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	This page notes the different possible versions of chapter 1 of [[The Private]].		This page notes the different '''possible versions of chapter 1 of [[The Private]]'''.

	==All cases (I)==		==All cases (I)==

imported>Ryangibsonstewart: The Private chapter summaries/chapter 301 alternatives moved to iStory:The Private/chapter 301 alternatives: move to iStory namespace, per this discussion

2010-02-14T01:39:51Z

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	* ~~However, on~~ January 16, 2009, the polling was set aside and chapter 301 continued with the player being given the opportunity to choose either option.		* On January 16, 2009, the polling was set aside and chapter 301 continued with the player being given the opportunity to choose either option. However, on January 20, 2009, Option 5 ("GOTOFI") was removed and users were left with only the "DFONCO" option.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Using Options 3 and 4 is the optimal case. Being on the roof (Option 1) would normally give Rachel tactical advantages, allowing her to know when someone is approaching, not be as vulnerable to a gas attack, and be ready if airborne help arrives. However, all of those things do not apply Rachel as her companion, [[Ammar]], is working against her and she does not immediately find any airborne support in the area. Option 3 allows Rachel to gain additional information about her attackers. She is able to learn that at least two of them also speak English and one of them does not appear to be of Middle Eastern descent. Option 4 allows Rachel to learn the additional information that her companion, [[Ammar]], is part of the plan to capture her, and enables her to get rid of the bug he placed on her.		* Using Options 3 and 4 is the optimal case. Being on the roof (Option 1) would normally give Rachel tactical advantages, allowing her to know when someone is approaching, not be as vulnerable to a gas attack, and be ready if airborne help arrives. However, all of those things do not apply for Rachel as her companion, [[Ammar]], is working against her and she does not immediately find any airborne support in the area. Option 3 allows Rachel to gain additional information about her attackers. She is able to learn that at least two of them also speak English and one of them does not appear to be of Middle Eastern descent. Option 4 allows Rachel to learn the additional information that her companion, [[Ammar]], is part of the plan to capture her, and enables her to get rid of the bug he placed on her.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* In the original version of Chapter 301, released January 14, 2009, the chapter ended with Rachel looking at the coded message and the player was given the opportunity to vote to affect what happened next with the following prompt:		* In the original version of Chapter 301, released January 14, 2009, the chapter ended with Rachel looking at the coded message and the player was given the opportunity to vote to affect what happened next with the following prompt:

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-| <span id="Option 3">Option 3</span> (side street case):<br />head down a side street
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-| Choosing to run down a side street, Rachel hears radios and running feet, and thinks they are still being pursued. With Ammar tiring from all the running, Rachel spots a passing man's car and gets the opportunity to steal it, or push Ammar into a side alley. In this case, Rachel needs to duck into the alley directly to gain more information. (Note: Rachel can't steal the car if she tries, as Ammar ducks into the alley himself if she does try to steal it, forcing her to abandon it and join him in the alley behind a dumpster). If Rachel ducks into the side alley directly, she is able to spot two of the men in hazard suits pass by. One starts to tug off his gas mask, but the other gives him an order and the first man pulls it back on. However, before he does so, Rachel sees that the man isn't Middle Eastern. Rachel also notes to herself that the order sounded very much like English.
+| Choosing to run down a side street, Rachel hears radios and running feet, and thinks they are still being pursued. Ammar is tired from all the running, despite Rachel being the one carrying 40 pounds of extra weight, and Rachel spots a civilian passing by in his car. She gets the opportunity to steal the car, or push Ammar into a side alley. In this case, Rachel needs to duck into the alley directly to gain more information. (Note: Rachel can't steal the car if she tries, as Ammar ducks into the alley himself if she does try to steal it, forcing her to abandon it and join him in the alley behind a dumpster). If Rachel ducks into the side alley directly, she is able to spot two of the men in hazard suits pass by. One starts to tug off his gas mask, but the other gives him an order and the first man pulls it back on. However, before he does so, Rachel sees that the man isn't Middle Eastern. Rachel also notes to herself that the order sounded very much like English.
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 Rachel then takes out the piece of paper from before. She tells Ammar about it and mentions the erratic beeping sound she heard before finding it and that she suspects the two things are connected. Ammar tells her that they should be worried about surviving, and Rachel tells him that she has a hunch and to let her study the digits. After looking at the paper again, she says she thinks she knows what it means.
 {{blurb}}Select the option with the first six letters of the decoded message. Vote carefully: your choice affects what happens in the next chapter. Discuss your choice at the [http://boards.9thwonders.com/index.php?s=dddd31cd7cb1c2a971ce4729c33d56de&showforum=40 9th Wonders "Friend or Foe" forum]. Poll ends and story continues on Friday, 1/16/09.
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imported>MiamiVolts: The Recruit chapter summaries/chapter 301 alternatives moved to The Private chapter summaries/chapter 301 alternatives: fix name; surprised no one spotted the error...

2009-01-17T06:01:58Z

The Recruit chapter summaries/chapter 301 alternatives moved to The Private chapter summaries/chapter 301 alternatives: fix name; surprised no one spotted the error...

