It was frightening.

This ceiling was terrifying, in a way that other people couldn't possibly understand.

To Sierra, who had only ever woken up to the same ceiling, every day, for her entire life, this change struck her as unfathomably uncanny. Because of this she, who usually spent hours gradually rousing, woke from sleep instantaneously-

[i]"A-"[/i], she stops herself.

Breathing heavily, and confused from having just risen from sleep, Sierra stays still for the time being, staring up at the unfamiliar ceiling in fear. She tries to remember why she was here, or what she had been doing before, but she couldn't remember. It was as if she had only awoken from the life she was living before, and this here was the real world, where she had been dreaming it from.

Or something like that.

It didn't take long for her to level her breathing, as she realized that she wasn't in any immediate danger. As quietly as she can manage, she turns her head, lifting herself up to a sitting position so that she could examine the room around her. 

She quickly realizes that there were two crucial things amiss with this situation, as she feels the unfamiliar weight of something in her pocket as well as a noticeable pressure around her neck. [i]'I don't have a phone...'[/i], she comments dimly, using her hand to reach down and pull out whatever device was located in her pocket.

It appeared to be a smart phone, and on it, she could see at least three apps, all of which seemed accessible. All the while grasping at the thing on her neck, she clumsily operates the device in a manner that only somebody who had never before used a smartphone could.

She checks, and reads the [i]"Release Condition"[/i] and [i]"Rules"[/i] apps, as well as giving a quick, passing glance at the map. The whole time, she was strangely calm about the whole thing, until she realized why.

[i]'It's just like a game'[/i], she comments mentally to herself, turning another eye to her surroundings, to check if anything else important could be seen in the room.

...

If this was a game, she wasn't about to lose here. She would have to be careful.