The Black and White Case

You grab the one closest to you, a black and white case roughly the size of a small rolling pin but rectangular in shape. It was completely opaque unlike the other one. The only commonality between the two being the small golden lock that prevented the contents from being readily available.

You turn back to your mirror self, gesturing with the case in hand that your decision had been made. The way the lips pulled back of your mirror self had all the technical requirements of a smile but something about it made your hairs stand on end.

The Other You quickly snaps the lock open, yours reacting in time. You flip the lip of the case, holding the contents in your hand. A flexible band a few inches across was in your open palm, no real defining characteristics save for the odd material you felt against your palm.

The side facing you was matte and made of some sort of silicon or other flexible and soft plastid. You flipped the band around, on this side was what looked like a screen of some sort, stretching the entire length of the band.

You look up questioningly at your Other Self only to see it laughing at you. Your brow furrows in confusion as you see the reflection push a part of the band and suddenly the chamber is filled with light. Flashes and bright beams of light are emanating from the screen surface, the brief glances you can muster already making you dizzy and confused.

You look to your mirror self, squinting in the blinding light show. Your Other Self take the band and wraps it around their head, your hands mimicking the mirror. Dread fills your stomach as the last glance you see is the sadistic eyes of yourself before the hypnotic patterns and lights drown out all other noises in your head.