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"Thanks, you saved my life!" you say.
"Don't mention it." she says. "Come on, we have to keep moving. 'He' could be back at any moment."
"'He'?"
"The Owner."
"Wha . . .?! What does the Owner have to do with any of this?"
"Weren't you paying attention?! Who do you think just imprisoned you in there?!"
"No, the door just swung close. I guess it latched into place. It must'be been a draft."
"Look." She draws a flashlight from her coat pocket, and shines it onto the door. "This door must weigh a ton. There's no way a draft this light could close it. It's the Owner of the Estate, he's behind all of this."
"But . . . the Owner's just a lonely old man. Sure, he might be a little weird, but . . . "
"Listen, you idiot!! The Owner of this Estate is conducting experiments in this lab, using humans as his test subjects. He's even keeping them imprisoned in his dungeon."
"H . . . How do you know all this?"
She groans impatiently. "My name is Susan O'reilly, i'm a reporter for the Albany Star."
"You mean that trash supermarket tabloid?"
"What?! My paper's no tabloid!"
"Yeah, whatever you say, lady."
"Hmmph. This story is real, it's impact world-reaching." She draws a small notepad from her pocket. "In this notepad i've compiled a comprehensive report of all of this Doc's experiments. i have to get back to civilization with this. The world must know what danger it faces . . . before it's too late. And if I get this story out, I could be famous the world over. I'l be a legend to the news community."
"Well, it's nice to see this so called "Armageddon" hasn't incumbered your pursuit of personal gain." you say sarcastically.
"Hey, a girl's gotta eat. Besides, i'm the one who's been risking her neck these four days trying to get the scoop. This'll be even bigger than Hitler's invasion of poland, or Kruschev's rise to power in the U.S.S.R. They'll have to give me the front page, even over those stories."
"Hitler? Kruschev? Lady, where've you been the last few decades?" "What're you talking about?"
"Only that Hitler died over 40 years ago, the U.S.S.R. divided into smaller countries over 10 years ago, and I don't have the slightest idea who "Kruschev" is."
"What are you talking about? Haven't you ever heard of World War II?" "Yeah, and it ended decades ago."
"No it didn't. It's 1948."
"No, it's 1999. The Cold War's over, Russia and the U.S. are allies, for the most part, and Hitler's long gone."
"No, you're lying! That's crazy. I've only been here four days, not 57 years! If it were 1999, i'd be 82 years old!!"
You look her over, and find that true to her claim, physically she doesn't look much older than 31. However, you can't help but wonder whether her mental state is what lies at fault for the confusion. Still, judging from her total appearance, from her vintage jacket and mini to her bouffant hairdo, every aspect of her being would indicate that she just jumped off a cruise ship called the S.S. Old Timer.

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