The Life Lottery [1-10] new chaper 10

[Somebody]

Another great one. She has some great friends, and I love that everybody is treating her kindly.

[ozavgar]

## Chapter 6

The alarm shrieked, splitting the morning quiet. Anna slapped it silent, her eyes scratchy with exhaustion. Her stomach churned with the knowledge of what the day demanded. *NROC*. That damned appointment, summoned like a misbehaving student to the headmaster's office.

She dragged herself through her morning routine - brush teeth, splash water on face, the mechanical necessities. The mirror showed tired eyes, shadows beneath them. She pulled on Megan's altered t-shirt and shorts, the clothing that fit her new requirements. The shorts gaped obscenely at the front, the missing button leaving a wide, unavoidable gap that framed the smooth flesh of her pubis. The shirt was not better, stretched and manipulated to cling and lift, displaying the curve of her breasts in a way that made her want to fold in on herself.

*Doctor Sorokina likes this,* Anna reminded herself, the thought both reassuring and shaming. A blush scorched her neck, raced up to her ears. *Get used to it. You have to.* She tugged at the hem of the shirt, a useless gesture. *It's not going anywhere. Just like this. Just like you.*

Coffee was bitter on her tongue. She gulped it anyway, needing the jolt to get moving. She had an hour before the appointment. The transport pods would be quicker, efficient little beetles zipping through the city tunnels. But that meant enclosed spaces, lustful glances from other passengers as her clothing left so little to the imagination.

*Walk,* Anna decided suddenly. *Just... walk.* Fresh air, however chilled by autumn, however tainted by city smells, might clear the fog from her head, calm the frantic tattoo of her pulse.

She stepped out into the crisp morning. The sidewalk was busy this hour, people heading to work, to school. The breeze whispered over her exposed skin, raising goosebumps, tightening her nipples to hard, visible points beneath the thin fabric of her shirt.

Self-consciousness was a constant, heavy shroud. Men stared, some openly lecherous, letting their gazes linger on her breasts, her crotch. Women glanced and then looked away quickly, pity tightening their expressions. Children sometimes pointed, their high voices asking questions Anna cringed to imagine.

*Keep walking. One foot. Other foot.*

She focused on the rhythm, the solidity of the ground under her soles. The movement helped, a little. The fresh air, as predicted, did too. The blinding panic receded, replaced by a weary sort of endurance.

*Almost there. Just get through today. Survive Sorokina. Then... then you can break.*

Halfway to the center, concrete blocks rose like jagged teeth from the sidewalk, forcing pedestrians into a narrow funnel. Anna squeezed through, her exposed skin brushing strangers' dress. A tall man in a rumpled jacket stepped square in front of her, boots planted wide. He thrust a wristband forward, the screen flashing his participant code under the morning sun.

"ID checks out," he grunted, eyes raking her body. "You're green. We're doing this now."

Anna froze, heart slamming ribs. The gap in her shorts yawned wider as she shifted, cool air kissing bare folds. His hand shot out, fingers grazing her arm, pulling her toward an alley mouth shadowed by dumpsters.

"No—wait." Her voice cracked, barely audible over the street hum.

He leaned closer, breath sour with coffee. "Rules say you must comply."

Panic ignited her legs. She wrenched free, shorts riding up as she bolted. Pavement blurred underfoot, her breath ragged gasps. He shouted behind her—"Hey! Get back here! I ll inform NROC!"—but she didn't turn. Voices blurred into the city's roar: horns blaring, people parting like water.

She sprinted two blocks, thighs burning, the t-shirt flapping against damp skin. Sweat slicked her back. The NROC building loomed ahead, glass facade gleaming under security cams. She slammed into the revolving door, chest heaving, and spilled into the sterile lobby.

A receptionist glanced up from her desk, collar glinting silver around her own neck. "Appointment?"

Anna nodded, gulping air, hands on knees. "Petrova. Sorokina."

The woman tapped her tablet, eyes flicking to Anna's disheveled state. "Elevator three. She's expecting you."

Anna straightened, smoothing the shirt with trembling fingers. The elevator dinged open. She stepped in alone, doors sealing the world outside.

* * *

The elevator deposited her into a hallway lined with frosted glass doors. Anna’s reflection warped in the polished surface—wild-eyed, shirt askew, the gap in her shorts still obscenely open. She adjusted it with a sharp tug, but the fabric refused to cooperate.

Dr. Sorokina’s office stood at the end, the door slightly ajar. Anna knocked once, then pushed it open.

The psychiatrist sat behind her desk, fingers steepled. She didn’t smile. Didn’t nod. Just stared, dark brows knitting together as Anna stepped inside, the door clicking shut behind her.

"Explain."

One word. Flat. Final.

Anna swallowed. "Yesterday—at work—I couldn’t—" Her fingers twisted in the hem of her shirt. "The man they assigned me. I tried. But my body… it locked up. The pain—"

Sorokina’s gaze didn’t waver. ""I'm already aware of yesterday's incident from the telemetry data." And today?"

A cold weight settled in Anna’s stomach.

"The man on the street. He had a participant band. He said we had to—" Her voice cracked. "I ran."

Silence.

Sorokina exhaled through her nose, then fixed her gaze on the desk, drumming her fingers against the surface. A holographic screen flickered to life above here wristband—security footage. Anna’s own face stared back, pale and frantic, sprinting past the alley mouth. The man’s report scrolled beneath: *Participant #A-2794-PETROVA. Non-compliance. Flight from assigned encounter. Request disciplinary action.*

The psychiatrist’s fingers stilled. "This is a severe violation."

Anna’s pulse hammered in her throat.

Sorokina leaned forward, elbows on the desk. "The program has rules for a reason. Refusal isn’t just insubordination—it’s sabotage. You understand that, don’t you?"

Anna nodded, her breath shallow.

"Good." Sorokina’s voice dropped, almost gentle. "Because now I have to punish you."

Her gaze bore into Anna with stern disapproval. "I can't ignore this. But we'll make the punishment productive." She gestured to the empty space between them. "Strip."

Anna's fingers twitched toward the hem of her shirt. The fabric clung to her damp skin as she peeled it off. The shorts followed, pooling at her ankles. The air conditioning prickled against her bare thighs.

"Barefoot too," Sorokina said without looking up from her tablet. "We know how your body reacts to that."

Anna toed off her shoes, the linoleum cold under her soles. She shifted from foot to foot, arms crossed tight over her chest. The familiar burn of exposure crawled up her neck.

The doctor slid four pills across the desk—two white, two pale blue. "Double dose today. Anti-anxiety and arousal enhancers. Since we're monitoring, we can afford to push harder." She tapped her collar, its green light pulsing. "If anything goes wrong, we intervene."

Anna dry-swallowed them, the bitter chalk coating her tongue.

"Now. Exam room." Sorokina stood, smoothing her lab coat.

Anna stiffened. "Like this?"

A thin smile. "You forgot already? This *is* your punishment." The psychiatrist tilted her head. "And if I recall correctly, it also... stimulates you. Doesn't it?"

Anna's cheeks flamed. She opened her mouth—

"Move."

The hallway stretched endlessly. Anna's bare feet slapped against the tile, each step echoing. A technician rounded the corner, clipboard in hand. Anna jerked sideways, shoulder blades pressing into the wall as she tried to vanish into it. The man's gaze flicked over her, lingered, then snapped away as Sorokina cleared her throat.

The doctor didn't hurry. Didn't shield her. Just walked at that same measured pace, letting Anna scramble to keep up, exposed and flinching at every passing glance.

The exam room door hissed open. Cold, sterile. The paper-covered table. The stirrups.

Sorokina snapped gloves onto her hands. "Up."

The metal tray clinked as Sorokina selected a smooth silicone dilator, its base connected to a small control module. She held it up, letting the overhead light glint off the lubricant coating its surface.

"Standard vaginal trainer," she said, voice clinical. "But modified. The collar monitors your muscle tension, heart rate, pain responses. If you resist, it adjusts the pressure. If you relax, it rewards you."

Anna's breath hitched as Sorokina reached for something else—a small, transparent cylinder. The doctor peeled back the adhesive strip, then pressed it just above Anna's clitoris. The plastic warmed instantly against her skin.

Anna's face burned. "That's—"

"A clitoral stimulator," Sorokina finished, tapping the device once to secure it. "Also collar-controlled. We need to condition your body to associate penetration with pleasure, not pain." She stepped back, swiping through her tablet. "Now we wait."

The first vibration came without warning.

Anna gasped, fingers flying to her mound. The sensation was too precise, too *intimate*, like a stranger's fingertip circling her in slow, deliberate strokes. Her hips jerked involuntarily.

"Hands off," Sorokina ordered, not looking up from her screen. "Let your body do the work."

Anna's fingers twitched against the exam table's paper covering. The vibration pulsed in time with her racing heart, each wave sending heat pooling lower in her belly. She squeezed her thighs together, but the stimulator hummed louder, the vibrations deepening.

Sorokina finally glanced up. "Perfect. The medication starting to work." She tapped her tablet, and the dilator's base lit up green. "Time to begin."

The dilator’s low hum cut off mid-vibration. Anna’s breath came in ragged bursts, her body still thrumming with forced, half-formed arousal. She blinked up at Sorokina, fingers digging into the exam table’s edge.

"Start what?"

Sorokina’s lips curled—just slightly. "Your *punishment*."

Anna’s stomach dropped. "But that—just now—that wasn’t—?"

"Oh, no." The doctor’s chuckle was dry, almost amused. "That was just the *preparation*."

Anna swallowed hard as Sorokina stripped off her gloves with a sharp snap. The psychiatrist gestured toward the door. "Come."

The hallway stretched in the opposite direction of Sorokina’s office. Anna hesitated, turning left—only for the doctor’s hand to clamp around her bicep, steering her right.

"Where—?"

Sorokina’s grip tightened. "A surprise."

Anna’s pulse spiked. "I don’t like surprises."

The doctor’s laugh was a dark, knowing sound. "I’m aware."

They passed the exam rooms, the sterile white giving way to a heavier, musk-laced air. The corridor widened, the walls lined with reinforced glass partitions. Behind them, men in various states of undress sat on benches. Some talked. Others stared.

Anna froze.

Sorokina didn’t slow. "Welcome to the male processing wing."

Anna’s breath hitched. "You can’t—"

"Oh, I *can*." The doctor’s voice dropped, almost playful. "And you *will*. Today, you’re assisting with intake evaluations."

Anna’s knees nearly buckled. "Here? Like *this*?"

Sorokina’s fingers trailed down Anna’s bare labia, sending a fresh wave of goosebumps across her skin. "Exactly like this."

A door hissed open ahead. A technician in scrubs glanced up, then did a double take. His gaze raked over Anna—naked, flushed, the clitoral stimulator still adhered to her—before snapping back to Sorokina.

The doctor smirked. "New assistant. Show her the ropes."

The technician’s Adam’s apple bobbed. "Yes, Doctor."

Anna’s vision tunnelled. The hum of male voices, the scent of sweat and antiseptic, the way the air seemed to press against her skin—it was too much.

Sorokina leaned in, breath warm against Anna’s ear. "Relax. You’ll be *very* busy."

"What am I supposed to do?" Anna whispered, her voice thick with dread.

Sorokina’s hand settled firmly between her shoulder blades, guiding her forward. "Come to Exam Room 4. I'll show you. Don't be afraid—it's not sex."

Anna’s bare feet carried her numbly down the sterile corridor, the cold floor a stark contrast to the heat flooding her cheeks. The doctor ushered her into a smaller room dominated by a single low stool and a tray of medical supplies.

"Sit."

Anna lowered herself onto the cold plastic seat, her knees drawn tightly together.

Sorokina snapped on a pair of gloves with practiced efficiency. "Your task is to collect semen samples for analysis." She held up a small, sterile cup. "You'll take one of these, put on gloves, and masturbate the subject until ejaculation."

Anna’s breath caught in her throat. Her fingers dug into the edge of the stool.

"The men will respond much faster to a naked beauty like you," Sorokina continued, her tone utterly clinical. "It's more efficient than having them do it themselves. Saves time." She placed the cup on the tray with a definitive click. "We'll start with a new arrival. He's already prepped."

The door hissed open. A young man, maybe her age, stood frozen in the doorway, his eyes wide as they swept over Anna’s exposed form. A hospital gown hung open at his waist, doing little to conceal his growing arousal.

Anna’s stomach twisted. She looked from the man’s stunned face to the sterile cup, then back to Sorokina, who merely nodded toward the tray of gloves.

