[ In her end, Juliet's eyebrows shoot up in astonishment at the familiar tone that, though not the one she was asking for, is no less welcome to her at the moment. ]

Carlton? [ Her surprise quickly shifts into sheer relief. ] Oh, thank God. I'm still not entirely sure if I'm just having a really strange, eerily realistic dream, but I'm so glad to hear your voice right now. What the hell is going on, here?