No Return

[Narrator] I found it difficult to approach the cage, and for a moment, I considered backing out. Almost without my consent, it seemed the new hand reached behind me and pushed on the doorframe, propelling me across the floor toward the terminal. It read: "Lie on panel feet first." I dreaded lying on it, thinking of what it might do to me, and I think in some ways I realized that there would be no turning back. Ironically, I was afraid that should I not proceed, someone else in the company would take my place. All of my hard work would go to waste and I would be stuck on Level 87. So I laid down on the panel. It slid forward, the light flashed, and I heard the claw. I received an improvement to my legs.