“Be prepared, sir, this sleep is rather like you’re in a dream. If you realize you’re in it, you’re likely to wake up.”

“And what happens to me then?”

“Well, presumably, all would go as planned, except for the fact that you will be aware of it.”

“And that would be unfortunate?”

“Besides the probable discomfort of the de-aging process, you would be stuck awake and immobile for what may perhaps be a number of years, possibly a couple decades.”

“Ah, yes, that would be unpleasant…” I drummed my wrinkled fingers on the side of the pod. “Well, let’s get on with it then, I’m as ready as I’ll ever be.”

The doctor nodded once as I climbed into the chamber. “Let us begin.” were that last words I heard before the capsule closed around me and sent me into a deep sleep.