Tandra had always had trouble fitting in with the locals that reside in her hometown in conservative Southern Kentucky. That all changed when she went to film school and met three friends who seemed to share her ideals and beliefs. She and the trio (Lily, Derrick, and Devi) were inseparable from then on. Tandra eventually fell for Lily and they shared an apartment together in the conservative college town. The foursome wandered the graveyards at night and lived out their Gothic fantasies while receiving scorn from the "normal" residents of the area. When classes ended for the summer, the trio decided to return to their hometown in Northern Tennessee. Although Tandra wanted to accompany them on their trip, she had to stay and take summer classes. When summer break ended, the Gothic group returned to Kentucky but they all seemed strange in their mannerisms. Tandra didn't understand the extent and severity of it until she found Lily dead in the bathtub.