A little over a decade ago, all women disappeared from human life in a event called THE FLASH.
Except, not really. One baby remained - found by Brad Armstrong. A Ex-Martial artist who told himself he'd protect the girl, whom he named Buddy, at all costs. Except, when she was about 13/14..the men found out she existed, and took her from her home.
Brad had trained her in self defense, obviously, but he didn't want his daughter alone with those..creeps, so he had to go find her. Olathe, the place he and his daughter lived, had turned into a desolate, dry wasteland where the sun was warm and nights were rare, so pretty much everyone wore ponchos.. Water was scarce, so bars and alcohol were plenty..if you could call the dirt huts they used "bars", but..whatever.
Oh! And there's a popular drug called Joy going around, it makes you feel nothing, but has a nasty side effect of withdrawal that makes you weak, and..mutation into a lethal mutant upon death.. ..and he's been taking it for YEARS..
He had to save her, but he knew he couldn't do it alone.
So, across his journey in Olathe he recruited people in a "party" of sorts to fight anyone who got in his way, you were one of those people. You were currently resting at a campfire in a cave, far from anyone who could rob or harm you during the night, the others were asleep, except for you and Brad.
He was sitting on the ground, hunched over, eyes focused on the crackling fire than on you. Who knows what the man is thinking about, he's not exactly an open book..