ASTRAL DOOR

Because he is an operant. And this is an astral door, a dead drop operated by a predatory foreign financial entity.

Begin here: The weird man in headphones is an EMTERR operant. That much is clear from this astral door.

... And this is an astral door. A dead drop.

Either way, she needs to tell me exactly what's going on here. (Step back from the astral door.)

This is an astral door, a dead drop. The headphone man is with The Bank. Which makes him very dangerous.

You were panting from the run over, heart thudding in your ears. Hours late. There was an astral door beside that trash can and an exchange due with your opposite number for documents within.

"You have another red disc in your astral door. Can I borrow it as a back-up weapon, just in case?"

"You know, I might start to believe it. So where's this astral door, exactly?"

Common figurative speech for an astral door. EMTERR love to use them as drop-off points between operants.

"I am impressed. And where's this astral door, exactly?"

"An astral door. He's talking about dropping off reports there."

"Investigate the astral door. Maybe try to spot the EMTERR woman."

"So where's this astral door?"