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» Name: Wichita. Her real name is Krista but she won't tell you that. We're never given her surname.
» Fandom: Zombieland.
» Reference: This has more info than most of the Wiki pages for Zombieland.
» Canon Point: The night before Wichita and Little Rock split from el casa de Murray.
» Gender: Female.
» Age: 25.
» Orientation: Straight. In the film she talks about her hook-up with a certain guy, and she says she'd 'tap that' when talking to Columbus about... himself. I can't see her experimenting much with girls, although if it came to life or death? Maybe.
» Personality:
Wichita, more often than not, tries to seem pretty closed-off and serious. And she is, when she has to be. She's learned how to keep herself detached from a lot of her feelings, since most of the time they can only be used against her. The zombie virus hasn't turned her into a cold hard killer or anything, but there's little in the world that can really get under her skin or make her question any decisions she's made. She doesn't let things slip, and if it seems like she did, it was most likely intentional. The world she lives in has forced her to become a manipulator, a con-artist, and she's not ashamed of it either. If not just because most of the time, once she cons someone, she'll never see them again. There's no room for second guessing when your life is on the line. She believes there's also little room for making friends, let alone actually trusting anybody they cross paths with either. Her trust issues are deep rooted now, and most of the time even if it seems like she's warmed up to someone, she probably hasn't.
Survival is her main focus in Zombieland (which is what she and many others have come to call Earth), and her sister's survival comes before all else. Sure it's been said at least three times already, but most if not all of her decisions are made with her sister in mind. Krista would risk everything to keep her sister safe, and happy, and she's done it before. She tries not to be too over-bearing on Little Rock, but to an outsider she really might come off that way. The sisters have become best friends through all of this, so (at least, in Wichita's eyes) the control is pretty evenly distributed between the two of them.
Throughout the film we are constantly reminded that her sister always takes first priority, but she slowly drops her hard exterior around the boys the more time she spends with them. Granted, I don't think she'll ever be convinced that Tallahassee and Columbus aren't severely lacking in the brains department, but she's no longer convinced that they might screw her over eventually. Although she hasn't gotten to the point where she'd rule out screwing them over again. Tallahassee has become a kind of older brother, if not weird uncle figure. She's convinced he's harmless, if not completely insane. After finding out about Buck, she's gained a new respect for him, in a way. She might not voice that respect, but she knows now that he has emotional limits, and that changes things. As for Columbus, she will probably always think of him as a guppy with a heart of gold. The poor boy is too trusting for his own good, but he's survived, so obviously he's doing something right. I think it's very telling that she asks Columbus to drink with her, considering she seems to be pretty gabby when she's buzzed on wine. Not only does that moment bring the two closer, but it also reveals a little bit of what I think she was like before the virus.
Zombie apocalypse aside, Krista can be pretty likable. Really! It takes some time (or some booze) for people to get to see the "old" her, but before the virus hit her hometown she was social, popular, and all the other things you can expect from a pretty girl. She's used to getting her way, but she's not a complete brat when she doesn't. Krista's very grounded, but she definitely likes to have some fun when she gets the chance. Which is rare, in Z-land, but if the opportunity arises, she's on it. She's got a cutting, sarcastic sense of humor, and a cheesy side, even if she has to be a little drunk to let it show. While she doesn't put much thought into relationships or 'hooking up', she does have a bad habit of flirting without meaning to, or caring much about the aftereffects. She likes being the 'cool chick', and she'll rapid fire pop-culture references at you to prove it.
Other:
She's a huge comedy flick fan, with a particular liking for Bill Murray movies, and has a habit of laughing at all the wrong moments. Her first temporary tattoo was of a porpoise, first kiss was with a hottie named Scotty Lynch, and 1997 overall was a pretty damn good year for her. Wichita is an awesome shot with a firearm, and she's pretty fearless when it comes to defending herself. She doesn't consider herself 'risky', but if she needs to leap without looking, she'll do it. Nine times out of ten though, her moves are all pretty calculated.
» Appearance:
Wichita is, for a lack of a more eloquent term, hot. And she's aware of the fact, and will use it to her advantage when she can. She stands at 5'6, has a thin build, and big blue-green eyes and full, dark brown hair. Her appearance is something she prides herself in. Zombie apocalypse aside, she cares about what she looks like. However, her sense of style has had to change due to the whole zombie invasion thing, and she's gone from wearing heels and skirts with low-cut tops, to jeans, boots, tee-shirts and her favorite leather jacket. The style matches her new attitude, though. And she probably wouldn't be able to walk in heels with any kind of grace anymore anyway, because of it. She's fine with that.