Choose Your Own Brainwashing Adventure, Day 3 (Patreon)

You are surprised to see your hand move before you've begun to think about your choice. It feels almost like it's someone else's hand that reaches out and strokes the edge of the cup that's been sealed with a circle of waxed paper.

"Interesting choice!" the voice breathes into your ear. The cup you've chosen draws your attention until everything else around it seems to disappear.

"Let's not waste any more time. You know what to do now."

The cup beckons. A voice in your head that sounds just like yours counts down '3, 2, 1' and your hands (that still feel like someone else's hands) pick up the cup and peel the paper away.

As the paper tears away, a pinch of sparkling powder poofs into your face. You gasp and inhale the powder. At once an enveloping warmth spreads through you, making you feel so languid and accepting that you just don't want to move.

The voice addresses everyone on the train.

"I think you'll find that you are no longer able to move. You can try to move if you'd like, or you might find that it's just too much of an effort to do so."

What do you do?

1. Try to move.
2. I could move if I wanted to.
3. It's too much of an effort to try to move.
4. Just accept that you can't move.