iStory:The Private/chapter summaries

The Private/chapter summaries
The Private is the second volume of iStory.
First mentioned:	January 14, 2009
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The following is a list of chapters of the The Private volume of iStory, with summaries and appearances noted.

Heroes Evolutions

The following summaries are for each chapter as to what must happen to complete the mission successfully.

Chapter 301

Chapter 301: The Private (released 1/14/2009)

Last summer, Rachel Mills was just another Marine trying to stay cool on the front lines of Iraq. But then a bizarre attack occurs at her unit's checkpoint, and she finds herself fighting for her life. She and the other survivor have only minutes to figure out what happened...

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In this iStory volume, the player acts as Rachel Mills and chooses actions for her when she has to make a decision. 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. 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: XOO OOXO / XXX XO OXOXOX / XOXO XXX XX O / XXO O X / OOOO O OXO OXOXOX Suddenly, Rachel hears a bang and goes back to the checkpoint, where Barton and the other Marines have been ambushed and subdued. Thick smoke is hissing out of canisters on the pavement. Rachel hears a shooting start, and makes out the sound of both sides' gunshots. She also sees a group of shooters wearing full-body hazard suits and heading her way. Rachel runs into an alley, pursued, and turns around to face her pursuer, who turns out to be Ammar, the Marines' Iraqi translator. Rachel takes him deeper into the alley before the enemy fighters capture him and kill him as a traitor. She advises him that they need to escape the area, and to run and not look back. Rachel then takes off running and must choose whether to go in an apartment building or head down a side street. Rachel needs to choose to enter an apartment building right away so she can escape her pursuers and gain time to better analyze the situation. Once inside, Rachel runs into a narrow hallway and her belt catches on something, and a pile of rotting cardboard boxes sprawls across the floor. Ammar asks where they are going, and Rachel explains that they need to search for a phone or radio. But then, they hear some men shouting back the way they came and Rachel suggests they head up to the roof. However, Ammar says that's risky and suggests instead that they hide in the basement. Rachel needs to choose which to do. Rachel needs to head to the roof to gain a defensible position that also affords her the possibility of escape via chopper. Rachel finds stairs at the end of the hallway and pounds up them, Ammar following close behind. People look out at them briefly through doorways as they pass by. Upon reaching the roof, Rachel can see the town of Ghanaf stretched around them, bigger than she had imagined. She sees that the smoke and clutter stretch out to the horizon, but doesn't hear helicopters yet. The gunfire has stopped and the checkpoint and ambushers cannot be seen. Ammar tells Rachel that he is worried the people will tell the militia where they are, but Rachel notes she is much less worried about the militia, which she can shoot at, than the gas that disabled her friends at street level. Ammar then asks what do they do now, and Rachel says they need to wait and hope for the best. 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. The player is then given the following choice to vote to affect what happens in the next chapter: 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 9th Wonders "Friend or Foe" forum. Poll ends and story continues on Friday, 1/16/09. What do you think the note means? DFONCO GOTOFI

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Rachel Mills Interviewer

Barton Ammar

Notes

• The first iStory chapter for The Private, Chapter 301, was released on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.
• The above summary shows the optimal case for Chapter 301. For a complete listing of all options and outcomes for Chapter 301, see The Private chapter summaries/chapter 301 alternatives.

See Also

• For a summary of the The Private series of iStories as a whole, see The Private.