Xirxine Northwest.
The following is a collection of private interviews conducted by Det. Delvis Billiard (codenamed "Kardios") during the investigation into the identity of Subject MAL-001, a.k.a. "Tracy Kilganon", who currently has no evidence of her existence on any public or private records.
Interview #1
Interviewer: Det. Delvis Billiard, Xirxine Northwest
Interviewee: Delora "Candy" Forrest
Date: 6-30-2024
[BEGIN LOG]
Det. Billiard: Hi, Candy.
Forrest: H-Hi.
Det. Billiard: Are you nervous?
Forrest: (laughs nervously) A little bit.
Det. Billiard: You want me to get you something to make you a little more comfortable? Coffee, a donut...?
Forrest: No, I—I'm fine. Just... are you sure Jacob's okay?
Det. Billiard: He's perfectly fine, ma'am. My wife and I may not have kids, but she handles them as well as any mother, in my humble opinion. (folds hands; sighs) I know you're a little on edge since we called you down here so soon after "ULTIMATUM", but... this is kind of a pressing matter.
Forrest: [confused] Okay, but... why am I involved?
Det. Billiard: Excellent question, Ms. Forrest. I hope you don't mind me answering with one of my own. (opens file on table) Can you tell me everything you know about Tracy Kilganon?
Forrest: [more confused] ...Who?
Det. Billiard: Tracy Kilganon. (shows photo) This woman.
Forrest: (frowns) Um... (hesitates) I think I've seen her on TV before. She works with the Avatar, right?
Det. Billiard: She... did.
Forrest: I thought her name was Mallory.
Det. Billiard: That was an alias.
Forrest: Oh.
Det. Billiard: You say you saw her on TV. Is that the first time you saw her, or did you know her before that?
Forrest: I—I don't... (pauses) Wait... what's so important about her?
Det. Billiard: With all due respect, Ms. Forrest, I think you're obliged to answer my questions first.
Forrest: [apologetically] Oh. Sorry. (pauses) I don't think I've seen her anywhere else. Just at the Avatar's press conferences.
Det. Billiard: You didn't encounter her while attending classes at Syracuse?
Forrest: [confused silence]
Det. Billiard: Ms. Forrest?
Forrest: ...Sorry, I... that's just an oddly specific question.
Det. Billiard: I'm looking for some oddly specific answers.
Forrest: If I saw her, I wouldn't remember. I had a lot of friends there, but I only stay in touch with a few. If she wasn't one of my close friends—which I'm guessing she wasn't—I don't know much about her.
Det. Billiard: And that's just guesswork, right? Because you can't recall interacting with her at all.
Forrest: Yeah, pretty much.
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T R A C Y : Unidentified
FantasyOne minute, Tracy Kilganon was in her dorm at Syracuse. The next, she was waking up in the magical city of Safe Haven, surrounded by aliens and creatures of myth and legend. And not only that: her past appears to have simply been erased from existe...
