Ok, here's our dilemma. You want Clara to be with Hero's group (which is not an issue even in the slightest) BUT she does not fit the profile for the characters that so far have joined up with them. Lauren, Otto, and Evie are all loners. They have no one, and nothing but the clothes on their back. They are traveling, looking for somewhere safe, somewhere to survive. Clara, on the other hand, it would seem has somewhere safe
already. She has enough security and shelter to work on cars with loud power tools. Enough stability and supplies to be able to brew a cup of tea and not worry about drinking it right away. She has cars. Heavily fortified, zombie-proof cars.
It would make
absolutely no sense for her to just be sitting around and expect someone to walk up and find her. And if someone did find her, what would be the outcome? Is she going to leave her safety and go traipsing through the apocalypse with a group of strangers just because? In order for Clara to
need Hero's group, she would have to lose everything for that to make any sense at all.
So why not make her
(for now) an Impact Point character. There are garages at IP, they need mechanics, they need skilled characters - that's what keeps the community together, everyone working for the greater good. And it makes sense that Clara would fit in at IP because she has a tradeskill that she loves to use. I'm not sure if you read all the original posts, but I stated that any Impact Point characters that anyone wished to side and stay with the main group during and after the fallout is not a problem at all. Ben's team is going to head out to resupply (as soon as someone *COUGH
@JinxMonster COUGH* posts) and they're going to find Hero's group at some point. Clara can be with that team, she can immediately take a shining to Hero's group and become friends with them. Side with them during the conflict.
In the end, it's all up to you, as she's your character, but it's my opinion, and I'm sure others' too, that Clara is most of use at Impact Point for the time being, and it also makes things come together very nicely. I was actually super excited when I saw you put Clara's location as Impact Point because I thought that you actually intended it that way.
@TheTechnoVampire