The first man’s skin was clammy under her trembling fingers. Anna kept her gaze fixed on the sterile white wall behind his shoulder, her movements stiff and mechanical. She fumbled with the lubricant, her hands shaking so badly she nearly dropped the tube. The man groaned, a low, guttural sound that made her flinch. She finished as quickly as possible, handing him the cup with her eyes averted, her cheeks burning.

The second man was older, his expression a mix of boredom and entitlement. He watched her the entire time, a smirk playing on his lips. Anna’s stomach churned. She focused on the rhythm, on the cold feel of the gel, on anything but the reality of what she was doing. Her knuckles were white where she gripped the base.

By the third, a numbness had started to creep in. Her hands moved with less hesitation, the motions becoming rote. That’s when she felt it—a low, persistent hum from the device still adhered to her. She’d been so consumed by her own shame she’d almost forgotten it was there. Her focus shifted inward, to the artificial pleasure buzzing between her legs, a stark counterpoint to the grim task her hands performed. A traitorous warmth began to spread through her lower belly.

The door opened without a sound. Dr. Sorokina stood there, tablet in hand, her eyes scanning the data. “Your heart rate is elevated. Pupillary dilation noted. The telemetry doesn’t lie, Anna. Your body is responding beautifully. The dilator is expanding. Can you feel it?”

Anna’s breath hitched. She hadn’t. Not consciously. But now that it was said, she became acutely aware of a gentle, steady pressure inside her, a fullness that hadn’t been there before. A hot wave of shame washed over her, followed immediately by a confusing, undeniable throb of arousal. Her body was betraying her, reacting to this degradation.

“The medication is working exactly as intended,” Sorokina said, her voice cool and approving. She stepped closer. Anna didn’t know where to look, where to put her hands. She was caught between the urge to cover herself and the humiliating realization that her skin was flushed, her nipples tight.

Sorokina leaned in. Her gloved fingers deftly peeled off the clitoral stimulator. The sudden absence of vibration left a hollow, aching sensation. Before Anna could process the loss, the doctor produced a different device—a sleek, silicone dildo with a broad, suction-cup base. She pressed it firmly to the edge of the plastic stool Anna sat on, where it stuck fast.

“Move closer,” Sorokina instructed, her tone leaving no room for debate. “Press yourself against it. Tight.”

Anna shifted reluctantly on the cold plastic stool, her movements stiff with resistance. Dr. Sorokina’s voice cut through the sterile air. “Closer. Press against it fully.”

A fresh wave of humiliation washed over her as she inched forward. The cool silicone of the dildo met her skin, then her labia parted around it with a soft, yielding pressure. Her clitoris pressed flush against the broad base. The contact sent a jolt through her—unwanted, undeniable.

“Continue,” Sorokina commanded, her tone flat, as if observing a routine procedure.

Another man entered, his hospital gown gaping. Anna’s hands moved on autopilot—squeezing gel, taking him in her grip, working with a rhythm that was becoming horrifyingly familiar. But her focus fractured. The medication’s effect was a slow, creeping fire in her veins, a warmth that spread from her core outward. Her hips gave a tiny, involuntary rock against the dildo.

A fifth man took the place of the fourth. Anna’s breath hitched. She realized with dawning horror what her body was doing—each stroke of her hand was met with a subtle, answering grind of her hips against the silicone. The friction was deliberate now, seeking. Heat flooded her face. *How could her body betray her like this?*

She lifted her gaze, seeking escape in the blank ceiling tiles, but found instead the leering eyes of the current patient. His expression was hungry, possessive, watching her every movement—the work of her hands and the quiet, shameful rocking of her body. Her throat tightened, but she couldn’t stop. A desperate, building tension coiled low in her belly, demanding more.

On the next man, a low moan escaped her lips—unbidden, mingling with his own guttural groan as he finished into the cup. The sound shocked her, but her hips didn’t cease their rhythm. The dildo provided a steady, unyielding pressure, and her body clung to it, chasing a release she hadn’t asked for.

The following patient was already hard, his skin hot under her trembling fingers. His eyes locked onto hers, dark with intent. Anna’s movements became frantic, less controlled. Her breath came in short, sharp gasps that matched the pace of her hand and the frantic circling of her hips. She was losing herself in the sensation, the medical setting blurring into something raw and primal.

A deep, shuddering climax tore through the man. At the same moment, Anna’s own release crashed over her—a wave of intense, blinding pleasure that wrenched a broken cry from her throat. Her body convulsed against the dildo, her fingers tightening reflexively as she rode out the shocking, humiliating peak alongside him.

For a long moment, there was only the sound of their ragged breathing in the sterile room. Then, slowly, Anna’s hands fell away. She stared at the floor, her face burning, her whole body trembling with the aftershocks of a pleasure she never wanted to feel.

The door hissed open. Dr. Sorokina stood observing, her expression one of clinical satisfaction. "See? Nothing to be afraid of. Your body is simply learning its purpose."She gestured dismissively with her hand. ""You know what? I'm permitting you—move away from that dildo. You don't desire this, do you?" You have more samples to collect."

Anna’s shifted away from the dildo, a sudden emptiness making her feel exposed and cold. The next man was already entering, his gaze immediately dropping to her glistening pussy. Her hands trembled as she reached for the lubricant.

As Anna began the grimly familiar motions, Sorokina circled behind her. The doctor’s voice dropped to a low, intimate, hypnotic murmur near Anna’s ear, a stark contrast to the sterile room. "Just make your job. Relax. Nothing be afraid. Ordinary patient. And only I and my voice."As Anna stroked the next man, her hips jerked involuntarily into the empty air.

"You sense an absence, can't you? Your flesh recalls precisely what it needs now. It's yearning for that delectable caress once more. Your cunt still remembers, doesn't it? That delicious friction, that slick artificial surface"

Anna’s rhythm faltered. The man in front of her grunted in frustration.

“Focus on your task,” Sorokina whispered, her breath warm against Anna’s neck. “But remember the pleasure. Let your hips remember the rhythm. Let them seek it out.”

Against her will, Anna’s lower body gave a tiny, involuntary rock forward, meeting only empty air. A fresh wave of shame washed over her. The man finished with a sharp exhation, and Anna handed him the cup without meeting his eyes.

The next patient took his place. Sorokina’s hypnotic murmur continued, a relentless soundtrack to the mechanical work of Anna’s hands.

“That’s it. Remember the pressure. The way your body clenched around it. You can have that again. Just a small movement forward. No one will know but you and me.”

Anna’s hips shifted again, a barely perceptible sway. Her skin felt hypersensitive, every nerve ending screaming for contact.

Another man. Another sample. Sorokina’s voice was a silken thread winding through her resolve. "You're nearly touching it. Just shift forward. Allow yourself to experience it again. Just move a little, nothing more. You're already naked—what's just an inch forward. No one will understand anything. You've earned pleasure after all your diligent effort. Can you sense the dilator? It's already expanded to full capacity."

A fractured whimper slipped from Anna's mouth as her spine curved, her form acting beyond conscious control. *God, I can't believe I'm doing this. But it feels so... I need this.* The synthetic tip grazed her, and she inhaled sharply, her grip faltering on the present patient. *Just a little more, just a little more pressure.* Her resistance crumbled, heat flooding her cheeks as she shifted forward, her clit and labia pressed against the dildo. *What would they think if they knew what I was doing right now? But I can't stop myself.*

*"Perfect, keep going—press harder, let yourself wrap around it."* Sorokina coaxed in a velvety tone. *"Take what you crave—don’t hold back, just let yourself go."*

With the next man, Anna was lost—*completely, shamefully lost.* Her hand worked on autopilot, *as if detached from her own will,* but her entire focus was on the slow, deliberate rocking of her hips, grinding herself against the unyielding dildo. *This is wrong, this is so wrong—but I can't stop.* The friction built quickly this time, a familiar coil of tension tightening deep within her. *I shouldn't want this, but I do.* She was chasing it, her breath coming in ragged pants that matched the patient’s own. *God, what if he notices? What if they all know?*

Dr. Sorokina’s voice purred encouragement—*"Watch his cock, don’t look away. See how swollen it is? That’s where your reward will come from. Push harder, darling—it feels so good, doesn’t it?"*

A low, guttural moan tore from her throat as her climax ripped through her, more intense than the first. Her body seized, her fingers tightening convulsively as waves of pleasure radiated outward, leaving her shaking and utterly spent against the cold plastic stool.

As Anna caught her breath, her shoulders sagged, and she lifted an apologetic gaze toward the doctor. "Come along, dear," Sorokina murmured, her tone dripping with that same sickeningly sweet professionalism that made Anna's flesh prickle.

Anna stood on unsteady legs, the absence of the dildo leaving her feeling hollow and exposed. *How did I let this happen?* Her thighs were slick, her body still trembling from the aftershocks. *I'm disgusting—I actually enjoyed that.* She followed Sorokina toward the door, each step a reminder of what had just happened, *of how completely I've lost control of myself.*

The corridor stretched before them, stark white under fluorescent lights. Anna managed only a few steps before awareness crashed over her like ice water. Her hands flew up—one arm across her breasts, the other covering her mound. The gesture was automatic, desperate.

Behind her, Sorokina's soft chuckle echoed off the sterile walls.

"Little Anna, feeling shy again?" the psychiatrist murmured, her voice carrying an almost maternal affection. "Everything is progressing naturally—soon you'll lower those arms yourself. All will be well, you'll come to enjoy being naked and available."

Anna's face burned. She hunched her shoulders, trying to make herself smaller as they passed the glass partitions. Male voices drifted through the reinforced windows—casual conversation, laughter. Normal sounds that felt obscene in her current state.

Her bare feet slapped against the cold linoleum, each step announcing her nakedness to anyone who might be listening. The examination room door loomed ahead, promising the illusion of privacy.

But Anna knew better now. There was no hiding from what she was becoming.

The examination room’s door sealed shut behind them with a quiet hiss. Sorokina moved to the counter, her gloved fingers retrieving the vaginal dilator with deliberate slowness. She held it up, the silicone gleaming under the fluorescent lights, its flared base still slick with Anna’s arousal. A thin string of fluid followed the toy’s retreat, dripping onto the sterile floor between her feet.

"Look," she murmured, stepping closer.

Anna flinched as Sorokina turned her toward the full-length mirror bolted to the wall. The reflection was brutal—her face flushed, lips parted, hair sticking to her damp temples. Between her legs, the opening remained stretched wide, the gap indecent, the tender flesh puffy and slick.

"See how well you’ve adapted?" Sorokina’s voice was warm, almost proud. Her free hand traced the air just above Anna’s exposed sex, not touching, but the implication was enough. "Two orgasms in an hour. Your body is learning so quickly."

Anna’s breath hitched, her fingers twitching at her sides. She wanted to cover herself, to *hide*, but the doctor’s presence pinned her in place.

"Beautiful," Sorokina whispered, as if to herself.

Anna’s hands flew up —one shielding her breasts, the other pressed between her thighs. The doctor’s eyebrows rose, just slightly.

"Anna."

A warning. Soft, but unmistakable.

Anna shook her head, a small, desperate motion. Her fingers trembled against her skin.

Sorokina sighed, almost amused. "Stubborn girl." She stepped closer, her voice dropping to a velvet murmur. "Lower your hands. Now."

The command settled in Anna’s chest like a stone. She hesitated—just for a second—before her arms fell to her sides, defeated. Her head followed, chin tucking toward her collarbone, as if she could disappear into herself.

"Good." Sorokina’s fingers tilted Anna’s face up, forcing her to meet her own gaze in the mirror. "Now walk with me. Proudly."

Anna’s bare feet shuffled forward, her shoulders hunched, every muscle tensed against the exposure. The hallway yawned ahead, the hum of distant voices and the sterile tang of antiseptic filling the air.

Sorokina’s voice was a low purr at her ear. "Your cunt is dripping from two orgasms. A dozen men just came watching your naked body. *Be proud.* You’re doing exactly what you were designed for."

Anna’s breath came in shallow bursts, her skin prickling with shame. She kept her gaze fixed on the floor, but the doctor’s hand suddenly gripped her chin, forcing her head up.

"Eyes forward," Sorokina ordered. "You’re not a child sneaking past. You’re a woman owning her power."

A technician rounded the corner, his steps faltering as he took in the sight—Anna, naked and flushed, Sorokina’s hand still guiding her face. His gaze flicked down, lingered, then snapped away as the doctor’s eyes cut toward him.

