"As someone with previous exposure to unusual activity, he's being given a more thorough debriefing. He's not in any danger, but the details are confidential."

"Why does a more thorough debriefing require chloroforming him?"

"His previous exposure also makes him higher risk than a civilian. It is a safety precaution."

"What will my debriefing consist of?"

"We'll ask you to recount everything you remember about your experience. There will also be a short quarantine period to make sure you have not been contaminated. Then you will be free to go."

"How short?"

"No more than a week."

"I assume you don't let me at my phone during that time either, is that right?"

"Unfortunately not. That is the purpose of the quarantine."

"Can I get someone else to tell my husband that I'm alive and physically unharmed?"

He nods.

"I'll need your husband's full name and address."

"Can't you just call him? Or like, he works across the street from the IKEA, you could go to the front desk and leave a message."

"These matters are generally easier to discuss in person."

"If you're only going to keep me a week I think I'll spare him the visit from the shadowy conspiracy."

The agent nods.

"Kyoya thought you might want to recruit me."

"He did?" the agent asks, sounding curious. 

He stops, listening to something in his earpiece. 

"But, I'm afraid I can't listen to anything he's said, even second-hand, until he's been cleared."

"If you can't listen to people who have been in the skip IKEA why can you listen to me?"

"I'm afraid that's classified."

"I see."

"Do you have any immediate medical needs?"

"No."

The agent doesn't initiate any more conversation. Roughly thirty minutes later, the van stops. The back door opens and they are in a small, featureless garage. 

A sharply dressed woman is waiting there to greet Miranda.

She smiles and says, "I'm Dr. Guerrero. It's nice to meet you. I'm sorry you've had such an unpleasant experience, but I'm glad you made it out safely. I'll be walking you through the debriefing and decontamination process."

"I'm Dr. Kirsch. What is decontamination in this context?"

"Initially a shower and, unfortunately, disposing of your clothes and other possessions that were inside the IKEA. We will be happy to replace them for you once you leave."