Maggie picked up the blue pill and examined it. “And this one?”
“Charlotte took off the sunglasses again. “It reverses the effect of the red pill.”
“And this is all safe, right?”
“Perfectly safe. Anywhere else, it probably wouldn’t even work, but the normal-sucker…”
Maggie nodded. Throwing caution to the wind, Maggie popped the red pill in her mouth and swallowed.
“Oh, the pill also contains an extremely fast-acting sedative so you probably want to lie down.”
“Sedative? Why?”
“We’re re-writing your sensory system. Being unconscious is probably a good idea.”
“Good point,” Maggie said. The world was already beginning to to go a little fuzzy along the edges and her knees felt a little wobbly. She crawled onto the platform and closed her eyes.