"No, sir, that's not what I'm saying," Sam said, feeling more than a little irritated and not being entirely sure why. "I've had this theory pretty much from day one. This only validates my hypothesis. I'm not just saying this because I saw something that is 'bigger on the inside'. I'm saying I saw something today that completely defies the laws of physics as I understand them and the only way this can possibly exist outside of a fictional context is if this is a virtual reality." She wasn't doing a very good job of hiding her irritation, even though she was trying.

"I don't like the idea of someone pulling my strings either, sir," she said. "I don't. I really don't, for reasons I can't even begin to explain to you right now. But I'm not going to discount a perfectly logical hypothesis just because I'm not comfortable with the possible ramifications."