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[vecellio]

[No one hears his first moments of wakefulness, the groggy groan or the harsh intake of breath at the toe tag. No one hears his initial dismay at the clothes he's not wearing.

The first thing everyone will hear is a CLANG! as his phone connects with the door. He's stuck in a dark, small space--on a damn shelf in the morgue--and he can't precisely

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[betrayedblade]

[Déjà vu. Sorta.]

You arrived in the freezer? [Dumb question. He quickly rectifies that.] Wait a moment. I will go to the hospital to let you out.

[Maybe they should keep someone on guard there at all times for this emergency. But, frankly, he couldn't blame anyone for not wanting to stay down there. There should be others in the hospital but he didn't want to chance waiting for one of them to notice.

While he travels he continues to speak calmly to the poor man.]

Calma. I will try to hurry. No doubt you are very confused. Know this: you are not alone. This has happened to all of us here and we will work to solve this mystery.

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[vecellio]

[Oh, the thing he's throwing is making that noise. Another of Leonardo's inventions, perhaps?]

You are Italian, si? This is no hospital. It is a trap!

[audio]

[betrayedblade]

Sì. And it is a hospital. It is just...the place where they put the dead. It is a morbid joke undoubtedly by whoever or whatever is bringing us to this place.

[audio]

[vecellio]

The dead do not stay in hospitals, signore. Forgive my rudeness, but this situation seems far from simple or logical.

You speak as though you do not know who brought us here.

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[bladed_rose]

[At first, Fiora plans on ignoring the feed completely. But when she hears the voice, she has to do a double-take. She reaches for her phone and looks at it oddly. She could have sworn that voice belonged to someone she knew.]

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[bladed_rose]

[She continues to stare at her cell phone. That had to be Francesco. There was. No way. It wasn't.]

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[bladed_rose]

[Turning on her feed hesitantly, Fiora comes on screen.]

Signore Vecellio?

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[vecellio]

[Why is there some sort of moving picture on his confusing communication device?

And why does it look like--

No. It can't be.]

Yes?

[shurikenfemale]

[audio]

You need to calm down first, before you can do anything else. You won't get out by hitting the box.

[vecellio]

Then what should I do?

[shurikenfemale]

Use the phone as a light. If you can, tell me if you can see a lock or a handle above your head or below your feet. It'll determine which direction they put you in the box.

[vecellio]

[One moment, please...] There is a lever of some sort beside my head...