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room was a tall woman who stood
out from the rest of the staff.  They were all wearing blue and white scrubs,
yet she had on a green and white lab coat with what looked like professional
office clothes underneath.  She was wearing a skirt like Anna’s, only hers was
longer and white.  The woman’s long hair was tied into one thick braid and was
a redder shade of auburn and her eyes were brown.  Anna walked up to the woman
and waved her hand over her as if displaying a prize.
    “This, ladies and gents, is Alanna Moxley.  She will be
looking after you while you use our Dream Chairs and Full Dive headset.  I will
pass it over to her in a moment to explain more of the technical details about
the medical facilities, but right now I’d like to say more about Full Core’s
virtual technology.  Show of hands, who here has heard of the lucid dream
control theory?”
    Sam and Robert raised their hands, along with a handful of
others.
    “That’s more than I expected.  To summarize, for those of
you who are not familiar, the theory posits that lucid dreams—a very powerful
and vivid visual medium—can indeed be controlled.  The theory suggests that not
only can lucid dreams be controlled, but they can be created.  Scientists have
been looking at ways to create new dreams for decades now.  They used music,
suggestion, art, and symbolism but none of them have yet used the most obvious
tools: game creation software.  We here at Full Core Studios, are led by a
master in the field of full immersion virtual reality.  His name is Fulton
Milner and he is the director and lead designer of this very project.  What he
has done is quite brilliant.  He used electronic tools to enhance brainwaves
and has found a way to mix these brainwaves—that are most active during lucid
dreaming—with his own game program and has created the most immersive videogame
ever made.  This is possible through the breakthrough technology of the Miyabi
Full Dive headset and the Dream Chairs, which Mr. Milner has created just for
this game.  We here at Full Core are proud to say that we have created a game
with the absolute maximum level of immersion.  Every other VR program that has
come before is now what we call half-diving.  And believe me, as much as we’d
like to brag, we’re not.  But I suppose you’ll just have to experience it for
yourself,” she explained.
    Anna winked, bowed, then walked over and stood behind
Alanna.  Sam thought a little about the lucid dreaming theory.  It was a mostly
safe science, but it was the sort of thing that scared a lot of people. 
Everyone was always on the lookout for negative psychological effects and dream
manipulation had always seemed like it’d be a one way ticket to an eventual
mental breakdown.  The science just didn’t agree, at least when it came to
those who were well adjusted.  Those with a history of mental illness were the
most susceptible to any negative effects, but even those were negligible. 
Alanna stepped forward and addressed the group, her voice projecting a heavy
English accent.
    “Hello everyone!  Welcome to the dream room!  I am Full
Core’s resident medical authority, Alanna Moxley.  I am here to look after you
while you are immersed in the Miyabi Full Dive virtual world.  Today I will be
explaining all about our little facility here.  Let’s start with the Dream Chairs. 
They are there to provide comfort to each of you testers and to also help
immerse you even deeper into your game worlds.  They are made with infused
memory foam to shape to your bodies and have small speakers and subtle vibration
features installed.  We will be strapping everyone down to the chairs with
Velcro wrist and ankle restraints.  Don’t be alarmed, it’s not some BDSM
experiment, I can assure you,” she explained.
    The group laughed, which Sam noticed alleviated much of the
tension that had been building, mainly his own.  Alanna continued.
    “The restraints are for your own