I'm back in the room. I've been here before. I'm hungry.
Everyone waits, then there's the buzzer, then the chute, then the brains. I'm expecting it. I'm ready. I still don't know why I'm here.
When the second buzzer goes, I eat. Quickly. It's important to eat as much as I can. I don't know why. I am more coordinated than my companions and I don't drop any.
When we finish, again I copy what the others are doing and scrape at the trough. Then we line up and exit through the shower. I can see the light ahead. I'm hungry, but less than before.
We approach the light, I can see clearly now. My companions look wrong. They look grey, vacant... They look dead. Am I dead? Can I be dead if I'm thinking? I don't know.
We are in a bright featureless corridor. We are all wearing black jumpsuits with large pockets. That's important to remember. I don't know why.
There's another door. I'm hungry. I must remember. I'm hungry. Hungry. I...
Everyone waits, then there's the buzzer, then the chute, then the brains. I'm expecting it. I'm ready. I still don't know why I'm here.
When the second buzzer goes, I eat. Quickly. It's important to eat as much as I can. I don't know why. I am more coordinated than my companions and I don't drop any.
When we finish, again I copy what the others are doing and scrape at the trough. Then we line up and exit through the shower. I can see the light ahead. I'm hungry, but less than before.
We approach the light, I can see clearly now. My companions look wrong. They look grey, vacant... They look dead. Am I dead? Can I be dead if I'm thinking? I don't know.
We are in a bright featureless corridor. We are all wearing black jumpsuits with large pockets. That's important to remember. I don't know why.
There's another door. I'm hungry. I must remember. I'm hungry. Hungry. I...
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