Anna’s stomach twisted.

Sorokina’s grip didn’t loosen. "Smile, Anna. You’re magnificent."

The words twisted like a knife. Anna’s lips pressed into a thin, trembling line, but she didn’t dare disobey again.

They reached the doctor’s office. The door slid open, the familiar scent of leather and paper wrapping around them. Sorokina finally released her, stepping back to admire her work.

Anna stood frozen just inside the threshold, her body still thrumming with the aftershocks of forced pleasure, her mind a storm of humiliation and something darker—something that *liked* the way the air brushed against her sensitive skin.

Sorokina moved to her desk, the chair creaking as she settled into it. "Close the door."

Anna’s fingers fumbled for the panel, the cool metal a brief anchor in the chaos. The door sealed shut with a quiet *click*.

"Come here."

Anna obeyed, her steps unsteady. The doctor’s office had never felt so vast, so *exposed*. She stopped just shy of the desk, her toes curling against the plush rug.

Sorokina leaned back in her chair, steepling her fingers. "You performed admirably today. Your body responded exactly as intended." A pause. "How do you *feel*?"

Anna’s throat worked. The question was a trap. She knew it.

"Ashamed," she whispered.

The doctor’s lips curved. "Liar."

Anna’s breath caught.

Sorokina’s smile sharpened. "Your collar doesn’t lie. Your heart rate spiked with every orgasm. Your muscles *relaxed* during penetration. Your body is telling the truth, even if your mouth won’t."

Anna’s face burned. She opened her mouth—

"And don’t bother denying it." Sorokina cut her off with a flick of her wrist. "I can *see* how wet you still are."

Anna’s hands twitched at her sides. The doctor’s gaze dropped, deliberate, before rising back to meet hers.

"Tell me, Anna," Sorokina murmured, leaning forward. "Did you like the way they looked at you?"

"I don't know," Anna whispered, her voice barely audible.

Sorokina's smile deepened. "But your body knows." She gestured toward Anna's discarded clothes in the corner. "Well then, get dressed."

Anna's fingers trembled as she reached for the modified shirt and shorts. The fabric felt alien against her sensitized skin—Megan's creative alterations left strategic gaps that exposed far more than they concealed. The altered top kept slipping off one shoulder then the other, while the shorts barely covered anything in front.

"Creative," Sorokina observed, her tone approving. "Quite inventive tailoring."

Anna's cheeks burned. "Megan did it. My friend. She... modified them."

The doctor's eyebrows rose with interest. "Megan? How thoughtful of her." She leaned forward, fingers steepled. "I'd like her wristband number."

Anna's stomach dropped. "Why?"

"Don't worry." Sorokina's voice carried that same deceptive warmth. "I just want to chat with her."

With shaking fingers, Anna recited the digits. The doctor entered them into her tablet with deliberate precision, each tap echoing in the quiet office.

Sorokina reached into her desk drawer, producing a sealed package. The clear plastic revealed another vaginal dilator, slightly larger than the previous one. "For tonight's channel viewing," she said, sliding it across the desk. "Your collar will sync automatically and expand it gradually."

Anna picked up the package, the weight of it heavy in her palm. The implications settled like lead in her stomach.

She turned toward the door, desperate to escape, but Sorokina's voice stopped her.

"Anna."

She froze, one hand on the door panel.

"You know, you've always been such an obedient girl." The doctor's tone shifted, becoming almost maternal. "I think I can give you a small gift— something you'll truly enjoy"

Anna turned slowly, confusion and wariness warring in her expression.

Sorokina's eyes glittered. "But you'll need to promise me something first. Can I trust your word?"

The question hung in the air between them. Anna stared at the psychiatrist, searching for any hint of what this "gift" might entail. The sealed dilator felt warm against her palm, a reminder of what her body had already endured—and craved.

Despite every instinct screaming warnings, Anna found herself nodding.

The doctor's smile was sharp as a blade. "Excellent."

Dr. Sorokina opened her desk drawer, the metal sliding smoothly on its tracks. Scissors glinted under the fluorescent lights as she lifted them, the blades catching the harsh white glare. Anna's breath hitched.

"Come here."

Anna's feet carried her forward despite every instinct screaming retreat. The psychiatrist's fingers tested the fabric of Anna's modified shirt, finding the neckline that Megan had already altered. The cold metal touched Anna's collarbone as Sorokina snipped once, twice, widening the opening further.

The fabric gaped, exposing more of Anna's chest. She trembled, watching the doctor's methodical movements.

Sorokina's attention shifted to the shorts. The scissors' point traced around the zipper slider, following the threads that held it in place. Each careful cut weakened the closure, the metal teeth loosening their grip on the fabric.

Anna jerked backward, her shoulder blades hitting the office door. "What are you doing?"

The doctor's smile was patient, almost fond. "Creating your gift." She set the scissors aside with deliberate care. "How long does it take you to walk home?"

Anna's throat felt dry. "About an hour."

"Perfect." Sorokina moved to her tablet, fingers hovering over the screen. "Now, I need a promise from you. Something very important. Can I trust your word?"

The office felt smaller somehow, the walls pressing closer. Anna's gaze flicked between the scissors and the doctor's expectant face.

"I... what kind of promise?"

Sorokina's eyebrows rose. "You'll walk home. On foot. And you will *not* adjust your clothing." Her voice dropped, taking on that familiar hypnotic quality. "Only when it falls to the ground completely. Only then."

Anna's head snapped back and forth. "No. No, I can't—"

"Don't be hasty." The doctor's finger hovered over her tablet. "You haven't seen your gift yet."

Despite herself, Anna's eyes locked onto the device. The betrayal of her own curiosity made her stomach twist.

"Would you like to see it?"

Anna stared, unable to look away.

Sorokina's finger descended. The collar around Anna's throat flared to life—not the usual green, but a deep, pulsing red. The light painted the office walls in crimson shadows.

"It will stay red for exactly ninety minutes," the doctor said, her voice warm with satisfaction. "Do you understand what this means?"

The realization hit Anna like a physical blow. Red meant unavailable. Protected. For an hour and a half, no one could approach her, touch her, *demand* anything from her.

Anna's hand flew to her throat, fingers brushing the warm metal. "You mean..."

"No one will bother you. Not one single person." Sorokina's smile was genuine now, almost maternal. "Your walk home will be entirely peaceful."

Gratitude flooded through Anna so suddenly it left her dizzy. "Thank you." The words tumbled out, heartfelt and desperate. "Thank you so much."

Sorokina inclined her head graciously. "I trust you'll keep your word about the clothing."

Anna nodded eagerly, already moving toward the door. The red light felt like armor, like freedom. She could handle loose fabric if it meant safety from unwanted attention.

Her hand touched the door panel.

"Oh, Anna?"

She turned, still glowing with relief.

Sorokina's smile turned sharp. "You forgot something."

Anna followed the doctor's pointing finger down to her feet. The shoes. Her stomach dropped.

"Barefoot."

The word hung in the air like a death sentence. Anna stared at her feet, then back at the psychiatrist's expectant face. The red collar pulsed steadily, a countdown timer to her temporary freedom.

With shaking hands, Anna slipped off her shoes. The office floor was cold against her soles, a preview of the hour-long journey ahead. She straightened, toes curling against the smooth surface.

Sorokina's approval was audible in her voice. "Excellent. Now go. And remember—I'm counting on your honesty."

Anna's bare feet padded toward the door. The red light cast moving shadows on the walls as she walked, each pulse a reminder of both protection and the price she'd agreed to pay for it.

The corridor stretched ahead, sterile and bright. Anna stepped out of the office, feeling the cool air brush against her exposed skin through the enlarged neckline. The shorts hung precariously, the weakened zipper already showing signs of strain.

Behind her, Sorokina's office door slid shut with a quiet hiss.

Anna began her walk home, the red collar her shield and her burden, each barefoot step taking her deeper into the promise she'd made.

The city air felt like a physical touch against Anna’s skin. Each gust of wind teased the gaping neckline of her shirt, the fabric flapping uselessly. Her left nipple, already hardened by the clinic’s chill, met the open air with a jolt. She kept her arms rigid at her sides, fists clenched, fighting the instinct to cover herself. *Don’t touch. You promised.*

A group of teenagers across the street erupted in laughter. Anna flinched, her gaze locked straight ahead, but she felt their eyes like hot pins. Her left tit was just… out there. The fucking thing was bare to the world, the pale skin of her breast jiggling slightly with every step on the uneven pavement. A man on a bicycle slowed, his head turning, mouth slightly agape. Humiliation burned through her, a flush creeping up her neck. She focused on the red glow of her collar. *Protected. They can’t touch me. They can only look.* The thought was no comfort.

Her attention was split, a war between the exposed breast and the growing problem below. The zipper on her shorts was a traitor. With every step, the weakened metal teeth gave another millimeter. She could feel the slow, inexorable slide of the slider downward. It had started just above her mound, but now it was level with the top of her shaved pubis. The frayed edges of the denim gaped open, and the cool air whispered against the damp, sensitive lips of her cunt. Each brush of fabric was a tiny, shocking friction. *Fuck. Fuck, it’s opening.*

Her bare feet were a separate agony. The gritty pavement scraped her soles. She stepped in a cold, wet patch of something—condensation from a leaking air conditioner—and recoiled, her toes curling. The grime of the city was coating her, making her feel filthy from the bottom up. A sharp piece of gravel dug into her arch, and she stumbled, a hiss of pain escaping her. She was a mess—one tit out, her pussy on display, her feet blackened and sore. A walking spectacle.

The zipper surrendered completely with a quiet, metallic sigh. The weight of the shorts, unbalanced now, tugged at her hips. She took two more steps, and then the denim slid down her thighs, pooling around her ankles and tripping her. She stumbled forward, catching herself on a grimy lamppost. The metal was cold and rough against her palm.

There she was, stopped dead on the sidewalk, her shorts around her ankles, completely naked from the waist down. Her bare ass was pressed against the cold post, her pussy utterly exposed to the street. A woman walking a small dog gasped and quickly looked away, pulling her pet along. A delivery van slowed, the driver leaning over to get a better look. Anna’s face was on fire. She wanted to sink into the concrete.

*You promised. Only when it falls.* The doctor’s voice was a ghost in her ear. *Only then.*

Her hands shook as she bent over, the movement making her feel even more vulnerable. *Everyone can see everything,* the thought hammered through her skull. She pulled the zipper up completely, but something stopped her hand from finishing. *Cover yourself, hide it all,* her rational mind screamed, but Dr. Sorokina's voice cut through louder: *You promised.* Her hand slowly, deliberately, drew the zipper back down. *What am I doing? What the fuck am I doing?* A good two-inch gap remained, a dark window framing her slick, pink cunt. The outer lips were puffy and parted. It was a lewd, deliberate-looking display. *Fuck me, I did this myself—I made myself look like this on purpose.* The realization sent another pulse of shameful heat through her core.

She started walking again, her gait now a careful, stiff-legged shuffle. The unfinished zipper bit into the tender flesh of her mound with every step. The sensation was a bizarre mix of pain and a sharp, electric awareness. Her mind kept replaying the clinic—the men’s stares, the feel of the dildo, the shocking, humiliating crest of pleasure that had torn through her. Her body remembered. Her body was *responding*.

A deep, unwanted throb started low in her belly. Her cunt felt hot and heavy, the lips growing more swollen, more sensitive with every brush of her underwear and the denim against them. She was getting wet. Again. On a public street. Her breath hitched. *You sick fucking slut,* she thought, the words a vicious mantra in her head. *You’re getting off on this. Your fucking cunt is dripping and you’re walking through the city like a whore.*

She passed a cafe with outdoor seating. A man sipping coffee did a double-take, his eyes dropping to her groin before snapping back to her face with a look of stunned disbelief. Anna met his gaze for a split second, and a fresh wave of heat flooded her cheeks—and lower. The shame was a live wire, connecting directly to her clit. She felt a treacherous, slick warmth seep out of her.

Her pace quickened, a desperate attempt to get home, to end this. But the movement only made it worse. Each step rubbed the rough denim against her exposed clit. The friction was minimal, maddening. Not enough to bring relief, just enough to remind her of what was there, what she was missing, what her body was screaming for. She was painfully, shamefully aroused. Her nipples were hard pebbles, her left one still chillingly bare to the air, and a persistent, aching emptiness clenched deep inside her. She was a live nerve, walking, every part of her on edge and screaming for a touch she could not—would not—give herself.

