Before Don could ask how to proceed, Summer eagerly pointed at a tiny hole on the front of the container, glowing softly with a blue light. "There! That's the biometric scanner," she exclaimed, her eyes full of excitement.
Don stepped in front of it without a word. A beam of blue light emanated from the hole, scanning him from head to toe. After a brief moment, it blinked green.
**Beep.**
The container began to shift with mechanical sounds. **Whirr. Clank.** Cold mist seeped out from the seams as panels moved and rearranged themselves. The front split open, revealing yet another container inside.
This inner container was sleeker, with a large screen dominating its facade. The screen flickered to life, displaying a blue digital interface against a backdrop of moving binary code.
At its center was a silhouette of a human figure, alternating smoothly between male and female forms. Beside the silhouette, streams of data flashed rapidly across the screen.
