A Mind For Fun

Mario opened the door for his wife Cadence as they entered the holiday party hosted by his employer, Vanguard Innovations. They were a mid-sized company focused on creating radically new technologies for military applications. He was a research and development engineer and was proud of the work he contributed to. Mario was happy they had decided to host this party and allow spouses to attend. Due to the nature of their work, he wasn't allowed to reveal much about what he did to his wife. This was a rare opportunity to share with her some of his work.

The two of them migrated between various groups, where she said hello to familiar faces and was introduced to new ones. All the while, Mario kept them moving towards what he really wanted her to see. In the corner of the party room, a few of the research staff had set up a demonstration of the company's most promising technological development. They called it Suggestion Coercion. Anyone within a few feet of the device, when activated, would feel strongly encouraged to perform a task they would normally not do.

"Like anything? What will it make you do," Cadence asked, intrigued.

"In the case of this demo, you will hold a glass of water, and the device will attempt to convince you to pour it over your head," Mario explained.

"But I don't want to do that. It will ruin my hair and makeup that I spent so much time on."

"Don't worry. All the device is capable of is making you feel just a bit compelled to do it but not actually go through with it. It turns the idea in your head from what you initially thought to be a terrible one to one that you think maybe it wouldn't be the worst, but I'm still not going to do it. Here, I'll go first and show you," Mario said, approaching the demonstration.

He was handed a full glass of water, and he stood there as the machine was activated. The red indicator light came on. Despite initially having no intention of soaking himself in water, a thought popped into his head. 'It could feel kind of good to pour the water over me. But I shouldn't.' He sat the water down as the machine deactivated. "You see? I felt the slightest of urges to do so, but that's all it was. If you try it yourself, you'll understand what I mean."

Cadence approached the device slowly and wearily. Mario continued to reassure her as she was handed the water. "But what if it does make me pour water on myself. I'll look ridiculous all evening," she whined.

"Look around at everyone here. They've all already done the demo, and none of them are wet. The device is in the very early stages and doesn't make you do anything. Trust me."

Taking a deep breath, she gave the okay to the researchers. The light on the device came on, and Mario knew she was now feeling the slight suggestion and would understand her worries were for nothing. She then dumped the entirety of the water onto herself.

All nearby conversations went silent as attention was fully on the sight of his now-soaked wife. The stunned researchers turned off the device but otherwise did not know how to react. Cadence turned to Mario with a huge smile.

"God, I needed that. That water felt amazing. Shall we go get some drinks," she asked him. She was acting like she did nothing strange at all.

"Cadence. Why did you do that? You're a mess now," her husband asked.

"Because I wanted to. The water looked so cool and refreshing. I just had to feel it on my hair and skin. Do you think they'll give me another glass to pour on myself if I ask? I'm going to go check." Before he could object, she rushed over to the researchers, who watched as she helped herself to three more glasses of water, which she dosed herself in.

The party crowd was now watching and whispering to each other. Mario also noticed the head scientist in the crowd looking eagerly at his wife with eyes full of possibilities.

"We should go now," he said, taking his wife by the hand.

"Now? Didn't the party just start," she asked. He didn't answer her, and they made their way to the car and drove home.

In the car, Mario worried what this could mean. "What happened in your head when the Suggestion Coercion device was turned on? Did it tell you to do that," Mario asked, a bit panicked.

"What? It didn't do anything. What are you talking about?" Hearing that gave him no comfort.

Luckily, back at home, Cadence didn't continue to pour water on herself. When he questioned her, she simply said she had no desire to soak herself in water. Unless it was with more water from those glasses at the party. She asked if he could bring her some next time he went to the office. Right before bed, Mario received a mandatory meeting invite first thing in the morning. He knew this had to be about what nearly the entire company witnessed tonight.

After a sleepless night, he arrived at the meeting, and his suspicions were confirmed. The meeting was headed by the research lead at the company, Dr. Fischer. "Mario, thank you for joining us this morning. What we observed with your wife... Cadence, I believe her name is? Anyhow, the reaction she had to the Suggestion Coercion device is nothing less of a breakthrough for us. You are aware of how little progress we've made without a single subject exhibiting anything beyond the slight suggestive feeling in their heads. Cadence, on the other hand, was completely obedient to the device's instructions."

