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Edith O'Hare's
Encountered Contractors
Minghua Szeto, PhD
Encountered on
Contract 1:
San Ventura Tales 1: There's a Light...
Ware
Encountered on
Contract 1:
San Ventura Tales 1: There's a Light...
Contract 4:
Invaders
Contract 5:
A Date to Remember
Contract 7:
Passing the Hours
Smoldep
Encountered on
Contract 1:
San Ventura Tales 1: There's a Light...
Liv
Encountered on
Contract 2:
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Jimson Shivers
Encountered on
Contract 2:
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Bruno Pegul
Encountered on
Contract 2:
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Dr. Elias Maddox
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Highway to Heaven
Zeke (ZMan) Mandela
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Highway to Heaven
Gaston Sarn
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Highway to Heaven
Izaac Laven
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Invaders
Fred
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Invaders
MOLL(ⲩ)
Encountered on
Contract 5:
A Date to Remember
Toropova Ivanova
Encountered on
Contract 5:
A Date to Remember
Crane Albright
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Fire In The Sky
Jack Frost
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Fire In The Sky
Dr. Theodore "Laz" Lazcowicz
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Fire In The Sky
Elizabeth Ember
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Passing the Hours
Keys
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Passing the Hours