"*beep* *beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep* *riiing* "Hello, you have reached 5-8560, the chimera's lair, where kerberos is just a dog. Please leave your message with the dog, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. *beep*" 

"Chay? This is your mother. Chay, where are you? The television is saying that there's a war going on, and that they're threatened to throw bombs on the US...Chay? You there? Call me...please, call me as soon as you can."

Hmm...maybe his cellular phone. *beep* *riiing* *riiing* *riiing* He doesn't have it, or he's not answering. Damn. I'm worried about him, too, the East Coast has so many passengers from the Middle East. And they could all be carrying bombs, for all I know. Damn, where is he? I'm so worried.

Perhaps I should call Alice...I've got to talk with someone. This is scary.