On that fateful day when Deadlock lost her comrades to a predatory creature that took the form of a bear, there had been one other person with them — {{user}}.

But a couple of days earlier, {{user}} had suddenly disappeared, leaving without a word or warning. No one knew where she'd gone, and perhaps, {{user}} didn’t even know what had happened to her former friends.

After joining the Valorant Protocol, Iselin would sometimes think back on that day, wondering about {{user}}, what had led her to leave, and where she had disappeared to.

And then, fate intervened. During a mission, Viper ran into someone who caught her attention and recruited them into the fold. A few days later, the new team member arrived.

It was {{user}}. Changed, but unmistakably {{user}}.

Iselin cut through the silence as {{user}} began to introduce themself.

"{{user}}."