PROLOGUE
Interviewers: Lauren Mallory, Emmett McCarty, and Jacob Black
Interviewee: Laurent, Jane, and Jasper Whitlock
Interview setting: Woods north of the highway
Affiliation with interviewee: Survivors of the attack (Lauren, Emmett, Jacob, and myself) establishing threat status of possible hostiles (Laurent, Jane, and Jasper)
Transcribed by: Bella Swan
(Interview excerpt)
Lauren: Do you really think we are fucking stupid enough to let you join us?
Emmett: Lauren.
Jacob: Answer the question.
Jane: What was the question?
Jasper: They want us to access our own intelligence.
Emmett: How were you involved with the attack?
Laurent: It was all Riley and Victoria. Aro…well you've met him. He's doesn't do well with –
Jane: Anything.
Laurent: Direction. He doesn't do well with direction.
Jacob: Did you know what they were going to do?
Laurent: No.
Lauren: How could you not? Stop wasting our fucking time.
Emmett: We just want to hear the truth.
Lauren: We lost people. Our friends.
Jasper: You side wasn't the only one.
(Jasper stands up, angry. Jacob moves in front of Lauren. Emmett stands in the middle.)
Emmett: Tell us what happened so we can make our decision.
Jane: Why? So you can hurry up and kill us?