Miss Lana is on her way.

For thousands of years I lay dormant, but despite everything-- I return.

Life is insane. Everything explodes all of the time. Money isn't real you can't tell me it's real because every time I look in the places money is supposed to be there's just a crying goblin sitting in a pile of dust and dead bugs.

I scream, but am okay.

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Ahnzie

Miss Lana arrives, and I let her in.

She wastes no time in stripping naked, wearing at first a black, strappy, open-back tank-top and a black miniskirt. "So, I figured out how I want to train you next. Right now, you can't look at Mistress naked-- but I feel like that should extend to all women, but first, we need to..." She points to my twitching cage. "Keep that from happening, so lucky you, you get to see me naked one-hundred percent of the time. For now." I blush, scratching my neck nervously, "I-I see. One step at a time. If I get used to it, I'll stop having a sexual reaction to it." Lana nods, "It's a two-phase process. First, unlearn how your brain sexualizes women. Next, aggressively train your brain to sexualize men and non-sexual, loser-safe elements of women." She raises her arm, showing off her armpit. "Like this. I did some research." I chuckle, "I'm not particularly an armpit guy, but so far I've been trainable, so have it."

I walk her to the guest bedroom. "So, this is your new little cuck-home." Lana giggles, "I love it! Your Mistress and her lover can finally have permanent privacy." I bite my lip and nod sheepishly, "Y-Yes. You're certainly in a dominating mood today." I notice her words are more intense than usual. She nods, "Yes, Mistress Cassidy encouraged me to do so, and I practiced on my husband all night. I just berated him verbally and eventually came hands-free." My eyes widen-- she's got the kind of perverted power-level that I have. "Nice, genuinely. That sounds really sexy and fun." She smiles warmly. We discuss the room decorations, and make a plan. "Painting will take some work, so first we should just disassemble the whole place. Ask Mistress if she's willing to get the pink paint she wanted on the way home." I nod, and do as I'm asked.

• "hey, Miss Lana wants to know if you're willing to grab the pink wall paint on the way home" - A
• "yeye" - C

A quick exchange, but I relay the info to Miss Lana. She nods, "So, then our job is to go out and buy the decorations in preparation! Your challenge today, then, will to be open about your situation. If an employee asks what you're decorating for, you tell them. Your girlfriend and her other boyfriend's bedroom." My stomach churns a little at the potential embarrassment, but I nod, a challenge is always welcome!

Lana puts her outfit back on. I put on a dress and some cute sandals.

We arrive at the store. It's a large housing warehouse-style department store with everything from flooring to tabletop trinkets. We find a section with cute pink and girly items, and I start collecting. An employee notices us, and inquires about our situation. He's got soft brown hair and white skin. "Hello, can I help you all find anything?" Lana nods, "Where are things like cushions and pillows?" The employee nods, "Ah." He glances into our cart, "I see you're going for a specific look, I think we might have some just down section 15." He smiles, "Are you girls redecorating?" I lightly blush, and focus, "Ah, yes. My girlfriend and her boyfriend are getting the master bedroom, so I get a space all to myself." My lightly masculine voice surprises him, but what happens next surprises me and Lana. "Aww, congrats." He laughs to himself. "It sounds so complicated though, I couldn't handle that many people in a relationship." I blink, "O-Oh, I guess it's pretty normal now." Lana nods, "Yeah." He guides us over to the pillows. "Hopefully this should be what you're looking for." He picks up a pillow with a cute pink character on it. "I feel like this is your speed." I giggle, grabbing the pillow. "Yes, it also looks very comfy." Lana pokes it, "Yeah, these are perfect." She glances at the rest of the collection.

"So, are you guys just in an open relationship?" He glances over at Lana, and I respond, "Oh, Lana here isn't my girlfriend, but she is in the... situation, as you called it." He nods, "My boyfriend and I have tried to include others in the past, but both of us get very jealous, so we've decided to keep it monogamous, at least for now." I nod, "It's very complicated and hard to keep track of, but my girlfriend has a boyfriend, and I do as well. Lana here is involved as like a..." Lana smiles, "Friend with benefits." The employee laughs, "I see. Yeah, far too complicated for me, but I'm impressed you made it work."

"It's obviously not easy, but, we make it work!" I smile and squeeze Lana's hand. He nods, "Would you be surprised that you're not the first unusual couple I've seen this week?" I shake my head, "No, actually. It feels like it's more and more accepted and normal the more I go out and talk to people." He nods, "Yeah, I had a poly group come in just yesterday looking for a bed that could fit four people-- which doesn't exist, so they just bought two beds and put them together." I laugh, "Problem solving."

We get our supplies, and the employee walks with us to the registers, helping us skip a large line. "You guys are cool, let me help you out." We've got quite a bit, but he's efficient. "Good luck with your complicated situation!" I smile, chuckle, and wave as we leave.

In the car, Lana speaks up. "So... that was interesting. Good boy for being honest, and still respectful." I giggle, and lean over to kiss Lana, who instinctively reciprocates. She blinks in surprise. "You're more than just a friend with benefits, though... but I realized in the store. I don't know what to call you other than 'My dom', so it's kind of difficult." She laughs, "Hmm, We'll have to figure something out, then." She squeezes my thigh, and we drive home to prepare for Mistress' return.