26 Dial tone

'Yes, YES!' He shouts with joy in his mind, 'Look at her face as it morphs from pride into fear!' Titania is triumphant in his mind. He has won! Conquered the enemy, both himself and the one before him.

How did Titania know that the Entity's name was Leonor? It was a total shot in the dark right? No, He remembered fully well who the Entity was.

After the Entity was killed in the game and none of players had any means of bringing it back, all of players involved released all of their data regarding the Entity.

From the data, one of the most common aliases that the Entity would take when they were hiding and interacting with people was 'Leonor'.

Leonor looked at him with surprise and fear. How did he know my name? She has remained hidden over countless days. Sure she had some close calls but nonetheless has remained hidden from suspicion. Yet, she was figured out in a split second by some experiment?

She regained her composure, straighten her back and walked back to the crowd of researchers. The crowd stares at the both of them, questioning themselves on what happened to cause such a reaction out of Titania.

Leonor walked up to Beliz and whispered in his ear, "He is just tired and irritable, that's all." She then walked to her station and continued her work.

"We are done with testing for today," Beliz announced to the whole room.

All of the researchers started to pack up their equipment. Beliz went to his office to process the data into a report for his superiors and Rad went to the medical wing to check on his son.

From the crowd Reese and Farron emerged and went to Titania.

"We are here to guide you to your room." Reese said with a smile similar to a cat.

***

Titania looked around at his room. It stilled looked the same.

The sheets on the bed were cleaned and neatly cornered. The pillows were fluffed and neatly put at the head of the bed.

The hole in the floor where Titania banged his arms against the doors was filled.

He looked again around the room and saw what he was looking for. He found the Rotary phone right beside his bed on a night stand.

He went to his bed and laid his head on the pillows. He stared at the ceiling. It was metal like the rest of the building. It gave off a cold feeling, as though to drain any warmth from anyone who touches it.

From his bed he shifts his head and looks at the Rotary phone. He stares at it intensely.

'Who would call me?' He thought as he stares at the rotary phone.

The rotary phone had a black shiny plastic cover on it, so shiny when the light hit it in a certain angle it could temporary blind someone. The phone receiver was made of the same material and style as the base. The spiraling cord connecting the two was made of a dull black plastic that giggled and bounced at the slightest movement detected.

Titania reached out his hand to touched. His hand hovered over the receiver. He paused for a moment to breath.

His hand still hovered over the receiver of the phone, he was scared to grab the phone.

He tapped on the receiver of his phone with his sharp, black nails.

Tap, tap...

Then in a quick movement, snatches the phone off the receiver and holds it to his ear. His breath quickens and turns fainter.

'I am sorry, your call could not be completed at this moment. Please try again later.'

That was all that he heard in his ear. Followed by static dial tone.

His breathing returned to normal and slowly put the phone back on the receiver.

He then tucked under bed and went to sleep.

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