Yes, for a change

This time there is a reaction to your punishment. As Diana and you walk back in, both nude and obviously very uncomfortable, there are gasps, groans of sympathy, and general noises of confusion. Two women returning nude from the restrooms together with well-punished genitalia... Most people can hazard a good guess as to what happened there. You cannot really blame your coworkers for wondering eyes shifting between you and your equally naked friend.

You have a very difficult time settling down as more and more of your nether regions have tasted the new world you have created with a stroke of a pencil. You sort of work out a position where the pressure is lowest but before long your muscles get too sore and you have to shift again. There is little benefit in hiding your groans of pain at this point, so you do not even try to. On one hand you would give anything for the working day to end... But on the other knowing what will come next makes you hope it lasts forever. You even get some work done, mostly in an attempt to distract yourself from the pain. It does not work very well, but it is better than to have no distraction at all, not to mention the risk of another spanking for slacking off.

Inevitably the hands on the clock follow their course and your coworkers start to file out. Diana and you obviously stay, waiting for the time to go to meet Mr Brown again. Dave stays too, busy typing - presumably he is finishing his report as he promised and initially you are annoyed at it, but then you decide it is for the better. If you hug your naked friend and someone walks in on the two of you again, the appointment will get worse still.

You decide to use the fact the official working day is over to do some browsing on how this world works. With satisfaction you find out the Rulebook understood and managed your design very well. There are very few cases of **** of power, hurting a girl for the sake of hurting her, or challenging a spanker when indeed guilty. Each instance makes it to the local news and some to the national - you suppose that is a sign of a system working reasonably well. High schools have mandatory courses on the discipline rules, guidelines and safety technique; extra courses are available for those working in positions where punishing miscreants is a part of the job description. Most public places have dedicated facilities to let discipline take place promptly and safely. More serious offences are punished with as severe as safety requirements would permit whippings and canings.

You also find out there is currently a bit of a debate over exemption categories. At the moment there are three - CPE1 gives full exemption for a certain period and can be obtained due to health reasons or a public position of high responsibility; CPE2 gives the same but for short periods only, for instance for an air traffic controller during her shift; CPE3 is also temporary and it gives exemption from the general public but not from one's colleagues, security guards and policewomen covering desk positions are among the protected groups. There is now also an activist group pushing to have public figures' and celebrities' spankings carried out differently as they feel it is unfair that some have their lives under a much higher level of scrutiny than others. They also cite a much higher rate of false discipline claims, which get dismissed but still can cause a nuisance and there were even some events interrupted. Experts agree that likely there will be a change in procedure so the above categories can obtain CPE2s for the duration of their events more easily but greater scrutiny is a good rather than a bad thing; those whose actions influence the minds of millions should have as high a discipline level as possible. You find this reasonable and decide not to intervene.

Dave finally finishes typing, tells you he sent you the report, wishes you a good evening and leaves. You only have minutes left so you decide to look over it tomorrow morning. Diana and you get up at the same time without coordinating it, smile at one another, and head to the HR section holding hands.