You agree to obey

“Now the time for talking is done, and the time for action upon us. The next few hours will be trying for us all, how trying and how unpleasant is entirely up to you. If you are obedient and compliant, the discomfort will be minimized. If you are not…. Let us cross that bridge when we come upon it, suffice it to say that it is in everyone’s best interests for you to pay attention and do as you are told quickly and without fuss, and that any other path will be quite uncomfortable. The first order of business is a thorough physical examination, come with me, off to the dispensary.”

I stand and walk from behind my desk, and without waiting to see if you follow me, walk out of the library and down the hall.