Unfortunately (or fortunately, in this case), you catch a glimpse of the mosaic panel sliding open just long enough to allow one humungous, hungry-looking cat.
You are in the south end of a spaceous room, its high vaulted ceiling lit by plain-looking fluorescent lights. To the far north of the chamber is a strange translucent door, through which you can see glints of colored light. To the east of the room is a strange, tubelike structure, sort of an overgrown piece of macaroni. To the west of the room is a neon sign that reads "Ha Ha Ha Ha." At the middle of the room, there seems to be some sort of plaque embedded in the floor.
As far as you can tell, all that distinguishes this part of the room is the panel on the wall and its three colored buttons, in blue, red, and yellow. Unfortunately, you have the bad feeling you can't possibly reach them, much less press any of them.