Samantha Miller has landed her dream job: a junior management position at IRT, Innovative Reshape Technologies — a company at the cutting edge of teleportation research. On her first day, a security officer leads her away from the expected path, past the offices, and underground into a white-tiled, aseptic room she has never seen referenced in any job description. She is asked to assist with some experiments to get first-hand experience with the technology she will be managing. She does not appear to have a choice.