celebratory hot tub

It took several minutes for the group to realize that they were freed. Darkness and immobility had become a constant companion, and the sudden influx of light and freedom of movement came as a shock. They all lay on the floor stuck in their poses of ecstasy as they were cleaned up. Everyone had sweat covering their bodies. Each member of the group was relinquished of their clothes and showered, the hot water managing to bring most of them back to consciousness. Alex realized that she was being showered by another woman, and immediately tried to escape. She found herself too drained of energy to do so, but was reassured that she would be alright.

The only person to not gradually regain their faculties during their shower was Vanessa, who seemed to have passed out due to an overwhelming amount of ecstasy. She had to be roused with some smelling salts, and when she did finally regain consciousness, she was rather upset that she was fully naked and had been removed from her bonds. Regardless, she was brought out to the rest of the group, wrapped in towels and waiting in a locker room.

Alyssa attempted to speak first, but her mouth, which has been gagged for far too long, struggled to formulate a proper sentence for several attempts before finally succeeding in saying "Did we win?"

The staff member who was with the group in the locker room decided to answer. "You did. In fact, you managed to make it into our top five. You were all displayed in front of the escape room for all the guests to see. Congratulations!"

Kate and Kurtis celebrated by hugging each other. Vanessa and Alyssa high fived. Alex turned red. "You mean, people saw me like...that?"

"Do not fret. Your identities were kept anonymous. In fact, it would have been hard to even tell that you were all real people and not elaborate statues."

"Alex, darling, we won!" Kate interrupted. "That should be something to be proud of, not something to cower from."

Alex nodded. She did have to admit that she felt a sense of accomplishment. And it was for something that she never thought she would have ever been caught doing.

Another staff member entered the locker room, carrying five tote bags, which she placed on a free bench. The male staff member continued, "We have taken the liberty of cleaning the outfits that you all came here with, seeing as you have been sweating into them for twenty-four hours. We have also rewarded you with complimentary swimsuits that signify your accomplishment here today. Each of you have something slightly different but in the same pattern and style. The male has been given a speedo. Your wife, has been given a bikini bottom. Your shy young friend we gave a one-piece. The blonde with the short hair gets a bandeau bikini, and the redhead gets a sling bikini."

Everyone looked through their totes to find the swimsuit in question, which had a nice teal and white pattern, and the logo of the escape room on the bum (except in the case of Vanessa's sling, where it ran up the back).

Alex changed in a neighboring booth, while everyone else changed in the open. Kate was a big fan of her topless suit. Vanessa was in split minds about her prize.

"Is this all we get?" Vanessa asked as she got dressed.

"No," the staff member returned. "Your final prize will arrive tomorrow morning, and will be delivered to each of your rooms."

Kate stood up. "Can you send them all to my husband and I's villa? I think we are all in order for a sport of celebration."

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The group arrived back at the villa. Alex felt like she hadn't been back in ages. The orange evening sky felt welcoming.

"Right, lets get some restraints on and then get into that hot tub!" Kate announced, as soon as she had stepped foot inside. The party had been given a temporary immunity to the restraint rule while they walked back to their villa, just so they had a cooling off period. Alex had tried to get Kate to take her time getting back to the villa, but to no avail.

"We just got special permission to not wear restraints. Do we have to put some back on?" Alex moaned. "My whole body is sore."

"Well, rules are rules I guess," Alyssa replied. "We are at the villa, so that means we need to be bound again. Nice place, by the way."

"Feel free to help yourself to any of the restraints you find in the villa," Kurtis instructed. "Meet back in the hot tub in twenty minutes. I will order food and drinks for all of us, so make sure you have the ability to eat."

The group dispersed. Vanessa excitedly set out to explore the villa. Alyssa was more cautious, more excited in the layout of the villa more so than the promise of restraints. She did find a ratchet gag that struck her fancy though, and tried it on. It had a self-locking mechanism, so Alyssa found she couldn't particularly change her mind after applying it. She didn't mind it though. What she di mind though, was her bikini top, which kept sliding down due to being a bit too big. While possessing the ability to take it in later, Alyssa figured that at the moment it was simply easier to go topless, which she did.

After a bit of exploring (and love-making on the part of Kate and Kurtis), everyone found their way back to the courtyard, where a selection of food had been set up around tables on the edges of the spa pool. Everyone had found a piece of bondage to wear for dinner. Alyssa had her ratchet gag, Kate - mittens, Kurtis - two sets of leg cuffs, Vanessa, an arm binder, and then finally Alex, who had decided to reapply the hood she had had on earlier, before heading to the escape room. Alex tried to make the whole way to the pool blind, and shook off an offer of assistance from Kate. She was the last to arrive, but was pleased that she was able to manage the task on her own. The escape room had really sharpened her skills.

"This is nice," Alex said as she slid into the water. "Staying in that pose for a whole day has made me sore."

"Not a fan of the tape?" Vanessa asked.

"I don't know. It was a bit itchy."

"Well normally the tape is supposed to go over top of a layer of cling wrap," Kate explained. "It's not supposed to go directly on the skin."

"I see. That seems safer." Alex bit her lip. "Maybe you could mummify me again tomorrow in that case?"

Kate's face lit up. "Oh of course! I know just the place!"

Alyssa raised her hand. "I oo i i a oo."

"Very well, tomorrow morning's task will be to mummify up the two newbies."

Alex found herself smiling. She felt comfortable here.

"Shouldn't we wait to see what the rest of our prizes are going to be?" Vanessa asked. "Not that I'm opposed to mummifying these two."

"The prizes are most likely going to be the restraints we were in the escape room," Kurtis replied. "They told us as such."

