You enter the Rabbit Hole.
A force field shimmers into place, blocking the exit and tinging the air with ozone. Another force field shimmers, clearing obstructions blocking the door. Then, with a slight hiss, the door closes.
"Hutch 13 activated and sealed," says a muted feminine voice from a speaker overhead. "Biohazard team notified. Please begin basic decontamination procedures."
The voice repeated what it said several times in several languages.
A light to your right blinks, attracting your attention to a door handle. You open the door and find a monitor screen behind a thick slab of glass. On the screen are messages in several languages. One of the messages is blinking. You suspect that message matches that of the voice overhead.
The in your language says "Hit glass when a language you understand is blinking."
You wait a short while and hit the glass at the appropriate time. The image changes.
The screen says "Basic Decontamination Procedure" followed by "Hit glass to begin."
You hit the glass and an image appears.
"The following video presentation is not suitable for children," the feminine voice says. "If you are a child or and adult without a Bio-Lab transponder, you will not be able to view the full video presentation. If this is a real bio-hazard emergency, listen carefully. Hit the screen with your first if you understand.".
You hit the screen. The voice continues.
"Scanners indicate that you are not wearing a Bio-Lab transponder. Hit the screen if this is true."
You hit the screen.
"Scanners also..." begins the voice. The image freezes.
"Hello," rumbles a male voice. "If you can hear me, hit the screen. If you can't hear me, hit the screen anyway."
You hit the screen.
"Excellent," rumbles the voice. "Seeing that you are in Hutch 13 and there isn't a bio-hazard alert, I'll assume that you're the curious type. If there is a bio-hazard problem that hasn't been detected, hit the screen three times in a row."
You don't hit the screen.
"Good," rumbles the voice. "I'll send a biohazard team out to release you. While you're waiting, review the video. If this was a real emergency, your life could depend upon the basic decontamination procedures."
The video restarts. You get the PG version. Given what you have to do for basic decontamination, you are glad that it isn't a biohazard emergency.
When the video is over there is a hissing sound. You turn to see the door slowly open.
There are two people in biohazard suits. One appears to be human. The other is centauroid. Both are carrying an assortment of equipment.
"Are you a visitor?" asks a speaker distorted female voice.
You can't tell who spoke.
"Yes," you reply. "I'm sorry to be a problem."
"Don't worry about it," continued the voice. "Admin wants visitors to be comfortable using rabbit holes. If you hadn't tried Hutch 13, somebody in Admin would have to give you the tour."
"Can we cut the yapping and get on with cleanup," interrupted a speaker distorted male voice. "This suit makes me itch."
The humanoid and the centauroid step back from the door, allowing you to leave the rabbit hole.
Free of the rabbit hole, you decide to ( continue / return to your vehicle ).
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