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Her phone rang. It was an outside call but had somehow not gone through the switchboard. The ring was different so she could tell if it was coming from in the building or out of it. The switchboard calls all went to the first line for each person. This one was on her third line. This call was to her directly on a number she didn’t even know she had.

"Hello?” she said into the receiver. She normally had a  whole thing to say, but the fact she knew the call was for her, she didn’t go into it. She was holding her breath, hoping it was someone from the team or something. It would be like one of them to call her this way. Some way to let her know they were okay.

A computerized voice answered, "So now you know."

She raised her head and waved at Akechi in the meeting room, knowing even if he was not looking at her like he had been, he would see the movement. He jumped up and walked out of the room, causing everyone to stop and look