*boop-beep-beep!* The intercom's signal rings again. It's Dr. Huang, sounding moderately frazzled. "Come on out, I've found the problem..." The door opens.
Pausing your game of Spyro the Dragon, you head back out to find out what the deal is. You notice another beaker of a liquid apparently similar to the one you ingested earlier. "What happened?"
"A labeling mishap. Fortunately, nobody actually drank this," he says, gesturing to the beaker, "which is what you were supposed to recieve."
"What did I drink?"
"Part of my assistant's lunch. There's a good reason it tasted exactly like Diet Coke. Rest assured that I did a chemical analysis of this; it's the right stuff this time." He gestures towards the chemical. "Drink this and we'll try again."
"Go figure!" You laugh. "Of all the things to go wrong, there's a lot worse that could happen." You begin to drink the liquid. "Well, this is something different, that's for sure..." Draining the beaker, you think of something. "Is this delay going to be a problem?"
Dr. Huang responds as you return the now-empty container to the table it had been on. "Shouldn't be. There's enough variance in the times involved that even this much delay shouldn't have a lot of effect. It might even be for the better, because you look pretty sleepy- you might have it easier if you sleep through it. That's an if, though, you're fully welcome to stay awake!" Dr. Huang chuckles, then continues. "If you do fall asleep, though, I'll wake you up two hours after you do so to ensure you get enough to eat."
"Reasonable. Can't say I like alarm clocks, but I see your point."
"Anyway, it should work this time. I'll have to go back on what I said... can you please not go to sleep for another two hours, at least? You'll likely work up an appetite in that time. And yes, back to your cell..."
You return to your cell and continue your game.
Pausing the game 15 minutes later, you wolf down another sandwich (tuna), a salad (caesar), and a can of juice (lemonade). Continuing your game with a resounding belch, you find yourself hungry again in only ten minutes...
Yes, it seems that something is happening this time.