The telephone in Edulcore Cicciotto house rings for three times, then the answering service kicks in.
“Risponde la segreteria telefonica di Edulcore Cicciotto, non sono in casa, lasciate un messaggio, grazie”.
At the other end of the cable, across half globe, there is what an hour ago was a human being. A living human being. Now Karl Starr is technically a zombie.
He doesn’t understand the answer, which is in Italian, but he realizes that it should be what an ansering service usually says: “I’m not at home, please leave a message”.
So, the undead Karl Starr speaks: “Mr. Cicciotto, I need your help. My name is Karl Starr, I’m in Chicago”. Then he hangs up the receiver, and thinks that Cicciotto could never reply, since he is calling from a telephone box. He must finds Cicciotto in person.
Cicciotto lives in Bologna, Italy. A zombie cannot takes a plane without being noticed, so Karl Starr begins his travel to the other part of the globe by the only means he has at his disposals: his legs.
Meanwhile, in Washington, at the MCCA Headquarter, an officer enters in the office of general Forrest.
“General, a man named Karl Starr has just phoned to Cicciotto asking for help. From Chicago!”
“Find him!”
At the same time, in Mandelovia, at the headquarter of the Mandelovian Security Corp, an agent knoks at the door of the Head of Security.
“Captain, a man named Karl Starr has just phoned to Cicciotto asking for help. From Chicago!”
“Find him!” responds the bearded man, sitting behind the desk. On his right arm, instead of an hand, there is an hook. The name on the sign on the desk reads Captain Nemo.