He stopped for a moment as if what he would say next would be obvious. Not understanding what was being proposed but feeling the pressure to respond, Mario awkwardly spoke up. "Oh, I agree, sure. Suggestion Coercion was amazing last night. What did the boys change that made it so effective?"

"You misunderstand Mario. That was the same device with which we have been testing subjects for almost two years now. No modifications at all. It's your wife that was the key difference," Dr. Fischer said.

"My wife? She's just...," Mario started to say before the doctor cut to the chase.

"We will give her a generous salary with full benefits. Let's say 200k per year. She will need to agree to our testing and conditions. Nothing that will put her in danger, I assure you. If you could have her sign the documents and bring them back here before the end of the day, that would be ideal." A packet of papers was handed to the bewildered husband.

"200k? Testing? What's going on," Mario asked, looking around at the dozen executives staring at him impatiently. Dr. Fischer waved to someone to try and get him on the same page as them. A young woman spoke up.

"We want to hire your wife for the purpose of testing and determining why Suggestion Coercion worked so well on her. All she would need to do is agree to be monitored as the device is used on her."

Mario's mind swirled with what this could mean. 200 thousand dollars was over double his own salary. However, he appreciated that this would basically be a group of men testing a mind-control device on his wife. That could prove... problematic. Some very provocative situations popped into the husband's head. However, his reaction to those situations wasn't negative. Instead, he found it oddly intriguing. He shook his head and knew he wouldn't let things come to that.

"I need to be involved in all of the testing. That's non-negotiable," he said, feeling a bit of bravery in front of the company's top management.

Dr. Fischer rolled his eyes. "Fine. Just get her to agree. I want her in the lab tomorrow morning. Understood?"

"But why me? That machine thingy didn't work on me," Cadence insisted after Mario arrived home and explained the offer. He didn't want to argue with her about this, so the husband took another approach.

"Well, maybe that's why they want you to come on board. They want to understand why it didn't work."

"That makes sense. I could work with that. And you'll be there the whole time? Is that needed," she asked.

"I don't want you to feel uncomfortable about all of this testing. Besides, they agreed to it," he explained. She still looked cautious but finally signed the papers.

He rushed back to the office and proudly turned in the papers, only to be met with an "About time" from the doctor.

The following morning, Mario brought Cadence to the lab, where the Suggestion Coercion device was set up and ready to go. He was told Cadence needed additional onboarding. No computer, desk, or even an email address was needed for her. She just needed to be present and agreeable to the tests. In the lab, a large group of researchers were gathered, and as soon as Cadence arrived, they started discussing the first test.

"Let's just do the water test again," one suggested.

"No. We all saw the results of that. We need to identify something that we know she wouldn't normally be agreeable to. But what," another suggested.

Over the next ten minutes, they talked about having her eat foods she didn't like, say something she would never say, or even punch her husband, Mario. None of these, though, meant all of the requirements they sought in a test.

"She heterosexual, right? Use the device to make her kiss another woman," Dr. Fischer said from the back of the room. Most weren't even aware he had joined the meeting. Mario was taken aback hearing someone suggest they try and mind control his wife to engage in a lesbian action.

"Oh, I'm not interested in kissing anyone but my husband. Especially not other women. I've got nothing against lesbians, but the idea of doing anything with another woman is... not appealing," she said, giving a shiver at the thought. The scientist all looked at each other and knew they had found their test. One young female scientist even agreed to be the one to kiss her.

"Let's back up a second, everyone. I think this test is entirely inappropriate," Mario pointed out.

"Oh, don't worry about it, honey. The device doesn't work on me. Certainly, it won't make me kiss this young woman. No offense, miss," Cadence said, trying to reassure her husband.

