Rage could only see the intruder's feet. Something about the intruder's shoes looked familiar. Then he spoke.
Intruder: God damn it, Josh! Where the hell are you?
Rage recognized that voice.
Rage: Hollow?
Hollow: Josh, where the fuck are you?
Rage: One sec.
Rage then climbed out from under the bed.
Hollow: You were fucking hiding under the bed? *Laughs* You really are a man-baby.
Rage (Pissed): You know what, man? Fuck you! What would you have done if someone broke down your door? Huh? And why the fuck did you break my door down? And what happened to the power?
Hollow: Calm, Calm down, Josh.
Rage silently walked over, and put his lizard back in her cage.
Hollow: You wouldn't respond to my texts, so I thought they got you too.
Rage: We already fucking talked about yesterday's Mapstrav last night. And why would someone take me?
Hollow: I'm not talking about Mapstrav…
The look on Hollow's face was of horror.
Hollow: I got a message on Steam of this…I took a picture of it, and got here as fast as I could.
Hollow showed Rage the picture on his phone. The message read, "Dear Hollow, I have Rage's brother, Mini-Rage. If you want to save him, bring me Rage at Eurogamer in London. If you tell the police, we'll kill Mini-Rage. What's it going to be? Sacrifice your best friend? Or sacrifice his brother? You have three days. – Anonymous"
Rage just stood there.
Hollow: I'm so sorry, Josh…Let's find another way. Let's go talk to your parents.
Rage: My mom and dad are on vacation this weekend, and they left him by himself…This mother fucker will die!
Hollow: Let's go to the police then.
Rage: No, you heard him. He'll kill my brother.
Hollow: Then how are you going to handle this?
Rage: Hollow…Your dad owns a gun shop…right?