The back rooms

Reb hands Victoria a set of keys, then walks to the front of the store, and closes and locks the little gate. Victoria takes the key and unlocks the padlock on the door in the black wall, then hangs the padlock, open, on a hook next to the door. Reb walks back to the register area, collects the padlock key, and puts them all in a drawer in the counter. Annaliese merely watches you, with a thoughtful gaze. Clara walks towards the black door, and you follow. She opens the door, and steps in, and as you do the same, the lights in the store are turned off, leaving you in a dim twilight provided by the lights in the hallway of the mall proper. As you step inside the black door, you can faintly make out that you are in a tiny hallway, with the door you just entered, and two others. The other three girls follow you into this tiny hallway, the last one drawing the black door shut behind her. The space is very small, and you are all pressed up against each other, a pair of breasts against your back, someone's hip against your package. Once the black door is shut, Clara opens up one of the other doors in the hallway, which you can tell only from the sound it makes, for it has become totally dark. Soon, a red light is flicked on, the sort that is used to light photograph development dark rooms, and you can see the doorway clearly enough to step through it.

You step into a medium sized room, which is tightly packed with merchandise. You realize now that the goth clothing is in part just a front for what is in this room: a full blown sex shop. Videos line one of the walls, in tightly packed rows. On another there is a large range of dildos, condoms, vibrators, strapons, auto-erotic devices, the works. On the third wall hang a large number of leather harnesses, ropes, handcuffs, gags, blindfolds, costumes, and uniforms. You gaze around the room judiciously. The red light is dim, but not so much that you can't make out most of what is around you. Clara smiles when she catches your glancing, as do the others. Victoria clears her throat, then states, "let's show him the other room." Annaliese giggles, a strange, sinister giggle.

Clara again leads you out the door, this time opening up the remaining door in the hallway. She flicks on more of the red lights, and stepping inside, it takes you several moments to understand what it is that you are seeing. There are several large structures that look like jungle gyms in the center of the room: combinations of wood, iron pipes, ropes, and leather straps. Hanging from the ceiling in several places are chains. At large circular piece of wood is against one wall, and on the rest of the walls are various hooks and loops. In one corner there are several cages. You realize that you have entered a BDSM playground.

Clara pulls aside the other girls, and they hold a quick, hushed conversation. Nodding in agreement, they break apart. The three goth girls go and stand a short distance away in a line, facing you. Clara walks up to you. "Now, this place can be a little intimidating the first time you're here, but given the activities we engaged in earlier today, I figure you might be interested." You can see a faint smile on Clara's lips, in the dim red light. "We girls have decided to offer you a free ride. Of course, if this sort of thing doesn't appeal to you, we can always head back to the other room, or somewhere else entirely." Clara and the girls look at you quietly and await your answer.