Maybe?

I heard and felt the vibrator wind down and be still. The pinching stopped. I lay there gasping, unsure of what had happened. I propped myself up, groaning, and looked toward the podium, brushing my hair away from my sweaty brow. I almost couldn't believe it, but the gem had landed right where it needed to be. But had I made it in time? I pulled at one of the gloves to see it if it had detached from me, but it still clung stubbornly to my hand. That didn't necessarily mean anything since I didn't know what to expect, but it would have been nice if the costume had just popped off.

The extinguisher's smoke had mostly cleared, and I grimaced, anticipating the costume taking me over. I was clearly in the camera's line of sight, but nothing happened. I took that as a good sign. I glanced at the phone, and saw that the countdown had stopped with a fraction of a second to spare. Presumably it had stopped when the jewel reached the podium. That meant I had made it in time. I resisted the urge to do a victory cry, but I was damned close. The cell phone chirped. I was hoping for an address to the place where they would take this damned thing off of me, but the message sent a chill down my spine. I'd been expecting this all along.

You didn't really think it would be that easy did you?