Oli did as he was told, waiting for the man to take out a pole that held the bag of fluid nice and high. A needle was taken out with a thin tube attached at the end. It wasn't yet connected to the bag of fluid, not until the man rubbed some sort of cleaning solution on Oli's forearm and stuck the needle. Only then did the man connect the needle to the bag, making sure the bag and the pole that secured it were just outside the formation and easy to access.
After fitting the metal headband on Oli, the man backed away. "This is your final chance. Will--"
"Yes!" shouted Oli.
"Good. Remember your cause and your determination. You'll need every morsel of motivation you can grasp in order to not break. Now enter the soul jade. I'll activate the formation shortly."
Nodding, Oli complied. He let his mind sink into the soul jade and waited patiently.
