[ faye's spell... is successful! the space-age light material that makes up the door slams shut as astrid keeps being pulled along the track towards it. she's still... shackled to it, so she slams into the wall, but that's better than slamming into a furnace.
of course it... keeps slamming her into the wall. ow. ow. ow.
the robotic voice echoes around them once more. ]
Not bad. As promised, your participation has helped ensure that your friend not meet an untimely fate being boiled alive inside a giant furnace.
Are we all familiar with the test parameters now? [ without waiting for a response: ] Good.
Our preliminary test results have informed us that you are all mostly human. This is rather unfortunate, given the notoriously fragile nature of human biology. I'm going to have to work extra hard not to accidentally kill you during the testing process. [ she manages to sound slightly exasperated ] You're not making this easy for me.
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of course it... keeps slamming her into the wall. ow. ow. ow.
the robotic voice echoes around them once more. ]
Not bad. As promised, your participation has helped ensure that your friend not meet an untimely fate being boiled alive inside a giant furnace.
Are we all familiar with the test parameters now? [ without waiting for a response: ] Good.
Our preliminary test results have informed us that you are all mostly human. This is rather unfortunate, given the notoriously fragile nature of human biology. I'm going to have to work extra hard not to accidentally kill you during the testing process. [ she manages to sound slightly exasperated ] You're not making this easy for me.