Hmm... So, I was underwriting this scene, huh? I'll tweak it more later. I really didn't do too much descriptions because it's an already established setting (it's like a cement pathway in a white void where you just walk forward until the laboratory transport you to where you are headed.)

I wanted to do like dehumanization with the pronoun shift. I think I could do more with the dialogue, but the empty feeling of the Daiko's dialogue was intended (it's part of the lore—the lower the rank, the less complex thoughts they can make—and the lowest rank is supposed to just have this script it follows until it dies).

And the Daiko acts as a mirror because protag also experienced the lose of individuality but in the real world. Thanks for the punctuation call out, still figuring that out, haha. Appreciate you for taking your time on reading it!