An introductory lecture to attend

While the focus of your course is on your own research, the department runs a series of lectures for PhD students by leading academics; they expect these to be useful for everyone. Today's lecture will outline those for the semester as well as deal with some general issues for the department. You have heard rumours about the very cane-happy vice-head of the department who will be conducting it, so you best be careful... Or not, since you want to make the most of your time here.

Before you leave the cafeteria, however, you want to attend to something that rather bothered you since morning. You are all for enjoying spankings, of course, but what you caught Katie doing this morning is just against the whole idea. What you are about to do is rather unfair on her, you admit, but as she said, Nylah is reasonable and she will not go too hard on her. You fish the Rulebook out of your bag and add a new rule effective from last night to prohibit deliberate self-stimulation during or before corporal punishment. Poor Katie... But in your defence, you are not exactly hiding from punishments coming your way either.

You pack the Rulebook away and sort your tray and used dishes as per instructions. You then come out of the cafeteria and start to walk towards the lecture hall in question. There are buses running across the campus but the weather is good and you have plenty of time. While there are "official" fairs for all the various societies and clubs to attempt to attract new members, some of the larger ones decided to get a head start and set up booths alongside the main campus streets. This is hardly unusual, but comes as little surprise to you that with your new rules female (and some male) members use more than just leaflets to advertise their society.

The first stall that catches your eye is one of the Animals' Rights group. Alongside with general awareness spreading, the main item on their current agenda seems to be getting the university to stop the use of cats and dogs as exam stress relief animals. A cage is erected on the ground with half a dozen practically naked students inside, on all fours or kneeling. You think they are all girls at first but then realise there is one exception. All are wearing animal ears headpieces and all have a tail hanging down between their legs. While their feet are bare, they are wearing paws on their hands. The signs above the cage vary from "Wouldn't you rather pet us?" to "If you think they're happy, join in and try". The ground inside is mostly covered by mats apart from an area in the corner which you have a feeling is used as toilet for the "pets". There are a few bowls with water and outside the cage treats are available for purchase to feed them.

You decide to come closer and actually leave your email in their mailing list, you may want to hear what they have to say. For now, though, you lean over the bars and motion a free girl to crawl over. She does so promptly. Her male "colleague" is being fed treats by a pair of giggling girls. The blush on the young guy's face would probably shine in the night, showing how unused he is to such treatment. His cock is semi-hard and you wonder how much attention has it been getting under the circumstances. The girls are faring slightly better, perhaps being more used to nudity, perhaps not wishing to come into closer touch with the crops and floggers hung from the sides of the cages. A couple are being petted on their heads, another... Well, "petted" with a finger between her legs, her face pressed down into the mats.

You start petting the girl that crawled over to you too, trying to read her expression. Her face is a bit plain but her shape, fully visible to everyone, is stunning. And her hair even you would kill for. She is trying hard to act like a grateful dog would, but you are quite certain you see a shade of annoyance under the act. Well, she should not have become a member if she is not ready to make embarrassing sacrifices to the cause. You drop a coin into the donation box and grab a bag of nuts offered as a treat and pour a few out onto your palm. You lower them to the girl's mouth and she obediently if not too eagerly collects them with her lips. You feed her the pack. "Get some water, girl" you then say and watch her crawl to the nearest bowl. Her behind looks even better when she sticks it out to lower her head to drink. You could stay here forever... But you do need to get moving. You will certainly not unsubscribe from the group's mailing list without a second thought, if only for projects such as this.