iStory:The Private

The Private
"The Private" is the second iStory volume.
First mentioned:	January 14, 2009
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The second iStory volume is called "The Private". It began being released during the hiatus between Volumes Three and Four of Season Three of Heroes.

Heroes Evolutions

In this iStory volume, each user is able to explore Rachel Mills's experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each week of story contains one chapter of stories told from Rachel's point of view. The stories are entirely text based with a button to choose an action at the bottom of each scene. Polls on NBC.com are integrated into the iStory, and whichever option gets the most votes can decide what will happen in the next week's story. No registration is required to participate.

Chapters

The Private Chapter 301

The Private

Chapter 1 Release Date: 14 January 2009 16 January 2009 Rachel Mills revisits the ruins of the Pinehearst building. Sometime later, she goes for a job interview, but when the employer asks why she screwed up her career, she begins her story about her last tour of duty in Iraq. In Rachel's recollection, she is assigned to search a woman's car at a checkpoint in Ghanaf, Iraq, when an attack occurs and she finds a coded message. Rachel sees that the rest of her unit is disabled and flees with Ammar, her unit's Iraqi translator. After finding a hiding spot, Rachel begins to analyze the message and her situation. She then realizes that the message is in Morse code and the translation means she is bugged. However, Rachel's realization comes too late and she gets captured by the enemy.

Messages

OOC Messages

The following is an archive of the out-of-character/game emails and text messages sent to players about "The Private".

Date	Via Text	Via Email
January 14, 2009	iStory 2: "The Private" launches this week at www.nbc.com/heroes/iStory

Other Messages

The encoded message that Rachel finds in Chapter 301 reads:

XOO OOXO / XXX XO OXOXOX / XOXO XXX XX O / XXO O X / OOOO O OXO OXOXOX

Notes

• The first chapter of iStory "The Private" was released on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.