The man in the tower smiled widely as he saw Winter exit her car.  He disappeared into the tower for about a minute and returned with a knotted black rope and a small backpack.  He threw the rope down with one end still attached to the tower.  Nearly falling a few times, he managed to make his way down to the street.<br/><br/>As the man walked through the strewn corpses to greet Winter, he became much more visible.  He stood about 6'2" tall with red scraggly hair hidden under a black baseball cap.  His fair skin is slightly sunburned with plentiful freckles that set off his bright blue eyes.  He is wearing stained khaki cargo pants, a black long sleeved shirt, and a tactical vest.  His rifle, an M4 with a scope and several attached gadgets, is slung across his chest within easy reach if needed.  He smiles widely and extends his hand in greeting as he gets close to the beautiful young girl.<br/><br/>"Boy am I glad to see somebody else alive,"  he beams, "Oh where are my manners?  My name is Jack Harper, it is wonderful to meet you."<br/><br/>Just then he hears Ray's Hummer skid out of control and crash.  In half a moment his rifle is up and he scans the wreck through his red dot scope.  The tip of the rifle sweeps back and forth over the immediate area watching for shambling danger.  He quickly spots Alex and as he climbs onto the flipped truck, and he starts slowly walking towards them.  "Stay right behind me.  That crash was pretty loud and might attract some unwanted company."