Morning Lovelies! Let's continue this adventure, shall we? ;)Immense thanks to Fran, Jill, and Ariel.


My fingers straighten the attached photo of the girl, the cold metal of the paperclip brushing the pad of my index finger, and I flip through copies of all relevant documents. Driver's license, birth certificate, lease to her studio apartment, school transcripts.

Isabella Marie Swan

Date of Birth: 09/13/1995

Age: 25

Hair color: Brunette

Eye Color: Brown

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 114 pounds

Address: 2216 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

Social Security #: 987-65-4321

Phone number: (206)555-0650

Occupation: Bartender, Musician

Income: $31,459 annually

Debt: $54,520.89 in school loans

Savings account: None

Parents: Charles William Swan and Renee Lee Higgenbotham

Siblings: None

Children: None

Hobbies: Writing, singing, photography, art.

Criminal Record: None

Assets: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado, red, license plate RI2 4926. No real estate, no stocks, no bonds.

She's cute, I suppose. Nondescript. Average. I don't give much thought to any of the words on the pages, simply filing away the information with my damn-near photographic memory. She's just one more case to the pile, after all.

Plucking the encrypted SD card from the pouch inside the folder, I load it into my computer to begin my dig through her entire life.

Lists of extended family and friends, past jobs held, pets, every purchase she's ever made, her taxes, and W2s. Scans of her fingerprint, her face, her eyes. Blood type. Medical procedures had. Birthmarks, body modifications—of which she has none, every email address and online account she has with passwords.

Her whole life in my hands...but they're capable hands.

I've come across some messes in my day, but no one who has been in my charge has ever been hurt.

Although, sometimes I have to worry about them hurting others.