16: Somebody's Prize

Episode Description
Hey, Mike. This is Charlie from the front gate. You have a visitor. Do you want me to let her in?

Plot
Mike explains that, since Oldbrush Valley is difficult to traverse and is meant to be highly secure, he thought he would be safe to mention it on his podcast. However, he forgot that mentioning Hunter by his full name would allow Anne to track him down on Facebook and see exactly what part of Oldbrush Valley Mike is in.

Anne shows up to the gate, and Mike comes to meet her, making sure to have his gun on him. They go to a diner nearby to discuss why Anne is there, and Mike orders biscuits and gravy. Mike then threatens her, telling her that he will shoot her if she tries to kill him in the diner. Anne explains that she hasn't come to kill Mike.

Anne tells Mike that when she first arrived to O.V.E.R., it was shortly after the bear attack, and Mike was still recovering. He let her in the gate, believing he was safer inside. Mike had seemed resigned to his fate, and handed Anne his weapon to let her kill him.

Since Mike is still alive, Mike and Anne both assume that he is somebody's first challenge prize in WOE.BEGONE. Mike has no conclusive evidence on who it could be. Anne mentions she has been assigned to a different secure facility after finishing her fourth challenge. The two make small talk, then go their separate ways. Mike notes that due to the nature of time travel, it's possible that the person that brought him back is someone he hasn't met yet.

Mike decides to investigate Hunter and Marissa. He is suspicious of Hunter due to the fact that it seems like there is two of him. He wants to investigate Marissa because he believes she should have been able to distinguish between a bear and a human when she shot her gun. Mike also mentions that he completed his task of touching the doorknob, using it as a break between editing episode 15 of the podcast.

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