[This is Hope. She is totally calm and rational and....smiling.]

Okay first of all, just a note on the off chance if the people who brought us here and messed with our minds are listening. Everyone else feel free to ignore this part, I have something I have to say after it though.

[Yup still smiling.]

If you ever touch my memories of my father again I will do everything in my power to find you and kill you. Or smash you if you aren't alive in the traditional sense. I'm not picky. Just.Don't.

[And the creepy smile is gone and she's serious again.]

Right got that out of the way. Feel free to tell me it's pointless but I have more important things to bring up. First, virtual realities. Does anyone know about them and if so what do you think about the idea that we're in one right now? Memories being altered, people "dying"  but coming back fine, and we're trapped in what seems to be an enclosed space if our guesses about those ice walls keep up.

I've been in two of them in the past and one was run kinda like this only with more memory loss and less different worlds. Also more being tortured but I don't want to give them any ideas... I don't know how the other worlds would tie in save for the idea that we actually just have false memories but I think we should wait to get into that sort of mess until we have more proof.

[ the video opens shakily, the boy's face a little puffy and red, dark rings under his eyes like he hasn't slept over night. he's not entirely meant to turn the video on but he doesn't hustle to change it, either. it's early, maybe too early for most people to be up, he thinks. ]

What happens when someone dies? I... I have seen so many people come back, but how will we know if they will?

[ his voice comes out a little steadier than he'd thought it would, honestly. he takes a deep breath. ] How long did everyone have to wait before they came back? I... I think I'd just like to know.

And if they don't come back, what do you do then? How do you even get to say goodbye somewhere like this? Is there absolutely no way out when the doors are locked? When someone gets--

[ another deep breath. ]

Sorry.