(written by Arin, edited and enhanced by Molly)
The clerk dropped off yet another case on my desk and walked away without a word. "Oh goody, another case," I murmured quietly to myself. "I bet this one is duller than dish water." I read a little of it... it was. Dammit, I was coming up on my 25th birthday. I knew I should be grateful that I had a job with this firm, and the perks and salary allowed me to have a good life. But as the low person on the totem pole, I got all the crap cases. And my current personal life had become so dull that it was spilling over into my job, making it also feel dull and lifeless. Dating occasionally, I still hadn't found the right person in my life. He or she was probably still out there somewhere, but not trying very hard to find me, as near as I could tell.
"Let's face it, Sylvia -- you're bored," I thought silently. "You need a break. You need an adventure of some type. You need to take a risk and break out of this mold," I coached myself. I thought about it a while. My thoughts continued, "I don't want another skiing vacation because I don't need cold and snow. And just sunning myself on some beach while guys walk by ogling me, but too scared to even chat -- nope. I'd probably fall asleep and end up sunburned."
I was still mulling over my dilemma when I got home. Frustrated, I yelled to my untenanted house, "I need to shake my life up!" Desperately flicking through various web sites, I came across an advertisement for an upcoming convention. What caught my eye was that it claimed to be a fetish / bondage convention, and it was only about an hour away from my home. "That certainly sounds different!" I exclaimed. I imagined people garbed in leather and latex, and probably not prudish in their choice of clothing. "Maybe they'll have outfits for sale. Maybe even strange toys to play on or play with, if I'm lucky. I could probably wear a mask while attending -- I doubt they'd find that to be strange."
I daydreamed a little. "I've always thought leather and latex outfits were really sexy. Leather can make the person look powerful -- almost invulnerable. And latex can look like a second skin, clinging to every hillock and cranny of the body. If I add to that the idea of being helpless and used sexually by some dominant person I usually shiver with anticipation and get quite wet at my pussy," I mused.
Which seemed to be happening right now, just because I was imagining the situation. My body was voting strongly that this might be the adventure that I needed. Deciding to go for it, I ordered a ticket and room for the convention. I was anxious to see how people behave at such gatherings, and how tolerant they are to newcomers like myself. I basically wanted to see if I was missing something important in my life. "Maybe once I'm there I'll find some outfits and toys for my private collection," I thought. Yes, in my bedroom I had no outfits yet, but I did have a few such toys and they were my little secret!
When the day came I was already packed. I headed out the door with the ticket in my purse for the drive to the hotel. The hotel was very nice and the parking area was almost full so I took that to indicate that there was going to be a good crowd in attendance.
I checked in and found my room to be nice and spacious, on the third floor with a nice view. The convention started the next day at 10 AM and I was very keen to see the displays different companies would have.
I got up early and fixed my makeup and my shoulder length brown hair. Good quality fetish type clothes can be very expensive. Since I really have no one to play with, I didn't indulge in the purchasing of top end products. The best I had currently was a short leather skirt with a crisp white top and stockings. I knew it wasn't all that exotic, but at least I was making a small effort.
I headed for the convention floor. As I got closer, I could hear the noise behind the door. The security was impressive, as my ticket, like everyone's, was checked before a person was allowed to enter. It felt a little like Christmas as I opened the door, with lots of twinkling colored lights, and my eyes being drawn to tall, rather colorful and mysterious displays. Like Christmas, there was so much to see, and so much excitement in the air! Wide-eyed, I marveled as I walked around looking at all the displays and the models but also the onlookers wearing such outstanding and somewhat daring and astonishing fashions.
After several hours of wandering around gathering company brochures and prices, trying to soak it all in, I came to a display that claimed to offer 'experiences of a life time', for one day or one week. There was a handsome black guy manning the booth. He was attractive in many ways, being well built, well-spoken and radiating a smile that would melt butter. He looked quite comfortable about everything that was going on around him, as if very used to it.
Curious, but a little shy, I asked him, "What is it that you offer? What are experiences of a life time?"
His smile intensified, if that was even possible, as he replied, "We offer total immersion for a submissive. In other words, the participant is expected to obey without question for the period of their contract with us. And once it begins, there's no escape until the contract time has elapsed, unless the participant speaks a special code word. If they do that, we help them to leave immediately, but there's no refund."