You are invited to join

Mr Brown strolls out of the door and you again find the man's new confident demeanour refreshing. "Ms Hart, thank you for joining us, please come through", he invites your new acquaintance. "Ms Miggins is now ready, I am sure you will find the process most instructive." You can see the blush on Lorelei's face as she steps through after thanking him and giving you a quick nod and Mr Brown turns to the very naked and nervous you.

"I must apologise for the last-minute information, Ms Cho", he says. "I know you are here for clothes collection only, but I found out very recently that your department will soon be involved in the project for her errors in which Ms Miggins is about to be disciplined. I therefore think it would be high beneficial if you could join us."

You really wish he could at least return your top to you before beginning the conversation, but the major cause for concern for you just now is having to say "no" in your position. You politely explain that you have a commitment for further punishment in the cafe already and he nods without anger or disappointment. "Of course", he says. "I will, however, take the liberty of checking with them if the punishment can be postponed under my responsibility". He is searching online for the phone number and dialling it before you can come up with any meaningful response. A moment later he is already asking to speak to the discipline manager and then explaining that you need to be held up. He then listens for a while, putting in an occasional "Yes, I see". Finally he hangs up and turns to you.

"Good news, Ms Cho", he says brightly. "Apparently someone made an even larger mess and they are doing the chores now. Your punishment was meant to be postponed to tomorrow already, but someone called Mia convinced the gentleman I have just spoken to that the slip-up was highly uncharacteristic for you and you're off the hook so to speak. Your clothes will sent be here by Discipline-Deliver any time now that you do not need to pick them up". He shakes his head. "Not how I would handle it personally, but their establishment, their rules".

You make a mental note to kiss Mia when you next see her and then you realise the day's blessings are not over yet. Following his little speech Mr Brown is extracting a recyclable bag with your clothes that Dave confiscated earlier inside. "Get dressed and come in, please", he says curtly to your profuse expressions of gratitude. You do not need to be told twice; you are bottomless again seconds later, which would have been a nightmare just hours ago but feels a major improvement from your nude state nonetheless. Straightening your limited clothes to have your womanhood covered with at least a corner of the blouse, you follow Mr Brown through the door.

The change in the individual offices is greater still; the desk and the small conference table occupy a corner of a now much larger space while the rest is what you would have taken for a BDSM production set in your old world, only without the expected softness or sexual themes. It is very practical and simple instead, clearly made to enable one to cause most pain in various ways, easy to clean and disinfect, perfect to make someone helpless. Apart from the standard simple gear such as a St Andrews Cross, two spanking benches and what looks like a gynaecologist chair there are two items you recognise as AutoSpankers, although they look to be of a model preceding the one you saw advertised earlier.

One of the benches is occupied. Jessica is fully nude on her back. Her legs are raised, presenting her slightly pink (from an earlier rather light spanking, presumably) cheeks, and spread only just to give a hint of the openings in between from where you stand; ankle cuffs are suspended from the ceiling. Her wrists are secured much more conventionally to the same bench. She gives you an awkward nod and greets Lorelei more formally; she retains control over herself for now but you can tell distress is not far beneath the surface... Not that you can blame her.

"Unless anyone would like to say anything, we can begin", you hear from behind you. Mr Brown now is holding a cane, which he taps gently against the side of his leg, looking at the three women in front of him expectantly.