The vibration against Anna’s wrist was so sudden she nearly stumbled. She glanced down, the red glow of her collar reflecting off the screen of her wristband. A message from Megan.

*Heyyyy! Park? I’m at the entrance. Come find me?*

Relief washed over her. A friendly face. A distraction from the raw, exposed feeling of her own skin. She adjusted her gait, the unfinished zipper still biting into her with every step, and turned toward the park.

Megan was leaning against the iron gate, her purple-tipped bob bouncing as she waved. Her eyes immediately dropped to Anna’s throat. “Whoa. Red light. How long?”

“About half an hour left,” Anna said, her voice tight.

“Perfect.” Megan’s grin was wide and easy. “Let’s go to the far end. The one by the old oak. No one’s ever back there.” She linked her arm through Anna’s, her touch a grounding warmth against Anna’s chilled skin.

As they walked down the gravel path, the sounds of the city fading behind them, Megan’s tone shifted from playful to conversational. “So, guess who called me today?”

Anna’s stomach clenched. “Who?”

“Your doctor. Sorokina.”

Anna stopped walking, her bare feet digging into the gravel. “What? Why? What did she want?”

Megan tugged her gently forward again. “Relax, will you? She was super nice. Just wanted to chat.” She gave Anna’s arm a reassuring squeeze. “She’s not the ice queen you make her out to be. Actually kinda funny.”

Anna’s mind raced. *Chat? Funny?* The image of Sorokina’s clinical smile, the cold touch of the dilator, the scissors snipping at her clothes, flashed behind her eyes. “What did you tell her?”

“Nothing bad! Jeez. Just that you were adjusting. That I was helping with your… wardrobe.” Megan winked. “She said she appreciated my ‘creative support.’ See? Not a mega-bitch.”

They reached the secluded bench under the sprawling oak tree. Anna sank onto the sun-warmed wood, the tension in her shoulders finally releasing in a long, shaky exhale. The silence of the empty park felt like a balm.

Megan sat beside her, her expression softening. “Okay. Your turn. Talk to me. What happened today? You look… wrecked.”

The dam broke. The words tumbled out of Anna in a rushed, hushed torrent—the failed encounter at work, the man on the street, the humiliating punishment, the samples, the dildo, the shocking, unwanted orgasms that ripped through her in that sterile room. She described the walk home, the zipper failing, the exposed breast, the bare feet on filthy pavement, the final, deliberate decision to leave herself open.

“She made me promise, Megan,” Anna whispered, her voice cracking. “She gave me the red light, and I promised I wouldn’t fix my clothes until they fell. And I didn’t. I walked like that. People saw everything. And the worst part… the absolute worst part…”

She trailed off, staring at her grimy, scraped feet.

“What?” Megan prompted gently. “What’s the worst part?”

Anna’s face crumpled. “My body liked it. By the end, I was… I was turned on. Walking like that, exposed, with everyone staring… I was wet. I’m a sick, disgusting—”

Megan didn’t let her finish. She pulled Anna into a fierce hug, cutting off the self-loathing tirade. “You are not disgusting,” she said, her voice firm against Anna’s hair. “You’re surviving. That’s all. You’re just surviving this fucked-up system.”

Anna buried her face in Megan’s shoulder, the familiar scent of her friend’s lavender shampoo a stark contrast to the clinic’s antiseptic smell. She clung to her, the sobs she’d been holding back finally shaking loose.

* * *

Megan waited until Anna’s breathing steadied, her grip on Megan’s jacket loosening. The last hiccup shuddered through her, and Megan pulled back just enough to meet her eyes.

"Sorokina had an idea," Megan said, her voice light, almost casual. "I kinda liked it."

Anna jerked away as if burned. Her hazel eyes widened, the red rims making them look raw, exposed. "What idea?"

Megan held up her hands, palms out. "Hey, hey—you trust me, right?" She didn’t wait for an answer. "It’s just a little step. Progress, you know? Helping you accept your body, all that program bullshit." She rolled her eyes, but her smile faltered under Anna’s horrified stare.

"No," Anna breathed. "Megan, *no*—what *idea*?"

Megan reached into her crossbody bag and pulled out a tablet. The screen flickered to life, casting a pale glow over her determined face. "Look, there’s *no one* here. Just us. The park’s empty." She tapped the screen, and the unmistakable logo of the *National Fertility Channel* flashed across it—swirling pink and red, the words pulsing like a heartbeat. "We watch it *together*. Here. In silence. No one around. Just—just try it."

Anna recoiled, pressing herself against the back of the bench as if it could swallow her whole. The collar’s red light pulsed at her throat, a mocking reminder. "You’re *joking*."

Megan’s fingers hovered over the play button. "It’s not forever. Just once. A test run. If it’s awful, we stop. No pressure." Her voice dropped, softer now. "But Anna… what if it’s *not*?"

The screen glowed between them, the opening chords of the channel’s theme music already bleeding into the quiet. Anna’s stomach twisted. She could run. She could scream. She could—

Or she could stay.

Anna’s fingers trembled as she tapped the collar’s screen, registering the viewing session. The red light remained steady—a small, cold comfort. At least she was still technically "safe."

"I have to insert the dilator," she mumbled, her voice tight.

Megan nodded, her expression softening. "Just pull your shorts down a little. I’ll turn away if you want."

Anna’s cheeks burned, but she did it quickly, fumbling with the medical device. The cool plastic made her flinch as she positioned it. A sharp click, and it was in place. She yanked her shorts back up, her entire body rigid with tension.

"You did it," Megan said, her voice encouraging. "Last time you finished in forty minutes. Let’s see if we can beat that."

The words hit Anna like a physical blow. Her stomach dropped. It wasn’t just about watching—she had to *finish*. Right here. In the open.

"Shit, I forgot I have to come!" Anna hissed, her voice shaking with betrayal. "I forgot!"

Megan reached out, her hand hovering just above Anna’s knee without touching. "I’m right here. It’s just us. No one can see. Breathe. It’ll be okay."

On the tablet screen, the program began—soft, rhythmic music underscored by suggestive imagery. Anna squeezed her eyes shut, then forced them open. Her heart hammered against her ribs.

The scenes on the tablet shifted—couples entwined in soft lighting, breathless moans filtering through the speakers. Anna's eyes darted between the screen and the empty pathways around them. Her hand moved awkwardly beneath the waistband of her modified shorts, the tight fabric bunching uncomfortably around her wrist.

Nothing happened.

The narrow bench pressed into her back, forcing her to sit rigidly upright. Every rustle of leaves made her freeze, every distant sound had her head snapping toward potential witnesses. The dilator shifted uncomfortably inside her, a constant reminder of her body's unwilling participation.

"This isn't working," Anna whispered, frustration bleeding through her panic. The tight shorts created a cramped space, her fingers unable to find any rhythm. "I can't—the shorts are too—"

Megan glanced at the timer on the tablet. Twenty minutes had passed. The couples on screen moved with practiced passion while Anna sat frozen, her body refusing to respond.

"You're fighting yourself," Megan observed quietly. "Your brain's too busy scanning for danger." She studied Anna's tense posture, the way her free hand gripped the bench edge. "What if you stopped trying to hide?"

Anna's head whipped toward her. "What?"

"The shorts are restricting you. The position's awkward." Megan's voice took on that same matter-of-fact tone she used when solving office problems. "You need space. Freedom of movement."

"I'm not taking my clothes off in a public park," Anna hissed.

"Why not?" Megan challenged. "There's literally no one here. And maybe that's exactly what your body needs—to feel completely exposed, completely vulnerable. Dr. Sorokina said exposure therapy, right?"

Anna's breathing quickened. The idea terrified her, but beneath the terror, something else stirred. Something darker. The thought of being completely naked in the open air, accessible to anyone who might stumble upon them...

"The ground's soft here," Megan continued, gesturing to the grass beside the bench. "More room to move. Better angles." She paused, watching Anna's internal battle play out across her face. "Trust me. Anyway during viewing you're required to reach climax; regardless of how, it must be achieved."

Anna's hands shook as she pulled off her modified t-shirt, her breasts immediately reacting to the cool evening air. The shorts followed, her fingers fumbling with the elastic waistband. She knelt on the soft grass, the earth cool against her bare knees, her naked body completely exposed to the vast empty park.

Immediately, her response changed. Her skin prickled with awareness, every nerve ending suddenly alive. The vulnerability was overwhelming—and intoxicating.

"Better?" Megan asked softly.

Anna nodded, unable to speak. Her hand moved more freely now, finding the rhythm that had eluded her on the bench. The scenes on the tablet seemed more vivid, the sounds more immediate. Her body began to respond, warmth spreading through her core.

Then the collar's light shifted.

Green.

Anna jerked, her hand stilling. "Oh god—"

"Now you're available," Megan said, her voice taking on an edge Anna had never heard before. "Fertile. Ready." She leaned closer, her eyes bright with something that might have been excitement. "So make yourself even more available."

"What do you mean?"

Megan's gaze swept over Anna's exposed form. "Bend your knees up. Spread your legs wider. Let everything be visible. Show the world exactly how ready you are." Her voice dropped lower. "If someone walked by right now, they'd see everything. They'd know exactly what you're doing, what you need."

The suggestion hit Anna like electricity. *Is this really me?* she wondered as she placed her bare feet on the grass and spread her knees wide. *I'm lying naked in a public park...* The sensation of earth beneath her, the knowledge she was exposed in this open space—it sent a thrill through her that conflicted with every instinct she'd ever had. She pressed the vaginal dilator deeper, feeling it expand further inside her. *God, it's stretching me so much...* The cool air kissed intimate places that had never known outdoor exposure before, and her entire body shuddered with unexpected pleasure. *Why does this feel so... good?*

"That's it," Megan encouraged. "Look how beautiful you are like this. Completely open. Completely honest about what you want."

Anna's breathing grew ragged, her mind a whirlwind of conflicting emotions. *How can this feel so right when it's so wrong?* The combination of exposure and Megan's words was doing something to her that the sterile requirements never could—awakening something primal she didn't know existed. Her body arched slightly, chasing the building sensation, no longer caring about the open sky above or the pathways stretching in every direction. *I should be terrified... so why am I trembling with anticipation instead?*

"Anyone walking by now would see your body, your exposed pussy, and your desperate need," Megan continued, her voice wrapping around Anna like velvet. *She's right—they'd see everything. Know everything. Judge everything.* The thought should have paralyzed her, but instead it sent another electric jolt through her core.

The green light pulsed steadily at her throat, marking her as available, fertile, ready for anyone who might claim her. *This collar brands me like livestock... so why does its glow feel like permission?* For the first time since entering the program, that thought didn't just terrify her. It excited her—and with a soft moan, she came, waves of pleasure crashing over her as the park's open air bore witness to her surrender. *What's happening to me?*

Anna pulled on her shorts and t-shirt with trembling hands, the fabric feeling strange against her skin after the raw exposure. She walked barefoot beside Megan, their fingers interlaced, the cool grass giving way to warm pavement.

Neither spoke. The silence stretched between them, filled with everything that had just happened—the vulnerability, the surrender, the green light pulsing at her throat. Anna kept her eyes fixed on the ground, watching her bare feet step over cracks in the sidewalk.

Megan squeezed her hand once, a silent question. Anna squeeze back. The city lights began to flicker on around them, each window a private world oblivious to the one she had just left behind in the park. Her skin still hummed with the memory of open air and complete exposure.

[Somebody]

Another perfect one. I think the best part is that the therapy feels like it would actually be effective

[ozavgar]

I have several options for the continuation of the story in my head and I want to know your opinion.:
1. Did Anna break down and start trying public nudity herself, or is she still struggling with her desires?
2. Does the first sex have to take place, or has she not overcome her vaginismus yet?

[Somebody]

That is a really good question. Once she's comfortable, the story is kind of over because she's cured. But on the other hand, at this point she has clearly changed a lot and it's probably over soon. I think perhaps the next step should just be trying to tie the arousal into the embarrassment to the extent that she gets aroused enough to overcome the anxiety. And of course a healthy use of those drugs. Another day at work where she is forced to expose herself in some expected way is probably a good lead in to finally having sex. Hopefully loosening up with some oral first. Given that the whole program is to let her have sex randomly, I'm not sure what a good denouement would be, vis-a-vis her first time letting go.

[ozavgar]

written in a hurry comments are welcome

## Chapter 7

Anna's apartment glowed with the sterile blue light of her computer monitors in the pre-dawn darkness. She hadn't slept. Couldn't sleep. Her fingers flew across the keyboard while her mind raced even faster, oscillating between self-disgust and determination.