Vanessa perked up at that statement. "Oh really? I must say, I did love that leotard."

The group continued to eat for a bit more, Alyssa assisting Vanessa and Kurtis assisting Kate. The sun was setting on the villa now, and the sky's orange glow lit the scene quite nicely.

"So, Vanessa, tell us about yourself," Kate asked.

Vanessa told everyone a bit about who she was. She was from Miami, and her day job was working at a surfing shop. She enjoyed her job, and was sometimes allowed to wear a swimsuit while behind the counter, which was a good bonus. She was 32 and unmarried. She was a lesbian, but hadn't found the right person yet. She had been seeing someone called Katherine for a few weeks, but they had broken up before Vanessa had come on the trip. Vanessa and Katherine were supposed to be here together, but not anymore. Alyssa asked through her gag if she was a rebound. Vanessa dismissed that. She didn't want to have sex with Alyssa. Just wanted a friend.

Alex was then asked what her deal was. She explained that she was an arts student from New Zealand suffering from a mental breakdown, and was here on a mandated holiday by her doctor. She had been encouraged to explore her sexual fetishes is a judgement free environment. She explained that what she had encountered so far was very comforting and she was wanting to open up more. In fact, she even stripped her swimsuit off after saying that, and tossed it in a random direction so she wouldn't be able to find it again. This got a round of applause and seemed to lift Alex's spirits enough to not be embarrassed.

Alyssa was unable to speak clearly, so Vanessa attempted to translate for her. Everyone knew a lot already. She was an olympic diver from Australia, who was experiencing burnout after several competitions and was on holiday here too. She was more open with her fetishes than the average person, and was extremely excited to be here. She wanted to experience something new and something that she was either not good at or something that **** her to slow down.

Kate and Kurtis finished with their own tale. They were from Paris, and came on holiday here every year. Not because their marriage was failing or anything, but because they loved each other and were both into the same fetishes, so wanted an outlet for it. They were also an adventurous couple and were wanting to push the boundaries a bit more each time they came. After all, there were limits as to what one could do in public.

"So what's like...the end goal of this place?" Alex asked after a while. "Like, once you've seen everything, why come back?"

"Good question," Kate replied. "Now, for people like you or Alyssa, the resort is just a bit of fun to explore your fetish in a non-judgemental environment. But once you're comfortable with that, you want to try and push that boundary. See exactly how much you can be bound while still being functional. There's that threat of permanence there too."

"But its not permanent though?" Alex noted. "There are keybearers everywhere."

"Not if you get a keyless lock," Kurtis replied.

"A keyless lock?"

"Yes. A padlock that is single use and can't be opened once it is closed, apart from special cutting gear that are only made available to you on your last day here."

Alex didn't want to admit it, but the thought of that turned her on. A permanent lock? "Why...why would people want that?"

"As I said," Kate continued. "The allure of being totally locked out of that part of the body. Every time Kurtis and I come here, around about the second or third day, we add a keyless lock onto our new favorite item. This time around we were hoping to go the full mile and pick three items each."

"Three?"

"Yes. I'm wanting these lovely mittens, and I'm thinking maybe also a corset and a ball hood. That might look nice."

"How would you eat?"

"Oh, they give you a pill if you are permanently gagging yourself. Makes it so you don't have to eat for three days."

"How does that even work?"

"Who knows, but we aren't complaining." Kate answered. "Regardless,t he point being, tomorrow will be our third day at the resort this time around, and as such, we will be wanting to organise our outfits for the rest of our stay."

"You mean find something to bind yourself in for the rest of the trip?"

"Yes. And we would be honoured if you were to join us. After you and Alyssa are un-mummified, of course."

Alex wasn't too sure yet. "I mean, its a good idea, but I'm not sure what I'd wear."

"You don't have to go quite as **** as us, darling. That hood you're currently wearing looks so cute on you. We could lock that on you."

Alex reached a hand down to her uncovered womanhood. "I uh...wouldn't object to that."

"Great. Well, we'll let you sleep on it."

"I think I'll join you in the permanent department tomorrow actually," Vanessa answered. "I think I know what I want to wear."

Kate and Kurtis stood up, and helped each other out of the pool. They then recommended that everyone get some sleep before tomorrow. Everyone agreed. The only problem with that arrangement was that there were slightly too few beds for everyone. When Vanessa suggested she return to her own room, Kate refused and insisted that they work something out. They had a total of three vac-beds, two of which were doubles and one of which was a single, the one that Alex was using. Alex sheepishly asked what a double vac-bed looked like, and Kate described, in minute detail, how she and Kurtis slept, which was essentially horizontally in a 69 position, entwined together, Kurtis' penis in her mouth and his mouth on her vagina. The breathing holes were through the nostrils instead of the mouth.

"I did not need that much detail, thank you."

Alyssa interjected. "I o o ow I ee a-ou a."

"I think that means that she wouldn't object to sixty-nine-ing me," Vanessa lied. Alyssa tried to protest but eventually gave up. She was carried off to the other guest bedroom while Kate helped Alex get back into her bed.

Alyssa insisted that her bikini bottoms stay on, which Vanessa agreed to, mainly due to the fact that she had no hands free to remove them. Likewise, her sling bikini stayed on, but they did climb into the bed on top of each other, an act which made Alyssa quite uncomfortable. She started to reject the decision, but by that point, the bed automatically shut and sealed, trapping her head in between Vanessa's legs. She felt Vanessa's head between her own. The latex for their bed was opaque, and one could only see the form of the two blind and bound women trapped underneath.

The last two to get to bed were Kate and Kurtis, who first had sex in the courtyard outside, before showering together and sharing a glass of wine before slipping underneath the latex sheets and entwining themselves together.