The whistle blew, and the train came to a full stop. Dill got to his feet, and followed the guard out of the train car.

The level looked exactly as Dill had expected: gray, boxy, and very plain. The developers clearly hadn't put much effort into making it look nice, but he supposed that when one made a debug level, one couldn't be expected to make it look nice.

Guard #2 poked him in the back. "Keep walking," he said, and Dill kept walking.

Once inside the outer walls, Dill looked at the ground. A stock image of grass. Lovely.

Prisoners in orange jumpsuits trudged across the yard, gathering in small groups to talk quietly.

An inmate sat in the corner, petting a mangy cat. The cat hissed at Dill. He hissed back.

This seemed to confuse the cat, who wriggled out of the prisoner's arms, and slunk into the shadows.

Dill smiled to himself as the guard led him to an office. The door opened to reveal an official-looking man in an armoured suit. He looked very dangerous. He surveyed Dill as if he was trying to find the most efficient way to kill him.

"Welcome to prison, Mr. Dollin," the man barked. "One of the most inhospitable and dangerous places in this here videogame."

"I'm the warden here," he continued, getting up from his desk and starting to pace back and forth. "I'll be the one who gives rewards for good behaviour, and punishments for rule-breaking. I'm also going to tell you the rules."

"There's no fighting the other inmates," the warden snapped, giving Dill a sharp look. "There's no fraternizing with the officers. You are not allowed to go into any areas that have a red door, and you most certainly aren't allowed to escape."

He wheeled to a stop in front of Dill. "Do I make myself clear, Mr. Dollin?"

Dill shivered. "Um, yes. Really clear. Super duper clear. I'm not going to break any of those rules that you just said, no siree."

The warden's eyes narrowed. "A simple 'yes' or 'no' would have sufficed."

The warden seated himself again, and with a flick of his hand, the guard sprang forward again, and grabbed Dill's handcuffs, dragging him away.