Matt was pretty sure he was not insane, nor even slightly unstable. Nevertheless, he sat outside Dr. Braun's office, fidgeting. A young woman sat opposite him. She gave him a warm smile. He gave a nervous smile back.
She tilted her head back slightly, and gave her neck a casual stroke. "Hi, I'm Amy," she said, and extended her hand towards him. Matt took her hand, and they both shook hands. "And I'm Matt". When the two withdrew, Matt sank a little deeper into his chair, this time more relaxed. He opened his knees a little wider.
"To be honest," said Matt after a pause, "I'm not even sure why I'm here. I joined the Institute just a few days ago as a lab technician, and so far everything has been going fine." Amy's eyes roved over him, and stopped for a fraction of a second to examine his crotch before looking him straight in the eyes. "Maybe they want to find out if you're nuts," she suggested as she cocked her head. Matt responded with a smirk.
"So, why are you here?" asked Matt.
"I'm part of some test. Or maybe I've been a bad girl. Or maybe both." answered Amy.
The door to Dr. Braun's office opened, and the doctor stepped through, clipboard in hand. "So, Matthew, I'm ready for you now, if you'd like to step though". Matt stood up, and glanced back at Amy. She said with a wink, "Show them you're nuts".
After Matt stepped through the door, Braun closed the door behind them. Braun sat in the chair behind her desk, with Matt taking the chair in front of it. Braun opened some files, glanced through them, and turned her attention to Matt. "So, Matt, thank you for seeing me. You must be wondering why I have asked you to visit. Rest assured, you're not in any trouble. On the contrary, I have been asked by Professor Hynes to assess your suitability for a rather unusual role." Matt relaxed visibly.
"My name is Dr. Braun, Dr. Ayn Braun, and I am the psychologist here at the Feltzmann Institute. As you already know, we have a number of what is commonly referred to as 'tentacle monsters' held captive at our facilities. We are not sure why, but they sustain themselves through sexual activity with humans. It seems impossible, I know, that sex is a kind of food for them. But that's what our findings suggest. In addition to lab technicians, research staff, and a whole slew of other support roles, we need men and women to have sex with this creatures in order to keep them alive. Although you have been recruited as a lab technicians, we believe that you may be a suitable candidate to copulate with these creatures. Do you understand?"
Matt said that he understood.
"I would like to perform a psychometric evaluation with you today. Don't worry, you won't be forced to do anything you are uncomfortable with. You won't be expected to have sex with an alien right this instant, and the results of this assessment will be strictly confidential. Are you willing to participate?"
Matt shifted in his chair, his heart raced, but he agreed. "Good," said Braun. "I'm sure you'll do fine. Now, why don't you sit over there, on the chaise lounge, and make yourself comfortable?" Matt moved himself onto the lounge, perching himself on the edge.
"Now, Matt, I'm going to hypnotise you. You will remember everything that happens, and you won't do anything that you are unwilling to. You will retain full control over your actions at all times. Are you OK with that?"
Matt nodded. Braun told him to take off his shoes, lie back on the couch and relax. She began the hypnotic induction. "Take deep breathes. With each in-breath, and each out-breath I want to you relax deeper. Then, close your eyes on each out-breath, and open them again on each in-breath".
Braun went through the normal routine, testing the heaviness of his arm, whether he was unable to open his eyes, continuing with the procedure until she was certain he was in a full hypnotic state.
"Now, Matt, there is a tumbler in front of you. Reach out and take it." Matt reached out into the air in front of him, and took an imaginary glass tumbler in his hand. "In this tumbler is a liquid. That liquid is a truth serum. When you swallow it, it will take effect, and you will tell me the truth to every question I ask. Drink it now." Matt brought his hands to lips, tipped the non-existent serum into his mouth, and swallowed. Matt felt his head swim a little. The drug seemed to be taking effect sooner than he expected. It was powerful stuff indeed.
"Matt, the other day, when you were on your induction tour with Professor Hynes and the other new-joiners, you saw a tentacle creature fuck a man to within an inch of his life. Do you remember that?"
"Yes".
"And but the end of the session, the professor noticed that there was a small wet patch on your jeans. Is that true?"
"Yes"
"Why was that?"