"What have I become?" she whispered to the empty room, her voice raw from exhaustion. *I used to be someone who valued dignity above all else.* The memory of lying naked in the park—exposed, vulnerable, and worst of all, enjoying it—crawled across her skin like insects. *How could I have felt pleasure from something so degrading?* "They're turning me into something I don't recognize."

The collar sat heavy around her throat, its green light a constant accusation. Available. Fertile. Ready. *Like a traffic signal for my own body.* She caught her reflection in the darkened window and barely recognized herself. *That woman staring back at me... she looks broken.* Was this truly the same woman who had built her entire existence around privacy and control?

"No," Anna said more firmly, turning back to her computer. *I won't let them erase who I am.* "This ends now."

Her apartment had become a war room. Three separate laptops surrounded her main workstation, each running different diagnostic programs she'd cobbled together throughout the night. Books on electronics and wireless protocols lay open on the floor beside her chair. She'd disassembled an old phone, harvesting components to build a crude interface for the collar's wireless system.

The collar itself remained mockingly complex. Its seamless construction resisted traditional hacking approaches, but Anna hadn't spent years debugging impossible code problems to be defeated by a piece of government technology. Not when her very identity was at stake.

"The signal encryption is government-grade," she muttered, rubbing her bloodshot eyes, "but the authentication protocol has weaknesses."

Her hands shook slightly from too much coffee and too little sleep as she connected her makeshift interface to the collar's contact points. This was her third attempt. The first had triggered a warning shock. The second had nearly knocked her unconscious.

Anna took a deep breath. "I'd rather die trying than live as their breeding stock."

She executed the program. Lines of code scrolled across her screen as her software probed the collar's defenses. Her improvised hardware crackled ominously, threatening to short out at any moment. The minutes stretched painfully as the program worked, exploiting the vulnerabilities she'd identified in the authentication handshake.

Then, without warning, the collar chirped. The interface displayed a simple message: "OVERRIDE ACCEPTED."

Anna froze, hardly daring to breathe. Slowly, she looked down at the collar's indicator.

Red.

A disbelieving laugh escaped her lips. Red. Unavailable. Protected. She had done it.

Sunlight began to filter through her windows as Anna stared at that beautiful crimson glow. She'd done more than hack a piece of equipment—she'd reclaimed herself. The government, the program, Dr. Sorokina—they thought they could remake her, mold her into their ideal breeding specimen through humiliation and exposure. They hadn't counted on her stubborn intellect.

"Let them try to make me available now," she whispered, touching the collar's red light with a trembling finger.

Anna stood and walked to the window, drawing back the curtain to let the morning sun wash over her face. For the first time in weeks, she felt like herself again—the Anna who controlled her environment, who answered to no one, who had built impenetrable walls against the world's intrusions.

The red light reflected in the window glass, a small rebellion glowing in the dawn.

Anna put on her altered shorts and T-shirt, the loose fabric sliding over her shoulders while the half-fastened zipper on the shorts barely stayed shut without its supporting button. The fabric felt both familiar and foreign against her skin. She grabbed her bag and headed out, her steps lighter than they had been in days before.

The pod buzzed softly while weaving between commuter vehicles. Clutching the chair's grip rail with one hand, Anna maintained her balance as the cabin rocked slightly. Her eyes kept dropping to the collar's indicator, that beautiful red glow affirming her victory. *Protected.* For the second time since the lottery, no one had the right to approach her, to claim her body as public property.

The vehicle jolted sharply around a bend, forcing Anna to adjust her stance. She saw the fastener on her shorts creeping downward. A peculiar, charged sensation coursed through her as she pondered the widening gap in her clothing.

A strange feeling overwhelmed her—*what's happening to me?*—but following her body's desires, she found herself acting without fully processing her intentions. Anna reached up to grip the overhead rail, deliberately stretching her arm high. *This isn't like me,* she thought even as the movement pulled her shirt upward, exposing a strip of midriff, then the nipple of her breast. Her heartbeat quickened as she felt the cool air against her skin, and despite her rational mind's protests, something deep within her thrilled at the exposure.

The businessman to her left glanced up from his tablet. Two university students across the aisle paused their conversation. No one spoke, but their attention focused on her like a physical touch.

A part of her mind—the rational, coding part that had spent the night hacking government tech—screamed in alarm. *What are you doing? This isn't you.* But another part, one she barely recognized, savored the moment. The familiar heat of shame mixed with something darker and more compelling, something Dr. Sorokina had unearthed and cultivated.

Anna's fingers tightened on the rail as the pod made another turn. More skin revealed. More eyes drawn to her. The red light on her collar seemed to pulse in time with her racing heart.

Then clarity slammed into her like cold water. She yanked her arm down, tugging her shirt back into place with trembling fingers. *What am I doing?* Horror washed through her as she recognized how thoroughly they had rewired her. Even with the collar hacked, even with her technical victory, something fundamental had changed within her.

She turned away from the other passengers, facing the window as buildings blurred past. Her reflection stared back—flushed cheeks, wide eyes, the red light of her collar like an accusation now rather than protection.

Two warring impulses battled within her: the woman she had been—private, controlled, deliberately invisible—and this new creature the program had created, who found dark pleasure in exposure and vulnerability. The realization that both existed within her now was more terrifying than any government mandate.

Anna zipped her shorts with shaking hands and pulled her shirt down firmly. She would not surrender to their conditioning. She had outsmarted their technology; she could overcome their psychological manipulation too.

But as the pod slowed at her stop, Anna couldn't shake the unsettling knowledge that a part of her had enjoyed it—had deliberately sought out the shame and attention that she had spent her entire life avoiding. The program hadn't just changed her circumstances; it had changed her.

The doors hissed open. Anna stepped out, the collar's red light still glowing, her victory suddenly feeling hollow and incomplete.

The office lobby stretched before her, all polished floors and sterile lighting. Anna's fingers clenched around her clothes, the fabric damp against her palms.

The security guard straightened as she approached, his hand already reaching for the wand scanner. "Morning, Ms. Petrova. Collar's red today?"

She didn't answer. Didn't slow down. The rational part of her screamed to just submit to the scan, to maintain some shred of dignity. But that other part—the part that had stretched in the pod, that had savored the weight of strangers' gazes—pushed her forward.

Anna kicked off her shoes. The cold floor sent a shiver up her legs. Her thumbs hooked into the waistband of her shorts, the zipper already half-undone from the pod ride. *This is madness. This isn't me.* Yet her fingers worked the fabric down her hips anyway, the shorts pooling at her ankles.

The guard's breath hitched. "Uh. Ms. Petrova, you don't—"

She pulled the shirt over her head in one sharp motion. The air conditioning raised goosebumps across her bare skin. Anna stood there in nothing but her collar, the red light pulsing like a warning beacon, her body exposed to the security cameras, to the early-arriving employees filtering through the lobby, to the guard whose eyes had gone wide and dark.

*Look at me,* some broken part of her demanded. *See what they've made me.*

She leaned forward—measured, intentional—to gather her garments. The motion arched her spine, breasts hanging downward while her sex became completely visible from behind, presenting herself to their gazes. A mortifying warmth pooled deep in her core. The security officer made a strangled noise. Somewhere distant, a coffee mug clattered to the floor.

Anna straightened, clutching her clothes to her chest like a shield. Her face burned. Her body thrummed with something darker. The elevator doors opened with a ping. She stepped inside without looking back, her bare feet silent on the metal floor.

The doors closed. Anna sagged against the wall, her breath coming too fast. The bundle of fabric trembled in her grip. *What have I done? What am I becoming?* The reflection in the polished elevator doors showed a woman she barely recognized—eyes bright, cheeks flushed, collar glowing red like a brand.

The rational part of her wanted to scream. The other part? The other part wanted to do it again.

Anna slid into her desk chair, her bare skin tingling against the cold mesh. Her monitors flickered to life with a familiar blue glow that felt like coming home after months away. She sank into the code waiting for her, fingers moving across the keyboard with muscle memory that transcended everything else.

Lena appeared at the edge of her workspace, coffee cup in hand, eyes widening at Anna's naked form before settling on the collar's crimson light.

"Hey, you're back. And your light's red today?" Lena's voice dropped to a considerate whisper. "Did your period start?"

Anna's fingers paused over the keyboard. The lie came easily, almost a relief in its simplicity. "Yes. Finally." She forced a grimace that wasn't entirely fake. "Bad timing, but I'm grateful for the break."

Lena nodded, understanding in her eyes. "Let me know if you need anything. Painkillers? Chocolate?"

"Thanks. I just need to work. Been too long since I've had my hands on actual code." Anna turned back to her screen, effectively ending the conversation.

As Lena retreated, Anna immersed herself in the forgotten pleasure of solving logical problems with definitive solutions. Here was a world where rules made sense, where she controlled the outcome, where she recognized herself completely.

Anna's fingers slowed on the keyboard as she finished the elegant loop that had consumed her attention for the past hour. She leaned back, mentally reviewing her work when a subtle prickling sensation crawled across her skin. She was being watched.

Glancing up, she caught one of the newer developers—Mark or Mike, she couldn't remember—staring at her from across the open workspace. His gaze wasn't casual or accidental; his eyes were fixed directly between her thighs where her knees had unconsciously drifted apart during her coding trance.

Anna's first instinct was to snap her legs shut, to grab her discarded clothing from beneath her desk and cover herself. That was the old Anna—the woman who'd built walls between herself and the world, who'd valued privacy above all else.

But another voice whispered through her mind. *Let him look. You want him to see you.*

Heat bloomed across her chest, rising to her face. Her heart hammered against her ribs as these two versions of herself waged war inside her mind.

*This isn't me,* she thought desperately. *I don't want this. I don't invite attention.*

Yet her body disagreed. A treacherous warmth pooled between her legs, a physical betrayal that horrified and fascinated her. The conditioning they'd subjected her to had rewired something fundamental in her brain, creating pathways between shame and arousal that hadn't existed before.

Her fingers gripped the edge of her chair. *Fight it. You're more than what they've programmed you to be.*

The developer was still staring, his work forgotten. Anna met his gaze for one electric moment.

*No one controls me but me,* she thought with sudden clarity. And with that thought came an unexpected decision.

Anna turned her eyes back to her monitor, feigning absorption in her code. But slowly, deliberately, she widened her stance, opening her thighs further. Her bare skin stuck slightly to the mesh chair as she shifted, the sound thunderous in her ears though no one else could possibly hear it.

She didn't look up again, didn't acknowledge her viewer, didn't give any outward sign that this exposure was intentional. Yet inwardly, a storm raged. Was this an act of submission to her new programming or defiance against it? By choosing to do what they'd conditioned her for, was she reclaiming agency or surrendering it?

The red light of her collar reflected off her screen as her fingers resumed typing, lines of pristine code filling the display while she sat exposed and conflicted, a woman divided against herself.

The code blurred on Anna's screen. Her fingers stilled over the keyboard as an unwanted memory surfaced—the restroom visit from days ago, when she'd first experienced that shameful thrill of exposure. The memory came with physical echoes: the cool tile beneath her feet, the vulnerability of being naked in a public space, the dark excitement that had pulsed through her.

Anna swallowed hard. *This is wrong. I shouldn't want this.* But the memory persisted, insistent and compelling. Her thighs pressed together beneath her desk, her body betraying her mind's protests.

She glanced around the office. No one was watching. The red light still glowed protectively on her collar.

*Just once more,* she thought. *To understand. To prove I can control this.*

Anna stood, her bare feet silent on the office carpet. The air conditioning raised goosebumps across her skin as she walked toward the restrooms, hyperaware of her nakedness. Each step sent a fresh wave of shame through her, but beneath it ran that darker current of anticipation.

The restroom door hissed closed behind her. White tiles stretched before her, reflecting the harsh fluorescent lighting. Anna's breath came faster as she stepped onto the cold floor. The sensation shot up her legs, electric and familiar.

She chose the middle stall, her fingers trembling as she pushed the door open.

She stepped into the stall, her hand instinctively moving to shut the door when something clicked in her mind—she let her arm drop and settled onto the seat without closing it. The chilled plastic pressed against her bare thighs as she sat, her pulse thundering in her skull.

*Close the door. This is madness.*

Her fingers hovered over the latch—then pushed it open instead, letting the door swing wide. The vulnerability made her stomach clench.

