Then We Should Communicate Back

It's always good to have one of these up.

If you have any issues about how I play Pam, you are encouraged to raise them with me here. Of course, I very much welcome use of examples with your problem, so I can have a better idea of what to fix. If you have questions about why Pam did something or why she did so in the way she did, those are also encouraged.

I want to be the best player I can for all of you!

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Some days it just feels pointless.

I work with people, for people, who would be willing to stand by while others destroy everything we're supposed to protect, peoples' rights, the people themselves, even our own people. A lot of them did stand by while that happened. And they almost didn't let me back in because I spoke out against it.

Why did I want back in, after Blackbriar? To save lives? Do I really even do that?

What do I do here? Oversee people uncovering threats to Ukrainian sovereignty? Authorize action revealing moles? I'm management. I sign papers. Dozens of people could do the same thing. They just probably wouldn't be willing to put in so much unpaid overtime. The Agency must have let me keep my position to keep the budget down.

I've spent my life doing work that can be reversed any moment, by an opposing interest, by timing things wrong, by choosing the wrong people, even by some idiot in the White House who doesn't like the article an agent's husband wrote.


I just don't think I'd be able to do anything else.


(( She thinks she deleted this. You have a small window of comment time before she realizes this posted and she locks it- and that's over. ))

I never liked that movie.


Did anyone else experience a time discrepancy when they got back? Apparently, as far as my world's concerned I was only gone for five hours.

(( RL is ongoing, so no details on that for now. ))

I will probably update this to the full 20 things soon. It was surprisingly easy to do 15. It's 20 now.
Anyway, plenty of headcanon here.

( You need level 5 clearance to read this. ...Except not. )

[ CIA locked- visible to Cori, Chris, Leon, David, and Marie ]

You know, this is the first time in years I've had to take a sick day.

I think Tom's afraid I'm having a mental breakdown. Which makes sense, I'd definitely think that if I were him. Especially ironic since the reason I ended up on this community in the first place was to provide the damn shrink with proof that I can "interact with people outside of a professional setting" or some bullshit like that.

...I didn't mean to type that last part.
Shit.

...I can't imagine what it must be like, not really.

Hell, I don't know what I'd do if I lost Tom, and I think Chris and his partner were a lot closer than Tom and I are.


Poor Chris.
Poor Jill.


The cost shouldn't always have to be so high.

...It's like a particularly violent soap opera.

[ Intended to only be open to Cori, but accidentally left open to everyone "trustworthy," meaning that Leon, Chris, and David can see this too. ]

I let him get first mover advantage. I can't allow myself to slip like that.

What he could learn about me through the community
-My name
-People I've talked to, including Chris and Leon
-That I currently work in shipping and used to work for state
-That I maintain an interest in government

With enough digging he could find
-That I have a master's in political science from Georgetown
-What languages I speak
-That I've had several locked conversations, if he has the hacking skills to see that. But I doubt he could get into any of them.

What he could find out through Youtube and presumably other sites
-Who I really work for
-Who some of those conversations might have been with, assuming he recognizes Webb
-...Some false information

What I know about him
-Albert Wesker, also calls himself John Whitman
-Wanted bioterrorist
-A "tyrant," he's gained superhuman powers through a virus
-Used to work for Umbrella before its collapse
-May be working to refound it
-May be seeking to use community members as test subjects
-Has a history with everybody else from his world who's here, especially Chris
-Enjoys taunting and baiting
-Has an interest in gather information about and manipulating others
-May have some hacking ability
-"Resident Evil"

Assumptions
-His priorities remain on his own world, any interest in people from other worlds stems from a concern with his own.
-Given his methods I've observed, he didn't have much information on me at the time of our conversation. Those insults were basic.

I'm going to have to do more work on this.

[ Locked to the people she knows know about David's past...which means just David, Cori, and Marie. ]

What the hell is this?!

I won't even go into some the other stuff, there are-movies where I-and other people I know-are just characters? How the hell is there an actress who looks exactly like me?

Some of that, not all of it, but some-

How is this possible?


(( Link is to a trailer for The Bourne Ultimatum. [Pam's first evident 25 seconds in. Not that I checked.] So...you see, in an effort to be ahead of Wesker and partially out of curiosity, Pam went to youtube. Through this post. Meaning it wasn't her world's youtube. And she just broke her fourth wall. ))

I hadn't realized Valentine's Day is coming up.

That would explain why Ripley brought in chocolates.

[Backdated to the night of the 25th. Mun is a failure.]

It wasn't a bad day.
I hope everyone else had a merry Christmas.


[Locked to David]


There's nothing to thank me for.

Three times is enough for any Christmas song. Especially when it's barely December.

...
I want to say something like "I can't believe this," but the problem is I do. That...was proof. It was completely irrational and defied some laws of physics, but it was proof.

Other worlds. Connected by the internet. And Jack Frost?


And...Webb's here.

The fact that he's alive isn't exactly surprising. He's handled worse damage and Vosen is hardly a marksman. But for both of us to end up on the same internet community is next to impossible.

This whole thing shouldn't be possible.


I have to be careful.

Apparently I need to socialize more.

Hopefully some sort of online involvement will appease the Agency shrink without getting inconvenient.

Medical Info: Pam is pretty good shape, though not exceptionally strong or anything. Her immune system ensures that she very rarely gets sick. She's pretty good with first aid, and has a somewhat higher than average pain tolerance.

Notes for the Psychics: ...Um, actually, she doesn't really hide much. She's not going to come out and tell everyone that she's a Deputy Director of Counterintelligence for the CIA. That's pretty much it.

What's Okay to Mention Around Her: Most anything. She may get pissed, or confused, but there aren't any real trauma buttons to stay away from. And mentioning the movies could be hilarious.

Abilities: Basic hand-to-hand and she knows her way around guns. She's good with languages. She's a good researcher. Also, she's smart, she's very good at solving problems quickly and when on the spot.

Can I shapeshift/bodyswap/slash? Yes to the first two if it's planned out, and no on the last. I'm afraid she's straight.

Hugging/Kissing/Badtouch: Pam likes her personal space. Unless you're definitely considered a friend hugging will be awkward. In fact it might still be awkward with friends. Kissing will probably get you slapped unless it's part of a custom like the French kissing on the cheek. Don't try badtouch. You'll end up hurt.