Put the headset on Mrs Smith

You slip your headset over Mrs. Smith's head.

For a moment nothing happens. Then her eyes fly open, and she sits up jerkily. You step back, startled.

“Don't worry, Soph, it's me,” she says, “John. I'm running her like a waldo. We'll use her to get you into the lab.” Her eyes close for a moment. “I have access to her implants. She's been a naughty little bitch. That's going to change,” she adds, smiling.

She stands up. “Follow me, baby,” she says, and walks out the door.

You follow her to the lab entrance. The two security 'bots scan her, then you.

“Laura Smith permitted access,” the bot says. “Sophie Carruthers denied access.”

“I'm demoting her. Give her conditioning access; I'm going to put her through some training programs.”

“Sophie Carruthers demoted. Conditioning access granted. Please proceed.”

She walks through and you follow her.

“Let's find a place to dump this body,” she says. “I can't control her forever, and we can't have her wandering around.”

“You want to just kill her?” you ask, a bit appalled.

“No, honey, just give her a little re-education. Let's find the scanning facilities; I'm going to give Laura a body much more appropriate than this Amazonian physique. Lead the way, Sophie. I'm spending a lot of time just fighting Laura's mind. She's awake now.”

You follow Laura / John into the white hallway. This is long, brightly lit hallway runs eastwards from the Lab's entrance. The walls are painted a cool, bright white, and the color-corrected recessed lighting casts everything in a cool, shadowless glow. You can hear the constant, dim hum of machinery - maybe air-conditioning. There's a doorway to the south here.