Anna forced herself to exhale, to unclench her jaw just enough to let her body perform this most basic, humiliating function while completely exposed. *This is wrong. This is sick. Why can't I stop?*

The sharp sound of her urine striking the water echoed obscenely against the white tiles, each splash amplifying her shame. Her bare feet pressed against the cold floor as she sat there—completely naked, completely visible to anyone who might walk in. The fluorescent lights glared down, illuminating every inch of her vulnerability.

Yet even as her face burned with humiliation, even as her mind screamed at her to close the damn door, that traitorous warmth between her legs pulsed stronger. *What is wrong with me?* The conflict made her tremble—disgust warring with something darker, something that made her breath come faster despite everything.

Footsteps echoed in the hallway outside. Anna froze, her muscles locking as the restroom door swung open.

Time stretched. Anna couldn't breathe, couldn't move, her body caught between the urge to hide and the shameful excitement of being discovered.

Lena’s steps drew nearer. She rounded the stall and found Anna—completely bare—perched on the toilet.

"Oh!" Lena's voice was startled. "Anna, I—"

Anna couldn't look up. Her cheeks burned with humiliation, but her body thrummed with something darker, something that made her thighs press together even as she finished.

Silence stretched between them, broken only by the sound of Anna's ragged breathing and the distant hum of the office beyond.

Lena cleared her throat. "I'll, uh... I'll just..."

The restroom door clicked shut, leaving Anna alone with her shame and her conflicting desires. She stood on shaking legs, her reflection in the mirror showing a woman she barely recognized—flushed, conflicted, her eyes bright with something that wasn't just embarrassment.

Anna washed her hands with mechanical movements, avoiding her own gaze in the mirror. The cold water did nothing to cool the heat in her cheeks or the warmth between her thighs.

*What's happening to me?* The question echoed in her mind as she stepped back into the hallway, her bare feet silent on the carpet. She kept her eyes down, unable to meet anyone's gaze as she returned to her desk.

The office noises faded into background static as Anna sat, her skin still tingling from the exposure. Her monitors glowed before her, lines of code waiting to be written, problems waiting to be solved. She reached for her keyboard, her fingers trembling slightly.

*Focus. Work. Be normal.*

But as she began to type, her mind kept drifting back to the restroom, to the way Lena had seen her, to the shameful excitement that still hummed beneath her skin. The rational part of her—the part that had hacked the collar, that valued privacy above all else—screamed in protest. Yet that other part, the part they had created, whispered that she should do it again.

Anna's fingers stilled over the keyboard. She was losing herself, piece by piece, to something she didn't understand and couldn't control. The realization was more terrifying than any government mandate, more violating than any physical examination.

She looked down at her naked body, at the red light of her collar reflecting off her skin. *Who am I now?* The question hung in her mind, unanswered and unanswerable, as she tried to lose herself in the familiar comfort of her work.

The afternoon wore on, code blurring across Anna's screens while her body remained acutely aware of every shift in air current across her bare skin. She'd lost herself in debugging a particularly stubborn authentication module when footsteps approached her desk—confident, measured steps she didn't recognize.

"Anna Petrova?"

She looked up to find a man in a dark suit standing beside her workspace. Government. The cut of his jacket, the earpiece, the way his eyes catalogued everything about her in one sweep—all of it screamed official business.

"Yes?" Her voice came out steadier than she felt.

"Agent Harrison, NROC Compliance Division." He held up his identification briefly. "Your collar's been showing red status for the past six hours. We need to verify the cause."

Anna's stomach dropped, but she forced herself to maintain eye contact. "Menstruation. Started this morning."

"I'll need to confirm that." He pulled out a slim tablet. "Stand up, please."

The office had gone quiet around them. Anna could feel her coworkers' attention even though none dared look directly. She rose from her chair, the mesh pattern imprinted on her thighs and buttocks from sitting so long. The agent's expression remained professionally neutral as he tapped his tablet.

"Your collar should be receiving a diagnostic request. Please authorize it through the interface."

Anna touched the collar's surface. The request appeared exactly as she'd anticipated. She confirmed it, knowing her modified firmware would send back the false biometric data she'd programmed—elevated hormone levels consistent with menstruation, slightly increased body temperature, all the physiological markers the system expected.

Agent Harrison studied his tablet, frowning slightly. "The readings are... unusual."

"Unusual how?" Anna kept her voice level despite her racing pulse.

"The patterns are textbook perfect. Almost too perfect." He looked up at her, eyes narrowing. "When did your cycle start, exactly?"

"Around four this morning. I couldn't sleep."

He circled her slowly, and Anna fought the urge to cover herself. This wasn't about modesty—she'd already sacrificed that in the lobby. This was about selling her deception. Any sign of nervousness beyond what would be natural for a naked woman being interrogated would raise suspicions.

"The thing is, Ms. Petrova," Harrison said, stopping in front of her again, "your collar never sent the automatic pre-menstruation hormone alerts we typically see twelve to twenty-four hours before onset. Very unusual for someone with your previously regular cycle."

"I've been under significant stress," Anna replied. "The program, the... requirements. It's disrupted everything."

"Mmm." He made a note on his tablet. "I'm going to need to run a physical verification. Standard procedure when anomalies appear."

Anna's mind raced. She'd anticipated remote diagnostic checks, not physical examination. "Is that really necessary? The biometrics—"

"Can be spoofed. Clever programmers have tried before." His smile was cold. "You're a programmer yourself, aren't you?"

The trap was obvious. Deny her skills and seem suspicious. Admit them and invite closer scrutiny. "Backend development. Databases mostly. Nothing to do with hardware or biomedical systems."

"Still. Protocol is protocol." He pulled on latex gloves with practiced efficiency. "Lie down on your desk, please. Feet flat on the surface, knees raised and separated."

"Right here?" Anna managed, her voice thin.

"Where else?" Harrison countered, as though the question were absurd. "Nothing out of the ordinary for a program participant. How did you imagine fulfilling your weekly requirements?"

*Not like this*, Anna thought bitterly, her fingers digging into the edge of the desk.

The humiliation of it burned through her—not the shameful arousal she'd been conditioned to feel, but genuine anger at this violation. Yet refusal meant immediate exposure of her hack, meant prison, meant forced impregnation under even worse circumstances.

Anna cleared her keyboard aside and positioned herself as instructed, her collar's red light pulsing like a heartbeat against her throat.

Here back pressed against the cold desk surface, her knees trembling as she held them raised and apart. The fluorescent lights above seemed impossibly bright, turning her skin ghostly pale. Around her, the office had become a tomb of silence—keyboards still, conversations dead, even the air conditioning seeming to hold its breath.

Agent Harrison moved between her legs with clinical detachment, his gloved fingers reaching toward her. Anna's jaw clenched so tight her teeth ached. This wasn't the exhibitionism she'd been programmed to crave. This was violation, pure and simple.

"Just need to verify the presence of menstrual blood," he said, as if discussing weather patterns.

Anna's body betrayed her anxiety as her muscles involuntarily contracted, making it impossible for the officer to insert his finger. He made a clinical note in his tablet, documenting that she continued to exhibit signs of vaginismus, her body's defensive response to anticipated penetration. The psychological condition was clearly evident in her physical reaction.

"Keep your legs elevated precisely as they are," he instructed with detached professionalism, his tone suggesting this was merely a procedural inconvenience.

Without breaking his methodical rhythm, Agent Harrison reached into his medical bag and extracted a slender catheter, its sterile packaging crackling in the silence of the office. The sound seemed thunderous in the unnatural quiet. With practiced movements that spoke of routine procedure, he carefully introduced the thin tube into her vagina, his expression remaining completely impassive, as though he were simply collecting a standard sample from any medical subject rather than performing an invasive examination in her workplace.

The cold, clinical nature of the procedure only heightened Anna's sense of violation. The fluorescent lights continued their merciless illumination, casting harsh shadows across her exposed form as she endured this latest indignity, acutely aware of her colleagues' proximity and her complete powerlessness in this moment.

Harrison withdrew catheter, peeling off his gloves with a frown. "No blood present."

"It's light flow," Anna said quickly. "First day is always—"

"No blood at all, Ms. Petrova. Not even trace amounts." He deposited the gloves in a bio-waste bag from his jacket pocket. "Your collar readings show active menstruation, but physical examination contradicts that. Care to explain?"

Anna sat up slowly, her mind cycling through possibilities. Every excuse sounded hollow even in her head. The other employees had started to turn in their chairs, drawn by the unmistakable tension. Lena stood frozen by the coffee machine, her face pale with sympathy and horror.

"Sometimes the flow stops and starts," Anna tried. "It's been irregular since—"

"Since you hacked your collar?" Harrison's voice cut through her words like ice. "Did you really think we wouldn't notice? The patterns are too perfect, Ms. Petrova. Nature is messy. Code is clean."

Anna's carefully constructed walls crumbled. She slid off the desk, her bare feet hitting the floor with a soft slap. There was no point in denial now. They'd caught her.

"How long have you known?"

"Since about an hour after you activated your override." Harrison pulled out a set of restraints from his jacket. "We let you think you'd succeeded. Wanted to see what you'd do with your supposed freedom."

The words hit Anna like physical blows. They'd been watching her all along, letting her believe she'd won while documenting her every move. The stretching in the pod, the strip show in the lobby, the bathroom incident—they'd observed it all, probably analyzing her psychological profile, updating Dr. Sorokina's notes.

"The hack was impressive," Harrison continued, approaching with the restraints. "Clean exploit of the authentication protocol. R&D wants to thank you for identifying that vulnerability. It's been patched in all units as of this morning."

Anna backed away until she hit her desk. "You used me to test your security."

"Among other things." He gestured for her to turn around. "Hands behind your back, please. You're under arrest for violation of the National Reproductive Emergency Act, specifically tampering with government monitoring equipment and attempting to evade mandatory participation."

The metal was cold against her wrists as the restraints clicked shut. Around her, coworkers averted their eyes, though she caught Mark or Mike still staring, his expression unreadable.

"The judicial review board will determine your sentence," Harrison said, his hand firm on her elbow as he guided her toward the elevator. "But I can tell you now—participants who try to circumvent the program face enhanced requirements. Dr. Sorokina has already submitted her recommendations for your modified treatment plan."

The indicator on Anna's collar pulsed—once, twice—before settling into its steady green glow. *Ready. Exposed. Broken.* She asked how she was supposed to dress with her hands cuffed, only for the officer to shrug and say she could carry clothes if she wanted, though putting them on wasn’t exactly required.

The elevator doors opened like a mouth ready to swallow her whole.

The government sedan's leather seats stuck to Anna's bare skin as Harrison navigated through afternoon traffic. She sat in the back, wrists still bound, watching the city blur past through tinted windows. No one spoke. The driver kept his eyes forward while Harrison reviewed something on his tablet, occasionally making notes.

They passed Anna's usual route home, the familiar streets feeling foreign from this perspective. The collar's green light reflected in the window, a constant reminder of her failed rebellion. Twenty minutes later, they pulled into an underground garage beneath a glass medical building she recognized—the NROC.

"Dr. Sorokina's expecting you," Harrison said, opening her door. His grip on her arm wasn't rough but left no room for resistance. They rode the elevator to the seventh floor, passing through multiple security checkpoints. Staff members glanced at Anna's naked form with professional disinterest, as if escorting restrained, unclothed women was routine.

The office door read "Dr. Marina Sorokina" Harrison knocked twice.

"Come in," came the familiar voice.

The door opened to reveal Dr. Sorokina behind her desk, her expression mixing disappointment with something that might have been anticipation. "Thank you, Agent Harrison. I'll take it from here."

Dr. Sorokina rose from her desk, her heels clicking softly on the polished floor as she circled Anna. "You've been quite the puzzle, Anna. Your file shows remarkable intelligence paired with equally remarkable resistance." She stopped directly in front of Anna, her gaze dropping to the green light pulsing on the collar. "Which presents us with two options."

She moved to her desk and picked up a tablet, swiping to display two documents. "Option one: prison. Five years minimum security for program evasion. Your parents would be notified of your conviction."

Anna's throat tightened. Her mother's disappointed face flashed in her mind.

"Option two," Dr. Sorokina continued, swiping to the second document, "is a new treatment protocol I've developed specifically for cases like yours. Intensive behavioral modification to align your responses with program objectives."

She turned the tablet toward Anna. The document header read "Project Chrysalis - Enhanced Compliance Protocol."

