Mental overload - Ian (32)

So much had happened since we entered the airport that I was having trouble getting my mind around it all. The first thing my mechanical mind was struggling with was how something the size and shape of the "plane" was capable of flight - and why that particular shape had been chosen for such a vehicle. The concept of perpendicular universes, however, was intriguing enough to me that I stopped thinking about the "plane" long enough to try and analyze what Virgil had just told me. I was sort of starting to get that concept when I was interupted by the intercom.
"This is your pilot speaking" it said, in exactly the same voice as regular airline pilots, "We are coming in for a landing in exactly 45 seconds. If it makes you feel more comfortable, you may fasten your seatbelts,"
Ellen took out her small radio and said something into it, then she went back to talking with Greg.
I looked out the window. Unlike the windows on a plane, which are small and ovular, the windows on the "plane" are huge and panoramic - and completely fake. I learned this about half way through the flight when Gillian figured out how to turn hers off.
More accurately, my window was huge and panoramic. Gillians was now gone, and Scarlett had shrunken hers to the size of a regular airplane window. size and to some extent shape of the windows could be adjusted by a small knob on the arm of the chair.
So anyway, I was looking out the window, and I noticed the plane was deccelerating very quickly - too quickly. We should all have been thrust against the seat in front of us by now, but I felt nothing. And then, as I looked out, the plane began to fall.
Scarlett screamed. I didn't blame her - the plane wasn't landing. It was in freefall. I was amazed we weren't floating by now. I watched as we came nearer and nearer the ground, not slowing down at all, and I silently prayed, even though I hadn't been to church in years. As the ground loomed nearer, I closed my eyes and waited for the end to come.
The next thing I heard was laughter. I opened my eyes and looked around. The "plane" was just how it had looked before. Out my window, I saw a huge cavern. It was covered in ice, and icycles hung from the ceiling.
"That was not funny," said Scarlett.
"Sorry," said Virgil, "Couldn't help myself. Just remembering your first "plane" landing, Greg"
Greg tried unsuccessfully to supress another laugh, then turned to me.
"Just a little joke we play on all the new recruits," he said, "The Agency does have a sense of humor from time to time,"
Ellen stood up and made an announcement.
"Welcome to Bermuda, everyone," she began, "The triangle is gonna be ready in about nine hours, which gives us a little time for some preliminary training. You'll recieve more when we reach HQ. Now if you'll come with me, we can get started,"
A door opened, and we all got off the "plane".