[quote=@t2wave]
[@ColouredCyan] Something is bothering me, and it may just be me in this case. Shelly appears to have not come from the prison like all the rest of us have. She speaks and acts as though she just joined up and was never isolated from society. This is all still mostly a secret so I doubt that emailing a request for a Gifted would be a wise choice. 

I can understand having an upbeat attitude but it appears to me that there may be some disconnect as far as setting is concerned. I could be wrong though. 
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From my pov I figured Shelly was previously recruited before the current members were. Its why she seems more relaxed about this situation since she's used to it and also passed the initial growing pains of this. Of course, we can also see that Shelly has some personal issues in how she sees herself, but does try to ignore in favor of a more upbeat attitude. Ignoring important issues behind a veneer of silliness isn't an unusual character trait especially these days.