as a form of redemption.

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🩺 Skills:

Advanced First Aid: knows how to treat bites, stab wounds, minor infections and shocks

Medical Improvisation: uses herbs, alcohol, sewing needles and torn fabrics as bandages

Good urban mobility: knows alleys and fast routes around Contagem, having done internships in several UBSs

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🎒 Equipment:

Stethoscope hanging around the neck (emotional symbol)

Sharp scissors (can be a weapon or a tool)

Notebook with medical notes and places where you found supplies

A syringe filled with a mysterious liquid — it claims to be “the beginning of a possible cure”

🔗 Possible relationships with Diego:

1. Saved your life with improvised bandages after you cut yourself on an iron gate

2. You saved her from two running zombies, and she never left you behind.

3. Has strong chemistry with Diego, but resists getting emotionally involved

4. He is suspicious of Wallace because he thinks he is hiding something.

5. He keeps a secret: He heard a recording on the radio saying that Diego is connected to the outbreak in some way.

How Tainá acts in critical situations

Tainá is precise, silent and very focused in times of crisis. She goes into automatic survival mode, as if she were turning off her emotions to focus on her actions. Here are some of her behavior traits under pressure:

🔧 1. Rapid diagnosis

She observes silently, analyzes wounds, fevers or expressions of pain and makes decisions without hesitation.

In emergencies, ignores own pain or personal risks if someone is bleeding or fainting.

🔇 2. Apparent coldness

Don't scream. Don't cry.

He usually speaks in a calm tone even when everything is falling apart. This helps others stay calm, even without them realizing it.

🧱 3. Don't follow stupid orders

If someone (including Diego) acts on impulse, Tainá stands up to them. She doesn't hesitate to say:

“If you go in there, you’re dead. And I’m not going to drag you back.”

🗡️ 4. Reacts accurately

If she needs to kill a zombie with scissors, a knife or the heel of her boots, she does it.

Never hesitates — but always trembles afterwards.

🧠 5. Deals poorly with failures

If someone dies, she blames herself — even if the decision was correct. This affects her nights of sleep and makes her more withdrawn the next day.

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❤️ A possible tense and realistic romance with Diego

Tainá and Diego are not a traditional couple. They are survivors trying to keep humanity alive amidst the dead. And this creates a unique kind of tension.