2.4 - A Warm Welcome

"Dr. Herbert West ventures out to answer a mysterious invitation, Dr. Caligari brags about her resource allotment, and Andrew Snidge very nearly gets everyone killed…again."

Synopsis
Herbert finds a note from Doctor Caligari in his residence, telling him to meet her at her office. Andrew, now working as Herbert's assistant, asks to acompany him.

They make their way to Caligari's laboratory on Level 20 of the HartLife Tower. Caligari makes Herbert an offer to join her staff, as she can tell that Herbert is an experienced scientist, judging by the things Andrew has been purchasing for him. Her goal is too better the life of HartLife's people. Caligari says Herbert has everything to gain by joining her, while he is sceptical and looking for the catch. Caligari reassures him that she doesn't want anything, which Andrew questions by asking if she doesn't even want the Containment Tube. He then proceeds to reveal how they acquired it.

This is when Caligari calls guards into the room and reveals that the real reason for this meeting is her wanting the Containment Tube back. Herbert claims the Tube is vital to his research and that giving it back is not an option. He incapacitates the guards and Caligari by using poison darts to paralyze them. Herbert and Andrew then loot Caligari's laboratory and steal her equipment.

Cast

 * Narrator — Ansel Burch
 * Dr. Herbert West — Ryan Schile
 * Andrew Snidge — Frank Sjodin
 * Dr. Emily Caligari — Martine Moore
 * Inquisitive People-Mover Passenger — Nathan Sowell
 * Concerned Elevator Passenger — Betsey Palmer
 * The Voice of HartLife — Jeffrey Nils Gardner