"It's agreed then. Everyone get in position," Dr. Fischer said. Mario hardly felt like he had agreed to anything but held off on any further objections. The water incident was probably just a fluke, and the machine wouldn't work, just as it hadn't in the years of testing they had done.

The young scientist stood in front of Cadence, who further assured her that she wouldn't be kissing her. Right in the middle of explaining how she only has eyes for her husband, the light on the Suggestion Coercion device lit up, and Cadence pounced on the female in front of her. They didn't share a peck or a quick smooch. Cadence's mouth was wide open, and pushing her tongue into the young woman. The scientist's eyes were wide in surprise but then closed as she welcomed the feeling of an attractive woman eagerly kissing her. Their hands fell all over each other's bodies, all the while, their tongues twisted all around in each other's mouths.

The male-dominated audience of researchers watched in amazement. Less amazed that the device worked yet again but more that these two attractive women were giving them a show. Mario finally shook off the shock and appreciated that he and twenty other men were watching his wife make out with someone. Even if it was a woman, it was still not something he felt she should be engaging in as his married partner.

"Okay, Cadence. That's enough. What happened to not wanting to kiss other people, especially other women," he questioned.

His wife managed to find the willpower to briefly pull herself away for a second and address his concern. "Yes, but obviously, she is the exception," she said before returning to her new lesbian lover's embrace.

"You don't even know her name," Mario complained.

"What if we have them do more than kiss," one of the scientist suggested. Hearing this and realizing things were about to get out of hand, Mario tried to end things.

"We are not using this to have my wife... do things with this woman while you all watch. Turn it off," he yelled. Dr. Fischer nodded at the technicians operating the device, and they deactivated it. However, just as before with the water, turning it off didn't remove the desire, and Cadence was still actively enjoying her girl-on-girl premier. It was only when the researchers asked the female scientist to leave that they stopped kissing.

"Let me know when you get some free time so we can hang out," Cadence called as her 'friend' left the room. "And my hang out, I mean kiss!"

The researchers spent the day taking vitals and asking Cadence questions about her experience. She ended up sharing more details about certain feelings than Mario wished she had. Another surprise was that the entire event had been recorded. The video was extensively reviewed and shared with others in the company for 'research purposes.' Mario felt like his wife was on the edge of becoming a softcore porn star. A concept that he disliked but also really liked. During all of this, Cadence frequently talked about her lesbian friend as if she was obsessed with her now.

It wasn't until the end of the day, when they drove home together, that Mario got some time alone with his wife. "Do you think we could invite that woman scientist over for dinner tonight? And for dinner, can we serve her my lips? Not to eat but to..."

"Yeah, I got it," Mario said, interrupting this wife once again, who was lusting after a woman she had just met today. "You seriously won't accept that the device works on you? You never had any desire to kiss a woman before today."

"That was before I met... that woman. What if we invite her on our trip to your parents we are planning on taking next month?"

That night, Mario further tried to convince his wife of what happened to her by showing her a large collection of images of various attractive women, all of which she said she felt nothing for. After catching her attempting to find her lesbian crush on social media, Mario insisted they head to bed. He had a rough night of minimal sleep while Cadence muttered, 'Put your tongue all over mine... female scientist lady.'

At work the next day, Mario pleaded that they undo the previous day's suggestion. After being asked about the female scientist's location for the twentieth time in a row, Dr. Fischer agreed and the Suggestion Coercion was successfully able to remove her obsession. Afterward, they started to debate what to test next.

"How about we ask her to do an embarrassing dance?"

"Eat something gross. That's the test, trust me."

"I still think having her punch Mario in the face is the right test."

Each researcher had an opinion. "What exactly are we trying to learn with this test," Mario asked, as it seemed they were throwing out random ideas.

"Let's ask her to agree to strip nude whenever she is asked to," Dr. Fischer said.

"Again, what are we trying to learn?" Mario repeated.

They positioned Cadence at the device to receive her suggestion. Still, Mario had a few concerns about his wife stripping fully nude for everyone at his company to see. "Hang on a second. I didn't approve this, and I was promised I get the final say," he said, finally finding the courage to speak up.

