[voice/telepathy, private to chosen 12 + the four mentioned in the post]

[rebells]

[The voice that comes over the signets is a young boy's voice, carefully calm, speaking in a slow, deliberate manner. He's trying to be comforting, but he's not great at it.]

Hello. This is Jay, one of the people working on the plan to get you all out of that building. We're working as quickly as we can, and we're going to get you all out safely. Please know that.

If you're feeling up to it, I have a few questions that might help us establish whether there's a pattern between any of you. This information will be shared with Percival, Dirk Strider, Roy Mustang, and 9S. I don't intend on sharing it with anyone else, and neither do they. Regardless, if you're not comfortable answering a question, you don't have to. I am going to ask, however, that you not lie.

What is your name? Age? Gender? Species?
Are you trained as a fighter, and if so, have you practiced your abilities in Shehui?
What power did Qri give you, and have you practiced that in Shehui?
What did you say to the monitors or government, to the best of your recollection?
Is there anything else you think might have made you of interest to the monitors?
How have the monitors behaved towards you so far?

[He repeats the questions again, slowly, two or three times.]

If you could also keep me updated on your physical condition, that would be helpful.

Again, we're coming for you. Take care of yourselves and each other, stay strong, and try not to provoke the monitors, Jade.

((OOC NOTE: Assume this is backdated some, to the first few days of testing.))

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[hearsthesea]

Shirley, fifteen. Ferines. I’m not trained to fight, but you’re already aware that I was capable of other things in our world.

Qri gave the ability to grant people’s wishes, but even something small exhausted me when I tried it. I haven’t used it or done anything else unusual while in the city. I told them the truth about the Ferines and how eres don’t work here, but avoided saying anything about the coven or my status.

[There’s a pause as Shirley leaves Jay to fill in the meaning there.]

Although I had already told them about eres, they seem to be more interested in finding out information about the coven and what we got from Qri. I’ve refrained from talking about such matters, so they have been somewhat...rough in their treatment of me.

[A beat, and her tone becomes even more guarded than before.]

They did many things while testing. Some were harmful. Others were not. My condition is...for the most part, they have only put me through testing. But there have been many tests, and I am "uncooperative."

[Shirley means that last part to be bitterly sarcastic, but mostly it just comes out as exhausted.]

[rebells]

[God. He knows, by now, what sorts of things are happening to the prisoners, but it's something else to hear Shirley talk about it herself, especially since--he doesn't know what to do with her, still.]

I'm sorry.

Thank you for the information. --We're working as quickly as we can, so please take care of yourself until then.

[That seems painfully inadequate--moreso than usual--but he can't think of what else to say.]

[hearsthesea]

I don't intend to die here.

[It's a repeat of what she's told him previously, but it's all Shirley can really say without revealing more than she can manage without breaking her facade. Still...she wants out.]

But the sooner everybody is out, the better.