The ancient PA system suddenly crackles to life at your arrival. Through an overgrown intercom, a chipper, prerecorded voice begins speaking to you as if you were a test subject or an unlucky employee.

Hello, and again, welcome to the Aperture Science Enrichment Center!

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties due to circumstances of potentially apocalyptic significance beyond our control. However, thanks to Emergency Testing Protocols, testing can continue.

These prerecorded messages will provide instructional and motivational support, so that science can still be done, even in the event of environmental, social, economic, or structural collapse!