You opened your eyes, squinting against the bright light above you. Your body felt strange - lighter, smaller. As your vision focused, Nikolai's face swam into view above him, eyes narrowed with concern.

"Sigma? Can you hear me?" Nikolai asked.

"It's me, Fyodor." you muttered

"Fyodor?" Nikolai asked tentatively. "Is that really you in there?"

You opened your mouth to respond, but the voice that came out wasn't your own. "I had to transfer before the helicopter crash at Mersault. I told you, didn't I?"

Nikolai rocked back on his heels in surprise. "Fyodor?!"