"The treatment would last several weeks," Dr. Sorokina explained. "It uses neurological conditioning to create positive associations with program requirements. You'd develop what we call 'compliant arousal patterns'—essentially rewiring your brain to find genuine pleasure in exhibitionism and sexual activity."

Anna stared at the document, her bound hands trembling slightly. "You want to turn me into an addict."

"We prefer the term 'enthusiastic participant.'" Dr. Sorokina set the tablet down. "The choice is yours, Anna. Five years in a cell where you'll still be required to participate in the lottery upon release, just under much stricter supervision... or six weeks of treatment after which you could return to your life, your career, even your apartment—just with a different perspective on your duties."

The doctor leaned forward, her voice dropping to a confidential tone. "I've reviewed your session recordings. That moment in the transport pod when you stretched? The Bathroom? Your physiological responses were fascinating. There's already a part of you that responds to this. We'd just be... encouraging that part."

Anna closed her eyes. Prison meant humiliation followed by years of confinement. This "treatment" sounded like psychological torture designed to erase who she was.

"Your programming skills would be wasted in prison," Dr. Sorokina added quietly. "At least with the treatment, you could return to your work afterward."

The words hung in the air between them—a carefully crafted temptation. Anna imagined sitting at her computer again, losing herself in code, the familiar comfort of her apartment... but now with this new, terrible hunger they wanted to implant in her.

She opened her eyes, meeting Dr. Sorokina's expectant gaze. The green light of her collar seemed to pulse in time with her heartbeat.

Anna swallowed hard, the weight of her decision pressing down on her bare shoulders. "I'll take the treatment," she whispered, the words tasting like ash in her mouth.

Dr. Sorokina's smile didn't reach her eyes. "A wise choice. You'll thank me when it's over."

After signing the consent forms with trembling hands, Anna found herself escorted down sterile corridors to a small medical room. White walls, white ceiling, white sheets on a narrow bed. The nurse who removed her restraints spoke in soothing tones about "beginning the protocol tomorrow" and "plenty of time to adjust."

When they left her alone, Anna curled onto her side, the paper-thin gown they'd given her crackling with each movement. Tomorrow they would begin dismantling her—not her body, but something far more precious. Her very sense of self. The essence of who Anna Petrova had always been.

Sleep refused to come. She stared at the sliver of light beneath the door, listening to occasional footsteps in the hallway. Her fingers traced the collar's smooth surface, its green light casting ghostly shadows across the white sheets.

"I'm still me," she whispered to the empty room, as if saying it might make it true. "Whatever they do, I'm still me."

But the night stretched endlessly before her, and Anna wasn't sure who would emerge when morning came.

[Somebody]

Never before have I been so happy to have been wrong. This is not almost over, what a great twist.

[ozavgar]

## Chapter 8

The fluorescent lights flickered on with a harsh buzz, dragging Anna from a fitful sleep. She blinked against the sterile glare, her body stiff from the narrow cot. The gown had ridden up during the night, leaving her thighs exposed to the cold air.

The door hissed open. Dr. Sorokina entered carrying a small paper cup and a tablet, her heels clicking with deliberate precision. "Good morning, Anna. Or should I say, good first day?" Her voice carried that same clinical warmth, the kind that made Anna's skin prickle.

Anna pushed herself up, clutching the gown to her chest. The fabric was thin as tissue paper, offering no real protection.

"You'll forgive me for not offering breakfast," Dr. Sorokina said, setting the cup on the side table. "The protocol works best on an empty stomach. More... receptive to stimulation."

Anna's fingers tightened around the gown's edges. "What exactly does this protocol involve?"

Dr. Sorokina swiped through her tablet. "Project Chrysalis was designed specifically for high-functioning individuals like yourself. The core principle is simple: constant meaningful choice. No forced compliance, just... consequences for avoidance." She tapped the screen. "Your physiological data from your sessions with me was fascinating. Your body responds to exposure, but your mind resists. We'll be working on that alignment."

She picked up the paper cup. "First, this. A mild stimulant to enhance neuroplasticity. It'll make the conditioning more effective."

Anna stared at the white pill nestled in the cup. "And if I refuse?"

"Then we'd have to classify you as non-compliant, and you'd forfeit your treatment privilege." Dr. Sorokina's smile didn't waver. "Prison food is remarkably unappetizing, I'm told."

Anna's throat worked as she swallowed the pill dry. Bitterness coated her tongue.

"Excellent." Dr. Sorokina gestured toward the door. "Now, if you'll follow me. Your first session begins in five minutes."

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The treatment room was worse than Anna had imagined.

A massive screen dominated one wall, its black surface reflecting their distorted silhouettes. In the center stood the chair—more like a medical examination table with armrests and leg supports, all padded in some slick synthetic material.

"Undress, please," Dr. Sorokina said, already tapping commands into her tablet.

Anna's hands shook as she unfastened the gown's ties. The fabric pooled at her feet. The air conditioning raised goosebumps across her bare skin.

"On the chair, Anna. Sit comfortably."

Comfortably. The word twisted in her mind as she perched on the cold surface. The padding conformed to her weight with a quiet hiss. Before she could process the sensation, the metal bar descended, its attached cushion pressing firmly between her thighs.

Anna gasped. The vibration was immediate—gentle but insistent, perfectly positioned. She tried to shift her weight, but the cushion adjusted seamlessly, maintaining contact.

"Ah, you've discovered the adaptive stimulation system," Dr. Sorokina murmured. "No matter how you sit, the pressure remains optimal. The vibration patterns will adjust based on your physiological responses."

Anna's breath came faster. The pillow's surface was textured, creating friction that made her hips twitch involuntarily. "This is—"

"Functional? Indeed." Dr. Sorokina approached a control interface. "The display will commence in thirty seconds. Two viewing choices await you: observe the scheduled material, or shut your eyes. The soundtrack incorporates subliminal prompts regardless, so with closed lids you'll focus entirely on your physical sensations."

The first images appeared before Anna could respond—a couple entwined on a bed, the camera lingering on the woman's exposed body. The soundtrack was all breath and skin sounds, punctuated by whispered commands Anna couldn't quite parse.

"Your first choice approaches," Dr. Sorokina said, not looking up from her readings. "When the system detects pre-orgasmic state, an alarm will sound. You'll have precisely three seconds to stand if you wish to avoid orgasm."

Anna's fingers dug into the armrests. The images shifted—a woman displayed in a crowded room, hands roaming her body as strangers watched. The vibration intensified.

"You should know," Dr. Sorokina continued conversationally, "that if you choose to stand, the door to the communal area will open. You'll spend fifteen minutes there before returning. The other participants are at various stages of their own protocols."

Anna's vision blurred. The woman on screen arched her back, and the vibration pattern changed to mimic the movement. Her own body responded despite her revulsion, muscles tightening, breath shortening.

"The alternative room has its own... stimuli," Dr. Sorokina added. "No chairs. Limited space. And of course, you'll be as exposed as they are."

A high-pitched tone cut through the room. Anna's body locked—every nerve ending screaming at the impending release.

Three seconds.

Two.

One.

The chair's restraints released with a quiet click. Anna remained seated, her nails breaking against the armrests as the vibration pushed her over the edge. The screen flashed white, searing the afterimage into her retinas.

Dr. Sorokina made a note on her tablet. "Interesting. Most first-timers stand."

Anna couldn't speak. Her body still twitched with aftershocks, the cushion continuing its relentless motion. The screen had already cycled to new content—a different angle, different commands whispering through the speakers.

"Don't fret," Dr. Sorokina said with a smirk. "You'll have another opportunity to decide today. And then another. And another."

She tapped the screen. "By the end of the week, you won't even hear the alarm. Your body will make the decision for you."

Anna's collar pulsed green. Green. Green. Green.

The vibration never stopped.

The cycle continued relentlessly. Anna's body had barely recovered from the first climax when the stimulation began building again. The cushion's vibrations shifted patterns, becoming softer before gradually intensifying. On screen, new images flowed seamlessly into one another—always bodies, always exposure, always watching eyes.

Anna's thoughts fractured between the physical sensations and desperate attempts to regain control. What kind of choice was this? Orgasm in isolation or exposure among strangers? Both options stripped away dignity, both designed to break something fundamental within her. The system wasn't offering freedom—it was manufacturing the illusion of agency while eliminating all acceptable outcomes.

The alarm sounded again, high and insistent. This time, Anna pushed herself up on trembling legs, fighting against the cushion that seemed to cling to her sensitive flesh. Her decision wasn't born from courage but from a primal need to understand all variables in her captivity. Know thy enemy, even if that enemy was a room full of strangers.

The door slid open with a pneumatic hiss. Cool air rushed against her flushed skin as she stepped through, painfully aware of her nakedness, her body's betraying wetness announcing her arousal to whoever waited beyond.

The communal room was shockingly small—perhaps twelve feet square. Anna froze in the doorway, her breath catching. Seven people occupied the cramped space, all as naked as she was. Three women and four men sat pressed together on a low couch meant for five at most, while others stood awkwardly in the limited floor space.

Anna's arms instinctively crossed over her chest. A useless gesture—there was nowhere to hide in here. The ventilation system hummed overhead, doing little to disperse the heavy atmosphere of sweat and pheromones.

A man on the couch glanced up, his eyes locking with hers for a fractional second before looking away. A woman standing near the water dispenser didn't bother with such courtesy, her gaze traveling openly down Anna's body.

"First timer?" the woman asked, her voice surprisingly normal in this abnormal setting.

Before Anna could respond, the door behind her opened again. A nurse in crisp whites stepped through, carrying a small tray.

"Ms. Petrova," she said briskly. "Mandatory supplement."

Anna took an instinctive step backward. "What is it?"

"Standard protocol for alternators." The nurse's expression remained professionally blank as she prepared a syringe. "You chose to alternate between stimulation chambers. This maintains optimal physiological readiness."

"I didn't agree to—"

"Your presence here constitutes consent." The nurse gestured for Anna's arm. "Fifteen minutes begins after administration."

The needle slid into Anna's upper arm with practiced efficiency. The injection burned momentarily, then spread warmth through her veins with alarming speed. The nurse checked her watch, made a note on her tablet, and left without another word.

Within seconds, Anna felt it—a flush spreading across her skin, her nipples hardening painfully, her pulse quickening. The lingering sensitivity from the vibrator session amplified dramatically. Every nerve ending seemed to fire at once.

*This isn't fair*, she thought desperately, finding herself suddenly hyperaware of the bodies around her. *What kind of choice is this? Either mechanical stimulation or chemical manipulation?*

The man on the couch shifted, making room. "Might as well sit," he said quietly. "Standing makes it worse."

Anna remained frozen, torn between conflicting impulses. The drug coursed through her system, transforming even the air currents against her skin into sources of stimulation. Despite her revulsion, she found her gaze drawn to the bodies around her—the curve of a shoulder, the line of a thigh, the rise and fall of breathing.

*This is what they want*, she realized, fighting to maintain coherent thought as the drug intensified. *Either I surrender to the machine or I develop associations with human contact. Both paths lead to compliance.*

She finally moved, finding a spot against the wall farthest from the others. But in the tiny room, "farthest" meant mere feet away. Her collar's green light pulsed rapidly now, broadcasting her artificial arousal to everyone present.

Fifteen minutes stretched into an eternity. Anna counted seconds, then breaths, anything to maintain focus as the drug worked through her system. The others seemed locked in their own struggles—some conversing in low tones, others silent and withdrawn, all marked by the same artificially induced state.

When the nurse finally returned, Anna almost felt relief.

"Time to return to your primary chamber, Ms. Petrova."

Anna followed without protest, her body trembling with unfulfilled arousal, her mind racing with the terrible understanding of the system's design. There were no good choices here—only variations of surrender.

The door to the vibrator room slid open, the chair waiting with its mechanical promise.

Anna staggered back to the chair, her mind fogged with conflicting emotions. The mechanical seat waited, its surface still warm from her previous session. She hesitated only a moment before climbing back on, her body responding with learned anticipation despite her mental resistance.

The bar descended automatically, locking her in place. The cushioned vibrator made immediate contact with her oversensitized flesh, drawing an involuntary gasp from her lips. On screen, a new scenario unfolded—a woman pleasuring herself while surrounded by observers, their appreciative gazes tracking her every movement.

Anna closed her eyes, but the sounds penetrated regardless. The embedded suggestions whispered beneath the soundtrack, wrapping around her consciousness like tendrils. The vibrations intensified, following the prescribed pattern designed to build her arousal steadily but inexorably.

