A sneaky trick

It had been several excruciating minutes of nothing. You sat in the corner, watching as Joanna came to terms with the device, understanding it far better than you could have in your short time with it. Joanna seemed to be whispering something, then she addressed you suddenly. “You want me to turn you back?” Joanna asked out of nowhere. Could this be it? She would turn you back? “Yes,” you say. “You’ll really turn me back?” “No, I just needed you to let me into the mental settings. See?” She turned the tablet. You were instantly filled with fear.

Your last hope was gone. How had she gotten in? “It said the protected session was expiring or something, and that in the case of a facial transformation a verbal confirmation was acceptable to continue. Good thing, too! The timer had almost finished. Isn’t this great, Lana?” Voice recognition? This was bad, but at least you now had a way into the mental settings. It recognised your current voice.