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[survivethis]

[The video feed flicks on to show the face of an attractive brunette with blue eyes, her hair pulled back into a ponytail. She's likely in her early-thirties and has an air of confidence, despite the unusual situation she's now in having just arrived on the islands.]

Hi, everyone. I just woke up here, and I wanted to thank everyone who's tried to make this... really weird situation a little more tolerable for those of us who just came through the door.

My name is Jill Valentine. Back home, I'm a member of an anti-bioweapons task force run by the United Nations.

Strangely enough, I'm told I've been here before. I don't remember that, but something about some of you feels really familiar.

[Her eyes scrunch a bit as if trying to search the recesses of her mind, but she can't remember this place no matter how hard she tries. It's almost like trying to recall a dream.]

So I just wanted to say, if you did know me before, you don't have to tip-toe around that. I'd actually like any and all information you can give me so I can prepare myself for this place. If I've already got friends here... well, I'd count that as a very good thing.

[She ends that with a little smile.]

Thanks.

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[storyseeker]

Which could be good or bad, depending how you look at it—I can imagine it's frustrating to lose memories like that, but at least you're not a one-off anomaly.

[No need to worry that it's some kind of brain damage. A small silver lining.]

Jesus. Is this sanctioned by the governments there, or a big open secret?

[survivethis]

It's not frustrating just... strange. I can't really feel frustrated over losing something I didn't know I had or know nothing about.

But it's like being at a big party where everyone knows your name and you don't know them.

[Awkward.]

It's not sanctioned, but it comes up. Mostly among fringe or terrorist groups these days looking for an edge. There have been some disasters too big to cover up. Whole cities full of people... killed. It's part of what people live with now. You just hope it never happens to you.

[storyseeker]

[That makes sense to her. Not really a loss, per se, but discomfiting. Elena doesn't envy her regardless.]

Whole cities—wow. Things aren't exactly rosy in parts of the world I come from, but we haven't dealt with anything on that scale. It'd have incredible political ramifications.

[survivethis]

For a long time, politicians just worked to cover it up. It's not something they can keep hiding, though.

[There certainly are ramifications, though.]

[storyseeker]

If that's what they actually tried to cover up, the conspiracy theories that people concoct must be amazing. [Elena shakes her head, marveling at it all.] Well, there's less of that here. On the other hand, we have actual monsters, so. Kind of a trade-off.

[survivethis]

I'm hoping these monsters at least didn't used to be human.

[The ones she's shooting at generally were.]

[storyseeker]

[That's a sobering prospect.]

I...don't think they were. But I guess I'm no monster expert.

[survivethis]

Well, if they weren't, at least that's something.

[It makes doing what she has to do a little easier.]

[storyseeker]

Something convenient?

[survivethis]

Something that makes it a little easier to kill them.

[If they're monsters, Jill will still sleep at night.]

[storyseeker]

Oh, depending on the monster, it isn't easy. But you don't have to worry about accidentally killing a friend in there.

[survivethis]

That's good to know.

[Back home, friend or not, if someone has turned, killing is the very likely outcome.]