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 Chapter 302 Chapter 303 Chapter 304

The Private

	Chapter 1 Release Date: 14 and 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 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.
	Chapter 2 Release Date: 23 and 26 January 2009 Still in the interview office, Rachel Mills continues to tell the story of her capture in Ghanaf, Iraq. After being captured, the first thing she remembers after the capture is waking up at the bottom of a pit. After 12 hours, she is taken to an interrogation with a man named Harry. Then, she is returned back to the pit, where she shares the pit with a wounded man, Jim. As she converses with Jim, Ammar shows up, and Rachel begs him to help them escape. Rachel wants to bring Jim along, but Ammar says that there will be no room. Rachel instead chooses to follow Jim's escape plan, and knocks Ammar out after he helps them get out of the camp. They drive away in Ammar's motorcycle and encounter a U.S. Special Forces squad. The squad's lieutenant then informs Rachel and Jim that the squad has received orders to destroy the facility they escaped from on the ruse that they are rescuing them.
	Chapter 3 Release Date: 28 January 2009 Still in the interview office, Rachel Mills warns the interviewer that the next part of her story differs from the official account. Then, continuing her recollection, Rachel finds out that the Special Forces lieutenant's name was Sam, and that as Sam and his men storm the facility, an explosion kills them. Rachel then leaves Jim and heads into the facility by herself, and discovers strange and inexplicable things. When she hears the rumble of trucks, Rachel realizes that the Iranian army is coming, and is forced to choose what to do next.
{{{title}}}	Chapter 4 Release Date: 3 February 2009 Last summer, after entering the biological warfare compound in Iran, Rachel discovered strange and inexplicable things. When the Iranian army approaches, Rachel headed into the ward to try to save a female victim. In the present, the interviewer that Rachel is retelling her story to tells her to stop. He says he knows how Rachel escaped, and when Rachel questions how, Jim shows up to explain. Without offering too many answers, however, he leaves, and the interviewer returns, telling Rachel that she has gotten the job.

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
February 4, 2009	iStory 2.4 now available: www.nbc.com/Heroes/iStory	From: Pinehearst Research Subject: iStory 2 concludes: What's next for Rachel Mills? Rachel describes the aftermath of her experience in Iraq to the mysterious job interviewer. She meets someone unexpected and makes a startling discovery about her potential employers. iStory 3 begins soon! Rachel learns the first details about her new life. http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/iStory/ Note: Missed a chapter? See the "Recap" page.

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 portion of chapter 1 of this iStory was released on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.