Object
Reception Desk Local Phone
Nestled at the George Washington Hospital reception desk, this standard-issue local phone pierces the quiet lobby night with insistent rings. Nurse 1st snatches the receiver twice, voice crisp with 'Emergency room,' only to confront chilling silence—no breath, no words—frowning deeply before slamming it down in mounting frustration. Its dead lines jolt weary staff from routine triage, unanswered voids amplifying unease before crisis erupts.
2 appearances
Purpose
Receiving and answering incoming emergency room calls from local or internal lines
Significance
Silent rings fracture serene normalcy, their eerie voids priming staff nerves for the presidential assassination alert—false alarms that heighten tension, humanize overtaxed nurses' exasperation, and propel the hospital toward fortified chaos.
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