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	\| <span id="Option 1">Option 1</span> (~~optimal~~ case):<br />head into an apartment building, then up to the roof<p />Option 2 (basement case):<br />head into an apartment building, then hide in the basement		\| <span id="Option 1">Option 1</span> (roof case):<br />head into an apartment building, then up to the roof<p />Option 2 (basement case):<br />head into an apartment building, then hide in the basement
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			==All cases (III)==
			{{blurb}}The poll was set aside on Friday, 1/16/2009, and the story continued with the player being able to choose which option (DFONCO or GOTOFI).{{blurbclose}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* ~~Option~~ 1 is the optimal case ~~since being~~ on the roof is ~~advantageous for multiple reasons: First,~~ Rachel ~~will~~ know when someone is approaching ~~and can defend herself; second~~, ~~she will~~ not be as vulnerable to ~~whatever~~ gas ~~is being used;~~ and ~~third,~~ if airborne help arrives, ~~she~~ ~~will~~ be ~~able~~ to ~~signal~~ to it ~~and~~ ~~get~~ ~~rescued~~. Option 3 allows Rachel to gain additional information about her attackers, ~~but~~ it also ~~leaves~~ ~~Rachel~~ and ~~Ammar~~ ~~vulnerable~~ to ~~being~~ ~~gased~~ if ~~they~~ ~~are~~ ~~found~~.		* Using Options 3 and 4 is the optimal case. Being on the roof would allow Rachel to know when someone is approaching, not be as vulnerable to a gas attack, and be ready if airborne help arrives; but all of those advantages do not help Rachel as her companion, [[Ammar]], is working against her. Option 3 allows Rachel to gain additional information about her attackers. She is able to learn that at least two of them also speak English and one of them does not appear to be of Middle Eastern descent. Option 4 allows Rachel to learn the additional information that her companion, [[Ammar]], is part of the plan to capture her.
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	[[Rachel Mills]] visits the the remnants of [[Pinehearst Headquarters]], which is in ruins due to the explosion that happened there and then leaves the area in a cab. Some time later, she is in an office, interviewing for a civilian job. The interviewer asks her from behind a desk about her time as a U.S. Marine, and why he should even consider employing someone who screwed up their career so badly. Rachel then begins explaining what happened on her last tour of duty in [[Iraq]].		[[Rachel Mills]] visits the the remnants of [[Pinehearst Headquarters]], which is in ruins due to the explosion that happened there and then leaves the area in a cab. Some time later, she is in an office, interviewing for a civilian job. The interviewer asks her from behind a desk about her time as a U.S. Marine, and why he should even consider employing someone who screwed up their career so badly. Rachel then begins explaining what happened on her last tour of duty in [[Iraq]].

	While stationed in Iraq the previous summer, the then Corporal Mills arrives by Humvee to a makeshift outpost that serves as a checkpoint in the town of [[Ghanaf, ~~Iraq\|~~Iraq]]. Rachel's commanding officer, [[Barton]], orders her to search a woman in a stopped car on a blazing, busy street. Rachel hears something beep and recalls how her grandfather used to tell her she had great hearing skills, and that they would save her life one day. Rachel approaches the car and hears someone walking away from the scene. By the time she gets there, the person is gone, and Rachel finds a piece of a local newspaper with a strand of digits written on it:		While stationed in Iraq the previous summer, the then Corporal Mills arrives by Humvee to a makeshift outpost that serves as a checkpoint in the town of [[Ghanaf, Iraq]]. Rachel's commanding officer, [[Barton]], orders her to search a woman in a stopped car on a blazing, busy street. Rachel hears something beep and recalls how her grandfather used to tell her she had great hearing skills, and that they would save her life one day. Rachel approaches the car and hears someone walking away from the scene. By the time she gets there, the person is gone, and Rachel finds a piece of a local newspaper with a strand of digits written on it:

	{{message\|XOO OOXO / XXX XO OXOXOX / XOXO XXX XX O / XXO O X / OOOO O OXO OXOXOX}}		{{message\|XOO OOXO / XXX XO OXOXOX / XOXO XXX XX O / XXO O X / OOOO O OXO OXOXOX}}

imported>MiamiVolts: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Option 1 is the optimal case since being on the roof is advantageous for multiple reasons: First, Rachel will know when someone is approaching and can defend herself; second, she will not be as vulnerable to whatever gas is being used; and third, if airborne help arrives, she will be able to signal to it and get rescued. Option 3 allows Rachel to gain additional information about her attackers, but it also leaves Rachel and Ammar vulnerable to being ~~gassed~~ if they are found.		* Option 1 is the optimal case since being on the roof is advantageous for multiple reasons: First, Rachel will know when someone is approaching and can defend herself; second, she will not be as vulnerable to whatever gas is being used; and third, if airborne help arrives, she will be able to signal to it and get rescued. Option 3 allows Rachel to gain additional information about her attackers, but it also leaves Rachel and Ammar vulnerable to being gased if they are found.
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