Strange awakening

When Mike awakens, he finds himself in a stark white room with a single door. He is lying in a bed, which would be comfortable if his head and chest didn’t hurt. Sitting up, he groans at the soreness in his chest, and wonders why his head hurts. Reaching up, he rubs a tender spot behind his right ear, finding a strange scar.

Before he can become too concerned by that, the door opens, and a figure walks in, it’s footfalls sounding heavy and metallic in the tiled floor. The door closes behind what can only be described as a humanoid robot, iron grey with a glowing green band where eyes would be on a person.

Mike slides back on the bed nervously, but the robot stops a few paces from the bed, and a tinny voice issues forth. “Bannu relas mina vo dera. Opinar tuis vo mola keplam.”

He stares for a moment, then shakes his head. “I-I don’t know what you’re saying…”

There’s another pause, and the robot speaks again. “Gennita beekra nip.”

Mike is startled by a click in his ear. Looking around, he sees nothing. “I don’t understand, what’s happening?”

Another pause. Once again, the robot speaks. “Final setim hoyren. Please nopra while we calibrate. Thank gua biop your patience.”

Strangely, some of the words made sense that time. Not enough to understand, however. Mike leans forward, still a bit worried. “Ok, so what’s happening? What are you telling me?”

Another click in his ear, and the robot speaks again. “Implant calibrated. Thank you for waiting. I am your acclimatization assistant, D-77. I am to guide you to your interview. Please follow me.”

Mike stands up, touching the strange scar behind his ear. “Wait, implant? You put something in my head? What’s going on?”

There’s a pause before the robot responds. “Your questions will be answered by your interviewer. You are not in danger. You will not be harmed. Simply follow me, please.”

Without waiting for an answer, the robot turns and heads towards the door. Left without an option, Mike follows it.