The Knowledge

"Affirmative," Marie says, her voice also robotic. "Sending word to Head Base now." She types a series of numbers into a keypad on the wall near the door and presses her thumb into a scanner.
A section of wall opens, a blue light spilling out, steam from the hydraulics white against the gray of this room. Marie and Renae smile and gesture for me to get up. I do so slowly, scared. Anxious.
"Go through." Renae assures me, but her robotic voice is counterintuitive. I walk towards the door, stopping on the threshold.
"Go. Go teach the children. Spread the Knowledge." Marie smiles grotesquely as she says this, and says knowledge like it means something. Something... bigger than its definition.
I go through the door.