Keeping Going
You decline the offer, and decide to keep heading up the stairs.
And so you climb...and climb...and climb...and just when you come to the realization that your legs are killing you and perhaps you should have started with the long, flat, easy hallway...you come across a door. You go through it, and find yourself in a small, simply-furnished room. Directly across from you, on the far side of the room, is a slide. You have no idea how far the slide is or where it goes, because it's enclosed, and disappears into the wall a short distance from the start. Near the slide, standing by a side door, is an enormous anthropomorphic bird.
"Oh!" he calls out to you, "You're here for your first flight, right?" It isn't really a question, because he doesn't really expect an answer. "I know it seems scary right now, but don't worry, the slide does most of the work for you. Whenever you're ready, just get in there and have fun. Oh, but three things: never try to stop yourself once you get going in the slide. You probably won't be able to, and if you do succeed, we'll have to flush you out, and that's never fun. Second, you have to go on your belly, head first. Third, you'll have to get rid of those clothes. Don't worry, I'll be out of the room when you start, and by the time you finish you'll have enough coverage."
From the sound of things, the bird man thinks he's talking to someone who knows what they're doing, something you obviously don't. A million and one questions enter your mind at once, but only one leaves:
"Wait...I have to do this naked?"
"Oh, yes," the bird thing explains, "those uniforms they gave you at the end of round 1 are nice and all. And for most transformations, they just tear up and fall apart. But feathers won't rip through this stuff, they're too delicate. So if you try to leave your uniform on, you won't be able to fly. And not being able to fly in the realm of the Air Creatures, well...that's never fun." The Air Creature appears to sense your apprehension, and says, "if you're really not up to this, you can go back the way you came and try another direction. There's no pressure, really, take your time deciding. If you've got any questions, I'll be in the break room. Oh, but be careful, it's not really designed for humans."
And on that note, he leaves you alone with the slide. If you want to fly, apparently you have go go through it naked and head first. So...are you up to this?
Written by Zodiac on 18 January 2008