You cut through the park, and enjoy the trees, birds, flowers, and watching children playing, it may be the last time you see any of them this way for a long time. You go up the stairs and into the Court House. In Court Room 13, you join your defense attorney as you wait for the Judge and Jury to come in.
You have trouble keeping your eyes off the heavy metal trap door that lays before the Judge's bench. You know that in the worst case you may find yourself stripped naked and thrown through the open portal and into a new reality. You could end up a horse pulling a plow in your own world, on a world as human pet to anthropomorphic dogs, or just about anything. You swallow, the odds of ending up going through the portal are relatively low, but still it's always a possibility. More likely you're facing a few years in prison, if that. You're on trial for date rape. Your victim committed suicide, and the victim's father is a prominant wealthy woman who is the only reason you were tried at all.
The GUILTY Verdict with a permanent sentence to the portal shocks you. The victim's mother smiles, she paid off the jury and the judge. Your attorney vows to appeal, and reassures you that you will be reprieved from your hell.
The bailiffs seize and strip you, while another pair of bailiffs unlock and open the trap door. You are stunned by the blinding light that glares at you, your arms are held behind you as you're pushed forward. Your genitalia shrinks in the cold air-conditioned air, and from fear about what might await you.
You are thrown in feet first. You extend your arms to keep from completely submerging. You form an iron cross like a gymnast. Your muscles strain under the effort. You cannot see your body below your chest. It burns and is wracked with pain. You are in agony. The bailiffs stomp on your fingers and kick your hands in. You scream, and vanish into the light. You hear the trap door clang shut as you fall through the blinding light. Your body tingles, burns, it's changing. But into what?