"What is that?" Jared asked, pointing at the weird appendage sticking from the back of the gun-like apparatus. You took a look as well, and was puzzled by the mouthpiece-like structure attached to a coil-like tube. Unlike the rest of the apparatus, the "mouthpiece" was made of soft silicone, as if it was meant to be worn. Actually, now that you think about it, it looked like a surgical mask one would wear in a hospital. What its function here on the apparatus simply eluded you. You tried putting it around your mouth in an attempt to breathe in, but you quickly found that you had no such luck.
"What are you doing? Trying to suck it like a milk bottle?" Jared snickered, clearly amused by your actions. "No, doofus, just trying to figure out what it's for. Thought it was a mask of some sort," you retorted.
"Hmm..." Jared began. "Maybe you try blowing? The way this thing looks, it reminds me of those bubble water guns or blowdarts I used to play as a kid."
For once, Jared has a point. You quickly inhaled a deep breath and was prepared to blow through the mouthpiece when Jared stopped you. "Whoa whoa, slow down buddy. You don't know what this thing can do. I used water guns and blowdarts as examples, but this is clearly not one of those. They called it 'the prototype' for a reason. For all we know, this might extract something out of you or do some unthinkable things to someone else."
You lowered the apparatus and stared at Jared exasperatedly. "Weren't you the one to suggest opening the box to see what's inside? Don't tell me you're getting cold feet now. It might be a prototype, but they must have done extensive testing already to have it show up here." You didn't know why you became so enthusiastic, but something about this device piqued your interest, and you were eager to see it through.
"Touché," Jared responded begrudgingly. "But you would be the one to test it."
"Fine, wouldn't have it any other way." You ready your aim and began looking for potential targets, thinking that this was what the device was intended to be used as. Across from the breakroom stood the other wing of the building. A main hallway was readily in view, mostly for the administrative office.
"So...what you aiming at?" Jared asked.
"Eh...secretary or employees in low-tier positions. Enough for this little test to be inconspicuous." As much as you want to mess with your supervisors and bosses, you knew that you already overstepped your boundaries.
Just then, you spotted Natalie, an HR representative, walking through the aforementioned hallway. You have talked with her several times, and knew that she had just recently joined the company, and therefore is fairly new to the position. "Sorry Natalie, but you will be my guinea pig for this." You inhaled and blew through the mouthpiece, and the events that ensued truly blew your mind. You felt all of your senses evaporate and sense of consciousness vanish. Just before your body collapsed, a red mini bullet manifested itself from the barrel of the device and streamed toward your target.