Vel inne i kontrollrommet ble jeg på ny lagt på en benk. Straks kom 4 gummiassistenter for å ta meg i nærmere øyesyn. De løsnet elegant mine lag med regntøy som var jakke/bukse i flere lag og så bukse/jakke. Da de kom inn til bunnen oppdaget de jo at det h …

Dette er en drøm eller en fantasi jeg har hatt i lengre tid. Det er naturligvis en oppdiktet historie, så alle personer og begivenheter er fiktive og fri fantasi. Men jeg skulle så gjerne ønske at opplevelsen kunne bli et «Faktum» innen rimelig rekkevidde …

"What're the other ones like?" asked Tom.   "I don't know. I've never met them." answered Sgt. Sweet.   "Oh. Ok then." said Tom, a little disappointed he wouldn't learn about them, but at the same time, excited to get confirmation that there were others.   …

Sgt. Sweet said "Go ahead then."   Tom began "Sir, I remember what happened in the underwater base."   "Great! We can do the debrief right now, then." Sgt Sweet took out his phone, set it to voice record mode, and set it on the table.   Tom told exactly ev …

"Can you make any modifications to the suit, like add new features?" asked Tom.   "I don't have the equipment to do that kind of thing. Removing your visor without damaging you or the suit was only possible because Dr. Conrad sent the code to do it; and be …

[This chapter includes medical talk, so avoid it if you are squeamish.]     Tom decided the first thing he should do is get some less conspicuous clothes.   He pressed the the talk button on the radio. "Sergeant, are you there?"   "Yes, what is it?" replie …

"No questions." said Tom.   "Very good." said Sgt Sweet. "One more thing. You'll be encountering other personnel here. Someone in a wetsuit isn't too out of place here, but the visor is a bit much. Dr. Conrad sent Dr. Farquharson the specs to remove it. I …

"No more questions?" said Dr. Farquharson, "All right. Just press that button by the side of the bed if you need anything."   Tom went back to worrying about what would happen next. "Best case, I'm off the project. As weird as this is, do I really want to …

"I'm ... what happened?" Tom's thoughts swirled as he regained consciousness. "Oh. Right. I am so screwed."   Tom took stock of his situation. He was in a bed. He looked around; he was still seeing through the visor in his suit. He felt around the rest of …

Thanks for reading this far. The twist at the end of Part 5 was planned from the beginning of this Part, and while the specific events and their order was open to revision while I was writing, the direction I was going was never in doubt. I have some inter …