Devoid

“What’s it going to be, Mr. Brenner? Are you in? Or are you out?” I stared at the room for a moment before sighing. “Four hundred thousand? Really?” “Really.” “Twenty-four hours?” I wanted to make sure of what I was getting myself into. “Not a minute more.” I was standing in front of a modified room built into Orfield Laboratories, directly in the heart of Minnesota. The advertisement said whoever could spend an entire day in a room under complete sensory deprivation would win a boatload of cash. “It can’t be that bad, can it?” I shrugged. “Sir, so far, eighty people have tried, and most didn’t last more than ten minutes.” There was a large sign in front of me that listed the specifics of the room. The Ultimate Sensory Deprivation Chamber Room Features: Sound level sits at -20 decibels (DBA). Six layers of concrete and steel. Fiberglass-covered walls, ceiling, and doors. Vibration-dampening springs. Wedge-shaped sound absorbers for wall lining. Interior coated in Vantablack, which absorbs 99.965% of visible light. The room dimensions are 3 meters in height, width, and length. The air filtration system runs silent, counteracting the