Erik Smith awoke restrained to a gurney while faceless humanoids transported him to his own lab.

They strapped him to a chair and drilled a hole in his head to insert something inside of it.

“Oh god, this hurts!” he screeched only garbled words.

They flipped switches causing him to hallucinate with terrifying out-of-body sensations.

Erik cried and convulsed.

For a moment, all went black …

A virtual-neural headset came off.

Across from him sat a monkey, also connected, sharing its ‘Life Experience Simulation.’

An activist spoke:

“Remember this, Mr. Smith, we demand equal rights and justice for all species!”