Gary Anderson. He is a shell of his former self. The skin on the right side of his body is grey, with patches of rotting flesh here and there. He has lost vision in his right eye and his brown hair is thinning on that side of his scalp. His nose and throat still function as normal. However, prolonged exposure to the sun ends up irritating the skin on the right side of his body. So he makes sure to avoid spending too much time outdoors when the sun is out. Gary doesn't complain too much about his situation since he is still able to make love to his girlfriend, Karin Finley. Though, the couple have to be careful when doing the deed, to avoid peeling off Gary's skin. Gary screamed like a banshee when it happened the first time. While Karin freaked out at the amount of blood he was losing. Now, the couple are able to laugh about the situation whenever it happens. Making jokes about Gary's reactions when he is in pain.
Gary has no idea how his body ended up like this. After serving in the army for six years, he and Karin claimed the ranch that her grandfather left for them before he passed away. On September 23, 1982, Gary woke up early and told Karin that he would drive to Clover town to gather supplies for the ranch. It will take three hours to get to the town and three hours on the drive back home. So as long as there isn't any traffic or delays along the way. Karin kissed Gary on the cheek and said goodbye to him.
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Gary drove into town and gathered all the supplies they needed for the ranch. While driving back home, a bright light flashed in front of him, then he woke up in the master bedroom at the ranch covered in bandages. Karin told him that he went missing for six months and that she discovered him and their truck in a ditch several miles east from the ranch. The day she found him was April 07, 1983. Gary was shocked to hear this because for him, it seemed like everything happened in an instant. He has no recollection of anything that happened to him during those six months he was missing. He and Karin believed that a group of individuals experimented on his body and wiped out his memories to avoid getting caught by the authorities. But there's no way to confirm this since Gary lost his memories of the event.
