[ she draws her eyes away from the pods, unsettling as they are, to examine all the unfamiliar machinery instead. ]

I doubt we're here just to have our wishes granted. Even if this isn't an illusion—if these bodies serve some kind of purpose—there's no reason to let us view them like this.

[ besides to frighten them. ]

I plan to 'indulge' as necessary, but I'm wary of some larger scheme in the works.