*This is systematic conditioning*, she thought through the haze. *They're mapping my responses, creating a behavioral loop I can't escape*.

The vibrations shifted to a pulsing rhythm that matched her heartbeat. Anna's body betrayed her mind, responding to the stimulation with biological precision. Her fingers clutched the armrests as tension built deep within her core.

The screen flashed brighter through her closed eyelids, the audio growing more insistent. Anna fought to maintain some semblance of mental clarity, but the machine had been calibrated to her body's responses. It knew exactly how to push her toward climax.

When the alarm sounded, she didn't move. Better to surrender to a machine than face the humiliation of the communal room again. The orgasm crashed through her with mechanical efficiency, her body arching against the restraint bar as waves of pleasure mixed with self-loathing washed over her.

Dr. Sorokina's voice filtered through the speakers. "Interesting pattern developing, Anna. The data suggests you're calculating risk-reward rather than following instinct."

Anna's breathing gradually steadied, but the stimulation continued at a lower intensity, never allowing her body to fully come down from its heightened state.

*They're not giving me real choices*, she realized as her clarity returned. *Both options are designed to break me, just through different mechanisms*.

The next cycle began before she'd fully recovered. The images on screen shifted to public scenarios—people coupling in parks, on trains, in office spaces. The subliminal messaging grew stronger, hammering home connections between exposure and pleasure.

Anna's thoughts sharpened with determination. If both options were designed to erode her autonomy, perhaps alternating between them would prevent either conditioning pattern from fully taking hold. The communal room was horrifying, but at least there she could exercise some resistance. Here, the machine controlled everything.

When the next alarm sounded, Anna pushed herself up on trembling legs. The cushion released her with a quiet hiss, its surface glistening with evidence of her body's response. The door slid open, revealing the communal space beyond.

She stepped through, arms instinctively crossing over her chest. The same group of people occupied the tiny room, their expressions ranging from detached to openly curious. Anna positioned herself against the wall again, focusing on her breathing to maintain composure.

The nurse appeared almost immediately, syringe in hand. "Ms. Petrova. Supplement."

Anna's stomach dropped. "Again? But I was just here—"

"Protocol for alternators," the nurse replied mechanically. "Each transition requires appropriate physiological adjustment."

The realization hit Anna with sickening clarity. They weren't just conditioning her—they were deliberately intensifying her arousal in the communal space, ensuring that each visit here would be more overwhelming than the last. By choosing to alternate, she was unwittingly participating in her own chemical manipulation.

*There truly is no winning option*, she thought as the needle entered her arm. *Stay in the chair and surrender to mechanical stimulation, or come here and be drugged into heightened arousal among strangers*.

The effect was almost immediate and noticeably stronger than before. Heat flooded her system, sensitizing her skin to an almost painful degree. Her nipples hardened visibly, and moisture gathered between her thighs. The collar's green light pulsed rapidly, broadcasting her artificially enhanced arousal to everyone present.

Anna pressed her back against the cool wall, fighting to maintain control as the drug worked through her system. Every breath, every slight movement sent waves of unwanted sensation through her body. The fifteen minutes stretched endlessly as she struggled against her chemically manipulated physiology.

The others in the communal space appeared to grasp her predicament. A female participant close by made eye contact and offered a slight, understanding gesture. "They escalate the medication with every visit," she murmured quietly. "Attempting to force you toward physical intimacy and intercourse."

When the nurse finally returned, Anna followed with weak-kneed relief, her body trembling with unfulfilled arousal. The door to the vibrator room slid open, revealing the waiting chair with its mechanical promise of release.

As she climbed back onto the seat, Anna realized with bitter clarity that this system of "choices" was the cruelest illusion. Either path led to the same destination—compliance. The only difference was the method of her surrender.

Anna settled into the chair with a blend of fear and reluctant expectancy. The instant the bar lowered, forcing the vibrator against her heightened flesh, her form reacted with alarming swiftness. The medication continued flowing through her veins, magnifying each feeling ten times over.

The screen flickered to life, displaying bodies in various states of pleasure, but Anna barely registered the images. Her hips bucked involuntarily against the cushion, her drug-heightened senses overwhelmed by the direct stimulation. Her collar pulsed a frantic green, matching the rapid beating of her heart.

The climax hit her with brutal efficiency—thirty seconds after sitting down. No buildup, no gradual progression, just an explosion of sensation that tore through her body like an electrical current. She cried out, surprised by the force of it, her muscles contracting painfully as the machine continued its relentless vibration.

"Interesting response time," Dr. Sorokina's voice commented through the speakers. "Your chemical receptivity is quite remarkable."

Anna's vision swam, aftershocks rippling through her as the vibration pattern shifted to begin the next cycle. She tried to focus, to regain some mental foothold against the sensations, but the drug made everything too intense, too immediate.

As the next sequence began, Anna noticed something disturbing. Her body was subtly adjusting itself, her hips tilting to increase contact with the vibrating cushion. Without conscious decision, she was positioning herself for maximum stimulation, seeking rather than enduring the pleasure.

The realization hit her like ice water. *I'm participating in my own conditioning.*

She watched in horror as her body betrayed her—shifting, pressing, working in concert with the machine designed to break her will. The more intense the vibrations became, the more eagerly her hips responded, chasing the sensation.

*No. This is exactly what they want.*

When the alarm sounded, Anna practically launched herself from the chair, desperate to escape the terrifying complicity of her own body. Her legs nearly buckled as she stood, her nerve endings raw and overstimulated.

The door slid open, revealing a communal room transformed. Where before there had been seven or eight people, now at least fifteen bodies crowded the tiny space. The sudden crush of humanity sent a wave of panic through Anna's chest.

She hesitated in the doorway, but the automatic mechanism closed behind her, forcing her forward. Bodies pressed against her from all sides as she tried to find space where none existed. The air was thick with the scent of skin and sweat and arousal, the temperature noticeably higher from so many bodies in close proximity.

"Excuse me," she mumbled, trying to navigate toward the wall, her safe spot from before. But the press of people made movement nearly impossible. Someone's shoulder brushed against her breast, sending a jolt of unwanted pleasure through her drug-sensitized body.

The nurse appeared, somehow managing to weave through the crowd with practiced efficiency. "Ms. Petrova. Supplement."

Anna tried to pull away. "There's no room, I can't—"

"Protocol requires immediate administration," the nurse cut her off, already preparing the syringe.

Someone shifted behind Anna, pushing her forward as the nurse administered the injection. The dose burned worse than before, spreading liquid fire through her veins. The effect was almost instantaneous—her skin hypersensitizing to an unbearable degree, her pulse racing, her breath coming in short gasps.

Trying to move away from the nurse, Anna turned awkwardly in the limited space. Bodies pressed against her from every direction. She twisted, struggling to find an opening, and felt herself collide with someone.

The contact was electric—her pubic bone connecting directly with an erect penis. The man grunted in surprise, his hands reflexively moving to stabilize her shoulders in the crowded space. The direct contact against her drug-heightened nerves was too much. Before she could pull away, before she could even process what was happening, her body betrayed her completely.

The orgasm crashed through her from the brief, accidental contact—a humiliating, unstoppable wave that made her knees buckle. She clutched involuntarily at the stranger's arms as her body convulsed, a strangled sound escaping her throat.

Through the haze of unwanted pleasure, Anna saw Dr. Sorokina watching from a small observation window, tablet in hand, making notes.

The truth crystallized with devastating clarity. Every choice was designed to break her. The machine created association between pleasure and surveillance. The drugs created association between arousal and human contact. The crowding was intentional. The increasing dosages were calibrated. There was no winning move, no way to maintain autonomy.

They weren't conditioning her to enjoy sex. They were conditioning her to surrender control entirely.

"I understand now," she whispered, more to herself than to the stranger still awkwardly supporting her trembling body. Her collar pulsed green, green, green—broadcasting her submission to anyone who cared to look.

The system wasn't just breaking her resistance to intimacy. It was breaking her will to resist anything at all.

When the fifteen minutes ended, Anna stumbled back to the chair in a daze. Her mind still fought to understand what was happening, to formulate some strategy against this systematic breakdown of her autonomy. But her body moved with terrible purpose, climbing onto the seat with practiced ease.

The bar descended, locking her in place. On screen, images blurred together—bodies, eyes, exposure—all meaningless compared to the direct sensation between her thighs. The vibrations started immediately, building with mechanical precision toward yet another programmed release.

Anna stared at the ceiling, disconnected from herself. The part of her that had always lived in her mind—the programmer, the problem-solver, the woman who found safety in logic—watched with detached horror as her body responded to the machine's rhythms. Her hips moved in perfect counterpoint to the vibrations, seeking maximum contact.

When the alarm sounded, she didn't even consider standing. The climax washed through her with clinical efficiency, her body arching against the restraint bar as her collar pulsed its bright green approval. She barely registered the sounds escaping her own throat—foreign, animal sounds that belonged to someone else.

The vibrations slowed but didn't stop, keeping her suspended in a state of heightened sensitivity. Anna closed her eyes, trying to reconstruct the walls around her consciousness that had always kept her safe from the chaotic world of touch and connection. But those walls were crumbling faster than she could rebuild them.

The door hissed open. Dr. Sorokina entered, her heels clicking across the floor with measured precision. She studied her tablet before looking up, a satisfied smile curving her lips.

"Excellent progress, Anna. Everything is proceeding according to plan." She approached the chair, pressing a button that released the restraint bar. "Your resistance is diminishing at the expected rate. Soon, you'll stop fighting altogether."

Anna struggled to sit up, her limbs heavy and uncoordinated. The room tilted slightly as she moved, aftershocks still rippling through her oversensitized nerves.

"Today's program is complete," Dr. Sorokina continued, making another note on her tablet. "You may return to your room now."

Anna pulled herself off the chair on trembling legs, reaching for the thin gown left folded on a nearby table. Dr. Sorokina watched with clinical interest as she fumbled with the ties.

"I want you to remember something important, Anna." The doctor's voice carried a note of pride. "You are always free to make your own choices. Your will remains your own."

She gestured toward the door, a small smirk playing at the corners of her mouth. "Project Chrysalis in action. The illusion of choice is often more effective than force, don't you think?"

Anna said nothing as she followed the doctor into the hallway, her bare feet padding silently against the cold floor. Each step felt disconnected from her intentions, as though her body had become a separate entity operating without her consent.

Back in her room, a nurse waited with another syringe. Anna didn't bother protesting as the needle slid into her arm, delivering another dose of the chemical that set her nerves alight. The familiar warmth spread through her veins, bringing with it waves of unwanted arousal.

"If you want to fall asleep more quickly, self-stimulation will provide release before sleep," the nurse said matter-of-factly before leaving, the door locking automatically behind her.

Anna lay on the narrow bed, staring at the ceiling as the drug worked through her system. Her body hummed with artificial need, her pulse racing, her skin hypersensitive to even the light touch of the sheets. Her hand drifted downward instinctively before she caught herself.

*No. This is still my choice. The only one left.*

Fighting against the chemical compulsion, Anna forced her hand away, curling her fingers into a tight fist at her side. The arousal was almost painful in its intensity, making her breath come in short, shallow gasps. But she held on to this small defiance, this tiny pocket of resistance.

As exhaustion finally claimed her, Anna slipped into unconsciousness still battling desire, clinging to the last threads of her autonomy even as they unraveled in her grasp.

[Somebody]

Possibly one of the best "facility" stories I've ever read. It's interesting how the communal room is also full of resisters, otherwise that would be a very different situation. Will it occur to her that she is also being used to help them become aroused by being around her? Definitely surprised the guys weren't going off at random, of course it's harder for guys to ejaculate over and over. Although it's also hard to imagine any guy who would resist this program, hehe. One also wonders if she would have already given in by now, if they hadn't made things so very insistent, they're almost daring her to resist. Particularly from my perspective, it seems like the goal should be helping her realize that her previous resistance IS the programming, and this is just getting her over it. Back to what she would be otherwise. But they clearly know what they're doing

By the way, I saw a random Russian word in there that Wiktionary says means "numeral" . But in context it sounds like it means a specific number. How the bazoobs did that happen? Are you writing in Russian and then translating your work word by word? I'm just now realizing all the names we've been given are Russian. No big deal of course, I've just never heard of anyone writing that way.

[ozavgar]

male patients can simply receive some kind of treatment. any problems with erection or other male diseases and so on. It is common centre so it can help with diseases.
Im using both languages some pieces of text direct on english some on russian and then I translate them.