Astrid took the Southern train to Victoria. She had her tickets and a bit of cash in the right pocket of her puffer jacket. On the left was one of her socks with one of those tiny soda cans inside. She used to bring a sturdy scarf with a padlock, but the transport police frowned on that now. Efficient and dangerous that was her she thought, not Southern.
Astrid thought of how she chose a life of adventure. She remembered her brother signing up for the Armed Forces after 9/11, his snappy uniform, and how he cannot shut up about "who dares wins". As she grew older she began to fear not seeing her brother again, until she didn't anymore. One day her dad told her Ricky wasn't coming home. There was a quiet funeral. Her father was proud and devastated, Her... she wanted someone to pay. Astrid closed her eyes. She was foolish but here she was.
Astrid remembered Olena spending the night til early morning telling her all about her life, her brothers in the frontline, and all sorts of naughtiness. She felt a flush of warmth remembering how she let the younger woman play her body like an instrument.
Astrid remembered a different Eastern European and her face looked grim. Bad memories. Looking out her window, she realized she was somewhere near where she started losing parts of herself. "Training," they said, "preparation for all possibilities," Astrid remembered the day she signed out all those liability waivers only for a bag to be placed over her head...
Astrid shrugged the thoughts out of her head. That was a long time ago and she buried the memory, memories. Astrid tsked, "Olena did have a striking resemblance to the Doctor." She thought. "Then again, most Slavic women looked alike, with sharp features, mirthless smile, perfect skin, dark hair, and a cold beauty hardly thaws with age." Astrid mused, wondering if that was stereotyping or racist. She drifted to sleep, remembering the Doctor - stern and hard, tormentor and protector.
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Astrid was marched naked into a storage room. Outside was some private kink event and this was her first practicum day of what the Yanks called SERE, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape. Save, Astid already aced the survival and E&E training covered in a previous program. For "Resistance", she was remanded to the custody of the lady seated in the corner.
The Doctor. That's the only thing people call the woman in a white lab coat. For this event, she just wore white panties with an exaggerated red cross in front. Despite the comically exaggerated appearance, there was nothing comical about her. The Doctor's methodical and clinical personality were the perfect pair. She relentlessly drilled all the concepts and case studies into Astrid's head for the past 3 weeks. Today was living through it and getting out in the end.
Astrid noticed the Doctor look at the sore patch above her right breast. Astrid looked down and saw the plastic wrap covering the recently tattooed numbers, 2859. For the last three weeks, Astrid had no name - just a number. Astrid's hair was cut and dyed blonde. She hardly recognized her reflection. The limited food and long hours weakened her, making her lose weight.
"2859, you're here." The Doctor said, her accent thick. "You are not to speak, doing so will unceremoniously fail you from the program. Nod if you understand this." The last portion she barked sharply.
Astrid nodded. She found the Doctor strangely beautiful, even if she knew what her role would be. Astrid felt jitters. 23 years old and she is now in some coastal town, naked, and her skin violated as part of the application for her dream job.
The Doctor dismissed the guard accompanying her. He stepped out via the rear door. His street clothes were bulky. The Doctor walked around Astrid, inspecting her.
"I see they haven't marked your bottom yet." The Doctor quipped. The Doctor paused as if waiting for some reply. "The rules for today are simple. The first one, you already know. Second is that you will be handed a red ball later and you are not to drop it. Last, is how to quit. Drop the ball and everything ends. No questions would be asked, there would be no record of you joining this program, and you would be placed in another Service." The Doctor paused again, shorter this time. "Do you understand?"
Astrid nodded. The Doctor slapped Astrid's cheek.
The Doctor watched anger flash through Astrid's face. Nothing. The Doctor slapped the other cheek. Astrid's face reddened where the slaps landed. The Doctor watched impassively. A solitary tear ran down the corner of Astrid's eye.
Astrid watched the doctor reach for her face. It took everything in her so she wouldn't flinch. Astrid felt the Doctor's finger wipe the tear away. Astrid saw something vaguely human pass through the Doctor's expression.
"I know, 2859." The Doctor said tenderly. She brought her face close to Astrid's ear and whispered "I want to see you on the other side of this."
Astrid watched the Doctor go back to her chair and sit down.
"2859, do you see that contraption in the middle of the room?" The Doctor said as she relaxed on the chair. "I want you to position yourself on it"
Astrid looked at the leather-bound furniture in the corner of the room. It looked like an inclined bench press you'd see in a gym but with D rings incorporated into the design. Astrid walked to the "bench" and sat on it relaxing her back on the smooth leather, the cushion comfortable on her naked bum.