Dr. Fischer, as usual, addressed Mario with an annoyed voice. "We aren't asking your wife to do anything that she won't herself agree to," he muttered, not bothering to look his employee in the eye.

"But that's irrelevant given what this device does, sir. I don't want my wife mind controlled to...," the concerned husband started to say until none other than his wife tried to reassure him.

"My body is for you only to see Mario. Let these guys try and fail at their dumb little experiment. Hear my words. No other person than you will ever see my nude body."

She said this with such conviction. Maybe this was where the device would reach its limit with his wife. After all, it's one thing to pour water on yourself. And make out with another woman, he guessed. But stripping nude for a crowd of relative strangers. No amount of science could make her do that against her will. Right when he was about to voice his approval, Cadence gave the all-clear, and the device's light came on, indicating Suggestion Coercion was applied to her mind.

"How do you feel," Mario cautiously asked.

"Fine. I told you the device doesn't work on me. I have no desire to strip nude to anyone but you, my love," she said to her husband with a warm smile.

"Please strip nude for us," Dr. Fischer asked.

"With the exception of everyone here. I have a strong desire to undress fully for them. But besides you and them, I have no desire to show my nude body to anyone else. Now, if you'll excuse me for a second, I need to get this top off," Cadence added casually.

In that instance, Mario witnessed his wife pull her shirt over her head, showing off her lacy black bra to the nearly two dozen men present.

"Nice...," one of the men whispered to himself, just in hearing distance of the shocked husband. As Cadence worked on pulling her skirt down, leaving her in only her underwear, Mario shook off the shock of his wife's public striptease.

"Okay, that's enough. Stop the test. I think we learned what we needed to," he said, walking aimlessly around the room. No one paid him any heed, and the husband turned to watch as his wife's bra dropped off of her chest.

"Thank god that's off. I've been wanting to show you guys these. They're nice, right?" She asked while wiggling her ample, D-cup boobs for the men. In that instance, the number of people who had seen her topless increased by a factor of twenty-four. "Let's not forget my pussy. It's important I show you guys that too."

Just as her hands found the sides of her panties, Mario made a plea to his now exhibitionist wife. "Honey, stop! You don't need to do this. I know you don't believe me, but it's the device. It's not you wanting to do this. Keep your underwear on, and let's reverse the test. You'll understand then."

Cadence looked at her husband blankly. She was slightly bent over, ready to pull down the last of her clothes. Her massive tits weighed heavily on her chest and were the focus of every eyeball in the room. Mario felt like he had broken through the mind control and made his wife see logic.

"Don't talk about my underwear in front of all of our coworkers, Mario. It's embarrassing!" Her panties hit the floor, and her striptease was completed.

"Excellent work, Cadence. If you'll, please get dressed and follow me. I have some follow-up tests I would like to do," Dr. Fischer said. As crazy as it was having watched his wife get fully nude for these people, he took comfort in Dr. Fischer's instructions for her to immediately get dressed again. He likely realized he had pressed things too far and would likely apologize to him later about this huge breach of ethics.

Instead, Dr. Fischer spent the rest of the day taking Cadence around the company to different groups and asking her to get naked for them, which, of course, she would do without question every single time. The executive board? Saw her nude body. Human resources? Nude, and she even bent over for them. College interns? Invited them to get up close views of her nakedness. The guy who walked into the building after getting lost? Cadence gave him the most sensual show of them all.

Mario had given up trying to reason with his wife or superiors. She had become an on-call stripper for any and everyone. In the afternoon, employees walking by would randomly ask her to undress, and she would do it right there in the hallway, attracting a large crowd. Cam girls probably have had fewer people see them naked on a given day than Mario's wife had.

Despite being married for years and having seen her nude many times, the sight of Cadence stripping today made Mario more erect than he had been in years. He tried to deny why this was. But he knew it wasn't from him seeing his wife's tits, pussy, or any other part. It was from the others seeing. The C-word started creeping into his head. And it wasn't the C-word that represented a vulgar term for what his wife was showing many at the company today.