[It has become routine for Oscar to monitor the contact list on his device throughout the tenth day of each month. He commits every new name that appears to memory. When he finds 'Connor' among the recently added names, the unbidden apprehension he feels is as unexpected as it is unpleasant. His normal reaction would have certainly been one of genuine concern; the Door's energy fluctuations do, however, seem to be amplifying it, increasing his already heightened worry for the android's welfare and causing him to experience a fleeting sensation that is similar in severity to panic.

He hastens to call him. He would have soon done so without the Door's influence, but it would have been with a less pressing sense of alarm.]

Mr. Connor? This is Oscar. You were absent from the communication network for approximately three days. ... Please call me when you are next available.

[Upon noticing Mr. Connor's unceremonious disappearance from the network, Oscar thought he might have been returned to his world of origin. Could he have been mistaken in this presumption?]