The Doctor walked up to Astrid and gave her leather cuffs and told her to put them on. The Doctor handed the cuffs one at a time, first for her wrists then her ankles. The Doctor walked to one of the storage boxes littering the room and took out a long rod. She gave it to Astrid and told her to attach each end to the D-ring on her ankle cuffs. She watched Astrid meekly stretch her legs open, noticing some wetness on the young woman's sex. A good sign, the Doctor thought.
"I'm going to secure you to the bench, I can't have you falling off." The Doctor said as she pulled out several belts from another box. "This will go around your waist and chest." The Doctor slipped the belt through the D-rings on the bench and placed the first one on Astrid's waist. The Doctor motioned Astrid to raise her hands to tie a belt under and over her student's well-endowed chest. The Doctor made a conscious effort not to apply pressure on the 2859 tattoo. The Doctor winced as she saw Astrid's nipples stiffen, she thought of the poor filly thinking this was some perverse game.
The Doctor stood beside Astrid, checking how secure was her handiwork. "Until we finish your goal is simple. Persevere, preserve yourself, and make sure there is something left to rescue." The Doctor was pleased Astrid did not react. She's a quick learner.
From her lab coat's pocket, the Doctor fished out a red ball gag. "Open your mouth for me, 2859." The Doctor said sharply. " I don't want you biting your tongue off by accident." She thought. Astrid opened her mouth. The Doctor placed the gag near Astrid's mouth and Astrid did her best to stretch her mouth open to accommodate. It was clear it wouldn't fit. The Doctor stroked Astrid's cheek reassuringly while her other hand fished for a smaller gag from her pocket. The next one fit snuggly behind the young girl's teeth. The Doctor secured the gag tightly behind Astrid's head. Next, the Doctor got a wooden box from the corner. The box was hollow and split into two via a hinge. The Doctor saw Astrid look at it curiously, she flipped the box showing a circular hole at the bottom.
The Doctor cracked the box open showing Astrid its padded interior. The Doctor watched Astrid's eyes widen seeing the box opening along the hole at the bottom and noticing the built-in LCD screen inside. The Doctor walked behind Astrid.
"I'm told this is one size fits all." The Doctor said while clamping the box closed with Astrid's head inside. She clicked the locks securing the device on the trainee. The doctor waited, seeing Astrid's breath race in surprise. Gently, she took each of Astrid's wrists and attached them to the D-rings on either side of the box. The Doctor made sure the box was secured to the bench. They're almost done preparing. The Doctor pulled a wire from the side of the box and plugged it into a socket on the bench.
"Do you see yourself on camera? open and close your hands if yes." The Doctor said a little louder. Astrid's hands opened and closed. The doctor went to a corner and pushed a wheeled cart beside Astrid. She pulled off the cloth covering the top revealing an array of medical devices. Speculums, syringes with covered needles, squeeze tubes of liquids, and a red ball as big as the first ball gag.
Slowly the Doctor got the red ball and brought it to Astrid's hand. Astrid's hand clamped tightly on the ball. The Doctor returned to the tray and pocketed a few items, making sure her back blocked the camera's view.
"We need to make sure your skin doesn't break." The Doctor said while getting a squeeze tube from her pocket. She squeezed a dollop on Astrid's breasts and sloppily rubbed them around the areolas. The Doctor walked to Astrid's legs and applied the same cream on the trainee's inner thighs and butt. The Doctor faced the camera and showed Astrid a Syringe.
"This is to make sure you're present in the moment" The Doctor then walked to Astrid's side and took off the syringe's cover. The Doctor slowly positioned the syringe towards Astrid's left breast and she saw the young woman's chest heave and her body began to struggle. Good the Doctor thought.
"Drop the ball, or stay still." The Doctor hissed sharply.
Astrid calmed down. The Doctor skillfully drove the needle beside Astrid's nipple and pressed the plunger. She pulled the needle out covered the syringe, and placed it back on the tray. She knew the student's arousal would begin to grow and her sensitivity would be higher in a few minutes. The Doctor returned to Astrid's legs, reached up for a chain connected to a pulley conveniently placed above the bench, and pulled down. She attached the hook to the spreader bar and heaved. Astrid's legs lifted until they were a perverse V, her unshaved sex in full view. Astrid didn't struggle.